Star-Revue honored for Best News Story

Gus Semon, owner of Trumbull Printing, Star-Revue printer since 2012, stands with George Fiala, Star-Revue Publisher, holding the first place plaque.

The Red Hook Star-Revue, founded in 2010, was accepted as a member of the New York State Press Association in 2012. The Press Association is the statewide trade organization for NY’s community newspapers. In addition for lobbying for the industry, it nurtures young journalists, facilitates advertising, both legal and classified/display for member papers, provides legal and journalistic help and every year holds a Better Newspaper Contest at its spring convention.

We just got back from the convention, held in person this year at the Gideon Putnam Hotel in Saratoga Springs, where we snagged a fancy First Place award for Best News Story, written by Jorge Bello, titled Gowanus neighbors try to slow down inevitable construction onslaught.

Here’s what the judge said about the story we published about the Gowanus rezoning early last year:

“Amazingly thorough. Found I had questions that were subsequently answered, which speaks to the flow and structure of the article. Sourcing is solid, coherent voices on both sides help paint a more vivid picture of the issue at hand. Love it. Use of graphics, photos, and clever and unique formatting of the story just added to the completeness of it all. Lede, no, the first paragraph alone does something fantastic for me. It tells you the subject of the article, sure, but in just two sentences, also allows you to understand the issue at hand as well.
With a little imagination, you can even see what the possible stances of stakeholders will be during the ensuing story. Great piece, thank you for submitting. Was a joy to read!”

You can read the winning story here: https://www.star-revue.com/gowanus-neighbors-try-to-slow-down-inevitable-construction-onslaught/