Contest winners announced

We are proud to announce our 2011 Excellence in Journalism professional and 2011-12 Excellence in Journalism college winners:

WINNERS OF 2011 SPJ EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM CONTEST:

Editorial > General Column; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation

(1) Stratford’s hard line on these kids an injustice; Connecticut Post; MariAn Gail Brown

(2) Why is Monroe man facing deportation; Connecticut Post; MariAn Gail Brown

(3) With hard work, anything is possible; Connecticut Post; Keila Torres-Ocasio

Editorial > General Column; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Annals of an outage; Record-Journal; Glenn Richter

(2) My back pages at Borders Book Shop; The Advocate; Kevin McKeever

Editorial > General Column; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation

(1) With power out, family pulled together for a few days; The Bulletin; Jim Konrad

(2) The board that became a newsroom touchstone; The Advocate; John Breunig

(3) A tree falls in Windham; The Chronicle, Willimantic; Charles C. Ryan

Editorial > General Column; Community Non-Daily

(1) Indians raise $4,600 for Pink Week, then beat Branford; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; Chris Piccirillo

(2) Let’s change the tone – If not for us, for our children; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; Amy J. Barry

(3) Despite its pain, 10 years ago NYC welcomed visitors; Berlin Citizen; Olivia L. Lawrence

Editorial > General Column; Magazine

(1) Burying the hatchet; The Advocate of Stamford; Deborah DiSesa Hirsch

Editorial > General Column; Online — Affiliated

(1) Continuing lessons; The Housatonic Times; Alice Tessier

Editorial > General Column; Online — Independent

(1) Thank you for not smoking; Patch.com; Jessie Sawyer

Editorial > General Column; Radio

(1) Good riddance, Irene!; WSHU Public Radio; Jim Downey

Editorial > General Column; Regional Non-Daily

(1) Distractions at Mass; The Catholic Transcript; J.F. Pisani

Editorial > Op-Ed Column; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation

(1) The missing girl double standard; New Haven Register; Michael Foley

(2) When all that hard work isn’t enough; Connecticut Post; Hugh Bailey

Editorial > Op-Ed Column; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation

(1) There’s a reason why it’s called the present; The Advocate of Stamford; Deborah DiSesa Hirsch

(2) Gut feeling: America has small window of opportunity for return to civility; The News-Times; Art Cummings

(3) At least read a book before trying to ban it from others; The News-Times; Jacqueline Smith

Editorial > Op-Ed Column; Community Non-Daily

(1) Out on a limb: Power of an Idea; The Housatonic Times; Kathryn Boughton

Editorial > Op-Ed Column; Online — Independent

(1) Dear Emily’s List . . . Really?; CTNewsjunkie.com; Sarah Darer Littman

(2) Bridgeport schools takeover a symptom of bigger problems; CTNewsjunkie.com; Susan Bigelow

(3) The making of King Dannel; CTNewsjunkie.com; Heath W. Fahle

Editorial > Op-Ed Column; Regional Non-Daily

(1) 9/11: a mother’s snapshot from that morning; The Litchfield County Times; Marcia DeSanctis

(2) Annual appeal keeps shelters open for those in need; The Catholic Transcript; Jack Sheedy

(3) A 1 percent view of Occupy Wall Street; The Litchfield County Times; Edwin Matthews

 

Editorial > Opinion Column; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Spring beauty vivid in cancer’s face; Connecticut Post; Ken Dixon

(2) A life shattered, and who will pay?; The Hartford Courant; Rick Green

(3) Create jobs? What we should do, but won’t; Republican-American; David Krechevsky

Editorial > Opinion Column; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation

(1) The Tarzia Mutiny comes to a much-awaited end; The Advocate; Kevin McKeever

(2) Help for the scarred souls; The News-Times; Brian Koonz

(3) Leave FOI alone; Record-Journal; Eric Cotton

Editorial > Opinion Column; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) State won’t get cigarette taxes from me anymore; The Bulletin; Ray Hackett

(2) Will you be among the civil on May 10?; Register Citizen; Rick Thomason

(3) Rabbi’s sermon honored dead, challenged living; The Bulletin; Ray Hackett

Editorial > Opinion Column; Community Non-Daily
(1) Self discovery; The Waterbury Observer; Chelsea Murray

(2) Escape alive; The Waterbury Observer; Chelsea Murray

Editorial > Opinion Column; Magazine
(1) Town nicknames: Savvy or silly?; Seasons Magazines; David Ryan Polgar

(2) Spring rituals; Seasons Magazines; Shawn Zimmerman

(3) A year in review; Seasons Magazines; Colin McEnroe

Editorial > Opinion Column; Online — Independent
(1) Spending a day in a firefighter’s shoes; Stratford Patch; Jason Bagley

(2) Connecticut Magazine kicks The Valley in the shins; The Valley Independent Sentinel; Eugene Driscoll

Editorial > Opinion Column; Regional Non-Daily
(1) The fall of icons; The Catholic Transcript; Donald DeMarco

Editorial > Single Editorial; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Ganim redux; The Hartford Courant; Tom Condon

(2) It’s a city, not a dump; The Hartford Courant; Tom Condon

(3) Put DeLauro’s bill in diaper pail; New Haven Register; Charles Kochakian

Editorial > Single Editorial; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Blumenthal’s needless Lyme Disease act; The Day; Paul Choiniere

(2) Drug-ring allegations; The News-Times; Art Cummings, Jacqueline Smith, Brian Koonz, Ralph Hohman, Shawn E. Palmer

(3) Pfizer’s China move; The Day; Paul Choiniere

Editorial > Single Editorial; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) We must look after those who look after us; The Advocate; Thomas Mellana

