Northeast News
October 5, 2016
It’s that time of year again, and this News-dog is tickled pink to make the announcement that the team here at the House of News brought home more brass from last weekend’s Missouri Press Association convention in Branson, MO.
Northeast News’ Art and Creative Director Kirstie Mulligan and former Managing Editor Joe Jarosz brought home a second place award in the Best Photo Package category for weekly newspapers for their outstanding coverage of the Kansas City Royals World Series parade. The boss-dog turned them loose for the day to experience a once in a lifetime experience that truly brought our city together. The boss-dog, Mr. Publisher Bushnell captured third place honors in the Best News Photo competition for his pictures and coverage of the tragic Independence Avenue fire that claimed the lives of John Mesh and Larry Leggio last October 12th. Honorable Mentions were given to Mulligan, Jarosz, Bushnell and freelance photographer David Remley for the fallen fire-fighters funeral processions and the subsequent memorial service at the Sprint Center last October. The two awards are truly bittersweet given the price that was paid.
Last but not least, Cartoon Satirist Bryan Stalder also netted an Honorable Mention for his cartoon on EBT Restrictions that parodied the uproar over an individual who was pilloried on social media for being able to buy lobster with food-stamps. Stalder’s cartoon expertly showed the folly of that through a checkout stand filled with ice cream, cheese puffs and a plethora of other junk food allowed for purchase on EBT cards. Just remember, ketchup is a vegetable according to the Department of Agriculture.
The Better Newspaper Contest is an annual Journalistic competition sponsored by the Missouri Press Association. Contest entries are judged by members of neighboring state’s press associations, so to earn these awards from our peers means a great deal to the team here at the House of News. We’re committed to continuing to provide quality and insightful coverage in and around the Historic Community, and to engage readers on a variety of platforms including our web product, Twitter and Facebook. The News-dog will return next week with more biting editorials, but we wanted to take a moment to recognize the team for a job well done.