enough about conflict of interest, let's see some APSE results!

[Moondoggy]

I hear Pos is pretty good.

 

[Ira_Schoffel]

I acknowledge that I'm completely ignorant about the process and the voting, so I'm probably far from qualified to discuss this. But as a fairly regular reader of both sections, it would be hard for me to understand -- as a reader -- how Orlando tops St. Pete in a contest of best sports sections. Maybe the graphics and layout are better? I'm not a good judge of that. It's not really my thing. But as a reader, I'd have a tough time believing there's 20 better sections in the country than St. Pete. Just MHO.

 

[Double Down]

Indianapolis Star: Bob Kravitz

Wait, did you get this on the record? Or off the record?

 

[forever_town]

Glad to see Mike Wise as one of the WaPo's columnist winners. I enjoy his writing.

On a personal note, I've enjoyed the fact that he's joked around with me once or twice ... and he's even called me by name.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

I believe that's four for Posnanski (columns, gamer, feature, projects). Well done, Joe.

I don't like opinion-filled, column pieces submitted as "gamers" being recognized. But perhaps that is just me.

 

[Ace]

I acknowledge that I'm completely ignorant about the process and the voting, so I'm probably far from qualified to discuss this. But as a fairly regular reader of both sections, it would be hard for me to understand -- as a reader -- how Orlando tops St. Pete in a contest of best sports sections. Maybe the graphics and layout are better? I'm not a good judge of that. It's not really my thing. But as a reader, I'd have a tough time believing there's 20 better sections in the country than St. Pete. Just MHO.

Not sure how this year worked but some of it can be bad luck -- having a blah day on the mandatory judging days.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

I acknowledge that I'm completely ignorant about the process and the voting, so I'm probably far from qualified to discuss this. But as a fairly regular reader of both sections, it would be hard for me to understand -- as a reader -- how Orlando tops St. Pete in a contest of best sports sections. Maybe the graphics and layout are better? I'm not a good judge of that. It's not really my thing. But as a reader, I'd have a tough time believing there's 20 better sections in the country than St. Pete. Just MHO.

Not sure how this year worked but some of it can be bad luck -- having a blah day on the mandatory judging days.

Two things.... a section only has to be better than another on its two best days of the year and two randomly selected dates.

And, Hoppes is a political Tyrannosaur.

 

[Joe Williams]

I don't believe in contests in our business. For 101 reasons (Nos. 1-8 were the years I didn't win before I stopped entering completely). ;D

That said, it can't be a good thing that not one writer in Chicago reached the top 10 in any category. That's underachieving on a grand scale, though I know both papers are in crisis mode (Sun-Times' disappearing stock value, Tribune's Zell heck).

 

[The Basement]

"That said, it can't be a good thing that not one writer in Chicago reached the top 10 in any category. That's underachieving on a grand scale, though I know both papers are in crisis mode (Sun-Times' disappearing stock value, Tribune's Zell heck)."

According to APSE handouts the last four or five years, the talent is in the suburbs....

 

[VJ]

I wouldn't go so far as to say that writers in Chicago are underachieving because a group-think didn't deem them worthy of an award.

 

[Ace]

I wouldn't go so far as to say that writers in Chicago are underachieving because a group-think didn't deem them worthy of an award.

They underachieve in general, though.

 

[VJ]

If there's facts you can back that up with then I don't object, I just don't think it's accurate to use the APSE results to declare some person/section overachieving or underachieving unless you're reading it day after day.