Daily Bee reporters nab UISAPA honors
Daily Bee staff have received numerous awards in the 2018 Utah, Idaho, Spokane Associated Press Association Contest.
Bee writers and photographers earned 19 awards, including 7 first-place honors. Fifteen daily newspapers submitted 602 entries in the contest, which featured news, sports stories and photos from 2018.
ALL DIVISIONS COMBINED AND SPECIAL AWARDS:
William H. Cowles III Memorial Award for Public Service: 1, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “Generation Vexed”; 2, Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Officer in Distress”; 3, Chadd Cripe and Bill Manny, (Boise) Idaho Statesman, “University of Idaho Athletic Department Investigation.”
General Excellence Division III: 1, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News.
General Excellence Division II: 1, (Provo) Daily Herald.
General Excellence Division I: 1, Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
DIVISION I:
Beat Reporting: 1, Mary Malone, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee; 2, Keith Kinnaird, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee; 3, Mary Malone, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee.
Editorials: 1, Devin Rokyta, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Nasty Letters and a Freshman Senator”; 2, Anthony Kuipers, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Tough Times for Farmers, Budget Woes and Dangers of Football”; 3, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee.
Feature Photo: 1, Mary Malone, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “On Fire for Science”; 2, Mary Malone, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “Wild Rides”; 3, Geoff Crimmins, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “A Beer for a Horse.”
Feature Story: 1, McKenna Park, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “Dating App Dangers: is Swiping Safe?”; 2, Dave Gunter, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “Clown Posse Want Supremacist to Face Music”; 3, Marinda Risk, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “Studies Show Religion Impacts Obesity, Health.”
General News Photo: 1, Kai Eiselein, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Candlelight Vigil”; 2, Keith Kinnaird, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “Homeward Bound”; 3, Caroline Lobsinger, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “Doggone Fun.”
General Reporting: 1, Savannah Lus, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “First Housing Shortage in Decades taking a Toll on Utah Buyers, Renters”; 2, Caroline Lobsinger, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “A Cowboy’s Wish”; 3, Garrett Cabeza, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “A Night to Remember Tyler.”
Graphic Artist: 1, Allie Jones, Joan Phillips and Jacob Baker, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “BYU Student Orientation.”
Investigative Reporting: 1, Scott Jackson, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “No More Running from the Past”; 2, Anthony Kuipers, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Coach Mike Leach Tweet”; 3, Keith Kinnaird, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “Woman’s Cancer Diagnosis Disputed.”
Online: Best Website: 1, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU); 2, Craig Staszkow, Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
Online: Breaking News: 1, Craig Staszkow, Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
Online: Special Package: 1, Kelsie Matheson, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “Rural Utah Communities Powered on Coal”; 2, Lauren Malner, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “Free Press or Oppressed: Why America Needs the Fourth Estate”; 3, Jenna Crowther, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “Tell Me What’s Wrong: The Journey to Correctly Diagnose Bipolar Disorder.”
Personal Column: 1, Caroline Lobsinger, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “Toys for Tots”; 2, Arianna Davidson, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “One Experience Being Jewish in Todays America.”
Photo Illustration: 1, Josh Ellis, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “Sugar Addictions Prominent in Mormon Culture”; 2, Ty Mullen, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “Dating App Dangers: is Swiping Safe?”
Picture Story/Photo Essay: 1, Caroline Lobsinger, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “A Grand Time on the Fourth.”
Portrait: 1, Caroline Lobsinger, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “A Cowboy’s Wish”; 2, Geoff Crimmins, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Airman”; 3, Caroline Lobsinger, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “A Kiss for Good Luck.”
Series or Special Project: 1, Kaitlyn Bancroft, Riley Waldman and Jillian Argento, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “The Impact of Illegal Immigration: from the Mexican Border to Salt Lake City”; 2, Josh Babcock, Scott Jackson and Garrett Cabeza, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “15 Years Later: The Flannigan Creek Fire”; 3, Josh Babcock, Devin Rokyta and Katie Short, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “20 Years Later: WSU Riots.”
Sport Feature Photo: 1, Kyle Cajero, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “Brennan Baseline.”
Sports Column: 1, Stephan Wiebe, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Lots of Fun, and Some Flash, in this Win”; 2, Kyle Cajero, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee.
Sports Feature: 1, Stephan Wiebe, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Dudley’s Bears Never Backed Down”; 2, Josh McDonald, (Osburn) Shoshone News-Press, “A Perfect Blend of Humility and Excellence”; 3, Caleb Turner, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “What are NCAA Athletes Allowed to Put in Their Bodies?”
