SNPA presents Print Quality Contest Awards at News Industry Summit

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The Southern Newspaper Publishers Association recognized excellence in newspaper printing at its News Industry Summit.  First-place awards in the SNPA Print Quality Contest were presented to The New York Times (printed by The Buffalo News, Buffalo, N.Y.); Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune; The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.; and Bluffton Today, Bluffton, S.C.

Newspapers were judged in five circulation categories:  under 25,000 daily circulation; 25,001-50,000; 50,001-100,000; and over 100,000.  Judges evaluated entries only for those quality attributes that can be objectively measured: black ink density and uniformity, color ink density and uniformity, color register, page alignment, litho defects and other defects.

2015 Print Quality Contest Winners:

In the Under 25,000 circulation category

1st place:        Bluffton Today, Bluffton, S.C.

2nd place:       Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia, Mo.

3rd place:        New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, New Braunfels, Texas

In the 25,001 - 50,000 circulation category:

1st place:        The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.

2nd place:       Bonita Banner, printed by the Naples Daily News, Naples, Fla.

3rd place:        Naples Daily News, Naples, Fla.

In the 50,001 - 100,000 circulation category:

1st place:        Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, Fla.

2nd place:       Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Va.

3rd place:        Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, N.C.

In the over 100,000 circulation category:

1st place:        The New York Times, printed by The Buffalo News, Buffalo, N.Y.

2nd place:       Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock, Ark.

3rd place:        The Buffalo News, Buffalo, N.Y.

The annual Print Quality Contest and Evaluation is chaired by Kevin Conner, quality assurance manager of The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.

Marked newspapers and judges' evaluation forms will be mailed to all participating newspapers this week.

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