AAN Association of Alternative Newsmedia

Alt-Weeklies Well-Represented in Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards

By AAN Staff

may 22, 2007 12:54 pm

Alt-Weeklies Well-Represented in Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards

OC Weekly placed second in the General Excellence category in the annual awards sponsored by The Missouri School of Journalism. "The Weekly contains all the usual alternative elements -- the reviews, the listings, the personals ads," the judges said. "What makes it stand out and makes it a winner, though, are the deeply reported and powerfully written centerpiece stories. These have both substance and panache." In addition, LA Weekly had two finalists; and the Boston Phoenix, East Bay Express and Seattle Weekly each had one. The winners were announced today.

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