A proud moment

I'm taking a moment to feel humbled that I work with such amazing people.

Published at IdahoStatesman.com: Idaho Statesman a 2008 Pulitzer finalist for breaking news

The Idaho Statesman was named a 2008 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Breaking News Reporting for its coverage of the Larry Craig scandal that began with his arrest and guilty plea in an airport restroom last August.

This is the first time the Statesman has been a finalist in its 141-year history. The McClatchy Co. has won more than 50 of journalism's most prestigious prize.

The Washington Post won the 2008 Breaking News Reporting award for its coverage of the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech. The New York Times was also named a Pulitzer finalist in this category. Read the full story.

Winner, winner, winners

SND has announced four World's Best-Designed Newspapers. None of them are in the U.S.
• Akzia in Moscow, daily, circulation 200,000
• Expresso in Paco de Arcos, Portugal, daily, circulation 140,000
• Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung in Frankfurt, Germany, weekly, circulation 320,000
• The Guardian in London, daily, circulation 355,750

See why the judges chose them:


SND29: The 2007 World's Best-Designed Newspapers from Society for News Design on Vimeo.

Get the full lowdown here.

Hold your breath

SND judges running around Syracuse University are announcing the World's Best-Designed Newspapers tomorrow at 2 p.m. EST.

Who will it be? Don't worry, I'll post the list as soon as I know.

Until then, here's a 8-minute video from our friends at SND in which the judges explain makes a world's best-designed newspaper:


SND29: What makes a World's Best? from Society for News Design on Vimeo.