Selecting the winners
Entries were judged on May 7 in Detroit. The design staff of the Detroit Free Press, headed by Steve Dorsey, selected the winners in each of the nine categories.

About the judges

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Steve Dorsey is the design and graphics director at the Detroit Free Press and a part-time design consultant. He edits the Society for News Design's quarterly Design magazine and has been a member of the competition committee for the past nine years. Steve is a member of the Knight Ridder Visual Journalism task force and has been a speaker at annual SND conferences, Quick Courses and numerous state and regional journalism seminars, and was a visiting adjunct professor to Syracuse University. Steve has also worked at the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader, the York (Pa.) Daily Record, The Syracuse (NY) Newspapers and the Norwich (NY) Evening Sun. Steve graduated from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse school and the Poynter visual apprenticeship program in 1994.

Novia Knight is currrently a news graphics artist at the Detroit Free Press. In 2001 Novia received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Graphic Design from Florida A&M University's School of Journalism, Media, and Graphic Communications. After participating in a six-month post-grad internship with the Detroit Free Press, she became a full-time staff member in January. One of her most recent achievements was receiving a Printing Association of Florida award for a seat belt safety campaign that she designed. Novia is strongly committed to advancing her skills in news graphics, print design, and also the fine arts.

Sharilyn Hufford joined the Detroit Free Press in February 2001 as an assistant metro editor. Before moving to Detroit, she designed 1A and special projects at the Charlotte (NC) Observer. She started her career as a copy editor/ designer at the Savannah (Ga.) Morning News, where she also helped create the newspaper's Web site, savannahnow.com, and worked for nearly two years as the paper's news planning and design editor. Her work, both as a designer and editor, has been recognized by the Society for News Design. She has a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

Other judges:
John Fleming, deputy graphics director
Chris Clonts, news designer