The Bay Guardian has won two prizes in the National Newspaper Association’s 1987 National Better Newspaper Contest.
Bay Guardian reporter and columnist Tim Redmond won a second place award in the “Best Column, Serious” category for newspapers with a circulation of 10,000 or more, for his commentary and opinion forum “Unsafe at Any Speed.”
In addition, the Bay Guardian also secured the third place award in the “Best Coverage of Environmental News” category for Redmond’s July 1986 coverage and analysis of the Santa Fe-Southern Pacific Company’s waterfront development plans, which helped stimulate the formation of an East Bay citizens’ action committee to fight future development.
The winners were selected from more than 3,500 entries submitted by daily and weekly newspapers nationwide. The NNA will present plaques to the winners October 3rd, during its 102nd Annual Convention and Trade Show in Portland, Oregon.