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Arizona Daily Star wins top honors in state newspapers contest

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Arizona Daily Star wins top honors in state newspapers contest
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The Star is Newspaper of the Year and its Kelly Presnell is Photographer of the Year, among many other awards earned by the paper.

Arizona Daily Star The Arizona Daily Star won top 2022 honors in the Arizona Newspapers Association’s annual Better Newspapers Contest. The Star, under publisher John D'Orlando and editor Jill Jorden Spitz, earned Arizona Newspaper of the Year and finished first in general excellence among newspapers with a circulation of over 25,000.

Star reporter Tony Davis placed second for Journalist of the Year. The Star also earned first places in reporting and newswriting excellence; news and copy editing excellence; editorial page excellence; newspaper website for www.tucson.com; best newsletter for #ThisIsTucson newsletters; and best newspaper innovation for NewsVu QR codes. People are also reading… First-place awards: Caitlin Schmidt, first place, community service/journalistic achievement, for"Serving Tucson with Solutions coverage." Curt Prendergast and Alex Devoid, first place, best sustained coverage or series, for"A crisis deepens in the desert."Emily Bregel, first place, investigative reporting, for"Beach paradise beloved by Arizonans soiled by bubbling sewage." Danyelle Khmara, first place, best use of data journalism, for"Misleading tally: Border crossers counted more than once." Caitlin Schmidt, Edward Celaya and Rebecca Sasnett, first place, online coverage of breaking news, for"Deadly rampage on Tucson’s south side." Bruce Pascoe, first place, best team, sport or sports beat coverage, for college basketball beat coverage. Ellice Leuders, first place, best feature story, for"La Estrella Bakery just expanded — here’s what you missed at the grand opening."Kelly Presnell, first place, best sports photograph, for"Rodeo prayer."Henry Brean, second place, best feature story, for"It’s not borrowed time. It’s everything." Kathryn Palmer, second place, enterprise reporting, for"UA has resoures to help hungry students. Is it enough? Nicole Ludden, second place, online coverage of breaking news, for"Tucson mandates vaccines for employees."Mamta Popat, second place, best feature photograph, for"Splash pad."Third-place awards:Curt Prendergast and Alex Devoid, third place, best use of data journalism, for"A crisis deepens in the desert."Kelly Presnell, third place, best news photograph, for"Hair-raising experience."Kelly Presnell, third place, best feature photograph, for"Water Bubbles." The Star's awards in advertising/marketing:Missy Davis, first place, best ad under 1/2 page, for"Unleased Boudoir."Alexis Walters, first place, best online ad, for"This is Tucson – School and Camp Fair."Missy Davis, first place, best classified section, for"Sept. 12th Sunday Classifieds."Alexis Walters, first place, best newsletter/eblast, for"Pima County Fair."Ben Brown, second place, best newspaper promotion ad, series or section, for"Amplified Digital – Arizona Daily Star." +19 +19 +19 +19 +19 +19 +19 +19 +19 +19 Tags Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community.

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