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2007 Newspaper of the Year

First Place
General & Departmental News Coverage
Editorial Page Excellence
Diversity
Special Section
NIE/Literacy

Second Place
Advertising Excellences
Best Use of Photography
Newspaper Promotion

Honorable Mention
Newswriting Excellence
Layout & Design
Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors Awards

Enterprise Reporting
Second Place, Ford Turner, The Patriot-News, "Cancer, Contamination and a mother's quest"

Business Writing
Second Place, Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, "High Hopes for Hershey"

Public Service
Second Place, Ford Turner, The Patriot-News, "Cancer, contamination and a mother's quest"

Personality Portrait Photo
Second Place, Sean Simmers, The Patriot-News, "Best and brightest"

Photo Story
First Place, Sean Simmers, The Patriot-News, "Selinsgrove Cancer Cluster"

Keystone Press Awards

Ongoing News Coverage
Second Place, The Patriot-News, Jan Murphy, "PHEAA"

Niche Publications
Second Place, The Patriot-News, Staff, "In Central Pennsylvania"

Business or Consumer Story
First Place, The Patriot-News, John Luciew, Tom Dochat & Dee Mills, "We've all been burned"

News Beat Reporting
First Place, The Patriot-News, Jan Murphy, "Public watchdog"

Feature Beat Reporting
First Place, The Patriot-News, Ford Turner, "Little boy, big struggle"

Front Page Design
Second Place, The Patriot-News, Chris Boehke & Staff, portfolio

Graphic/Photo Illustration
First Place, The Patriot-News, Gerald Dubs, "Cancer cases"

Headline Writing
First Place, The Patriot-News, Bill Savage, portfolio

2007 The Wilderness Society's Award

Distinguished Editorial Writing
Herb Field

Pennsylvania Newspaper Association

Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence
PHEAA and government spending
Jan Murphy, Patriot-News staff and attorney Craig Staudenmaier

Associated Press Managing Editors Awards

First Amendment Award
Opening up PHEAA records, Jan Murphy

Finalist
Cancer in Selinsgrove series, Ford Turner

2008 Liberty Bell Award,Dauphin County Bar Association

Pete Shellem

National Press Photographer's Association

National monthly photo clip contest
Mike Fernandez, Girls Fighting Near Steel-High

Monthly Newsphoto Clip Contest (MNCC)
Third Place, Sean Simmers, Funeral Embrace
First Place, Sean Simmers, Wrestler Weighs In

Southern Short Course in News Photography

Second Place, Sean Simmers, Preschool Politics

Educational Readership Initiatives

Young Reader Prize for Newspaper in Education
World Association of Newspapers

Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Foundation

Newspaper of the Year, First Place
NIE/Literacy Category

Circulation

Inter-State Circulation Managers' Association
First Place, Promotional Display, Farm Show Program

First Place, SchoolHouse News program

Advertising and Marketing

Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Display Advertising Contest

First Place, Self-Promotion Advertising
"Award Excellence"
Anne Burkley, Robert McNamee

First Place, Ad Campaign or Series
"AmeriChoice"
Audrey Christ

Second Place, Ad Campaign Using Multiple Newspaper Products
"Patricia A. Reddy"
Audrey Christ

Second Place, Best Use of Color
"Treasures from the Sea"
Alicia Becknauld

Second Place, Special Event/Vendor Support Idea
"Season's Greetings"
Lori Dively

Third Place, Ad Campaign or Series
"Premier Eye Care"
Audrey Christ

Third Place, Wild Card
"Jumbo Buffet"
Rosemary Belfer