Alamogordo Daily News wins best website award
SANTA FE - The New Mexico Press Association recognized the best of New Mexico's newspaper writing, photograph and advertising at the Better Newspaper Contest banquet on Saturday.
The Alamogordo Daily News won second place for Best Website in the Daily Class II category.
The award was received by News Director Jessica Onsurez.
Former Alamogordo Daily News reporter Nicole Maxwell also shared first place in the Best Ongoing/Continuing Coverage category with Las Cruces Sun-News Reporter Justin Garcia and Carlsbad Current-Argus Reporter Adrian Hedden, for their coverage of the McBride Fire that devastated Lincoln County. The award was given to Ruidoso News, a weekly newspaper in Ruidoso, New Mexico.
Read the winning article:This organization has helped clean up over 60 homes destroyed by the McBride Fire but there's still much to do in recovery efforts
A judge wrote: "You were there when the community needed you! Great ongoing updates in the coverage and strong images and video support."
In addition, Onsurez was awarded first place the Breaking News category for her coverage of deadly flooding in Lincoln County for the Ruidoso News.
A newspaper from each division is awarded for General Excellence, the top award. This year’s winners are: Santa Fe New Mexican, Daily I; Farmington Daily Times, Daily 2; Taos News, Weekly I; and El Defensor Chieftain in Socorro, Weekly 2.
The contest was judged by the Wyoming Press Association.
The awards were handed out at the NMPA 113th Annual Convention.
Jessica Onsurez can be reached at jonsurez@currentargus.com. Follow her on Twitter at @JussGREAT.
This article originally appeared on Carlsbad Current-Argus: Alamogordo Daily News wins best website award
