ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 7, 1996 DoD named its top journalists for 1995 during its recent Thomas Jefferson journalism competition. Print journalist of the year is Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Benson, staff writer with Hawaii Navy News, Pearl Harbor Naval Base,Hawaii. Second place went to Jackie M. Thomas, an Army civilian who writes for Paraglide, the 18th Airborne Corps newspaper at Fort Bragg, N.C. In the broadcast competition, top honors went to Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Beckwith of the Air Force News Agency at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas. Army Sgt. Jay Harrell of Soldiers Radio and Television in Alexandria, Va., took second. The American Forces Information Service sponsors the annual competition. Print judges were Laird Anderson, a professor of communications at American University in Washington, Defense News staff writer Rob Holzer and James Kitfield of The National Journal. Mike McLare, production director for The Military Channel, producer Bill Dobbs of BIZNET (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) and video tape editor Janet Dobbs of NBC television affiliate WRC in Washington judged the broadcast entries.Individual Categories -- Newspapers Large military funded newspapers 1st -- Naval Reservist News, Naval Reserve Force, New Orleans 2nd -- Prairie Soldier, Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, Neb. Other military funded newspapers 1st -- Forward March, March Air Force Base, Calif. 2nd -- The Rough Rider, USS Theodore Roosevelt Civilian enterprise (metro) newspapers 1st -- The Flagship, Naval Base, Norfolk, Va. 2nd -- Fort Campbell Courier, Fort Campbell, Ky. Civilian enterprise (tabloid) newspapers 1st -- Kadena Shogun, Kadena Air Base, Japan 2nd -- Marneland Crusader, 98th Area Support Group, Wuerzburg, Germany Magazine format newspapers 1st -- Arctic Soldier, Fort Richardson, Alaska 2nd -- Leading Edge, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Writing News Writing 1st -- Tech. Sgt. Bud McKay, McChord Air Force Base, Wash. 2nd -- Spc. John D. Tiller, Fort Campbell, Ky. Feature Writing 1st -- Sgt. Brandon Haught, Marine Corps Recruiting Station, Oklahoma City 2nd -- Capt. John Goheen, Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore Commentary Writing 1st -- Capt. John C. Milliman, Consolidated Public Affairs Office, Marine Corps Base, Hawaii 2nd -- Maj. Terry Thompson (Army), 122nd Public Affairs Detachment, Tacoma, Wash. Sports Writing 1st -- Senior Airman Jason Tudor, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. 2nd -- David Hamilton, 26th Area Support Group, Heidelberg, Germany Open Writing 1st -- Tech. Sgt. Timothy Barela, Airman Magazine, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas. 2nd -- Chief Warrant Officer Robert Jenks, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington Special Achievement in Print Media 1st -- Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington 2nd -- Harry F. Noyes III, U.S. Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas Still Photography/Graphics Single or Stand-Alone Photos 1st -- Spc. Joseph Zauner, Fort Knox, Ky. 2nd -- Cpl. Kane Walsh, Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler, Japan News, Feature or Sports Picture Stories 1st -- Petty Officer 1st Class William Goodwin, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii 2nd -- Jack Gordon, 99th Recruiting Squadron, Oakdale, Pa. News, Feature or Sports Photo Supporting a Story 1st -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Benson, Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii 2nd -- Zauner Illustrative Art 1st -- Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Neal, Headquarters, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, Washington 2nd -- John Williams, Naval Safety Center, Norfolk, Va. Radio Radio entertainment program 1st -- Sgt. Jeffrey M. Selby (Army), Far East Network, Tokyo 2nd -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason E. Ditto (Navy), American Forces Network, Sigonella, Italy Radio Spot Production 1st -- Staff Sgt. Theodore Reid Northrup (Air Force), Detachment 1, Air Force Broadcasting Squadron, Frankfurt, Germany 2nd -- Selby Radio Information Program 1st -- Gail McCabe (Army), 21st Theater Area Army Command, Kaiserslautern, Germany 2nd -- Selby Local Radio Broadcast 1st -- American Forces Network, Kaiserslautern, Germany 2nd -- Naval Media Center Broadcasting Detachment, Sasebo, Japan Non-Local Radio Broadcast 1st -- AFN News, American Forces Network-Europe, Frankfurt, Germany Television Television News or Feature Stories 1st -- 133rd Public Affairs Detachment, Kentucky Army National Guard, Frankfort, Ky. 2nd -- Staff Sgt. Christopher Beckwith, Air Force News Service, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas Television Sports News or Feature 1st -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Flanders, Naval Media Center, San Diego. 2nd -- Staff Sgt. Pat McGuire (Army), American Forces Network, Wuerzburg, Germany Television Spot Production 1st -- Southern Command Network, Panama 2nd -- Detachment 7, Air Force Broadcasting Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey Television Information Program 1st -- Far East Network, Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan 2nd -- Southern Command Network, Panama Local Television Newscast 1st -- Detachment 8, Air Force Broadcast Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy 2nd -- American Forces Network, Wuerzburg, Germany
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