By Mike Sherman, APSE First Vice President/Contest Chair
We are changing the way we release contest results in hopes of shining an even brighter light on the best of the best from Associated Press Sports Editors member organizations.
Starting Sunday, we will post a story on the winning entry in each category for the 2013 APSE contest. These posts will feature links to available entries for each of the top-10 finishers, along with links to the writers’ Twitter pages.
You’ll notice at least one other significant difference from previous contest results: Each story will include a list of the top 10 in order of finish in the judges’ balloting.
In early March, preliminary judges at the APSE Winter Conference in Indianapolis selected a top 10, with each judge ranking the entries from 1 to 10 on a secret ballot. Entries were given 10 points for a first-place vote, nine points for second and so on down to one point for a 10th-place vote. The final 10 were given to a second judging group, which ranked the entries 1-10 in the same fashion. The winner and final rankings were determined by tallying the ballots.
In previous years, the final results listed the top 5 in order, and the other five were classified as honorable mention. This year, goodbye to honorable mention, hello order of finish.
Here is the release schedule:
10 a.m.: Beat writing U30
Noon: Beat writing 30-75
2 p.m.: Beat writing 75-175
4 p.m.: Beat writing 175
Monday, March 31: Breaking News
10 a.m.: Breaking News 175
Noon: Breaking News 75-175
2 p.m.: Breaking News 30-75
4 p.m.: Breaking News U30
Tuesday, April 1: Columns
10 a.m.: Columns U30
Noon: Columns 30-75
2 p.m.: Columns 75-175
4 p.m.: Columns 175
Wednesday, April 2: Explanatory
10 a.m.: Explanatory 175
Noon: Explanatory 75-175
2 p.m.: Explanatory 30-75
4 p.m.: Explanatory U30
Thursday, April 3: Features
10 a.m.: Features U30
Noon: Features 30-75
2 p.m.: Features 75-175
4 p.m.: Features 175
Friday, April 4: Projects
10 a.m.: Projects U30
Noon: Projects 30-75
2 p.m.: Projects 75-175
4 p.m.: Projects 175
Saturday, April 5: Investigative
Noon Investigative
Sunday, April 7: Multimedia
10 a.m.: Multimedia A
Noon: Multimedia B
2 p.m.: Multimedia C
(Mike Sherman, APSE first vice president and contest chair, is sports editor of The Oklahoman. Email him at msherman@opubco.com, follow him at @MikeSherman or call 405-475-3164.)
