{"id":7613,"date":"2016-05-05T22:06:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T22:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idsunmedia.com\/?p=7613"},"modified":"2016-05-05T22:06:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T22:06:28","slug":"idaho-press-club-honors-the-weekly-sun-for-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/05\/idaho-press-club-honors-the-weekly-sun-for-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"IDAHO PRESS CLUB HONORS THE WEEKLY SUN FOR 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Sketchbook Hiking\u2019 column wins, paper receives increased news reporting recognition<\/i><\/span><\/h2>\n

BY\u00a0WEEKLY SUN STAFF<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Terry Smith, The Weekly Sun\u2019s news editor, received news reporting awards in the \u201cCrime \/ Courts \u2013 Weekly Print\u201d and \u201cAgricultural Reporting \u2013 Weekly Print\u201d categories.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Weekly Sun received several awards from the Idaho Press Club at the association\u2019s annual awards banquet in Boise on Saturday night, including increased recognition in the news reporting categories and continued top placement for columns.<\/p>\n

At the \u201cBest of 2015 Awards Banquet\u201d at the Owyhee Hotel, Sun News Editor Terry Smith took second in the \u201cAgricultural Reporting \u2013 Weekly Print\u201d category for a news story titled \u201cCloud-Seeding Operation Expanding in Wood River Basin.\u201d Smith also brought home second- and third-place prizes in the \u201cCrime \/ Courts Reporting \u2013 Weekly Print\u201d category for news stories titled, respectively, \u201cAccused Murderer Escaped Shooting Rampage in 1977\u201d and \u201cCamas Murder Case Transferred to Blaine County.\u201d<\/p>\n

A first-place award was bestowed by the judges on Leslie Rego for her art column \u201cSketchbook Hiking\u201d in the \u201cSpecialty Column \u2013 Weekly Print\u201d category.<\/p>\n

In the \u201cGeneral Column \u2013 Weekly Print\u201d category, JoEllen Collins and Dick Dorworth placed second and third, respectively, for Collins\u2019 column \u201cOn Life\u2019s Terms\u201d and Dorworth\u2019s column \u201cPeaks & Valleys.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Idaho Press Club is a statewide association of working journalists from all media, including retired journalists and journalism students. The club\u2019s members also include teachers and public relations professionals. Its mission is to promote freedom of expression and information and to improve the practice of journalism in Idaho.<\/p>\n

To see the full list of the club\u2019s 2015 awards, including all media categories, visit www.idahopressclub.org\/best-of-2015-winners.<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s Note: Congratulations to the City of Ketchum for placing second in the \u201cPublic Relations \u2013 Newsletter \u2013 External\u201d category for the city\u2019s email newsletter. Ketchum placed second for its letter titled \u201cFirst it Sleeps, Then it Creeps and Then it Leaps\u201d \u2014 published on October 19, 2015.<\/i><\/p>\n

Publisher\u2019s Note: 2015 was great! And we simply keep growing here at The Weekly Sun as both a top-quality news source for Blaine County readers and a results-based public relations platform for our advertising clients. <\/i><\/p>\n

We\u2019re hoping to submit more entries in the 2016 Idaho Press Club contest, and each entry costs about $40. The money does fund advocacy for First Amendment rights in Idaho, so The Weekly Sun is always proud to host its top contributors to an entry. We do have a limited budget, so if you\u2019d like to help us bring in even more Idaho Press Club booty next year, become our patron on Patreon. Simply visit patreon.com\/theweeklysun and pledge however much you\u2019d like each time we publish an issue of The Weekly Sun (most patrons pledge about $1 per issue).<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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