Sports Photo: 1, Caroline Lobsinger, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “Flipping for the New Year”; 2, Kai Eiselein, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Baseball Dive”; 3, Caleb McDonald, (Osburn) Shoshone News-Press, “Little Town, Little Wrasslers, Big Fun.”
Spot News Photo: 1, Chanse Watson, (Osburn) Shoshone News-Press, “Arson Suspected in Kellogg Fire Spree”; 2, Geoff Crimmins, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Rural House Fire.”
Spot News Story: 1, Garrett Cabeza, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Family, Friends, Coaches Gather in Honor of Pullman’s Lauren McCluskey”; 2, Anthony Kuipers, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Officer Arrested for Sexual Misconduct”; 3, Keith Kinnaird, (Sandpoint) Bonner County Daily Bee, “Officers Shot.”
Spot Sports Story: 1, Stephan Wiebe, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “GameDay Dawns”; 2, Caitlyn Alldredge, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU), “NCAA Cracks Down on BYU Basketball over Nick Emery Benefits”; 3, Caleb Turner, The (Provo) Daily Universe (BYU)
DIVISION II:
Beat Reporting: 1, Nicole Foy, (Nampa) Idaho Press-Tribune; 2, Ashley Stilson, (Provo) Daily Herald; 3, Jared Lloyd, (Provo) Daily Herald.
Editorials: 1, Ryan Olson, (Provo) Daily Herald; 2, Ian Fennell, (Pocatello) Idaho State Journal; 3, Kurt Hanson, (Provo) Daily Herald.
Feature Photo: 1, Isaac Hale, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Strong Faith, Simple Life”; 2, Isaac Hale, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Fish Grab”; 3, Isaac Hale, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Goats and Yoga.”
Feature Story: 1, Braley Dodson, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Dual Spectrums: More People with Autism Identify as LGBTQ than General Population”; 2, Ashley Stilson, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Cleaning up Contamination: What Happens to Meth Houses”; 3, Shelbie Harris, (Pocatello) Idaho State Journal, “Female Footballer.”
General News Photo: 1, Drew Nash, (Twin Falls) Times-News, “Rising Stars”; 2, Drew Nash, (Twin Falls) Times-News, “Vigil for Ruya Kadir”; 3, Pat Sutphin, (Twin Falls) Times-News, “Refugee Van.”
General Reporting: 1, Shelbie Harris, (Pocatello) Idaho State Journal, “Stranded: Two Adults, Five Children Survive Snowstorm”; 2, Gretel Kauffman, (Twin Falls) Times-News, “Idaho’s Rural Doctor Shortage: The Problem Persists, but Residency Programs and the Internet Offer Hope for a Solution”; 3, Emily Havens, The (St. George) Spectrum, “Mormon and Feminist: Not an Oxymoron a Rich History.”
Investigative Reporting: 1, Tommy Simmons and George Prentice, (Nampa) Idaho Press-Tribune, “Idaho Prisoners Describe Texas Facility”; 2, Michael Guise, (Pocatello) Idaho State Journal, “Hazing Allegations”; 3, Katie England, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Utah County Commissioner Graves Still Largely ‘Working from Home’ After Release of Report.”
Online: Best Website: 1, (Provo) Daily Herald; 2, (Twin Falls) Times-News; 3, The (St. George) Spectrum.
Online: Breaking News: 1, (Twin Falls) Times-News; 2, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Pole Creek and Bald Mountain Fire.”
Online: Special Package: 1, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Provo High: How its Past, Present and Future Impacts Utah County.”
Personal Column: 1, Chris Huston, (Pocatello) Idaho State Journal; 2, Mike Murphy, (Pocatello) Idaho State Journal; 3, Neal Larson, (Pocatello) Idaho State Journal.
Photo Illustration: 1, Drew Nash, (Twin Falls) Times-News, “Educators Ethics”; 2, Pat Sutphin, (Twin Falls) Times-News, “House on Fire.”
Picture Story/Photo Essay: 1, (Twin Falls) Times-News, “Idaho Aquaculture”; 2, Isaac Hale, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Staying Jolley”; 3, Pete Caster, The Lewiston Tribune, “Peola Cowgirls.”
Portfolio: 1, Isaac Hale, (Provo) Daily Herald; 2, Pete Caster, The Lewiston Tribune; 3, Pat Sutphin, (Twin Falls) Times-News.
