Article archive / July 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 7. Source pages: 8.
Psychology Times Honored with 14 Awards from Louisiana Press Association at June Convention
The Psychology Times took home 14 awards from the 135th Annual Louisiana Press Association Convention held jointly with the Mississippi Press Association in New Orleans on June 18 to 20.
The Times earned a 2nd place in the prestigious Community Service Award, in Division C, for its promoting of vision and values through it community awards program.
For the second year in a row, the Times swept its division in Best Investigative Reporting, with the Times winning first, second, and third places, and earning the special Gibbs Adams Award, named in memory of long-time State Times-Morning Advocate investigative reporter.
The Times won its first place for “Emails Point to LAMP in Recent LSBEP Appointment, Not DHH.” The judges remarked, “This story demonstrates the importance of open-records requests. Traditional media outlets could learn some lessons from The Psychology Times.”
Other Gibbs Adams winners in their respective divisions were the New Orleans Advocate, the Livingston Parish News, the Ouachita Citizen, the West Side Journal, and Central City News.
Dr. Tom Stigall, for the second time, earned the top spot in Best Photo Package, with his composition of views from Antelope Canyon. The judges said, “Absolutely breathtaking. The absence of life forms is key to telling the story of the canyon.”
The Times cartoonist, Jake Nelson- Dooley, swept first, second, and third in Division C for Best Editorial Cartoon. First place went to the satirical cartoon, “Media Guide,” a response to the state psychology board’s publishing of media policies.
In news coverage, the Times earned a second place in Best News Coverage. Also the Times won a 2nd and 3rd place in Best News Story. The paper took home a 1st Place for Best Continuing Coverage of a Single News Event, for its reporting on the convoluted politics in the 2014 election involving Drs. Patterson, Comaty, and Chapman. The Times also won in its Division for the Best Overall Website.
Winning Newspaper of The Year honors in their respective divisions were The Advocate (Baton Rouge), The Times (Houma), the Ruston Daily Leader, the West Side Journal (Port Allen), and the Southwest Daily News.
This year’s Freedom of Information Award went to The Advocate (Baton Rouge) for fighting to protect reporters’ sources in a story about drug dealers in New Orleans. “For its work to protect the press freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment, The Advocate has earned this years’ Freedom of Information Award,” noted the association.
The prestigious award was created in part by Gordon Nelson, father of the publisher of the Psychology Times, and current journalism consultant to the Times, Bob Holeman, over three decades ago. Their paper, The Coushatta Citizen, also won the FOI Award the first time it was bestowed on a Louisiana newspaper.
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