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2008 Better Newspaper Contest |
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| 1. General excellence | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Bulletin, Bend |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal, Salem |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Albany Democrat-Herald |
| 2nd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls |
| 3rd | The News-Review, Roseburg |
| Division C | |
| 1st | East Oregonian, Pendleton |
| 2nd | The Dalles Chronicle |
| 3rd | The Observer, La Grande |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus |
| 2nd | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings |
| 3rd | The Newberg Graphic |
| Division E | |
| 1st | News-Times, Forest Grove |
| 2nd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin |
| 3rd | Beaverton Valley Times |
| Division F | |
| 1st | The Creswell Chronicle |
| 2nd | Burns Times-Herald |
| 3rd | West Linn Tidings |
| 2. Best page one design | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Staff) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Lisa Cowan, Jody Stott, Vickie Nesbit) |
| 3rd | The Bulletin, Bend (David Wray, Kirsten Martin) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Wendy Kieffer, Nancy Raskauskas) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Doug Harvey) |
| 3rd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Staff) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Scott Steussy) |
| 2nd | The Observer, La Grande (Phil Bullock) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Max Charlton) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Scott Graves) |
| 2nd | Woodburn Independent (Jason Horton) |
| 3rd | Hillsboro Argus (Gary Stutzman) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Nick Peterson) |
| 2nd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Nancy Townsley) |
| 3rd | The News-Guard, Lincoln City (Allyson Longueira) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | The Creswell Chronicle (Pamela Palmer) |
| 2nd | West-Lane News, Veneta (Margaret Fogus) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Margaret Fogus, Brianne Beigh) |
| 3. Best section front or inside page design | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Joel Odom, Steve Zimmerman) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Tom Penix, Adam Sparks, Craig Runyon) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Sarah Brown, Steve Dieffenbacher, Bob Pennell) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Lacey Hoyer) |
| 2nd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Staff) |
| 3rd | The World, Coos Bay (Ron Jackimowicz) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Observer, La Grande (Phil Bullock) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Scott Steussy) |
| 3rd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Sofi Smith) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (JoAnn Boatwright) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Racheal Winter) |
| 3rd | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Scott Graves) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 2nd | The Redmond Spokesman (Russ Morgan) |
| 3rd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Zack Palmer) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Keizertimes (Andy Jackson) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 3rd | Burns Times-Herald (Lauren Brown) |
| 4. Best headline writing | |
| Divisions A & B combined | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Dan Dillon) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Greg Hanberg) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Lisa Daniels) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Kathleen Strecker) |
| 2nd | The Observer, La Grande (Jeff Petersen) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Max Charlton) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (Rob Cullivan) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (Kurt Eckert) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (Kari Hastings) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Nick Peterson) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes) |
| 3rd | Headlight-Herald, Tillamook (Ken O'Toole) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Keizertimes (Jason Cox) |
| 2nd | Wallowa County Chieftain, Enterprise (Michael Burkett) |
| 3rd | Wilsonville Spokesman (Curt Kipp) |
| 5. Best graphics | |
| Divisions A & B combined | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Steve Cowden) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Steve Cowden) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Steve Cowden) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Lea Sanders-Wilcox) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Julie French, Scott Steussy) |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Scott Steussy) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hood River News (Janet Cook, Port of Hood River) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (Mac Barrett) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Chris Miles) |
| Divisions E & F combined | |
| 1st | Keizertimes (Andy Jackson) |
| 2nd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Margaret Fogus) |
| 3rd | The Sandy Post (David Boehmke) |
| 6. Best special section or issue | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune, Medford (Mail Tribune Staff) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Mail Tribune Staff) |
| 3rd | The Bulletin, Bend (Staff) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Staff) |
| 2nd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Staff) |
| 3rd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Staff) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Argus Observer, Ontario (Staff) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Daily Tidings Staff) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Patrick Webb) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (Staff) |
| 2nd | The Siuslaw News, Florence (Staff) |