(2) GOP’s budget lawsuit is simple grandstanding; The Bulletin; Ray Hackett

(3) Continued resentment over paid sick leave bill understandable; Register Citizen; Rick Thomason

Editorial > Single Editorial; Magazine
(1) Give and take, Connecticut Magazine; Charles A. Monagan

(2) Haunted happenings; Seasons Magazines; Elaine Lang

(3) Escapades on ice; Seasons Magazines; Colleen Fitzpatrick

Editorial > Single Editorial; Regional Non-Daily
(1) Police controversies; The Greater New Milford Spectrum; Jacqueline Smith, Norm Cummings, Art Cummings, Brian Koonz, Ralph Hohman

Graphics > Informational Graphic; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) 9/11 timeline; Connecticut Post; Daryn Rowley

Graphics > Informational Graphic; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Declassified; The News-Times; Daryn Rowley

Graphics > Informational Graphic; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) The spent-fuel crisis; The Advocate; Timothy Guzda

(2) Project moves off drawing board; The Bulletin; Brian Pernicone

Graphics > Informational Graphic; Regional Non-Daily
(1) Connecticut education grants cost sharing grants for New Milford; The Greater New Milford Spectrum; Daryn Rowley

Layout > Headline; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Connecticut Post; Josh O’Connell

Layout > Headline; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) The News-Times; Lynn Schnier

Layout > Headline; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) The Bulletin; John Barry

(2) The Bulletin; Kathleen Collins

Layout > Headline; Community Non-Daily
No Award Given

Layout > Non-Page 1 Layout; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Kicking daisies; New Haven Register; Alyson Bowman

Layout > Non-Page 1 Layout; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Life in the ‘Dust Bowl’; The News-Times; Daryn Rowley

(2) 3,000 welcome to the club; Record-Journal; George Dalek

Layout > Non-Page 1 Layout; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Nor’easter; Greenwich Time; Timothy Guzda

(2) Norwich native gets a chance to perform with Beyonce; The Bulletin; Dan Goodwin

(3) Panther plans; The Middletown Press; Joseph Pelletier

Layout > Non-Page 1 Layout; Community Non-Daily
(1) Greenwich Citizen; Jim Wolfe

(2) Get ready section: Preschool preparation; The West Hartford Press; Abigail Albair

Layout > Non-Page 1 Layout; Magazine
(1) The doctor is out; Connecticut Magazine; Joan Barrow

(2) The proof is in the brewing; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; Jennifer Corthell

(3) Take me out to which ballgame?; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; Jennifer Corthell

Layout > Non-Page 1 Layout; Regional Non-Daily
(1) Catholic world; The Catholic Transcript; Joe Brown, Leslie DiVenere

(2) Get ready for fall fashion; The Valley Press; Abigail Albair

Layout > Non-Page 1 Layout; Special Supplement
(1) Creepy Tales; The Bulletin; Dan Goodwin

Layout > Page 1 Layout; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Dan’s grand plan; Connecticut Post; Lee Steele

(2) Monster rapist; New Haven Register; Alyson Bowman

(3) Lieberman retires; New Haven Register; Christine Tansey, Jack Golas

Layout > Page 1 Layout; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Irene turns out the lights; The Day; John Ruddy

(2) The man in the arena; The Day; Carol McCarthy

Layout > Page 1 Layout; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) 9/11; The Advocate; Timothy Guzda

(2) Project moves off drawing board; The Bulletin; Brian Pernicone

(3) Legend of the Leatherman; Greenwich Time; Timothy Guzda

Layout > Page 1 Layout; Community Non-Daily
(1) Greenwich Citizen; Jim Wolfe

Layout > Page 1 Layout; Magazine
(1) Cancun’s hot spots; AAA; Karen A. Avitabile

Layout > Page 1 Layout; Regional Non-Daily
(1) The Catholic Transcript; Leslie DiVenere

(2) The Catholic Transcript; Joe Brown

Multimedia > Audio Storytelling; Online — Independent
(1) Navel gazing: The Valley Indy Podcast; The Valley Independent Sentinel; Eugene Driscoll, Jodie Mozdzer, Tony Spinelli

Multimedia > Interactive Graphic Reporting; Online – Affiliated
(1) Key areas in Meriden without power; Record-Journal; Dan Brechlin

Multimedia > Video Storytelling; Online — Affiliated
(1) Running pioneer returning to Manchester; The Day; Peter Huoppi

(2) No car? No problem, commute by kayak; The Day; Peter Huoppi

(3) Fashionistas in Killingworth; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; Jess Smith

Multimedia > Video Storytelling; Online — Independent
(1) 10-Year-Old piano prodigy Umi Garrett amazes in Avon; Avon Patch; Jessie Sawyer

(2) Camdyn versus cancer; Branford Patch; Nicole Ball

(3) ‘I never saw one chair, one desk’ in 9/11 rubble, says Naugatuck rescuer; Naugatuck Patch; Ron DeRosa

Multimedia > Video Storytelling; Television
(1) Composite; News 12 Connecticut; Dan Renzetti

(2) News 12 Connecticut; Jim Mennino

(3) Composite; News 12 Connecticut; Christopher Wood

Photography > Feature Photo; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Gotta hand it to him; Connecticut Post; Autumn Driscoll

(2) Relay New England; New Haven Register; Peter Casolino

(3) Snow scene; New Haven Register; Melanie Stengel

Photography > Feature Photo; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Women of Excellence Debutante Cotillion; The Day; Dana Jensen

(2) Heavy rain soaks boys; The News-Times; Carol Kaliff

(3) Making a summer splash; The News-Times; Carol Kaliff

Photography > Feature Photo; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Nutcracker; The Advocate; Keelin Daly

