The judges for the 2009 Best of GateHouse Awards:
Project of the Year, News Writer of the Year and Opinion Writer of the Year
Dennis Anderson
Managing editor, Lawrence Journal-World
Mark Baldwin
Regional executive editor, Central Wisconsin Media
David Bailey
Managing editor, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Cate Barron
Managing editor, The Patriot-News Co.
J. Todd Foster
Managing editor, Bristol Herald Courier
Otis L. Sanford
Editor of opinion and editorials, The Commercial Appeal
Multimedia Initiatives
Kelly Dyer Fry
Vice president of the News and Information Center, The Oklahoman
Yvette Walker
Director of Presentation, Features and Custom Publishing, The Oklahoman
Designer of the Year
Jennifer George-Palilonis
George & Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Multimedia Journalism, Ball State University
Photographer of the Year
Jennifer George-Palilonis
George & Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Multimedia Journalism, Ball State University
Tom Price
Photojournalism sequence coordinator, Ball State University
Features Writer of the Year and Columnist of the Year
Rosalie Stemer
National newsroom coach and former reporter and editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Times
Niche Section of the Year and Sports Writer of the Year
Elaine Kramer
APME NewsTrain coordinator, GateHouse Media LEDE trainer and former managing editor of the Orlando Sentinel and the Morning Call
Newspaper of the Year, Sections of the Year and Alternative Story Formats
Mary Kay Blake
Senior vice president/development for Newseum
Susan Brooks Kelly
Associate producer for Newseum
Ken Crawford
Coordinating producer for Newseum
Camille Lavey
Associate producer for Newseum
Sharon Shahid
Senior Web editor for Newseum
John Maynard
Exhibits writer for Newseum
Jonathan Thompson
Media relations coordinator for Newseum
Patty Rhule
Project editorfor Newseum
The judges for the 2009 Best of GateHouse Awards:
Project of the Year, News Writer of the Year and Opinion Writer of the Year
Dennis Anderson
Managing editor, Lawrence Journal-World
Mark Baldwin
Regional executive editor, Central Wisconsin Media
David Bailey
Managing editor, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Cate Barron
Managing editor, The Patriot-News Co.
J. Todd Foster
Managing editor, Bristol Herald Courier
Otis L. Sanford
Editor of opinion and editorials, The Commercial Appeal
Multimedia Initiatives
Kelly Dyer Fry
Vice president of the News and Information Center, The Oklahoman
Yvette Walker
Director of Presentation, Features and Custom Publishing, The Oklahoman
Designer of the Year
Jennifer George-Palilonis
George & Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Multimedia Journalism, Ball State University
Photographer of the Year
Jennifer George-Palilonis
George & Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Multimedia Journalism, Ball State University
Tom Price
Photojournalism sequence coordinator, Ball State University
Features Writer of the Year and Columnist of the Year
Rosalie Stemer
National newsroom coach and former reporter and editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Times
Niche Section of the Year and Sports Writer of the Year
Elaine Kramer
APME NewsTrain coordinator, GateHouse Media LEDE trainer and former managing editor of the Orlando Sentinel and the Morning Call
Newspaper of the Year, Sections of the Year and Alternative Story Formats
Mary Kay Blake
Senior vice president/development for Newseum
Susan Brooks Kelly
Associate producer for Newseum
Ken Crawford
Coordinating producer for Newseum
Camille Lavey
Associate producer for Newseum
Sharon Shahid
Senior Web editor for Newseum
John Maynard
Exhibits writer for Newseum
Jonathan Thompson
Media relations coordinator for Newseum
Patty Rhule
Project editorfor Newseum