Friday, July 13, 2012
The Chattanooga Times Free Press won five first-place awards in the Tennessee State Press contest today.
The first-place awards were for:
Local Features
Best Personal Column
Best News Photograph
Best Sports Photography
Promotion of Newspapers
The newspaper also won nine second-place awards for:
Best Personal Column
Best Spot News Coverage
Best News Reporting
Best Education Reporting
Headline Writing
Best News Photo
Best Special Issue or Section
Best Graphics/Illustrations
Best Website
The newspaper won five third-place awards for:
Best Single Feature
Editorials
Public Service
Make up and Appearance
Sports Writing
The contest was sponsored by the Tennessee Press Association and the University of Tennessee.
The Texas State Press Association judged the contest, which contained more than 1400 entries.