Distinguished Judges Panel
Thank you to all the judges who help make the New England Better Newspaper Contest a success!
Wayne Agner
Editor & publisher, Trinity CA Journal
Jack Authelet
Former editor, Foxboro Reporter
Cynthia L. Baron
Academic Director, Digital Media programs
College of Professional Studies, Northeastern University
John Briggs
Reporter, The Burlington Free Press
Sherry Chisenhall
Editor, Wichita Eagle
Doug Clifton
Former editor, The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Miami Herald
Kim Dalglish
Former VP Marketing and Specialty Publications,
The Columbia SC State, Bradenton FL Herald, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Darrell Davis
VP Creative Services, Metro Creative Graphics
Bill Densmore
Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow and Director of the Media Giraffe Project
Shawn DeWeese
Consultant at Mather Economics
Former Sales and Retention Director at Cox Ohio Publishing
Mike Donoghue
The Burlington VT Free Press, St. Michael’s College
Robert Earley
Former General Manager, Elkhart IN Truth
Paula Ellis
VP Strategic Initiatives, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Former VP Operations, Knight Ridder
Former President & Publisher, The Myrtle Beach SC Sun News
Rob Forrest
Art Director, Metro Creative Graphics
Chuck Fountain
Professor, Northeastern University
Wendell Funk
Former VP Advertising, Wichita Eagle
George Geers
Publisher, Plaideswede Publishing Co.
Director, New Hampshire Writer’s Project
New Hampshire journalist
Pat Gore
Editor, Vermont Catholic Magazine
Dr. Nancy L. Green
Former VP Circulation, Lee Enterprises
Former publisher, Courier Communications
Larry Grimes
President, W.B. Grimes & Co. and The Sports Advisory Group
Patrick Hafford
Web General Manager, CSMonitor.com
Jim Hart
President, Integrated Advertising Systems
Former GM Dallas Morning News Design Mail
Vice President, ASTECH InterMedia
Meg Heckman
Northeastern University
Ed Henninger
Design Consultant, Henninger Consulting
Ron Hogue
Veteran Creative Services Manager
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Lou Heldman
Distinguished Senior Fellow in Media Management and Journalism, Wichita State University
Former President & Publisher, Wichita Eagle
Former Knight Ridder 25/43 Project Director
Robert Holt III
Former AME Director of Photography and Director of Operations and Technology, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Director of Publishing Industry Marketing, Scitex
Art Howe
Chairman, Verve Wireless
Former President, Village Voice Media
Former CEO, Montgomery Newspapers
Tim Kane
Executive Editor, Turley Publications
Mike Kilian
Associate Editor, Burlington Free Press
Bill Kirtz
Journalism Professor, Northeastern University
Laura Koch
Graphic Designer, Metro Creative Graphics
Bill Kole
New England Bureau Chief, Associated Press
Steve Kurkjian
Former Boston Globe reporter and editor, founding member of the Globe’s Spotlight Investigative team
Jean Lang
Adjunct Professor, Northeastern University; former Associated Press, The Eagle-Tribune
Robert Laska
Former President & Publisher, Connecticut Post
Larry Laughlin
Former Northern New England AP Bureau Chief; Editor of NEFAC Report
Len Levin
Former Copy Desk Chief, Providence Journal
Linda Lotridge Levin
Dept. of Journalism, University of Rhode Island
Lincoln McKie, Jr.
Journalism professor, Northeastern University
Former publisher, Journal Transcript Newspapers
Former executive editor, Lowell Sun
Steve Milone
Director of Circulation, North of Boston Media Group
VP, Director of Circulation, The Eagle-Tribune
Charles J. Mouratides
Former Executive Editor, Lerner Newspapers, Chicago, IL
David Nicklaus
Business Columnist, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mike Patrick
Editor, Coeur d’Alene ID Press
Gene Policinski
SVP, Executive Director, First Amendment Center, Washington DC
Sally Pollak
Reporter, Burlington Free Press
Dr. Brett Rhyne
New England journalist and educator, RhyNewService founder
Jim Ross
Associate Professor of Journalism, Northeastern University
Bob Ryan
Former VP Knight-Ridder Digital and San Jose Mercury News
Matt Ryan
Reporter, Burlington Free Press
Robert Schrepf
Former Editorial Page Editor, Hartford Courant
Del Schwinke
Co-coordinator of Communications and Journalism Program at Washington University; former Advertising Manager, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Aki Soga
Editorial Page Editor, Burlington Free Press
John Stein
Director of Custom Media Solutions
Sun-Times Media, Chicago, IL
Chip Visci
California Polytechnic State University; former Publisher, San Jose Mercury News, former VP, Knight-Ridder Newspapers
John Voket
Associate. Editor, The Newtown Bee
Dir. of Public Affairs, Cox Media Group, CT
Susan Walker
Vice President/General Manager, Herald Newspapers Inc., Chicago, IL
Molly Walsh
Staff Writer, Burlington Free Press