Portrait: 1, Isaac Hale, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Making History”; 2, Evan Cobb, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Thanksgiving Day Workers”; 3, Pat Sutphin, (Twin Falls) Times-News, “Blue Girl.”
Reviews: 1, Doug Fox, (Provo) Daily Herald; 2, Sarah Harris, (Provo) Daily Herald; 3, Kari Kenner, (Provo) Daily Herald.
Series or Special Project: 1, (Twin Falls) Times-News, “Growing Up: Magic Valley’s Vision for the Future”; 2, (Provo) Daily Herald, “The State of Education in Utah Valley”; 3, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Pole Creek, Bald Mountain Fires.”
Sport Feature Photo: 1, Isaac Hale, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Getting Loud”; 2, Isaac Hale, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Quiet Before the Match”; 3, Pat Sutphin, (Twin Falls) Times-News, “Boxing Smoker.”
Sports Column: 1, Darnell Dickson, (Provo) Daily Herald; 2, Jared Lloyd, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Just What is so Awful About the Current Situation for BYU Athletics?”; 3, Jared Lloyd, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Why Everyone Should Golf with a Special Olympian.”
Sports Feature: 1, Madison Guernsey, (Pocatello) Idaho State Journal, “Sam Dowd Overcomes Homelessness”; 2, Jared Lloyd, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Gymnastics Stardom Unlikely for BYU Football’s BMOC Motekiai Langi”; 3, Darnell Dickson, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Timpview’s Hansen Recovers from Rare Illness to Thrive on Basketball Floor.”
Sports Photo: 1, Pat Sutphin, (Twin Falls) Times-News, “Wake in the Snake”; 2, Isaac Hale, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Aiming for Titles”; 3, Isaac Hale, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Busted.”
Spot News Photo: 1, Pat Sutphin, (Twin Falls) Times-News, “Firefighter in the Smoke”; 2, Isaac Hale, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Evacuations Begin”; 3, Evan Cobb, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Peril in Payson.”
Spot News Story: 1, Tommy Simmons and Savannah Cardon, (Nampa) Idaho Press-Tribune, “3-Year-Old Dies Following Stabbing”; 2, Katie England, Braley Dodson and Ashley Stilson, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Elk Ridge, Woodland Hills, Covered Bridge Area Under Mandatory Evacuation Order as Pole Creek Fire Moves Closer”; 3, Shelbie Harris, (Pocatello) Idaho State Journal, “Selling CBD Oil.”
Spot Sports Story: 1, Madison Guernsey, (Pocatello) Idaho State Journal, “Bengals Stunned”; 2, Jeff Papworth, (Pocatello) Idaho State Journal, “Soda Springs Beats Ririe 56-46 to Win 2A State Championship”; 3, Jared Lloyd, (Provo) Daily Herald, “Redemption for Pleasant Grove’s Chris Jenkinson Earns Vikings First 6A Boys Soccer Title.”
DIVISION III:
Beat Reporting: 1, Jessica Miller and Aubrey Wieber, The Salt Lake Tribune; 2, Erica Evans, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “Are You Using Tech, or is Tech Using You?”; 3, Amy Joi O’Donoghue, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News.
Editorials: 1, Christian Sagers, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News; 2, Jay Evensen, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News; 3, George Pyle, The Salt Lake Tribune.
Feature Photo: 1, Kristin Murphy, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “Senior VR”; 2, Benjamin Zack, (Ogden) Standard-Examiner, “Neighborhood Fireworks”; 3, Rick Egan, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Rock Canyon.”
Feature Story: 1, Gillian Friedman, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “A Utah Mother was Deported. She Left on Christmas Day. Now a Year Later She Lives with the Choice She Never Wanted to Make.”; 2, Marjorie Cortez, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “Last Stop Graduation: Utah Refugee’s Nearly 5-Hour Commute Pays off”; 3, Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Betrayal Comes Full Circle, Says a Salt Lake City Gang Investigator Who Developed PTSD, then Lost his Job.”
General News Photo: 1, Spenser Heaps, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “Taylor Funeral”; 2, Francisco Kjolseth, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Firefighter Returns”; 3, Ravell Call, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “County K9 Mayor.”
General Reporting: 1, Audrey Dutton, (Boise) Idaho Statesman, “Idaho Youth Ranch in Trouble and Failing to Help Children, Say Former Employees”; 2, Amy Joi O’Donoghue, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “An East Coast Love Affair with Utah Mustangs”; 3, Erin Alberty, Taylor Stevens and Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Investigation into Utah State University’s Piano Program.”