(2) Hot dog truck in Portland; The Middletown Press; Catherine Avalone

(3) 100-year-old still hits the road; The Bulletin; John Shishmanian

Photography > Feature Photo; Community Non-Daily
(1) Merwin splash; The Hour Publishing Co; Alex von Kleydorff

(2) Saving Sasha; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; Jess Smith

Photography > Feature Photo; Magazine
(1) Into the Land of Enchantment; AAA; Karen A. Avitabile

(2) Best friends forever; Seasons Magazines; Michael Fiedler

(3) The veggie vibe; Seasons Magazines; Diana DeLucia

Photography > Feature Photo; Online – Affiliated
(1) Our Lady of Guadalupe 2011; The Catholic Transcript; Lenora Sumsky

Photography > Feature Photo; Online – Independent
(1) Road runners; Windsor Locks Patch; Larry Smith

(2) A bit of a stretch; WestportNow.com; Lynn U. Miller

(3) ‘I wish I remembered the first time you held me’; WestportNow.com; Lynn U. Miller

Photography > Feature Photo; Regional Non-Daily
(1) Rachel Gioia lets her emotions go after getting her diploma at New Milford High School’s graduation; The Greater New Milford Spectrum; Norm Cummings

(2) The story of Christmas; The Catholic Transcript; Bob Mullen

(3) Reflections of a Photo ; The Litchfield County Times; Laurie Gaboardi

Photography > News Photo; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) What a thrill; New Haven Register; Mara Lavitt

(2) Calm after the storm; Connecticut Post; Brian A. Pounds

(3) Helping out; New Haven Register; Melanie Stengel

Photography > News Photo; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Police shooting; The Day; Tim Martin

(2) Mourning; The Day; Tim Martin

(3) Linear trail obstacle; Record-Journal; Dave Zajac

Photography > News Photo; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Prayer for fire victims; The Advocate; Lindsay Niegelberg

(2) Veteran; The Advocate; Keelin Daly

(3) Freedom Tower rising; Greenwich Time; Bob Luckey

Photography > News Photo; Community Non-Daily
No Award Given

Photography > News Photo; Online – Independent
(1) Captured; WestportNow.com; WestportNow Photo

(2) Endeavour’s final launch; CTNewsjunkie.com; Matt Rece

(3) Woman unhurt in Hillspoint Road rescue; WestportNow.com; Dave Matlow

Photography > News Photo; Regional Non-Daily
(1) October storm aftermath; The Valley Press; David Heuschkel

(2) Heavily armed police respond to bank robbery; The Greater New Milford Spectrum; Norm Cummings

Photography > Photo Layout; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) I would love to hear him call me mommy; Record-Journal; Sarah Nathan

Photography > Photo Layout; Community Non-Daily
(1) The knockout; The Waterbury Observer; John Murray

(2) Erin go roar!; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; Jess Smith

Photography > Photo Layout; Magazine
(1) This land is your land; Connecticut Magazine; Joan Barrow

(2) There’s no place like Napa; AAA; Karen A. Avitabile

(3) Star Spangled waterfront in Stonington Borough; Connecticut Magazine; Michael Partenio

Photography > Photo Layout; Online – Affiliated
(1) Monson tornado; The Chronicle; Al Malpa
(2) Our Lady of Mount Carmel gets iPads; The Catholic Transcript; Mary Chalupsky

Photography > Photo Layout; Online – Independent
(1) A winter trick at Halloween; Branford Eagle; Mary Johnson

(2) Snapshots of Hurricane Irene; Branford Eagle; Mary Johnson

(3) Saugatuck Congregational Church fire; WestportNow.com; Dave Matlow, Helen Klisser During

Photography > Photo Layout; Regional Non-Daily
(1) A show of talent; The Greater New Milford Spectrum; Trish Haldin

(2) Diamond deeds; The Greater New Milford Spectrum; Trish Haldin

(3) Farewell to summer; The Greater New Milford Spectrum; Norm Cummings

 

Photography > Sports Photo; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Ball control; Connecticut Post; Christian Abraham

(2) Hey, where’s the ball?; Connecticut Post; Brian A. Pounds

(3) Softball player on Ice; Republican-American; Jim Shannon

Photography > Sports Photo; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Tennis action; The Day; Tim Martin

(2) No strain, no gain; The Day; Sean D. Elliot

(3) UConn women’s basketball; The Day; Sean D. Elliot

Photography > Sports Photo; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Ledyard falls short to top squad; The Bulletin; Aaron Flaum

(2) Little League call; Greenwich Time; Bob Luckey

(3) Bounce of the football; Greenwich Time; Bob Luckey

Photography > Sports Photo; Community Non-Daily
(1) Sydney Ferrante softball photo; Southington Observer; John Goralski

Photography > Sports Photo; Online – Affiliated
(1) Going for it; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; John Vanacore

Photography > Sports Photo; Online – Independent
(1) Comforting words from dad; WestportNow.com; Douglas Healey

Photography > Sports Photo; Regional Non-Daily
(1) Whatever works; The Greater New Milford Spectrum; Norm Cummings

Reporting > Arts & Entertainment ; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Breaking down Bergman; New Haven Register; Donna Doherty

(2) Reaching the heights; Connecticut Post; Phyllis A.S. Boros

Reporting > Arts & Entertainment; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) A royale reunion; The Day; Rick Koster

(2) Connecting kids globally; The News-Times; Linda Tuccio-Koonz

(3) New life begins at 40 for Pilobolus; The News-Times; Eileen FitzGerald

Reporting > Arts & Entertainment; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Straight outta the burbs; The Advocate; Scott Gargan