| 3rd | Hood River News (Staff) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Staff) |
| 2nd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Rebecca Mayer, Maureen Zoebelein) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes, Cori Bolger, staff) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Keizertimes (Jason Cox, Lance Masterson, Lyndon A. Zaitz) |
| 2nd | Bandon Western World (Staff) |
| 3rd | Wallowa County Chieftain, Enterprise (Elane Dickenson, Corey Wicks, Hector del Castillo) |
| 7. Best coverage of business and economic issues | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Mike Rogoway, Rich Read, Steve Cowden) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Winston Ross) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Diane Dietz) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Megan Doyle, staff) |
| 2nd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Bennett Hall) |
| 3rd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Bennett Hall) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Matt Thompson) |
| 2nd | The Observer, La Grande (Gary Fletcher) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Kathy Gray) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hood River News (Janet Cook) |
| 2nd | Central Oregonian, Prineville (Kate Wennerstrom) |
| 3rd | Woodburn Independent (Michelle Te) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | News-Times, Forest Grove (Gunnar Olson) |
| 2nd | The Polk County Itemizer Observer, Dallas (Craig Coleman) |
| 3rd | Beaverton Valley Times (Kevin Harden) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | The Sandy Post (Marcus Hathcock) |
| 2nd | The Sandy Post (Marcus Hathcock) |
| 3rd | The Sandy Post (Marcus Hathcock) |
| 8. Best educational coverage | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Statesman Journal, Salem (Tracy Loew) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Paris Achen) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Anne Williams) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Teresa Williams ) |
| 2nd | The World, Coos Bay (Hallie Winchell) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Jennifer Moody) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Cassandra Profita) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Julie French) |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Julie French) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Starla Pointer) |
| 2nd | Hood River News (Esther K. Smith) |
| 3rd | The Hermiston Herald (Luke Hegdal) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | News-Times, Forest Grove (Nancy Townsley) |
| 2nd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Nancy Townsley) |
| 3rd | The Redmond Spokesman (Scott Hammers) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Burns Times-Herald (Lauren Brown) |
| 2nd | Keizertimes (Lance Masterson) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Andrew Nealon) |
| 3rd | Wilsonville Spokesman (Josh Kulla) |
| 9. Best lifestyle coverage | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Julie Sullivan) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Stefanie Knowlton) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Mark Baker) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Patricia Snyder) |
| 2nd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Ty Beaver) |
| 3rd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Megan Doyle, staff) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Lisa Britton) |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Vickie Aldous) |
| 3rd | The Observer, La Grande (Mardi Ford) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (JoAnn Boatwright) |
| 2nd | Hood River News (Kirby Neumann-Rea, Micki Chapman) |
| 3rd | The Hermiston Herald (Karen Talaski) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | News-Times, Forest Grove (Christian Gaston, Nancy Townsley, Juana Diego) |
| 2nd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Jennifer Clampet) |
| 3rd | Beaverton Valley Times (Ray Pitz) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West-Lane News, Veneta (Kate Fisher) |
| 2nd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Andrew Nealon) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Ephraim Payne) |
| 10. Best sports page | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Mark Hester) |
| 2nd | The Bulletin, Bend (Bill Bigelow, Dustin Gouker) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Ron Bellamy) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Tom Eggers) |
| 2nd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Steve Matthies) |
| 3rd | The World, Coos Bay (John Gunther) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Joe Zavala) |
| 2nd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Matt Entrup, Daniel Wattenburger) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Sue Cody) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Allen Moody) |
| 2nd | Hillsboro Argus (Ron Forbes) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (David Ball) |
| 3rd | Hood River News (Ben McCarty) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Dan Brood) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Miles Vance) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Bill Stewart, Matthew Sherman, Vern Uyetake) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Wallowa County Chieftain, Enterprise (Hector del Castillo) |
| 2nd | Lebanon Express (Rachel Beck) |
| 3rd | The Stayton Mail (Rob Holderness) |
| 3rd | West Linn Tidings (Matthew Sherman, Bill Stewart, Vern Uyetake) |
| 11. Best sports story | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Curtis Anderson) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Rachel Bachman) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Tim Trower) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Rob McCallum) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Deena Manning) |
