2nd Annual Newspaper Reporting Awards

Why?

1. “Help the media in your community focus on health issues – and health

solutions”

101 Things You Can Do for a Healthy Kentucky

Source: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky (http://www.healthy-ky.org)

2nd Annual Newspaper Reporting Awards

About the contest

• Two divisions: Daily and non-daily• Two categories in each division: Series

and single story• A plaque and $100 prize is awarded to

each winner

2nd Annual Newspaper Reporting Awards

Selection criteria• Relevance to rural health• Quality of reporting• Impact on health care policy• New insights generated by the

reporting

Eligibility• Contest period, judging, etc.

2nd Annual Newspaper Reporting Awards

Winners!

2nd Annual Newspaper Reporting Awards

Winner

For his story ‘Sexual health issues lack diagnosis’

NICK TABOR,The Kentucky New Era

Daily, Best Story

2nd Annual Newspaper Reporting Awards

Winner

For her six-part series,‘A Growing Problem: Rowan

County & Obesity

NOELLE HUNTER,The Morehead News

Non-daily, Best Series

2nd Annual Newspaper Reporting Awards

Winner

For her story ‘Veggies sprout in cafeterias’

TRACY HARRIS,The Oldham Era

Non-daily, Best Story