(2) Winter time; The Advocate; Scott Gargan

(3) Michelangelo of metal; The Advocate; Elizabeth Kim

Reporting > Arts & Entertainment; Community Non-Daily
(1) Preserving a piece of American history abroad; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; Meredith Crawford

(2) From The Russian Tea Room to The Silo; The Housatonic Times; Jaime Ferris

(3) ‘Double Life’ documents 50-year love story; The Housatonic Times; Jaime Ferris

Reporting > Arts & Entertainment; Magazine
(1) Masterful choreography; Passport Magazine; Jack Sheedy

(2) Sting’s artist, and ours; Passport Magazine; Max Wittstein

(3) Our treasures; Connecticut Magazine; Noah Charney

Reporting > Arts & Entertainment; Online – Independent
(1) Flutes tell a story; Branford Eagle/New Haven Independent; Sally E. Bahner

(2) Heritage Night is start of new Borough tradition; Naugatuck Patch; Patrick Scalisi

(3) ‘The King’s Speech’ raises awareness in Connecticut; Patch.com; Jessie Sawyer

Reporting > Arts & Entertainment; Regional Non-Daily
(1) Disc jockey’s IP claim is a ‘Shore’ thing; Connecticut Law Tribune; Christian Nolan

(2) Faith, music mix for the Felicianos; The Catholic Transcript; Mary Chalupsky

(3) ‘War Horse’ a soggy trot, but true spectacle; The Catholic Transcript; Bernard Carragher

Reporting > Arts & Entertainment; Television
(1) Old Glory hound; News 12 Connecticut; Sarah Hagen, Christopher Wood

(2) King Solomon; News 12 Connecticut; Gillian Neff, Mark Sogofsky, Christopher Wood

Reporting > Business; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation

(1) They’re exports in name only; The Hartford Courant; Mara Lee

(2) Hartford’s humble champions; The Hartford Courant; Kenneth R. Gosselin

(3) Businesses at the brink; Republican-American; David Krechevsky

Reporting > Business; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Unemployed reach end of benefits; The Day; Lee Howard

(2) Fannie, Freddie undergo scrutiny; Stamford Advocate; Julie Jason

(3) Foreclosures remain an issue; The Day; Lee Howard

Reporting > Business; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Anatomy of a deal; The Advocate; Elizabeth Kim

(2) Tourism groups have stopped talking; The Bulletin; James Mosher

(3) Who’s hiring; The Bulletin; James Mosher

Reporting > Business; Community Non-Daily
(1) Investing in innovation: Pepperidge Farm center breaks ground; Norwalk Citizen; Nicole Rivard

(2) Alice Acres gears up; Thames River Times; Julianne Hanckel

Reporting > Business; Magazine
(1) Raising the bar: New SEC disclosure requirements impact trustees’ selection of financial advisers; Penton Media (Trusts & Estates magazine); Julie Jason

(2) Intel’s digital growing pains; 1to1 Media, Customer Strategist Journal; Mila D’Antonio

(3) Cash cows; Connecticut Magazine; Elizabeth Keyser

Reporting > Business; Online — Independent;
(1) Kebabian’s squeezed by recession; New Haven Independent; Brian Dowling

(2) Costco coming?; Branford Eagle; Marcia Chambers

(3) The new look of loyalty; 1to1 Media; Mila D’Antonio

Reporting > Business; Radio
(1) Radio; Monkeys love discounts, too; WSHU Public Radio; Craig LeMoult

Reporting > Business; Regional Non-Daily
(1) Cosmic experience; The Litchfield County Times; Jack Coraggio

Reporting > Business; Special Supplement
(1) Made in Torrington: A new generation of manufacturing entrepreneurs carry on city’s industrial heritage; Register Citizen; Rick Thomason

Reporting > Feature; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Andre’s choice; Hartford Courant; Vanessa de la Torre

(2) Mario Testa: Bridgeport’s power broker; Connecticut Post; Tim Loh

(3) ICON:IC: Priest working on New Haven’s church murals for 28 years; New Haven Register; Ed Stannard

Reporting > Feature; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) The last of the hatters; The News-Times; Robert Miller

(2) Somebody had to go first; The Day; Joe Wojtas

(3) Mission to Normandy; Record-Journal; Stephanie O’Connell

Reporting > Feature; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Ham radio enthusiasts make global connections; The Hour Newspapers; Chase Wright

(2) Powder Ridge Rock Festival remembered; The Middletown Press; Kelly Ann Gore-Pleksiw

(3) Litchfield’s Gilbert Black and others paved the way for today’s African-American players; Register Citizen; Ricky Campbell

 

Reporting > Feature; Community Non-Daily
(1) Hope for the future nurtured at Westport, Fairfield homeless shelters; Westport News; Paul Schott

(2) Pegasus gives leg up on more than just riding; Norwalk Citizen; Nicole Rivard

(3) Teachers, students weigh in on Twain controversy; New Canaan News; Paresh Jha

Reporting > Feature; Magazine
(1) Monica’s story; Connecticut Magazine; Patricia Grandjean

(2) Where the arches are made of gold; Connecticut Magazine; Alan Bisbort

(3) Village of light; Connecticut Magazine; Alan Bisbort

Reporting > Feature; Online — Independent
(1) Campers succeed as they ‘lose the training wheels’; West Hartford Patch; Ronni Newton

(2) Suicidal squirrels? Or are they just nuts?; Montville Patch; Carrie Jacobson

(3) Typewriter lives on!; Branford Eagle/New Haven Independent; Sally E. Bahner

Reporting > Feature; Radio
(1) Growing opportunities for Connecticut farmers to teach people about food; WSHU Public Radio; Alison Freeland

