On March 11 the South Carolina Press Association (SCPA) honored the Greenville Journal for the second year in a row, with the President’s Cup for Excellence as South Carolina’s best large, weekly publication.
“Our team works so hard each and every day providing our readers the best stories and most up-to-date news, it’s great for their accomplishments to be acknowledged this way,” said Sherry Jackson, vice president, content and digital for Community Journals.
Overall, the Greenville Journal won 24 awards, including seven first place honors, in the 2021 SCPA awards contest.
First place winners:
Arts and Entertainment Writing (Paul Hyde) — “David Bean returns to Greenville Theatre after devastating bicycling accident”
Judge’s comment: “Great job telling a difficult story.”
Business Beat Reporting (Evan Peter Smith) — Various
Judge’s comment:“Interesting topics, solid sourcing and engaging ledes made these enjoyable business reads.”
COVID-19 Coverage (Staff) — Various
Judge’s comment: “Great look at the different personal experiences of parents. Very relatable for a wide variety of readers.”
Feature Page Design (Laura Allshouse) — page 10, Greenville Journal, March 19 edition
Judge’s comment: “This is not only an eye catching page setup, but also a very imperative subject. The graphics and design were really thought out.”
Feature Section or Magazine (Blair Knobel, Paul Mehaffey) — TOWN Magazine, May edition
Judge’s comment: “Beautiful, engaging design. Editorial reaches all aspects of the community. Makes reader not only want to visit the community but become a local.”
Inside Page Design (Laura Allshouse) — page 11, Greenville Journal, May 28 edition
Judge’s comment: “Clean page, good use of graphics and white space. Just the right amount of information for the page.”
Lifestyle Feature Writing (Rick Spruill) — “Mayfield’s Barber Shop in Simpsonville sticks to the old ways”
Judge’s comment: “This story … is a refreshing change from the current state of the nation, and it hits the note of nostalgia for many.”
Second place winners:
Business Beat Reporting — Mike McMillan
Enterprise Reporting — Evan Peter Smith
Feature Section or Magazine — TOWN Magazine, September edition (Blair Knobel, Paul Mehaffey)
Food Writing — Ariel Turner
Growth & Development Beat Reporting — Evan Peter Smith
Inside Page Design: page 25, August edition, Upstate Business Journal — Laura Allshouse
Lifestyle Feature Writing — Evan Peter Smith
News Feature Writing — Jay King
News Video — John Olson and Rick Spruill
Mixed Media Illustration: cover, Sept. 24 edition, Greenville Journal — Laura Allshouse
Page One Design — Laura Allshouse
Third place winners:
Feature Video — John Olson, Jay King, Rick Spruill
Government Beat Reporting — Evan Peter Smith
Inside Page Design: page 20, Aug. 6 edition, Greenville Journal — Laura Allshouse
Mixed Media Illustration: cover, March edition, Upstate Business Journal — Laura Allshouse
Newspaper’s use of Social Media — John Olson, Chris Lee
