Talk about changes.
The newspaper industry continues to undergo huge changes.
And APSE continues to change.
A year ago, I was a judge. This time around, I’m serving as contest chair with my duties as APSE’s first vice president.
Changes and challenges will be discussed at APSE’s Winter Conference in Kissimmee, Fla., beginning Saturday at the Radisson World Gate..
But one thing that hasn’t changed is APSE’s commitment to recognize professional excellence among its membership.
And APSE’s membership responded. There will be 77 judges from across the country in attendance when APSE president Garry Howard starts things off with the executive committee meeting at 5 p.m.
The hard work (or what Garry calls the toughest job you’ll ever love) starts early Sunday morning when the teams start deciding the best writing and the top newspaper sections from 2009.
Judges will get instructions and the 21 contest chairs will meet with their groups to formulate a plan for the next three to four days.
Judging groups will meet on Sunday in assigned rooms at the hotel starting at 8:30 a.m. Contest chairs will determine how the group will spend the rest of the day.
Also groups judging daily sections under 40,000 and 40-100,000 will be doing short critiques.
There will be a one-hour session Sunday night around 6 o’clock that will focus on social media in the workplace. Tim Stephens and Matt Humphrey will showcase the great work being done by The Orlando Sentinel. The plan is to broadcast the event on livestream.com, so even if you can’t make it to Florida, you’ll be able to watch from your computer.
Judges will be busy Monday. And hopefully at some point Tuesday, results will start to trickle in. Check back at apsportseditors.org for the first results.
Most judging groups will have completed work by Tuesday night. The remaining results will be posted Wednesday morning. The executive committee meeting will take place later Wednesday. There will be plenty to discuss.
You can keep up with APSE’s Winter Conference on Twitter at twitter.com/APSE_sportmedia. Judges are being asked to use #APSE when sending out Tweets.
And in case you have not heard, there’s been changes with my job. I have traded in my deputy badge. I’m now the sheriff in Knoxville. Big boots to fill as sports editor. I’ll try not to die with them on.
So follow the changes and the news starting Saturday at APSE’s Winter Conference.
DAILY
Under 40,000/Final game stories under 40,000 and over 250,000
Room 131
Chair: Todd Adams, Fayetteville Observer
Michael Peters, Houston Chronicle
Matt Humphrey, Orlando Sentinel
John Hassan, ESPN.com
40,000-100,000/Final breaking news under 40,000 and over 250,000
Room 132
Chair: Toby Carrig, Antelope Valley Press
Kevin Morriss, Southeast Missourian
Paul Skrbina, Chicago Tribune
Shane Mettlen, Culpeper Star Exponent
100,000-250,000/Final investigative
Room 133
Chair: Glen Crevier, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Tom Maloney, Toronto Globe and Mail
Eric White, Chicago Sun-Times
David Ching, Athens Banner-Herald
Over 250,000/Final features under 40,000
Room 134
Chair: Mike Sherman, The Oklahoman
John Turner, Kerrville Daily Times
Jeff Kuehn, Oakland Press
Frank Corsoe, Toledo Blade
Under 40,000/Final game stories 40,000-100,000 and 100,000-250,000
Room 135
Chair: Tim Stephens, Orlando Sentinel
Hank Winicki, Newsday
John Devine, Miami Herald
Tom Bergeron, Yahoo/Rivals.com
40,000-100,000/Final breaking news under 40,000-100,000 and 100,000-250,000
Room 137
Chair: Alexa Steele, Washington Post
Jim Luttrell, New York Times
Nick Talbot, Killeen Daily Herald
Andrew Cutler, Rapid City Journal
100,000-250,000/Final explanatory under 40,000/Final features 40,000-100,000
Room 138
Chair: Tom Jolly, New York Times
Lindsay Applebaum, Washington Post
Kathy Laughlin, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
William Bowman, Sunbury Daily Item
Over 250,000/Final projects under 40,000
Room 139
Chair: Dave Ammenheuser, Riverside Press-Enterprise
Arnold Feliciano, Gainesville Sun
Al Toby, Yahoo
Jon Styf, DeKalb County Chronicle
Under 40,000/Game stories 100,000-250,000/Final columns 100,000-250,000
Room 140
Chair: Joe Sullivan, Boston Globe
Holly Lawton, Kansas City Star
Peter Barzilai, USA Today
Andy Kuppers, Lakeland Ledger
40,000-100,000/Game stories over 250,000/Final features 100,000-250,000
Room 141
Chair: Bill Windler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ruben Luna, Detroit News
Doug Tatum, Times-Picayune
Jake Felix, Williamsport Sun-Gazette
100,000-250,000/Game stories 40,000-100,000/Final columns 40,000-100,000
Room 142
Chair: Drew Van Esselstyn, Newark Star Ledger
Mike Kates, Chicago Tribune
Scott Thurston, Boston Globe
Paul Antonelli, Amsterdam Recorder News
Over 250,000/Game stories under 40,000/Final projects 40,000-100,000
Room 143
Chair: Chet Fussman, Florida Times-Union
Jim Carlson, Harrisburg Patriot-News
Bill Vilona, Pensacola News Journal
David Markowitz, Daytona Beach News Journal
Investigative (all)/Features 40,000-100,000
Chair: Roy Hewitt, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Brad Engel, Naperville Sun
Jena Janovy. ESPN.com
Chris De Luca, Chicago Sun-Times
Columns under 40,000 and over 250,000/Final features over 250,000
Chair: Lee Nessel, Florida Today
Oscar Dixon, Associated Press
Steve Trosky, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Columns 40,000-100,000/Projects 100,000-250,000/Final explanatory 100,000-250,000
Chair: Josh Barnett, Philadelphia Daily News
John Bednarowski, Marietta Daily Journal
Greg Pogue, Daily News Journal
Columns 100,000-250,000/Projects 40,000-100,000/Final explanatory 40,000-100,000
Chair: Scott Monserud, Denver Post
Bob Berghaus, Asheville Citizen-Times
Aaron Greenfield, St. Petersburg Times
Projects under 40,000 and over 250,000/Final explanatory over 250,000
Chair: Jerry Micco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Steve Hemphill, Roanoke Times
Johanna Huybers, Reno Gazette-Journal
Breaking news (all)/Features 100,000-250,000/Final projects over 250,000
Chair: Reid Laymance, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mike Bambach, USA Today
Tommy Deas, Tuscaloosa News
Features under 40,000 and over 250,000/Final column over 250,000
Chair: Pat Obley, Charlotte Sun
Danyelle White, Salt Lake Tribune
Ed Reed, Fort Myers News-Press
Explanatory 40,000-100,000 and 100,000-250,000/Final projects 100,000-250,000
John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times
Jason Wolf, Danville Register
Steve Henson, Yahoo
Explanatory under 40,000 and over 250,000/Final projects under 40,000
Chair: Barry Forbis, Orlando Sentinel
Colleen McDaniel, Virginian-Pilot
Andy Kent, Sports Media Exchange