(2) Monty the dog hits the stacks at Yale Law; WSHU Public Radio; Mark Herz

Reporting > Feature; Regional Non-Daily
(1) What was Joe Mirsky like? Funny you should ask; Connecticut Law Tribune; Christian Nolan

(2) Sculpting biblical scenes with soap, coffee, floor wax; The Catholic Transcript; Jack Sheedy

(3) Seminarian ‘raised up from death’ twice over; The Catholic Transcript; Roberta Tuttle

Reporting > Feature; Television
(1) A symbol of hope; News 12 Connecticut; Kristi Olds, Matthew Cyr, David Pickering

(2) Game of death; News 12 Connecticut; Courtney Kane, Melissa Taberna, Dan Renzetti

(3) Haunted collector; News 12 Connecticut; Kathryn Hauser, Melissa Taberna, Christopher Wood

Reporting > Feature Series; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) The Jenny Kim series; Republican-American; Carrie Macmillan

Reporting > Feature Series; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) The Givers; The Day; Karen Florin, Jennifer McDermott, Sasha Goldstein, Kristina Dorsey, Jeffery Johnson, Chuck Potter, Judy Benson

Reporting > Feature Series; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) The Leather Man; Greenwich Time; Frank MacEachern

(2) War is upon us; The Advocate; Olivia Just

Reporting > Feature Series; Community Non-Daily
(1) Never too old; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; Rita Christopher

Reporting > Feature Series; Online – Independent
(1) It’s National Infertility Awareness Month–How much do you know?; North Branford Patch; Jenn McCulloch

(2) Adventures of a citizen fire fighter; Avon Patch; Ann Marie Potter

Reporting > Feature Series; Television
(1) Tears to Cheers; News 12 Connecticut; Frank Recchia, Matthew Cyr, Dan Renzetti, Ken Kienzle

Reporting > General Reporting; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Sins to confess? Catholics, there’s an app for that; New Haven Register; Ed Stannard

(2) What ‘sacrifice’ could look like; Connecticut Post; Ken Dixon

(3) Convicts: I’m sorry; Connecticut Post; Michael P. Mayko

Reporting > General Reporting; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Counting herself lucky to be alive, woman warns others of cliffs’ danger; Record-Journal; Dan Brechlin

(2) The long road back; The Day; Sasha Goldstein

 

Reporting > General Reporting; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Hunt for restitution; The Advocate; Jeff Morganteen

(2) Middletown man sued over tall grass in his East Main St. yard; The Middletown Press; Claire Michalewicz

(3) Glass ceiling; The Advocate; Maggie Gordon

Reporting > General Reporting; Community Non-Daily
(1) After 25 years, new evidence, technology may solve Fairfield baby homicide case; Fairfield Citizen; Genevieve Reilly

(2) Non-complying swing set not child’s play for Westport zoning officials; Westport News; Paul Schott

(3) A touch of the tropics, here to stay; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; Brian Boyd

Reporting > General Reporting; Magazine
(1) This land is your land; Connecticut Magazine; Richard Urban

(2) A shot or not; Connecticut Magazine; Patricia Grandjean

(3) Clinton’s CEO ; Passport Magazine; Kathryn Boughton

Reporting > General Reporting; Online – Independent
(1) Oxford official accused of stealing money lived lavish lifestyle; The Valley Independent Sentinel; Jodie Mozdzer

(2) A dock to nowhere?; Branford Eagle; Diana Stricker

Reporting > General Reporting; Regional Non-Daily
(1) Future Pope came to state in 1936, boosted U.S.-Vatican ties; The Catholic Transcript; Jack Sheedy

(2) Area women witness history in Egypt; The Litchfield County Times; Jack Coraggio

(3) Learning lifesaving skills in a life-size way; The Valley Press; Alison Jalbert

Reporting > General Reporting; Special Supplement
(1) 9.11 The day America changed; The Bulletin; The Bulletin staff

Reporting > General Reporting; Television
(1) Imagine; News 12 Connecticut; Kristi Olds, Christopher Wood

(2) Saving a Child; News 12 Connecticut; Gillian Neff, Teal Tyszka

(3) Hotsy; News 12 Connecticut; Kristi Olds, Mark Sogofsky

Reporting > General Reporting Series; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Allegations of racial profiling by East Haven police comes to a head; New Haven Register; Mark Zaretsky, Susan Misur

(2) Bridgeport deputy chief put on paid leave as criminal allegation probed; Connecticut Post; Keila Torres Ocasio

(3) State takeover of Bridgeport Board of Education; Connecticut Post; Linda Conner Lambeck

Reporting > General Reporting Series; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Capital punishment and Capitol politics; Record-Journal; Mary Ellen Godin

(2) Movers & shakers; The News-Times; Art Cummings, Jacqueline Smith, Brian Koonz, Robert Miller, Daryn Rowley, Dirk Perrefort, Stacy Davis, Chris Brodeur, Carol Kaliff, Michael Duffy

Reporting > General Reporting Series; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Powder Ridge drama; The Middletown Press; Jonetta Badillo

(2) Chronicle team coverage of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene; The Chronicle, Willimantic; David Hinchey, Michelle Firestone, Heather Lake

Reporting > General Reporting Series; Community Non-Daily
No Award Given

Reporting > General Reporting Series; Online – Independent
(1) Hurricane Irene’s Aftermath; Branford Eagle/New Haven Independent; Marcia Chambers, Diana Stricker, Sally E. Bahner, Mary Johnson

