SUNDAY SPORTS SECTION HONORED.Byline: Daily News TORRANCE - For the third consecutive year, the Daily News' Sunday Sports section was named among the 20 best in the country in its circulation category, the Associated Press Sports Editors announced Wednesday. In addition, three Daily News sports writers - Tom Hoffarth, Kevin Modesti and Howard Beck - were honored by the nation's sports editors for their work in 2002 in the APSE apse, the termination at the sanctuary end of a church, generally semicircular in plan but sometimes square or polygonal. The apse appeared early in Roman temples and basilicas; it was originally a semicircular recess with a half dome as ceiling and contained the annual contest that concluded its judging Wednesday. ``It is gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. that the Daily News and its excellent sports writers have again been recognized by their peers for outstanding work,'' said David J. Butler, editor of the Daily News and executive vice president/news of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group The Los Angeles Newspaper Group is an umbrella group of local daily newspapers published in the greater Los Angeles area by MediaNews Group. The news coverage of the newspapers are mainly local stories. . ``There are many other staff members - editors, designers, photographers and others - whose contributions make it possible for these writers and their section to be honored.'' Butler added: ``The honors underscore the Daily News' commitment to producing not only outstanding coverage of local pro and collegiate teams but also the most complete prep sports coverage available in the area. ``And while it's nice to be recognized by colleagues, the sports team at the Daily News, as with all of us at the newspaper, knows that the most important judge is the reader and how well we serve each every day.'' Hoffarth and Modesti were each honored for their column writing. Hoffarth placed third, and Modesti received honorable mention. In addition, Lakers beat reporter Beck took second place in game stories and received honorable mention for feature writing. Ten writers are recognized in each category, and the first five writers are ranked. The Daily News competes in the 100,000-to-250,000 circulation category. The top 20 Sunday sports sections are divided into the top 10 winners and the next 10 as runners-up, or honorable mentions. The first 10 included: Charlotte Observer, Contra Costa Times The Contra Costa Times is a daily newspaper based in Walnut Creek, California. The paper serves Contra Costa and eastern Alameda counties, in the eastern part of the San Francisco Bay Area. (Walnut Creek, Calif.), Des Moines Register, Hartford Courant, Palm Beach Post, Raleigh News & Observer, St. Paul Pioneer Press
The St. Paul Pioneer Press is a newspaper based in St. Paul, Minnesota, primarily serving the Twin Cities metropolitan area. , San Antonio Express-News The San Antonio Express-News is the daily newspaper of San Antonio, Texas. It is ranked as the third-largest daily newspaper in the state of Texas in terms of circulation, and is one of the leading news sources of South Texas, with offices in Austin, Brownsville, Laredo, and , Seattle Times, The State (Columbia, S.C.). The next 10: Colorado Springs Gazette, Detroit News, Fresno Bee, Lexington Herald-Leader, Los Angeles Daily News The Daily News of Los Angeles, also known as the Los Angeles Daily News, is the second largest circulating daily newspaper of Los Angeles, California. It is published by the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, which owns eight other Southern California newspapers , Omaha World-Herald, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Tacoma News Tribune, Tampa Tribune, The Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.). |
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