| 3rd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Cliff Kirkpatrick) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Joe Zavala) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Joe Zavala) |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Joe Zavala) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Curry Coastal Pilot, Brookings (Josh Bronson) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Kate Rowland) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Kate Rowland) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | News-Times, Forest Grove (Zack Palmer) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Miles Vance) |
| 3rd | The Madras Pioneer (Gary Lindberg) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Tri-County News, Junction City (Ivan Miller) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Matthew Sherman) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Ivan Miller) |
| 12. Best sports photo | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Kevin Clark) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Bruce Ely) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Jamie Lusch) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Albany Democrat-Herald (Mark Ylen) |
| 2nd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Mark Ylen) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Mark Ylen) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Observer, La Grande (Paul Harder) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Gary Henley) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Alex Pajunas) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Woodburn Independent (Jason Horton) |
| 2nd | Hood River News (Ben McCarty) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Marcus Larson) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | News-Times, Forest Grove (Zack Palmer) |
| 2nd | The News-Guard, Lincoln City (Gary Thain) |
| 3rd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Tommy Whitcomb) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Lebanon Express (Robin Camp) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Vern Uyetake) |
| 3rd | Lebanon Express (Robin Camp) |
| 13. Best feature photo | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Bulletin, Bend (Pete Erickson) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Lori Cain) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Jamie Francis) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Albany Democrat-Herald (David Patton) |
| 2nd | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Casey Campbell) |
| 3rd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Andrew Mariman) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Jim Krois) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (S. John Collins) |
| 2nd | The Observer, La Grande (Chris Baxter) |
| 3rd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Orville Hector) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Chrissy Ragulsky) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Zach Mitlas) |
| 3rd | Central Oregonian, Prineville (Kate Wennerstrom) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Polk County Itemizer Observer, Dallas (Sarah Hillman) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Jaime Valdez) |
| 3rd | The Redmond Spokesman (Scott Hammers) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Curry County Reporter, Gold Beach (Randy Scholten) |
| 2nd | Lebanon Express (Robin Camp) |
| 3rd | The Creswell Chronicle (Helen Hollyer) |
| 14. Best photo essay | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Rob Finch) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Staff) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Paul Carter) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Andy Bronson) |
| 2nd | Albany Democrat-Herald (David Patton) |
| 3rd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Todd Swenson) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Alex Pajunas) |
| 2nd | The Observer, La Grande (Chris Baxter) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (S. John Collins) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (Nick Christensen, Chester Epperson) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Chrissy Ragulsky) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Tom Ballard) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Vern Uyetake) |
| 3rd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Jaime Valdez) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Keizertimes (Jason Cox, Lance Masterson, Lyndon A. Zaitz) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Vern Uyetake) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Marcus Larson, Conner Jay) |
| 15. Best news photo | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Brian Davies) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Jim Craven) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Bob Pennell) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Jon Austria) |
| 2nd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Jesse Skoubo) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Kevin Launius) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Orville Hector ) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Alex Pajunas) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (S. John Collins) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hood River News (Joe Deckard) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Marcus Larson) |
| 3rd | Hood River News (Kirby Neumann-Rea) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Jaime Valdez) |
| 2nd | The South County Spotlight, Scappoose (Rick Swart) |
| 3rd | The News-Guard, Lincoln City (Patrick Alexander) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West-Lane News, Veneta (Rob Lafferty) |
| 2nd | The New Era, Sweet Home (Sean C. Morgan) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Andrew Nealon) |
| 16. Best spot news coverage | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Staff) |
| 2nd | The Bulletin, Bend (Sheila G. Miller) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Staff) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Shaun Hall) |
| 2nd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Alex Paul) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Stacy D. Stumbo) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Mike Ferguson, Jayson Jacoby, Chris Collins) |
