Texas Associated Press Managing Editors
Welcome to Texas’ Journalism Leader: TAPME
The 2012 TAPME Award Winners
Each year, the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors joins with the Headliners Foundation of Texas to recognize outstanding journalism as practiced by the state's daily newspapers.
Through this partnership, the Texas APME's annual contest is complemented by a group of honors known as the Texas APME Headliners Excellence in Journalism Awards. Citations are given in five categories – Star Reporter, Star Designer, Star Photojournalist, Star Investigative Report and Star Breaking News Report.
TAPME also honors newspapers and journalists from around the state with awards in 29 general categories, as well as awards for College and University publications, Spanish-language publications and Associated Press staff members.
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• 2012
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• 2010
2012 TAPME Newspaper Winners
| 01 - Community Service |
| 02 - Team Effort |
| 03 - Freedom of Information |
| 04 - Online Newspapers |
| 05 - Best Blog |
| 06a - Best Video (less than 2 minutes) |
| 06b - Best Video (greater than 2 minutes) |
| 07 - Best Photo Gallery |
| 08 - Deadline Writing |
| 09 - Features |
| 10 - Feature Series |
| 11 - Short Features |
| 12 - Spot Sports |
| 13 - Sports Features |
| 14 - Sports Column Writing |
| 15 - General Column Writing |
| 16 - Editorial Writing |
| 17 - Comment and Criticism |
| 18 - Business Reporting |
| 19 - Specialty Reporting |
| 20a - Spot News Photography |
| 20b - General News Photography |
| 21 - Feature Photography |
| 22 - Sports Photography |
| 23 - Photojournalism |
| 24 - Headlines |
| 25 - News Page Design By An Individual |
| 26 - Feature Page Design By An Individual |
| 27 - Team Page Design |
| 28 - Infographics |
| 29 - Newspaper of the Year |
| 30 - Star Reporter of the Year |
| 31 - Star Photojournalist of the Year |
| 32 - Star Designer of the Year |
| 33 - Star Investigative Report of the Year |
| 34 - Star Breaking News Report of the Year |
| 35 - Star Online Package of the Year |
TAPME Spanish Language Winners
| 01s - News (Spanish-Language) |
| Class | Newspaper | Entry Title | Place | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4A | Al Dia (Dallas Morning News) | "Claman justicia por sus muertos" | View Entry | |
| 2A | Ahorra Si | Leyes de aquí y de allá | View Entry | |
| 2A | La Voz | Cuando ilegal dejó de ser estatus | View Entry |
| 02s - Features (Spanish-Language) |
| Class | Newspaper | Entry Title | Place | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A | La Voz | La creme de la creme | View Entry | |
| 2A | La Voz | El amor, más difícil en los tiempos de ICE | View Entry | |
| 2A | Ahorra Si | El amor de una madre alivia | View Entry | |
| 4A | Al Dia (Dallas Morning News) | "Muy agradecido" | View Entry |
| 03s - Sports Writing (Spanish-Language) |
| Class | Newspaper | Entry Title | Place | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A | La Voz | Marlén Esparza sueña a puro golpe | View Entry | |
| 1A | El Nuevo Heraldo | CACERIA | View Entry | |
| 2A | La Voz | Liga La Unidad: donde ellas también juegan | View Entry | |
| 4A | Al Dia (Dallas Morning News) | Globetrotters latinos | View Entry |
| 04s - Opinion Writing (Spanish-Language) |
| 05s - Headline Writing (Spanish-Language) |
| Class | Newspaper | Entry Title | Place | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | El Nuevo Heraldo | 'Sólo trapeé el piso' | View Entry | |
| 4A | Al Dia (Dallas Morning News) | "Momias varadas en Dallas" | View Entry | |
| 1A | El Nuevo Heraldo | E1: 'Busco trabajo y no voy a parar' | View Entry | |
| 4A | Al Dia (Dallas Morning News) | "Moda picuda" | View Entry |
| 06s - Newspaper of the Year (Spanish-Language) |
| Class | Newspaper | Entry Title | Place | View |
|---|
AP Division 3 Winners
| 01 - Writing |
| Class | Newspaper | Entry Title | Place | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D3 | Associated Press | Will Weissert -- Writing | View Entry | |
| D3 | Associated Press | Christopher Sherman -- Writing | View Entry | |
| D3 | Associated Press | Linda Stewart Ball -- Writing | View Entry | |
| D3 | Associated Press | Betsy Blaney - Writing | View Entry |
| 02 - Photography |
| Class | Newspaper | Entry Title | Place | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D3 | Associated Press | L.M. Otero -- Photography | View Entry | |
| D3 | Associated Press | Pat Sullivan - Photography | View Entry | |
| D3 | Associated Press | David Phillip - Photography | View Entry | |
| D3 | Associated Press | Tony Gutierrez - Photography | View Entry | |
| D3 | Associated Press | Eric Gay - Photography | View Entry |