(2) Freak October snowstorm coverage; Tolland Patch; Jayme Kunze, Megan Bard

Reporting > General Reporting Series; Radio
(1) 9/11: Tenth anniversary; WSHU Public Radio; Ebong Udoma, Mark Herz, Craig LeMoult, Alison Freeland, Roxana Robinson

(2) Connecticut’s industrial past leads to environmental reckoning; WSHU Public Radio; Craig LeMoult

 

Reporting > General Reporting Series; Regional Non-Daily
(1) Save the Ville series; The Valley Press; Jennifer Senofonte

(2) Tariffville Post Office closing series; The Valley Press; Sloan Brewster

Reporting > In-Depth; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) In over their heads; Republican-American; Matthew O’Rourke

(2) A dogs’ tale; New Haven Register; Susan Misur

(3) Escape from hell: rejecting suicide; Hartford Courant; Ann Marie Potter

Reporting > In-Depth; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) How does this happen; Record-Journal; Adam Wittenberg

(2) When police officers cross the line; Record-Journal; Adam Wittenberg

(3) Power struggle; The News-Times; Robert Miller

Reporting > In-Depth; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Superintendent compensation package; The Bulletin; James Craven, Anna Maria Lemoine

(2) Was Komisarjevsky’s fate scripted from the moment he was born?; Register Citizen; Rick Thomason

(3) We got victims trapped; The Advocate; Jeff Morganteen

Reporting > In-Depth; Community Non-Daily
(1) The knockout; The Waterbury Observer; John Murray

Reporting > In-Depth; Magazine
(1) The billionaires club; Connecticut Magazine; Tom Connor

(2) Wild weekend; Connecticut Magazine; Terese Karmel

Reporting > In-Depth; Online – Independent
(1) Dotcom billionaires taking on NASA’s big government contract culture; CTNewsjunkie.com; Lon Seidman, Doug Hardy

(2) Zachs’ extradition faces maze of legal procedures; West Hartford Patch; John Howell

(3) Life imprisonment, on the installment plan; The Valley Independent Sentinel; Eugene Driscoll

Reporting > In-Depth; Radio
(1) Assistance in dying raises legal and ethical questions in Connecticut; WSHU Public Radio; Craig LeMoult

(2) Adventure, equality draw women to the Coast Guard; WSHU Public Radio; Mark Herz

Reporting > In-Depth; Regional Non-Daily
(1) Getting your license in a technological world; The Valley Press; Jennifer Senofonte

(2) Three’s a charm?; Connecticut Law Tribune; Christian Nolan

Reporting > In-Depth; Special Supplement
(1) That day forward: our survivors of 9/11; Connecticut Post; Hearst Connecticut Media Group staff

Reporting > In-Depth; Television
(1) Connecticut Network’s 2011 opening day coverage; Connecticut Network; Diane Smith, Cindy Liburd, Paul Giguere, Dominique Avery, Paul Skaff, Thomas Paquette, Joseph Patriss, William A. Bevacqua, Mark Tyszka

(2) Inside high-tech cancer surgery; News 12 Connecticut; Gillian Neff, Teal Tyszka

Reporting > In-Depth Series; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Waterbury blight series; Republican-American; Mike Patrick

Reporting > In-Depth Series; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Sept. 11 special report; The Day; Jennifer McDermott, Joe Wojtas, Sasha Goldstein, Jenna Cho, Judy Benson

(2) Homeless women; The Day; Claire Bessette

(3) Series on SEC disclosure requirements for financial advisers; Stamford Advocate; Julie Jason

Reporting > In-Depth Series; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Down the drain; The Advocate; Kate King

(2) 9/11 — 10 years later; Greenwich Time; Neil Vigdor, Lisa Chamoff, Frank MacEachern, Bob Horton, Nicole Narea, Taylor Coe, Martin Cassidy

(3) City fails diversity vow; Norwich Bulletin; James Craven

 

Reporting > In-Depth Series; Community Non-Daily
(1) No Award *

(2) Piecing together the puzzle; Darien News; Ben Holbrook

Reporting > In-Depth Series; Online – Affiliated
(1) New Haven homicide report; New Haven Register; William Kaempffer

Reporting > In-Depth Series; Online – Independent
(1) Tropical storm Irene batters Connecticut coast; WestportNow.com; James J. Lomuscio

(2) Halloween storm coverage; The Valley Independent Sentinel; Eugene Driscoll, Jodie Mozdzer, Tony Spinelli

Reporting > In-Depth Series; Radio
(1) Occupy Wall Street: The birth of a movement for the 99%; Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine; Scott Harris

Reporting > In-Depth Series; Regional Non-Daily
No Award Given

Reporting > Investigative Series; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Point of contention; Connecticut Post; Bill Cummings

(2) Full disclosure; Connecticut Post; Brittany Lyte

Reporting > Investigative Series; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Complaint alleges cop avoided prosecution; Record-Journal; Dan Ivers

Reporting > Investigative Series; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Employee fund; The Advocate; Kate King

(2) Greenwich cold cases; Greenwich Time; Frank MacEachern

Reporting > Investigative Series; Online – Independent
(1) Christmas puppies banned; Branford Eagle/New Haven Independent; Marcia Chambers

Reporting > Investigative Story; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Local political operative involved with PAC at center of state probe; Connecticut Post; Ken Dixon

(2) Glittering Lawsuit; The Hartford Courant; Matthew Sturdevant

Reporting > Investigative Story; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Police dismissed; Record-Journal; Dan Ivers

(2) First Five firm skirts rules; The Day; JC Reindl

Reporting > Investigative Story; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) 5 years later, city fails diversity vow; The Bulletin; James Craven, Anna Maria Lemoine

