FEATURE STORY

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Division 1
Dailies 5,865 Circulation and Above

1. The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)/Johnny Johnson & Emily Travella

“1. Well researched. Was a little longer than I would think it should be. It was interesting, however, I tended to lose interest toward the end because of the length. 2. Another interesting story. It is very motivational. This is a good feature story. However, viewing both stories, I am left to wonder if all the features cover ‘unaccepted lifestyles’ in a ‘conservative’ town.”

2. The Lufkin Daily News/Gary Stallard & Christine Diamond

“Excellent content and subject matter. Excellent quality. Excellent style. Excellent presentation. Excellent lead — simple and clear.”

3. Texarkana Gazette/Anthony Davis & Christy Busby

“Good content and subject matter. Good quality. Good style. Good presentation.”

4. The Paris News/Mary Madewell

“Excellent style. 1. Very interesting story and subject. More detailed photos could have been used. 2. The photos are excellent, but the story lost my interest.”

Division 2
Dailies Circulation Up to 5,864

1. Athens Daily Review/Art Lawler

“Excellent content, subject matter and quality. 1. The reader has to wade through a lot of historical facts before getting to the real story. We wish the story would have been longer and that we got to know the players better. 2. Good series. Better photos would have made these stories so much more interesting. Good writing.”

2. Waxahachie Daily Light/Sandra McIntosh

“1. Very readable, nice writing style. 2. A good read and a story that educates the reader and aims to draw attention to a child’s plight.”

3. Kilgore News-Herald/Lester Murray

“Excellent presentation. 1. Story needs more quotes from the donor. 2. Story needs a stronger feature approach. Take the information in paragraph 6 and develop into a scene-setting lead. That could have turned a good story

4. Henderson Daily News/Alexa Duke

“1. This seems more like a news story than a feature., 2. Again, this isn’t a feature story. It’s a soft news approach. It would have been a good feature if the writer had focused on people and talked to one of the homeowners and used that to get into the story.”

Division 3
Semi-Weeklies

1. Wise County Messenger (Decatur)/Denny Deady & Brian Knox

“Excellent quality, excellent style, excellent presentation.”

2. Mansfield News-Mirror/Nicholas Sakelaris

“Excellent quality and style.”

3. Hood County News (Granbury)/Amanda Rogers

“Excellent quality."

4. Hood County News (Granbury)/Pete Kendall

“Good content, subject matter, quality, style and presentation.”

Division 4
Weeklies 2,600 Circulation and Above

1. The Wylie News/Susan Ervien

“Excellent quality, style and presentation.”

2. Azle News/Jeri Field

“Excellent presentation.”

3. The Pittsburg Gazette/Ryan Gay

“Good content, subject matter, quality, style and presentation.”

4. Tri-County Leader (Whitehouse)/Roger McKenzie

“Good content, subject matter, quality, style and presentation.”

Division 5
Weeklies 1,501 Circulation to 2,599

1. Iowa Park Leader/Kevin Hamilton

“Good quality, style and presentation. Good content and subject matter.”

2. Springtown Epigraph/Carolea Hassard

“Excellent presentation. Good content, subject matter, quality and style.”

3. The Farmersville Times/Autumn Barton & Joey Kirk

“Good content, subject matter, quality, style and presentation.”

4. Rockwall County News/Jesse Progar

“Good content, subject matter and quality.”

Division 6
Weeklies Up to 1,500 Circulation

1. The Princeton Herald/Matthew Riley

“Excellent style and presentation. Good content, subject matter and quality.”

2. The Overton Press/Charlotte Heldenbrand

“Good content, subject matter, quality, style and presentation.”

3. Joshua Star/Duan Eierdam & Sherree Gable

“Good content, subject matter, quality, style and presentation.”

4. Alvarado Star/Darlene Moore & Sherree Gable

“Good content, subject matter, quality, style and presentation.”