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The Pleasanton Weekly took home seven first- or second-place awards among all California weekly newspapers in its circulation category Saturday in the annual California News Publishers Association’s (CNPA) 2016 Better Newspaper Contest.
The awards were presented at a luncheon during the annual CNPA conference, which was held this year in Santa Monica.
In its competition, the CNPA separates out daily and weekly newspapers. It also pits dailies and weeklies against each other in several circulation categories ranging from those with circulation from 4,300 and under to 200,000 and above. The Pleasanton Weekly competed in the 11,001 to 25,000 circulation category.
The Pleasanton Weekly received first-place awards for:
* Breaking News for reporter Julia Reis’ Sept. 1, 2016 story “Court denies Pleasanton mayoral candidate’s lawsuit against city clerk”.
* Lifestyle Coverage for its two-part entry: June 24, 2016 and July 1, 2016 print editions.
Second-place awards were earned in the categories of:
* Editorial Comment for the Oct. 7, 2016 editorial by Gina Channell and Jeb Bing, “Pleasanton Weekly recommends No on Measure MM”.
* Arts & Entertainment Coverage for its two-part entry: April 29, 2016 and May 6, 2016 print editions.
* Online General Excellence for PleasantonWeekly.com
* Inside Page Layout & Design-Tabloid for its three-part entry: Feb. 12, 2016, Aug. 26, 2016 and Oct. 21, 2016
* Profile Feature Story for the Aug. 5, 2016 story “A year after Pier 14”.
The news staff received honorable mentions for:
* Non-Profile Feature Story for the Feb. 5, 2016 story “Sacrificing for Success: Unseen struggles”
* Sports Feature Story for sports contributor Dennis Miller’s April 22, 2016 story “Cricket anyone?”
* Breaking News for the Feb. 22, 2016 story “Pleasanton police officer cleared of criminal charges in last summer’s fatal shooting”.
“Our staff works hard to provide local news coverage for our readers,” said Gina Channell, publisher of the Pleasanton Weekly and president of Embarcadero Media Group’s East Bay division. “It’s gratifying to have our efforts recognized on a statewide scale by other professional, experienced journalists.”
Other Embarcadero Media newspapers also won CNPA awards.
The Palo Alto Weekly won first-place awards in Environmental Reporting, Editorial Comment and Coverage of Education. The newspaper, which competes with other weekly newspapers in the 25,000 and above circulation category, also received second-place awards in the categories of Investigative Reporting, Online General Excellence, Enterprise News Story or Series and for its coverage of local government.
Two other Embarcadero Media newspapers on the Peninsula, the Almanac in south San Mateo County and the Mountain View Voice, which competed in the 11,001 to 25,000 circulation category, also won top awards.
The Almanac received first-place awards in Coverage of Local Government, Coverage of Education, Online Photo Story / Essay and Inside Page Layout & Design-Tabloid, and second-place awards in News Photo and Feature Photo.
The Mountain View Voice earned first place in General Online Excellence and second place in Investigative Reporting, Breaking News, Photo Story/Essay and for its coverage of business news and education.
Bill Johnson, the president and CEO of the Pleasanton Weekly’s parent company Embarcadero Media Group and founder and publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly, was installed as 2017 president of CNPA last week.
CNPA is a 700-member nonprofit trade association. Founded in 1888, it represents daily, weekly, monthly and campus newspapers and news websites throughout California.
Congratulations to Gina and Jeb award for editorial “No on Measure MM”!
Julia for breaking news “Court Denies Lawsuit”!
Congratulations to you all! I love the Pleasanton Weekly.
My husband & I have lived in P-Town for 27 years & raised our 4 children. The Pleasanton Weekly is a part of that amazing hometown community feel that is so characteristic of Pleasanton. I love reading about what’s going on in town & upcoming events. The Pleasanton Weekly has become our “go to” paper for Pleasanton news.
Keep up the great work!