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Dave Shutton
Contributing editor
Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Posts: 162
Location: Norfolk, VA.
Posted:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:55 pm
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The paper that I work for was fortunate enough to (apparently) advance fairly far in the World's Best competition. Of that, no one was more surprised than me. But when we didn't win, and it kinda bummed us. Then, we did poorly in the individual competition, it bummed us even more. I'm not sure this is a good end result of a contest.
In all this I lost sight of the fact that, by all reports, our readers really love us, as do our advertisers. I'm always saying that my goal is to have people pick us up and go "this is the way a newspaper should be." Contest judges can only guess at how well a paper fullfills its mission. Readers, however, know. I think we should pocket our awards -- such as they are -- with a smile and worry more about being the best-designed newspaper not for our peers, but our readers. That's my $0.02
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robschneider
Contributing editor
Joined: 18 Mar 2004
Posts: 212
Location: Dallas Morning News
Posted:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:50 pm
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| Dave Shutton wrote:: | | In all this I lost sight of the fact that, by all reports, our readers really love us, as do our advertisers. I'm always saying that my goal is to have people pick us up and go "this is the way a newspaper should be." Contest judges can only guess at how well a paper fullfills its mission. Readers, however, know. I think we should pocket our awards -- such as they are -- with a smile and worry more about being the best-designed newspaper not for our peers, but our readers. That's my $0.02 |
This is the smartest thing ever written on this Web site. Well done, David. And great work on Link. I'm not sure why you guys didn't win that many SND awards, but I think you show why that doesn't matter, and why the ultimate prize is being thought of as a relevant, indispensible publication by your readers. |
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Billy Simkins
Contributing editor
Joined: 27 Jul 2004
Posts: 141
Location: Bakersfield
Posted:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:25 pm
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| Dave Shutton wrote:: | The paper that I work for was fortunate enough to (apparently) advance fairly far in the World's Best competition. Of that, no one was more surprised than me. But when we didn't win, and it kinda bummed us. Then, we did poorly in the individual competition, it bummed us even more. I'm not sure this is a good end result of a contest.
In all this I lost sight of the fact that, by all reports, our readers really love us, as do our advertisers. I'm always saying that my goal is to have people pick us up and go "this is the way a newspaper should be." Contest judges can only guess at how well a paper fullfills its mission. Readers, however, know. I think we should pocket our awards -- such as they are -- with a smile and worry more about being the best-designed newspaper not for our peers, but our readers. That's my $0.02 |
Agreed
Quick question: Does SND have translators for foriegn headlines? I would asume this is a huge part as a clever or poor headline in an American paper can kill a page. |
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scavendish
VizEds Moderator
Joined: 08 Mar 2004
Posts: 761
Location: Chicago Tribune
Posted:
Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:39 pm
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| imracin68j wrote:: | | Dave Shutton wrote:: | The paper that I work for was fortunate enough to (apparently) advance fairly far in the World's Best competition. Of that, no one was more surprised than me. But when we didn't win, and it kinda bummed us. Then, we did poorly in the individual competition, it bummed us even more. I'm not sure this is a good end result of a contest.
In all this I lost sight of the fact that, by all reports, our readers really love us, as do our advertisers. I'm always saying that my goal is to have people pick us up and go "this is the way a newspaper should be." Contest judges can only guess at how well a paper fullfills its mission. Readers, however, know. I think we should pocket our awards -- such as they are -- with a smile and worry more about being the best-designed newspaper not for our peers, but our readers. That's my $0.02 |
Agreed
Quick question: Does SND have translators for foriegn headlines? I would asume this is a huge part as a clever or poor headline in an American paper can kill a page. |
Translators are available for most languages. Papers are asked to provide translation with their entry forms which the facilitators will read for judges (judges aren't allowed to look at entry forms). |
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