(2) Police comp time; Greenwich Time; Neil Vigdor

(3) Head of the cclass; The Advocate; Maggie Gordon

Reporting > Investigative Story; Community Non-Daily
(1) Shattered; The Waterbury Observer; John Murray

(2) The tank will return; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; Pam Johnson

Reporting > Investigative Story; Online – Independent
(1) High kill rate triggers change at Derby dog pound; The Valley Independent Sentinel; Jodie Mozdzer

(2) Outage leaves Fernwood Apartments residents cold, angry; Middletown Patch; Cassandra Day

Reporting > Investigative Story; Television
(1) Vest-A-Dog; WFSB-TV ; Len Besthoff, Tracy Furey, Eric Budney, Michael Kopelman, Andrew Halpin

Reporting > Spot News; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Storm of controversy dooms Butler; The Hartford Courant; Jon Lender, Christopher Keating

(2) Another power hit; The Hartford Courant; Christopher Keating, Jesse Leavenworth, Bill Leukhardt

(3) Clerk shot dead in West Haven was a ‘wonderful guy’; New Haven Register; Amanda Pinto

 

Reporting > Spot News; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Feds raid Carabetta HQ; Record-Journal; Mary Ellen Godin

(2) SUV hits gas truck; Record-Journal; Jesse Buchanan

(3) Tropical storm Irene; The Day; Jenna Cho, Joe Wojtas, Claire Bessette, Patricia Daddona, Stephen Chupaska

Reporting > Spot News; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) ‘The world is safer’; The Bulletin; The Bulletin staff

(2) Irene rocks region; The Bulletin; The Bulletin staff

(3) Acting police chief placed on administrative leave; The Middletown Press; Jonathan Burton

Reporting > Spot News; Online – Affiliated
(1) Irene hits Connecticut; New Haven Register; New Haven Register reporting, editing and multimedia staffs

(2) Joshua Komisarjevsky sentenced to death; New Haven Register; Randall Beach, Luther Turmelle, Peter Hvizdak, Mara Lavitt, Chris March, Ann DeMatteo

Reporting > Spot News; Online – Independent
(1) Flash floods hammer Seymour, Paralyze Route 8; The Valley Independent Sentinel; Jodie Mozdzer

(2) Judge grills Dr. Wang; Branford Eagle/New Haven Independent; Marcia Chambers

(3) Friends: ‘Kuti’ loved family, America and life ; WestportNow.com; James Lomuscio

Reporting > Spot News; Radio
(1) Residents dig through remains of demolished East Haven beach homes; WSHU Public Radio; Craig LeMoult

Reporting > Spot News; Television
(1) Cafe car crash; News 12 Connecticut; Aaron Mesmer, Mark Sogofsky, Al Howard

Sports > Sports Column; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) To know Dave Solomon was to truly admire him; New Haven Register; Sean Barker

(2) New Haven coaching legend pushes pain aside for kids at East Rock; New Haven Register; Dave Solomon

(3) Ledyard rap was music to their ears; Republican-American; Kyle Brennan

Sports > Sports Column; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) When boy meets 1st mitt, it’s a true glove story; The Advocate; Kevin McKeever

(2) Whalers’ Fulton brawls with past, opponents in return to hockey; The News-Times; Chris Brodeur

(3) No headlines, please; The News-Times; Chris Brodeur

Sports > Sports Column; Community Non-Daily
(1) Bruins’ black and gold part of my DNA; Shoreline Times; Jimmy Zanor

(2) Glory days; Shoreline Times; Jimmy Zanor

Sports > Sports Column; Online – Independent
(1) Hall girls basketball rises to Class LL Final Four; West Hartford Patch; John Howell

Sports > Sports Column; Regional Non-Daily
No Award Given

Sports > Sports Feature; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Heroes off the field: St. Louis Cardinals became first responders in Bridgeport trainwreck; Hartford Courant; Dom Amore

(2) Women’s pro tennis on a star search; Connecticut Post; Chris Elsberry

(3) Hockey checking rules draw mixed results; Connecticut Post; Michael Fornabio

Sports > Sports Feature; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) Hard work, but never a chore; The Day; Vickie Fulkerson

(2) His pot of honey; Record-Journal; Bryant Carpenter

Sports > Sports Feature; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira feels right at home in Greenwich; Greenwich Time; David Fierro

(2) Keane born to coach; Greenwich Time; David Fierro

 

Sports > Sports Feature; Community Non-Daily
(1) At 76, Stuart still has spirit for triathlons; The West Hartford Press; David Heuschkel

(2) Dream Team; Shoreline Times; Jimmy Zanor

(3) The grind; The Waterbury Observer; John Murray

Sports > Sports Feature; Magazine
(1) Once upon a Whale; Connecticut Magazine; David Holahan

(2) Take me out to which ballgame?; Shore Publishing/Zip06.com; Rita Christopher

Sports > Sports Feature; Online – Affiliated
(1) Will DiStefano’s kick gets Avon past Houy in cold thriller; Register Citizen; Kevin Roberts

Sports > Sports Feature; Online – Independent
(1) Granby XC teams go pink For Dennis and RuthAnn Lobo; Granbys Patch; Ted Glanzer

(2) Szczepanik, teammates will honor memory of mother on senior night; Berlin Patch; Robert Mayer

(3) For St. Joseph College basketball, a terrific 10; West Hartford Patch; John Howell

Sports > Sports Feature; Regional Non-Daily
(1) Winter Olympics hopeful; The Litchfield County Times; Jack Coraggio

Sports > Sports Feature; Television
(1) Notorious; News 12 Connecticut; Mark Sudol, Matthew Cyr, Dan Wills

