The Star Tribune sports staff earned five Top 10 honors from Associated Press Sports Editors in the top national sports journalism contest, which grants prizes for writing, photography, digital and print.
Star Tribune sports staff earns five Top 10 national honors from APSE
The Star Tribune staff, outdoors columnist Dennis Anderson, NFL writer Mark Craig and photographer Jerry Holt were recognized by Associated Press Sports Editors judges for writing and photography in 2023.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
March 6, 2024 at 12:53AM
The Star Tribune placed in the Top 10 in Category A, the division composed of the largest news organizations, in print portfolio, event coverage for its stories on the death of Bud Grant, column writing for outdoors columnist Dennis Anderson and short feature for NFL writer Mark Craig’s story on Vikings rookie offensive lineman Jacky Chen. Photographer Jerry Holt received Top 10 honors in feature photography. The Star Tribune received an honorable mention in the digital contest.
Results were announced over the past week during APSE’s annual winter meeting in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Winners will receive their awards at the APSE summer conference, scheduled for June 20-22 in Charlotte, N.C.
APSE also announced last week the creation of the Billie Jean King Award for a new national writing contest devoted to coverage of women’s sports.
Minnesota, ranked first in the nation, dealt with injury and absence against No. 3 Michigan State.
