By Pailey Gordon
This spring, three members of the Fillmore County Journal team attended the MFCP conference hosted in Cedar Falls, Iowa. This annual event attracts newspapers from all over the 10-state area throughout the Midwest, offering sessions dedicated to graphic design, sales, marketing, networking and idea exchanges.
At the MFCP conference, the team at the Fillmore County Journal was recognized with 19 awards in the areas of design, editorial, photography, sports coverage and marketing.
•Best Agricultural Ad (Separate Section) – First Place
•Best Advertising Promotion or Special Section (Signature Page) – First Place
•Best News/Editorial (Original Sports Story) – First Place
•Best News/Editorial (Original Editorial) – First Place
•Best Agricultural Ad (Black and White) – Second Place
•Best Self Promotion (Other Media) – Second Place
•Best Front Page (Newsprint Publications with Editorial) – Second Place
•Best Original Photography (Editorial Photo) – Second Place
•Best Overall Website – Second Place
•Best Digital Ad Design (Banner or Digital Ad) – Second Place
•Best News/Editorial (Original Editorial – Taking a Stand on an Issue) – Second Place
•Best Grocery Ad – Third Place
•Best Agricultural Ad (Separate Section) – Third Place
•Best Advertising Promotion or Special Section (Signature Page) – Third Place
•Best Digital Ad Design (Banner or Digital Ad) – Third Place
•Best Agricultural Ad (Black and White) – Honorable Mention
•Best Advertising Promotion or Special Section (Running as Rop) – Honorable Mention
•Best Special Section Front Page (Newsprint Publications without Editorial) – Honorable Mention
•Best Front Page (Newsprint Publications with Editorial) – Honorable Mention
This fall, at the annual Association of Community Publishers conference, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Fillmore County Journal was recognized with five awards.
•Best Self Promotion (Other Media) – First Place
•Best Self Promotion (Own Publication) – Second Place
•Best Original Writing (News Article) – Second Place
•Andrew E. Shapiro Cancer Awareness Promotion – Second Place
•Best Cover (Special Section) – Third Place
The team at the Fillmore County Journal is honored to be recognized with these awards. To earn third place or better among so many high quality prestigious publications throughout the United States gives us a sense of accomplishment. And, while winning these awards feels good, we tremendously appreciate the daily feedback via phone calls, e-mails, cards of thanks, and in-person visits from our readers. We wouldn’t be able to win these awards without your readership.
Over the years, the team at the Fillmore County Journal has earned countless awards from Minnesota Newspaper Association, Midwest Free Community Publishers and Association of Community Publishers in the areas of editorial, advertising excellence and online presence.
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