| 2nd | Argus Observer, Ontario (Andy Gates) |
| 3rd | Argus Observer, Ontario (Andy Gates) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Hillsboro Argus (Nick Christensen) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (David Bates) |
| 3rd | Woodburn Independent (John Baker) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Jennifer Clampet) |
| 2nd | The Madras Pioneer (Holly M. Gill) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Cori Bolger) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | West-Lane News, Veneta (Jeneca Jones) |
| 2nd | Bandon Western World (Amy Moss Strong, Steve McCasland, Stephanie Hall) |
| 3rd | Wilsonville Spokesman (David Jagernauth) |
| 17. Best enterprise reporting | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Diane Dietz) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Don Colburn, Rob Finch) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Greg Bolt) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Dennis Thompson Jr., Ruth Liao) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Staff) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Chelsea Duncan) |
| 3rd | Albany Democrat-Herald (Jennifer Moody) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Tom Bennett) |
| 2nd | The Daily Astorian (Cassandra Profita) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Cory Eldridge) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (Mara Stine) |
| 2nd | Hood River News (Janet Cook, RaeLynn Ricarte, Sue Ryan) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Dee Duderstadt) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | News-Times, Forest Grove (Christian Gaston, John Schrag, Todd Murphy) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Lee van der Voo) |
| 2nd | The South County Spotlight, Scappoose (Darryl Swan) |
| 3rd | The Madras Pioneer (Holly M. Gill) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | The Creswell Chronicle (Helen Hollyer, Gini Davis, Dean Rea) |
| 2nd | The Sandy Post (Marcus Hathcock, Mike Ferguson) |
| 3rd | The Sandy Post (Marcus Hathcock) |
| 18. Best religion coverage | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Nancy Haught) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Sanne Specht) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Jeff Wright) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Adam Pearson) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Teresa Williams) |
| 3rd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Teresa Williams) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Lisa Britton) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Vickie Aldous) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Mark Brown) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Dee Duderstadt) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Starla Pointer) |
| 3rd | Hillsboro Argus (JoAnn Boatwright) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Beaverton Valley Times (Christina Lent) |
| 2nd | Beaverton Valley Times (Christina Lent) |
| 3rd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Nancy Townsley) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | The Sandy Post (Marcus Hathcock) |
| 2nd | The Creswell Chronicle (Gini Davis) |
| 3rd | Lebanon Express (Sharon Zwierzyna) |
| 19. Best feature story: Personality | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Anna Griffin) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Anne Saker) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Steve Beaven) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Mark Freeman) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Lee Beach) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Adam Pearson) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Stacy D. Stumbo) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Julie French) |
| 3rd | The Observer, La Grande (Gary Fletcher) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (Kari Hastings) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Starla Pointer) |
| 3rd | Woodburn Independent (John Baker) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Matthew Sherman) |
| 2nd | Lake Oswego Review (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 3rd | The Redmond Spokesman (Scott Hammers) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Wilsonville Spokesman (David Jagernauth) |
| 2nd | Curry County Reporter, Gold Beach (Joel Summer) |
| 3rd | The Creswell Chronicle (Gini Davis) |
| 3rd | The Sandy Post (Marcus Hathcock) |
| 20. Best feature story: General | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Julie Sullivan) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Inara Verzemnieks) |
| 3rd | The Oregonian, Portland (Katy Muldoon ) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The News-Review, Roseburg (Teresa Williams) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Chelsea Duncan) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Howard Huntington) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Ashland Daily Tidings (Michele Mihalovich) |
| 2nd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Kathy Aney) |
| 3rd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Kathy Aney) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (Sharon Nesbit) |
| 2nd | Canby Herald (Ray Hughey) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (Shannon O. Wells) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Polk County Itemizer Observer, Dallas (Erin Zysett) |
| 2nd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Nancy Townsley) |
| 3rd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Gunnar Olson) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Tri-County News, Junction City (Andrew Nealon) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 3rd | Tri-County News, Junction City (Andrew Nealon) |
| 21. Best editorial | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Doug Bates) |
| 2nd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Gary E. Nelson) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Robert L. Hunter) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | The World, Coos Bay (Kathy Erickson) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Mark Adams) |
