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The Clovis News Journal captured the top prize, the General Excellence Award, Saturday at the annual New Mexico Press Association/Associated Press Managing Editors Better Newspaper Contest in Albuquerque.
Clovis Media Inc. staff also captured multiple individual awards.
The contest saw 1,777 entries, the largest number of entries in its history and judging was completed by the Wyoming Press Association.
CMI Media Inc. includes the Clovis News Journal (CNJ), Portales News-Tribune (PNT) and Quay County Sun (QCS).
The winners:
NEWS
Clovis News Journal
David Stevens
• 1st Editorials
• 2nd Editorials
Tony Bullocks
• 1st General News Photo
• 1st Sports Photo
• 1st Feature Photo
• 2nd Feature Photo
Kevin Wilson
• 1st Columns
• 2nd Columns
• 1st Sports Writing
• 1st Sports Coverage
Dave Wagner
• 2nd Sports Writing
• 2nd Sports Coverage
Robin Fornoff
• 1st General News
• 1st Feature Writing
• 1st Business Writing
• 2nd Investigative Reporting
Portales News-Tribune
Christina Calloway
• 2nd General News
• 2nd Breaking News
• 2nd Education Writing
Quay County Sun
David Stevens
• 1st Editorials
Thomas Garcia
• 1st Sports Columns
ADVERTISING
Clovis News Journal
Shawn Luscombe * 1st Auto Advertisement * 2nd Auto Advertisement * 1st Community Newspaper Event * 2nd Community Newspaper Event * 1st Shared Signature Page
Cheyanne Bardin 1st Real Estate Advertisement * 2nd Real Estate Advertisement * 1st Retail Advertisement * 1st Shared Signature Page
Franki Baca * 1st Shared Signature Page
Kim Karlgaard * 1st Shared Signature Page
Staff * 1st Classified Ad Section * 1st Supplements And Special Sections
Portales News-Tribune
Kim Karlgaard * 2nd Retail Advertisement
Franki Baca * 2nd Shared Signature Page
Staff * 2nd Classified Ad Section
Quay County Sun Shawn Luscombe * 1st Auto Advertisement * 2nd Auto Advertisement * 1st Retail Advertisement