(2) Football behind the fence; WFSB TV; John Holt

(3) Crushen Russian; News 12 Connecticut; Kristi Olds, Dan Renzetti

Sports > Sports News; Newspaper above 50,000 circulation
(1) Jeter Gets 3,000th hit in grand style; Hartford Courant; Dom Amore

(2) UConn defeats Clemson 14-1 To reach super regional; Hartford Courant; Dom Amore

(3) For conference realignment, football is king; The Hartford Courant; Paul Doyle

Sports > Sports News; Newspaper at 18,000 to 50,000 circulation
(1) UConn donor wants his money back; The Day; Mike DiMauro

(2) John Kelley, running legend, dies at 80; The Day; Vickie Fulkerson

(3) McMahon’s Madaffari lends new meaning to being ‘student athlete’; Stamford Advocate; Doug Bonjour

Sports > Sports News; Newspaper below 18,000 circulation
(1) Home team works to rally; The Bulletin; Joe Perez

(2) Test helps players after concussion; The Bulletin; Marc Allard

(3) Wolcott Tech football team wins first game in program history with 20-12 victory over Stamford Acade; Register Citizen; Kevin Roberts

Sports > Sports News; Community Non-Daily
(1) Shore stunner!; Shoreline Times; Jimmy Zanor

(2) Cardiac kids; Shoreline Times; Jimmy Zanor

(3) ‘Gumby’ etches her name in the record books; Kyle Brennan

Sports > Sports News; Online – Independent
(1) Conard hockey falls to South Windsor, 1-0 ; West Hartford Patch; John Howell

(2) Yom Kippur schedule conflicts keep some from racing in Wickham Invitational; Patch.com; Jessie Sawyer

First Amendment Award
(1) Freedom of information editorials; The Day; Paul Choiniere

Theodore Driscoll Award for Investigative Reporting
(1) First Five firm skirts rules; The Day; JC Reindl

Stephen A. Collins Public Service Award; Special Awards
(1) Full disclosure; Connecticut Post; Brittany Lyte

 

 

 

WINNERS SPJ COLLEGE JOURNALISM CONTEST 2011-2012:

Print/Online > Editorial/Op-ed; College Contest
(1) The grim future of a local bookshop; The Daily Campus; Jesse Rifkin

(2) Cain should have known this was coming; The Recorder; Nicholas Proch

(3) Dear Mr. Fisher: A lesson on Quinnipiac; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Matt Busekroos

Print/Online > Feature; College Contest;
(1) The pride inside; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Phil Nobile

(2) This is me: Holocaust survivor; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Meghan Parmentier

(3) This is me: A man with faith; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Jamie Hill

Print/Online > Feature Photo; College Contest
(3) Scrubs of love; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Ilya Specktor

Print/Online > General Column; College Contest
(1) Editor’s notes: Graduation woes; The Southern News; Jeff Nowak

(2) Sarah’s Style: Romance and Quinnipiac – Not the ideal cocktail; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Sarah Rosenberg

Print/Online > General Reporting; College Contest
(1) CCSU Professor arrested on fraud charges; The Recorder; Justin Muszynski

(2) Off-campus students will have to sign ‘Good Neighbor Policy’ contract; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Michele Snow

(3) Major decisions: deans, experts weigh in; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Marcus Harun

Print/Online > News Photo; College Contest

(1) QU never forgets; Anna Brundage; The Quinnipiac Chronicle
(2) Hall wars; Al Valerio; The Quinnipiac Chronicle
(3) Construction for new town houses; Sean Meenaghan; The Southern News

Print/Online > Non-Page 1 Layout; College Contest
(1) Spring break; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Michele Snow

(2) Beating the daily grind; Fairfield Mirror; Loan Le

(3) Rivals through the years; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Sam Epstein

Print/Online > Page 1 Layout; College Contest
(1) Goodbye to Fairfield Cab!; Fairfield Mirror; Martin O’Sullivan

(2) March 28, 2012; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Sam Epstein

Print/Online > Sports Feature Story; College Contest
(1) ‘Cinderella man’; TheDaily Campus – UConn student newspaper; Mac Cerullo

(2) The will to succeed: Senior Will Cavallo reflects on journey to make team; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Jon Alba

(3) Whiting trades tapes for helmet; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Tim O’Donnell

Print/Online > Sports News Story; College Contest
(1) Volleyball coach fired, escorted off campus; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Chronicle Staff

(2) Blue Devil fallen, But not forgotten; The Recorder; Brittany Burke

(3) Three more Quinnipiac basketball players arrested; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Matt Eisenberg

Print/Online > Sports Photo; College Contest
(1) SCSU guard leaps over defender to score a basket; The Southern News; Sean Meenaghan

(2) First flips; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Matt Eisenberg

Video > Feature; College Contest
(1) Kendall’s story; Q30 Television; Natalie Sgro

(2) Youth violence in New Haven; Q30 Television; Natalie Sgro

Video > General Reporting; College Contest
(1) Hurricane damage to East Haven; Q30 Television; Natalie Sgro

(2) East Haven smoking ban; Q30 Television; Noah Golden

(3) Connecticut Transit; Q30 Television; Rebecca Turco

Video > Sports Feature Story; College Contest
(1) Midnight madness; The Quinnipiac Chronicle; Austin Hopkins

(2) Heroes hat; Q30 Television; Michael Auletta

Video > Sports News Story; College Contest
No Award Given

Video > Spot News Story; College Contest
No Award Given

 

(1) To know Dave Solomon was to truly admire him; New Haven Register; Sean Barker(1) Heroes off the field: St. Louis Cardinals became first responders in Bridgeport trainwreck; Hartford Courant; Dom Amore(1) Conard hockey falls to South Windsor, 1-0 ; West Hartford Patch; John Howell