ST. GEORGE — The Utah Press Association announced winners of the 2000 Better Newspaper Contest during the organization's annual convention Saturday in St. George.
Winners were announced in four competition categories based upon circulation size and whether the newspaper is published weekly or daily. Here is a list of those honored:
SPECIAL AWARDS
Utah Newspaper Hall of Fame inductee: Mark E. Petersen, Deseret News.
Master Editor and Publisher: Mark Fuellenbach, Richfield Reaper.
John E. Jones Award: Max E. Call, Messenger Enterprise.
Honorary Publisher: Dr. William Porter, Brigham Young University.
Distinguished Service Award: Chuck Hawley, Richfield Reaper.
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
Group I: Emery County Progress
Group II: The Wasatch Wave
Group III: Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
Group IV: Deseret News
WEB SITE GENERAL EXCELLENCE
Weekly: The Park Record
Daily: Deseret News
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Weekly Winner: Davis County Clipper
Daily Winner: The Herald Journal
BEST NEWS STORY
Group I
1st - Garfield County News
2nd - San Juan Record
3rd - Morgan County News
Group II
1st - The Times-Independent (Moab)
2nd - Weber State Signpost (students)
3rd - (Tie) Spanish Fork Press; Uintah Basin Standard (Roosevelt)
Group III
1st - The Park Record (Park City)
2nd - New Utah! (Utah County)
3rd - West Valley News
BEST INVESTIGATIVE OR HARD REPORTING
Group IV
1st - Deseret News
2nd - Standard-Examiner (Ogden)
3rd - The Herald Journal (Logan)
BEST NEWS SERIES
Group I
1st - Emery County Progress
2nd - Morgan County News
3rd - San Juan Record
Group II
1st - The Wasatch Wave (Heber City)
2nd - Spanish Fork Press
3rd - (Tie) Weber State Signpost; Uintah Basin Standard
Group III
1st - Salt Lake City Weekly
2nd - The Park Record
3rd - Davis County Clipper
Group IV
1st - Deseret News
2nd - The Herald Journal
3rd - Standard-Examiner
BEST EDITOR'S COLUMN
Group I
1st - Blue Mountain Panorama (Blanding)
2nd - Southern Utah News (Kanab)
3rd - Emery County Progress
Group II
1st - The Wasatch Wave
2nd - Spanish Fork Press
3rd - Weber State Signpost
Group III
1st - Utah Statesman (Utah State University)
2nd - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
3rd - New Utah!
Group IV
1st - Deseret News
2nd - Standard-Examiner
3rd - Deseret News
BEST EDITORIAL
Group I
1st - Garfield County News
2nd - Southern Utah News
3rd - Blue Mountain Panorama
Group II
1st - The Wasatch Wave
2nd - (Tie) The Times-Independent; Sun Advocate (Price)
3rd - (Tie) The Leader (Tremonton); Weber State Signpost
Group III
1st - The Park Record
2nd - Richfield Reaper
3rd - Box Elder News Journal
Group IV
1st - The Herald Journal
2nd - Standard-Examiner
3rd - Deseret News
BEST FEATURE STORY
Group I
1st - San Juan Record
2nd - Emery County Progress
3rd - The Messenger-Enterprise (Manti)
Group II
1st - The Times-Independent
2nd - (Tie) Vernal Express; Uintah Basin Standard
3rd - Sun Advocate
Group III
1st - Salt Lake City Weekly
2nd - The Park Record
3rd - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
BEST GENERAL REPORTING
Group IV
1st - Deseret News
2nd - Deseret News
3rd - Standard-Examiner
BEST FEATURE COLUMN
Group I
1st - Blue Mountain Panorama
2nd - The Messenger-Enterprise
3rd - Emery County Progress
Group II
1st - Uintah Basin Standard
2nd - The Leader
3rd - The Wasatch Wave
Group III
1st - Utah Statesman
2nd - Box Elder News Journal
3rd - New Utah!
BEST FEATURE WRITING
Group IV
1st - Deseret News
2nd - (Tie) Deseret News; Deseret News
3rd - Deseret News
BEST NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
Group I
1st - Blue Mountain Panorama
2nd - (Tie) Garfield County News; Emery County Progress
3rd - NONE
Group II
1st - Spanish Fork Press
2nd - Vernal Express
3rd - The Times-Independent
Group III
1st - New Utah!
