Transcript Staff
MIDWEST CITY -- The Norman Transcript took top honors in Division 1 of the Oklahoma Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest, it was announced Friday evening at the organization's mid-winter meeting.
Recipients of the 2009 Sequoyah Award, the highest honor in the annual contest, were The Norman Transcript, Stillwater NewsPress, The Journal Record, Stigler News-Sentinel, The Cleveland American, The Newcastle Pacer, Tulsa County News, El Reno Tribune and Mustang Times.
The Sequoyah Award is based on total points accumulated in all events. Members of the Colorado Press Association judged a total of 850 entries received from 86 newspapers in the annual contest.
The Transcript took home first place ribbons in in-depth reporting, layout and design, sports coverage, feature writing and community leadership. It also placed third in Advertising, Sales Promotion and Personal Columns, and fourth in Photography.
