BOP 2007 > Web Site Winners > Sports Audio Slideshow (Smaller Affiliated Sites)
- 3rd Place
- “Hoops”
- Democrat and Chronicle
Basketball is played in backyards, churches, schools, even baskets set up in the street. It's just about putting the ball in the hoop.
- Comments (Andrew Devigal)
For small affiliated sites sports packages, “Stories from the Empire State Games” by the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle took first place. Or was it the entry called “Sports Tales” from Will Yurman Photography, I’m a bit confused. In any case…
The stories from the 3-day package were shot beautifully and included audio in the way you would want from these three tight profiles. The one item that several of the judges wished they had seen in this package was a sequential view of the weight lifter doing a complete lift.
The second place position went to The Palm Beach Post’s “Taste of the Big Time.” The judges found the reporting for this package complete and it’s final presentation compelling. However, several issues came up in our discussion. The main comment was the decision to use copyrighted musical material throughout the piece. We questioned that decision as well as its appropriateness.
The third place for this division also went to D&C with “Hoops.” The committee admired the unique approach to telling the story about basketball and found it refreshing.
Honorable mentions went to the emotionally appealing local content in “Hokies at Home” from Roanoke.com and “Racer Chick” from Belleville News-Democrat.
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