2nd - Davis County Clipper
3rd - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
BEST SPOT NEWS
Group IV
1st - Deseret News
2nd - The Herald Journal
3rd - Deseret News
BEST FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
Group I
1st - Gunnison Valley News
2nd - Emery County News
3rd - San Juan Record
Group II
1st - The Wasatch Wave
2nd - Uintah Basin Standard
3rd - Cache Citizen (Logan)
Group III
1st - The Utah Statesman
2nd - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
3rd - Davis County Clipper
BEST COLUMNS
Group IV
1st - Standard-Examiner
2nd - Deseret News
3rd - Standard-Examiner
BEST SPORTS COLUMN
Group I
1st - Gunnison Valley News
2nd - San Juan Record
3rd - Blue Mountain Panorama
Group II
1st - The Times-Independent
2nd - Spanish Fork Press
3rd - The Wasatch Wave
Group III
1st - New Utah!
2nd - Davis County Clipper
3rd - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
BEST SPOT SPORTS REPORTING
Group IV
1st - Daily Herald (Provo)
2nd - Deseret News
3rd - Deseret News
BEST SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
Group I
1st - Emery County Progress
2nd - Garfield County News
3rd - Gunnison Valley News
Group II
1st - The Leader
2nd - Vernal Express
3rd - Uintah Basin Standard
Group III
1st - The Park Record
2nd - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
3rd - Davis County Clipper
Group IV
1st - Deseret News
2nd - Standard-Examiner
3rd - The Herald Journal
BEST SPECIAL SECTION
Group I
1st - The Messenger-Enterprise
2nd - San Juan Record
3rd - Gunnison Valley News
Group II
1st - Weber State Signpost
2nd - Sun Advocate
3rd - The Times-Independent
Group III
1st - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
2nd - New Utah!
3rd - The Park Record
Group IV
1st - The Herald Journal
2nd - Standard-Examiner
3rd - Daily Herald
BEST FRONT PAGE
Group I
1st - Emery County Progress
2nd - The Messenger-Enterprise
3rd - Blue Mountain Panorama
Group II
1st - The Wasatch Wave
2nd - The Cache Citizen
3rd - Weber State Signpost
Group III
1st - The Park Record
2nd - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
3rd - New Utah!
Group IV
1st - Standard-Examiner
2nd - Deseret News
3rd - The Spectrum (St. George)
BEST SPORTS COVERAGE
Group I
1st - Blue Mountain Panorama
2nd - Emery County Progress
3rd - (Tie) Gunnison Valley News; San Juan Record
Group II
1st - The Wasatch Wave
2nd - Weber State Signpost
3rd - (Tie) Vernal Express; Sun Advocate
Group III
1st - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
2nd - Davis County Clipper
3rd - Richfield Reaper
BEST LIFESTYLE COVERAGE
Group I
1st - Emery County Progress
2nd - Magna Times
3rd - Southern Utah News
Group II
1st - The Wasatch Wave
2nd - The Signpost
3rd - Vernal Express
Group III
1st - Davis County Clipper
2nd - Utah Statesman
3rd - The Park Record
Group IV
1st - Deseret News
2nd - Deseret News
3rd - Deseret News
BEST R.O.P. OR AD CAMPAIGN
Group I
1st - Blue Mountain Panorama
2nd - The Messenger-Enterprise
3rd - Southern Utah News
Group II
1st - Weber State Signpost
2nd - The Leader
3rd - Spanish Fork Press
Group III
1st - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
2nd - The Park Record
3rd - Box Elder News Journal
BEST PAGE DESIGN
Group IV
1st - Deseret News
2nd - The Spectrum
3rd - The Spectrum
BEST CIRCULATION PROMOTION
Group I
1st - The Messenger-Enterprise
2nd - Emery County Progress
3rd - San Juan Record
Group II
1st - The Leader
2nd - The Wasatch Wave
3rd - Weber State Signpost
Group III
1st - Tooele Transcript-Bulletin
2nd - New Utah!
3rd - The Park Record
Group IV
1st - Standard-Examiner
2nd - Standard-Examiner
3rd - Standard-Examiner
BEST IN-HOUSE PROMOTION
Group I
1st - Blue Mountain Panorama
2nd - Emery County Progress
3rd - (Tie) Gunnison Valley News; Salina Sun
Group II
1st - The Leader
2nd - The Wasatch Wave
3rd - Weber State Signpost
Group III
1st - The Park Record
2nd - New Utah!
3rd - Tooele Transcript -Bulletin
HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Group 1-2-3 A
1. Delta High School, "MoDel Magazine"
2. Carbon High School, "Carbon Nation"
3. Snow Canyon High School, "Nahuatl"
Group 4-5 A
1. Alta High School, "hki Hawkeye"
2. West High School, "Red & Black"
3. Murray High School, "Murray Go Round"