Poynter Institute

Station of the Year: Small

This award recognizes a local broadcast station's photography staff for their consistency in providing outstanding news photography coverage for and about the audience it serves. The award singles out an individual staff as one that has achieved a high standard of quality in photography and that is unmatched by any other station in their division.

Selection as a TV Photography Station of the Year honors excellence and most importantly, it serves to raise the standards of the industry.

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Station of the Year: KCCI Des Moines, Iowa

Judges
Comments

Jay Korff-The winning station's entries showcased the kind of poise, pacing and depth traditionally seen at the top stations in the country. This team of photojournalists clearly outclassed the competition and richly deserves this national honor. Any news operation of any size would benefit from watching this entry.

Joel Eagle-This may be the small market, but the work of this staff holds up in any market -- smart, well-crafted stories that evoked emotion. Bravo.

Regina McCombs-The first-place winner stood head and shoulders above the other entries, so with only five in the category, we opted not to name a runner-up. All the stories on this tape were very solid, with good images, good natural sound and some great stories.

Erica Simpson-There weren't a lot of entries in this category. First place
was head and shoulders above the rest. Good coverage on breaking news. Good
shooting on stories that otherwise could have been very bland. Much
of the shooting displayed patience. I loved the creativity in the features.
Very good shooting for a small market.

Mark Morache-What a nice surprise! Ten stories that are well told by photographers who are always thinking. The winner's tape showed amazing consistency. Seven out of 10 of the station's photographers are represented, and there wasn't a poorly shot story in the bunch. There was nothing showy or pretentious. The two-part, in-depth story about Martha is a story I'll remember forever. Thank you for entering.

Stations of the Year

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Editing

Web Video Editing

Special Award

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Station of the Year: Small