US: Two bay area papers dominant in regional press awards

Posted by Liam Berkowitz on June 6, 2008 at 1:30 PM

The San Jose Mercury News and The San Mateo Daily Journal dominated the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club's 31st annual awards ceremony Thursday, winning 31 and 23 awards respectively.

According to the Peninsula Press Club's website, the Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards honor Bay Area print journalists, photographers, radio and television personnel, and public relations professionals, with 224 awards of excellence in 94 categories.

Newspapers were divided into groups based on circulation. The San Jose Mercury News, in the largest group (circulation over 75, 000), won awards for "General Excellence," "Feature Column," "Breaking News," and "Page Design."

The San Mateo Daily Journal won several of the same awards in the smaller category (circulation under 75, 000), including "Feature Column" and "Breaking News."

Click here to view the complete list of winners.

Source: penpressclub.org