Journal staffers take 10 first-place awards

The Albuquerque Journal took home 10 first-place awards and the award for general excellence in the 2014-2015 Better Newspaper Contest.
The awards, sponsored by the New Mexico Press Association and the New Mexico Press Association Managing Editors, were announced Saturday at the NMPA’s yearly convention at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa at Santa Ana Pueblo.
The Journal competed in the Daily Class 1 category for large newspapers. The South Dakota Newspaper Association judged the