Daily Herald wins national headline contest
The Daily Herald copy desk won a first prize in the American Copy Editors Society 2011 national headline contest.
The copy editors — who give the newspaper’s articles their final edits and headlines both in print and on dailyherald.com, design and put together the newspaper’s pages, and help place and organize content on dailyherald.com — won in the staff division of newspapers with circulations of between 80,001 and 160,000.
The Daily Herald won with the following 10 headlines:
Ÿ “It’s not brain surgery, but it pays better / Wall Street traders’ pay tops many professions,” written by Jeff Nordlund.
Ÿ “His dream: A monument fit for King,” by Rick Kirby, about sculptor Lei Yixin and his monument in Washington to Martin Luther King Jr.
Ÿ “That’s not a bag; it’s a child! / Man called police when he saw toddler in the middle of road,” by Sean Stangland.
Ÿ “Did Flip flop? / No, but Cisco Systems announces camcorder is now history anyway,” by Jeff Nordlund.
Ÿ “Why not call it a ‘lost bag fee’? / Airlines don’t want to be forced to repay fee after they’ve lost your bag,” by Jeff Nordlund.
Ÿ “GIs are losing their joe / Fast food eateries, gourmet coffee shops pulling out before troops,” by Rick Kirby.
Ÿ “You will like this movie … / X-Men reboot gets ‘First Class’ treatment,” by Brian Shamie (accompanies picture of actor James McAvoy in a telepathic pose).
Ÿ “Ace of clubs / Winning Cards complete improbable, storybook run,” by Don Friske, about the St. Louis Cardinals.
Ÿ “The warmest quilt ever made / Twins’ gift for dying father helps them cope,” by Rick Kirby.
Ÿ “Village people reject YMCA plan / Residents want to keep Lake Zurich park department,” by Sean Stangland.
The Daily Herald received the award Thursday at the American Copy Editors Society national conference in New Orleans.