Times Community News receives record 23 nominations in statewide contest
Times Community News – which includes the Glendale News-Press, Burbank Leader, La Cañada Valley Sun and Pasadena Sun – received a record 23 finalist nominations in this year’s California Newspaper Publishers Assn. contest.
Every section of the newspapers - from news, to photography to design, to sports, to entertainment - received a nomination.
Among the nominations, the Pasadena Sun received a general excellence nod.
The finalist nominations mean the newspapers will receive either first or second place in those categories, with the winners announced on April 24.
Pasadena Sun
General Excellence (Staff)
Coverage of Local Government (Death of teen sparks outcry, Adolfo Flores)
Best Page Layout & Design (Matt Wilkes)
Local Breaking News (Officials probe deadly house fire, Joe Piasecki)
Coverage of Education (PCC teachers cash in on extra pay, Joe Piasecki)
Local Breaking News (Winds come, damage stays, Adolfo Flores/Tiffany Kelly/Joe Piasecki)
Sports Photo (Spartans stumble on steep Hills, Cheryl Guerrero)
News Photo (Winds come, damage stays, Raul Roa)
Burbank Leader
Best Website (News/Web Desk)
Breaking News (Body found in foothills, Jason Wells/Veronica Rocha)
Best Front Page (Matt Wilkes)
Lifestyle Coverage (Steve Appleford)
Sports Photo (Burroughs takes control of league title, Cheryl Guerrero)
Artistic Photo (Burbank volunteers help Rose float bloom, Raul Roa)
Best Editorial Cartoon (Dora & Leno, Burt Ring)
La Cañada Valley Sun
Best Investigative Reporting (Using money to shape policy, Joe Piasecki)
Best Website (News/Web Desk)
Lifestyle Coverage (Steve Appleford)
Coverage of Education (Silence grips La Canada Unified, Megan O’Neil)
Glendale News-Press
Sports Coverage (Grant Gordon)
Best Website (News/Web Desk)
Best Editorial Comment (Union attitude a loss for students, Jason Wells)
News Photo (Raul Roa)
--Mark Kellam, Times Communtiy News
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