General
News
First
place: Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch
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| Prisoner
Josh Myers stands shackled before students at Big Walnut High
School in Sunbury, Ohio, where he spoke about his drunken-driving
conviction. In 1998, Myers crashed his car into a utility pole,
killing his 17-year-old female passenger. Myers, who is serving
4 and 1/2 years in prison, spoke at the school as part of "Make
the Right Choice," a program that allows inmates to share their
stories. Myers' message was simple: Don't drink and drive. |
General
News
judging criteria:
Recognizing that much of the daily news coverage is planned in
advance, we seek to reward outstanding achievement based on creativity
and timing at organized events such as general meetings, promotional
events and staged coverage opportunities. A photograph taken in the
United States. (Newspaper)
First place:
Fred
Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch
Second place:
Mark Adams, The Sun News
Third place: Steve
M. Herppich, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Honorable mention: Lannis
Waters, The Palm Beach Post, Pete Souza, The Chicago Tribune
and Mark Christian, The Gazette-Grand Rapids; David H Schreiber,
C & G Newspapers.
Winner's
comments:
Reached on his new cell phone while driving to a daily assignment,
Fred Squillante thought aloud, "My, this is a nice surprise,
I'm not sure what to say. The fellow in the picture is a drunk driver
speaking to students. I went back stage and lay down on my belly
to get that picture." -- Fred Squillante
"I think
that it is totally incredible and appropriate. Fred is so consistent
with anything that he is assigned. He gives us 100% everyday, in
and out." -- Karl Kuntz, Columbus Dispatch, Managing
Editor/Graphics.
Overall
judges' comments:
"The nature of that category is very 'ho-hum' reasonably manufactured
situations where you show up and it's laid out for you and the challenge
is a new way of seeing it. Lemonade out of lemons. In the hands
of a less committed or less gifted photographer [the winning image]
would have been nothing. There's an extra boost of seeing it on
another level. You are seeing social issues and your are seeing
it broader and deeper. It's a good moment and it's much bigger than
that. Good seeing, good moment. It has a much better view of the
bigger picture. Intelligence, perspective and thoughtfulness; that's
what the category is about." -- Cheryl Hatch
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