The Cordova Times wins 7 Alaska Press Club awards

Newspaper recognized for photography, reporting and design in statewide journalism contest

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Children jump to pop bubbles on Main Street in Cordova on July 4, 2018. (Photo by Emily Mesner/The Cordova Times)

The Cordova Times team won seven awards on April 27 at this year’s Alaska Press Club banquet for work published in 2018.

Staff reporter and photographer Emily Mesner won five awards for her reporting and photography work.

The story headlined “First time hunter draws tag, harvests moose” drew two awards, first place for Best Portrait and third place for Best Alaska Outdoors Reporting.

Mesner also won second place for Best Feature Photo for a photo of children and bubbles at the Fourth of July celebration. Her story headlined “13-foot antler tree brightens Copper River Highway” won third place for Best Short Feature. Also, “Eyak film premieres at Anchorage International Film Festival” was recognized as third place for Best Culture Reporting.

Annette Potter won first place for Best Magazine Design for the Prince William Sound Visitor Guide. This is the second year in a row that publication has garnered awards from Alaska Press Club. The latest edition of the visitor guide hits newsstands and will be inserted into this week’s edition of The Cordova Times.

Cordova freelance photographer Teal Barmore won third place for Best News Photo for her image “Windstorm breaks 100-foot Polar Bear loose.”

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The Alaska Press Club is an independent professional organization that provides continuing education, recognition and information to journalists across the state.

The Cordova Times is a 105-year-old weekly newspaper covering Cordova and Prince William Sound.

J.J. Stevenson holds the heart of a cow moose during a moose hunt in Cordova on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. (Photo by Emily Mesner/The Cordova Times)

First Place Best Portrait

Emily Mesner

Moose Heart

Debra Ethier and J.J. Stevenson scan the Copper River Delta for moose from an airboat on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. (Photo by Emily Mesner/The Cordova Times)

Third Place Best Alaska Outdoors Reporting

Emily Mesner

First time hunter draws tag, harvests moose

Children jump to pop bubbles on Main Street in Cordova on July 4, 2018. (Photo by Emily Mesner/The Cordova Times)

Second Place Best Feature Photo

Emily Mesner

Fourth of July Bubbles

French filmmaker Vincent Bonnay, left, celebrates the return of his audio after some technical issues at the Alaska Experience Theatre in Anchorage on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018. The Anchorage International Film Festival started late after their venues were closed and suffered damage from the 7.0 earthquake on Nov. 30 which cancelled their opening night.(Photo by Emily Mesner/The Cordova Times)

Third Place Best Culture Reporting

Emily Mesner

Eyak film premieres at Anchorage International Film Festival

Mike Collins’ moose antler Christmas tree rests in the front yard of his house in Cordova on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. The 13-foot tree is comprised of nearly 100 pieces and weighs several thousand pounds. (Photo by Emily Mesner/The Cordova Times)

Third Place Best Short Feature

Emily Mesner

13-foot antler tree brightens Copper River Highway

First Place Best Magazine Design

Annette Potter

Prince William Sound Visitor Guide

The Polar Bear, a roughly 100-foot long retired fish processor anchored outside of the Cordova harbor, gets battered by a wind storm on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. The vessel eventually broke loose and drifted down Orca Inlet. Later that evening, it was seen beached at Hawkins Island. (Photo by Teal Barmore/for The Cordova Times)

Third Place Best News Photo

Teal Barmore

Windstorm breaks 100-foot Polar Bear loose

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