National sports editors’ group cites Herald’s McCormick for outstanding digital storytelling
Bret McCormick, assistant sports editor of The Herald, has been recognized for outstanding multimedia sports reporting by a national panel of sports journalists.
The Associated Press Sports Editors announced Wednesday that McCormick placed second in the multimedia category of its annual contest for news organizations under 30,000 circulation.
McCormick’s entry – South Pointe shooting for back-to-back state titles – was an interactive graphic about the school’s attempt to win a second straight high school football state championship.
Matt L. Stephens and Eric Larsen of the Fort Collins Coloradoan took first place in the contest, and Ryan Holmgren, of the Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, placed third.
Winners will be recognized during an awards dinner at the conclusion of the APSE Conference next month in Charlotte.
APSE is a national organization that strives to improve professional standards for the sports departments of professional news organizations and to recognize professional excellence among its membership.
Sports editors in the under-30,000 category submitted 12 multimedia entries as part of the competition, which is open to APSE members. Entries are judged by secret ballot, without any identifying information about the writer or news organization.
McCormick, a Charlotte native who covers high school and collegiate athletics, has been with The Herald since July 2012 and has been assistant sports editor since January 2014.
APSE winners
The top three contest entries in the multimedia category (under 30,000 circulation) of the Associated Press Sports Editors’ annual contest for news organizations (with links to the writers’ Twitter pages, APSE member websites and winning entries):
First place – Matt L. Stephens and Eric Larsen, Fort Collins Coloradoan, USA Pro Challenge: Race the Pro
Seconda place – Bret McCormick, The Herald (Rock Hill, S.C.), South Pointe shooting for back-to-back state titles
Third place – Ryan Holmgren, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, 2016 Wyoming football recruiting tracker
This story was originally published May 4, 2016 at 11:58 AM with the headline "National sports editors’ group cites Herald’s McCormick for outstanding digital storytelling."