The Catholic Herald had another great year
in the Catholic Press Association’s Catholic Media Awards competition, this
year June 15 in Green Bay, Wis.
You might need a scorecard to keep up with all the awards —
all 31 of them. See the entire list on this page.
The Catholic Herald won six first place
awards, 10 second place, seven third place and eight honorable mentions. This on
the heels of last year’s 28 awards, and a record-breaking at that time (for any
Catholic publication in the Catholic Press Association ever) of 34 in 2016.
The top award is General Excellence and the Catholic
Herald garnered second place while competing against other weekly
Catholic newspapers with a circulation of 25,000 or more. That’s a top-notch
group of publications.
The comments from the judges read, “Nice teasers to attract
readers into the newspaper. The layout is fun and varied. Nice balance of stories
from a variety of areas — news, sports.”
Also in the excellence category among all publications,
Ashleigh Kassock won second place for Multi-media Journalist of the Year and Staff
Writer Zoey Maraist received an honorable mention for Writer of the Year.
Our freelance photographer, Joe Cashwell, won 12 awards,
including sweeping the category for Best Sports Photo Story.
Our Graduation Special Section won an honorable mention for Best
Supplement or Special Issue.
Best News Writing on a Local or Regional Event brought a
third place award to Zoey Maraist for her piece on “The Opioid Epidemic.”
In the Best News Writing on a National or International
Event, I won first place for my piece from Fatima, Portugal, and third place
for my piece from France on “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.”
Maraist and Elizabeth A. Elliott won a second place for Best
Reporting on Ecumenical and Interfaith Issues and third place in the Best
Reporting on the Celebration of a Sacrament went to Elliott.
Second place in Best Multiple Picture Package went to
Kassock and Maraist, and a second place for Best Coverage of Pro-Life issues
went to Maraist, Elliott and Mary Stachyra Lopez, who also won a first place in
the Best Reporting of Social Justice Issues.
Cashwell’s work was complemented by Elliott’s for a second
place win in Best Multiple Picture Package and an honorable mention for Best
News Photo Story for “Pilgrimage to shrine.”
In the advertising category, between Graphic Artists David
Garcia and Kassock, the newspaper won two first places, two third places and an
honorable mention. Garcia’s sticky note, the small adhesive ad attached to the
front page, won first place for Most Effective Use of Small Space. Kassock’s
Irish Walk ad campaign won first place.
Kassock also produced a video called, “The Whistler” that
won second place in Best Use of Video in Social Media.
Having won 93 awards in the past three years, the staff is pleased at the recognition for just a piece of all the work that goes into everything we do, from the weekly print newspaper founded in 1976, the website that first launched in 1996, the e-newsletter, the videos, podcasts and all the offerings on social media,including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. We strive every day to inform, inspire and connect our readers.
Catholic Press Association awards
AB06: BEST LOCAL RETAIL CAMPAIGN ORIGINATING WITH THE PUBLICATION
First Place
“Irish Walk” by Ashleigh Kassock, Advertising staff
The green is well played. Subtle, but always there. The info bar
at the bottom is nice. Clean sharp and concise. The product pictures are
perfect. Definitely the most creative entry. And very clever — exactly what I
love about and expect from the Irish.
Honorable Mention
“Summer Storytime at Pauline Books” by David Garcia, Ashleigh
Kassock, Advertising staff
AB07 Best Promotional House Ad
Third Place
“Respect life month” by Ashleigh Kassock, Advertising staff
The central image in this ad elicits a strong emotional response
that, in itself, serves as a call to action.
AB40: Most Effective use of small space
First Place
“Bishop Ireton sticky note” by David Garcia, Advertising staff
An elegant and effective design to capture attention on the front
of a newspaper.
Third Place
“Shopping at the Paschal Lamb” by Ashleigh Kassock, Advertising
staff
A creative and fun way to capture attention and interest with
graphics and photography.
AD31: BEST USE OF VIDEO IN SOCIAL MEDIA
Second Place
“The whistler” by Ashleigh Kassock
Amazing shares! Perfect for sharing!
E06: NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR — Weekly Diocesan Newspaper,
Circulation 25,001 or more
Second Place
By Catholic Herald Staff
Nice teasers to attract readers into the newspaper. The layout is
a fun and varied. Nice balance of stories from a variety of areas — news,
sports.
E13: WRITER OF THE YEAR
Honorable Mention
Zoey Maraist for “Remembering Little Saigon; In the chapel on
bended knee; Free medical clinic in Manassas; Life in a country parish; The
opioid epidemic.”
E20: MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Second place
Ashleigh Kassock for “Find your inner whistle”; “Christendom
alumnus finds love and a movie deal”; Catholic Press Month promotional videos (Informing, inspiring and connecting Catholics and How to print a newspaper);
“Faith and feathered friends.”