| 3rd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Pat Bushey) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Steve Forrester) |
| 2nd | Ashland Daily Tidings (Mike Green) |
| 3rd | The Dalles Chronicle (Kathy Gray) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | News-Register, McMinnville (Steve Bagwell) |
| 2nd | The Outlook, Gresham (Mark Garber) |
| 3rd | The Hermiston Herald (Michael Kane) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Polk County Itemizer Observer, Dallas (Marc Faulconer) |
| 2nd | News-Times, Forest Grove (John Schrag) |
| 3rd | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | The Sandy Post (Steve Clark) |
| 2nd | The Creswell Chronicle (Helen Hollyer) |
| 3rd | Wallowa County Chieftain, Enterprise (Michael Burkett) |
| 22. Best editorial page | |
| Divisions A & B combined | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Bob Caldwell) |
| 2nd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Dick Hughes) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Gary E. Nelson) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Observer, La Grande (Ted Kramer) |
| 2nd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (George Murdock, Dave Sager) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Siuslaw News, Florence (Robert Serraq) |
| 2nd | The Outlook, Gresham (Mark Garber, Tiffaney O'Dell) |
| 3rd | The Newberg Graphic (Gary Allen) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | Lake Oswego Review (Martin Forbes) |
| 2nd | News-Times, Forest Grove (John Schrag) |
| 3rd | The Polk County Itemizer Observer, Dallas (Staff) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Burns Times-Herald (Debbie Raney) |
| 2nd | The Creswell Chronicle (Helen Hollyer) |
| 3rd | West Linn Tidings (Dan Itel) |
| 23. Best local column | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (John Canzano) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Renee Mitchell) |
| 3rd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Bob Welch) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Corvallis Gazette-Times (Jake Tenpas) |
| 2nd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Todd Wels) |
| 3rd | Grants Pass Daily Courier (Kevin Widdison) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | Argus Observer, Ontario (Pat Caldwell) |
| 2nd | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| 3rd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Terry Murry) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Hermiston Herald (Michael Kane) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Elaine Rohse) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (Sharon Nesbit) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Mikel Kelly) |
| 2nd | The South County Spotlight, Scappoose (Rick Swart) |
| 3rd | News-Times, Forest Grove (John Schrag) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Burns Times-Herald (Randy Parks) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Dan Itel) |
| 3rd | Curry County Reporter, Gold Beach (Joel Summer) |
| 24. Best writing | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Don Colburn) |
| 2nd | The Oregonian, Portland (Larry Bingham) |
| 3rd | Mail Tribune, Medford (Mark Freeman) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Ty Beaver) |
| 2nd | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Lee Juillerat) |
| 3rd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Adam Pearson) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Daily Astorian (Cassandra Profita) |
| 2nd | East Oregonian, Pendleton (Samantha Bates) |
| 3rd | Baker City Herald (Jayson Jacoby) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | The Outlook, Gresham (Mara Stine) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (Karl Klooster) |
| 3rd | The Outlook, Gresham (Kari Hastings) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | News-Times, Forest Grove (Zack Palmer) |
| 2nd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Jennifer Clampet) |
| 3rd | News-Times, Forest Grove (Nancy Townsley) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Tri-County News, Junction City (Andrew Nealon) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 3rd | Wilsonville Spokesman (Curt Kipp) |
| 25. Best silk purse story | |
| Division A | |
| 1st | Mail Tribune, Medford (Mark Freeman) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Mark Baker) |
| 3rd | Statesman Journal, Salem (Capi Lynn) |
| Division B | |
| 1st | Herald and News, Klamath Falls (Staff) |
| 2nd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Adam Pearson) |
| 3rd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Adam Pearson) |
| Division C | |
| 1st | The Dalles Chronicle (Elroy King) |
| 2nd | The Observer, La Grande (Ethan Schowalter-Hay) |
| 3rd | The Daily Astorian (Kara Hansen) |
| Division D | |
| 1st | Woodburn Independent (Jason Horton) |
| 2nd | News-Register, McMinnville (David Bates) |
| 3rd | News-Register, McMinnville (Starla Pointer) |
| Division E | |
| 1st | The Redmond Spokesman (Scott Hammers) |
| 2nd | The Times, Tigard-Tualatin (Jennifer Clampet) |
| 3rd | The News-Guard, Lincoln City (Allyson Longueira) |
| Division F | |
| 1st | Wallowa County Chieftain, Enterprise (Hector del castilo) |
| 2nd | West Linn Tidings (Nicole DeCosta) |
| 3rd | The Sandy Post (Marcus Hathcock) |
| 29. Best sports page for Sunday editions | |
| Divisions A & B combined | |
| 1st | The Oregonian, Portland (Mark Hester) |
| 2nd | The Register-Guard, Eugene (Ron Bellamy) |
| 3rd | The News-Review, Roseburg (Tom Eggers) |
2008 Associate Member Publications Contest
For the Associate Member Publications Contest,
entries were judged in 5 categories.
There are no circulation divisions in this contest.
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| 1. Target audience | |
| 1st | Capital Press, Salem |
| 2nd | Oregon Coast Today, Lincoln City |
| 3rd | Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs |
| 2. Photography | |
| 1st | Capital Press, Salem (Mark Rozin) |