Graphic Artist: 1, Molly Quinn, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review; 2, Molly Quinn, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review; 3, Heather Tuttle, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “What’s it Like Inside Mars.”
Investigative Reporting: 1, Nate Carlisle, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Polygamous Teen Brides”; 2, Chadd Cripe, (Boise) Idaho Statesman, “University of Idaho Sexual Assault”; 3, Rachel Piper and Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Missionary Safety.”
Online: Best Website: 1, The Salt Lake Tribune; 2, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News.
Online: Breaking News: 1, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News.
Online: Special Package: 1, Matt Canham, Amy Lewis and Scott Sommerdorf, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Officer in Distress”; 2, McKenzie Romero, Pat Reavy and Jade Allen Cook, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “Homicides”; 3, Jeffrey Allred, Herb Scribner and Jesse Hyde, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “The Unlikely Journey of Jimmer Fredette.”
Personal Column: 1, Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune; 2, Rob Curley, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review; 3, Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune.
Photo Illustration: 1, Chris Soprych, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review; 2, Madison McCord, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review; 3, Ralph Walter, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review.
Picture Story/Photo Essay: 1, Laura Seitz, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “A Dream Deferred”; 2, Kristin Murphy, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “Van Family”; 3, Matt Herp, (Ogden) Standard-Examiner, “The Death of Maj. Brent Taylor.”
Portfolio: 1, Ravell Call, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News; 2, Matt Herp, (Ogden) Standard-Examiner; 3, Darin Oswald, (Boise) Idaho Statesman.
Portrait: 1, Dan Pelle, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “Wearing the Colors”; 2, Dan Pelle, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “Always Happy”; 3, Ravell Call, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “National Climber.”
Reviews: 1, Sean Means, The Salt Lake Tribune; 2, Josh Terry, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News; 3, Carolyn Lamberson, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review.
Series or Special Project: 1, Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Officer in Distress”; 2, Audrey Dutton, (Boise) Idaho Statesman; 3, Leia Larsen and Benjamin Zack, (Ogden) Standard-Examiner, “The Bear: Life and Death of a Western River.”
Sport Feature Photo: 1, Matt Herp, (Ogden) Standard-Examiner, “Girls State Basketball”; 2, Darin Oswald, (Boise) Idaho Statesman, “Championship Dogpile”; 3, Steve Griffin, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “Friday Night Light Show.”
Sports Column: 1, Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune; 2, Amy Donaldson, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News; 3, John Blanchette, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review.
Sports Feature: 1, Jesse Hyde, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “The Lonely Master”; 2, John Blanchette, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “Walking His Darkest Path: Mark Rypien’s Long Struggle with Traumatic Brain Injury”; 3, Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Legendary Coach Jerry Sloan is Enjoying the Jazz’s Playoff Run, but Slow Fade of Dementia is Taking a Toll.”
Sports Photo: 1, Darin Oswald, (Boise) Idaho Statesman, “Pointing Fingers”; 2, Tyler Tjomsland, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “Plugged Nicholls”; 3, Spenser Heaps, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “Oops.”
Spot News Photo: 1, Ravell Call, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “Fire and Fatal Shooting”; 2, Kristin Murphy, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “Dollar Ridge Fire”; 3, Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Dollar Ridge Fire.”
Spot News Story: 1, Peggy Fletcher Stack, Bob Mims and David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, “New Mormon Leader Russell Nelson Pledges to Serve God Until his Last Breath, Shuffles Leadership”; 2, Pat Reavy and Lois M. Collins, (Salt Lake City) Deseret News, “Lauren McCluskey Murder”; 3, Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, “They Say He Yelled I hate Mexicans Before Attacking Them with a Metal Bar. Will this Utah Case be Considered a Hate Crime?”
Spot Sports Story: 1, Aaron Falk and Christopher Kamrani, The Salt Lake Tribune, “PyeongChang’s LGBT Olympic Athletes, Including Utah’s Brittany Bowe, Have Become the Role Models they Never had Growing up”; 2, Dave Southorn, (Boise) Idaho Statesman, “Weird, Sad, Difficult, WTF: First Responder Bowls Cancellation Sends Teams, Fans Reeling”; 3, Theo Lawson, The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review, “Washington State Quarterback Tyler Hilinski Found Dead of Apparent Suicide Inside Pullman Apartment.”