N02b: BEST NEWS WRITING ON A LOCAL OR REGIONAL EVENT: Weekly
Diocesan Newspaper, Circulation 25,001 or more
Third Place
“The opioid epidemic” by Zoey Maraist
A solid local look at this very serious problem and how the
church can be part of the reaction to it. Lot of work went into this story, it
seems.
N03c: BEST NEWS WRITING ON A NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL EVENT:
International Event, Diocesan Newspaper
First Place
“Fatima: A century of devotion” by Ann M. Augherton
With a descriptive narrative the author updates the story of the
three children of Fatima and the beatification of two of them. The words paint
a picture of the story.
Third Place
“Liberty, equality and fraternity” by Ann M. Augherton
N13a: BEST PHOTO STORY: News Photo Story
Honorable Mention
“Pilgrimage to shrine” by Elizabeth A. Elliott, Joe Cashwell
N13b: BEST PHOTO STORY: Feature Photo Story
Third Place
“Easter Vigil” by Joe Cashwell
The entire package comes together from start of the ceremony with
the shadows of the fire to finishing with the bright cleansing light of the
baptisms.
“Wrestlers elevated” was part of a first place package for best sports photo story and second place for best sports photo. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD
N13c: BEST PHOTO STORY: Sports Photo Story
First Place
“Wrestling tournament” by Joe Cashwell
Images are high quality and action packed drawing the reader
through the wrestling match with pace and anticipation.
Second Place
“Rugby tournament” by Joe Cashwell
The images all portray the Christendom Crusaders as the dominant
team showing them out—pacing and out—performing at a level above their
opponents, matching the description of the match.
Honorable Mentions
“Softball championship” by Joe Cashwell
AND “Swim meet” by Joe Cashwell
N14f: BEST PHOTOGRAPH: Best Sports Photo
Second Place
“Wrestlers elevated” by Joe Cashwell
Great timing to show both wrestlers floating above the mat. An
unusual sight you rarely see in wrestling.
Third Place
“Lacrosse team celebrates victory” by Joe Cashwell
Great celebration shot. Good position by the photographer in
front of the celebrants. The girl leading the group sets the tone of the rest
of the team.
N15a: BEST MULTIPLE PICTURE PACKAGE: News Package
Second Place
“Diocesan pilgrimage to shrine” by Elizabeth A. Elliott, Joe
Cashwell
Really nice variety of impactful images with the obvious effort
by the photographer(s) to capture some really unique point of views elevated
this package among the rest.
N15b: BEST MULTIPLE PICTURE PACKAGE: Feature Package
Second Place
“Celebrating life” by Connor Bergeron, Ashleigh Kassock, Zoey
Maraist
(Celebrating the God of life, March for Life shows ‘The Power of One,’)
Just a great all around collection of images that really told the
story of the event(s). The variety of angles and different perspectives, along
with wonderful lighting and moments, elevated this entry.
N15c: BEST MULTIPLE PICTURE PACKAGE: Sports Package
First Place
“Rough and rugby” by Joe Cashwell, Staff
Great collection of images that worked well as a group, while
each image stood alone as strong sports images capturing great action and a
real feel for the event.
Second Place
“Panthers fall short” by Joe Cashwell
Well covered event to not only capture the action, but the
emotion of the loss also helped to tell the story.
Honorable Mention
“Panthers defeat Cardinals” by Joe Cashwell
N16a: BEST USE OF ART OR GRAPHICS: Best Use of Art or Graphics
Honorable Mention
“10 ways to help the poor” by Ashleigh Kassock
N19a: BEST SUPPLEMENT OR SPECIAL ISSUE: Best Regular Special
Supplement
Third Place
Honorable Mention
“Graduation” by Catholic Herald Staff
N23b: BEST REPORTING ON THE CELEBRATION OF A SACRAMENT: Weekly
Diocesan Newspaper, Circulation 25,001 or more
Third Place
“Growing the Catholic Church” by Elizabeth A. Elliott
Nice coverage with ample supporting quotes from those involved.
N48b: BEST COVERAGE OF PRO-LIFE ISSUES: Weekly Diocesan
Newspaper, Circulation 25,001 or more
Second Place
“Lodging for Life; Vigil for an execution; The Power of One;
Doing the job of God’s angels; Free medical clinic blessed in Manassas; A
lifetime of love in two days” by Zoey Maraist, Elizabeth A. Elliott, Connor
Bergeron, Mary Stachyra Lopez
The Catholic Herald coverage represents pro-life teaching from
womb to tomb with intriguing stories of personal struggle and triumph as well
as informative background articles.
N50a: BEST REPORTING ON ECUMENICAL AND INTERFAITH ISSUES:
Diocesan newspaper
Second Place
“Putting the church back together; Seeking unity in uncertain
times; Interreligious kindness” by Zoey Maraist, Elizabeth A. Elliott
Multiple sources, good context, well-written.
N54b: BEST REPORTING OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES: Call to Family,
Community and Participation
First Place
“Love: the universal language” by Mary Stachyra Lopez