HARRISBURG (Oct. 26, 2007) - Pennsylvania Bar Association President Andrew F. Susko today announced the winners of the 2007 William A. Schnader Print Media Awards. The awards, which honor journalistic excellence in news or feature reporting of the legal system and its operations, were presented during the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association's "Newspaper of the Year" luncheon in Hershey.

Funded by the national law firm of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP, the awards competition was founded 28 years ago in memory of former state attorney general and PBA president William A. Schnader. The awards recognize excellence in print journalism, particularly articles which foster greater public understanding of the legal system and the roles of society and the law, the courts, law enforcement agencies and the legal profession.

The winners are as follows:

Beat Coverage: Daily Newspapers 49,000+ Circ.
1st Place: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Bill Moushey, "Still Denying Killing, Woman to Go Free"
2nd Place: Reading Eagle, Holly Herman, Three Beat Coverage Articles

Beat Coverage: Daily Newspapers Under 49,000 Circ.
1st Place: York Daily Record, Caryl Clarke, "Waiting for Justice"
2nd Place: Lancaster New Era, Janet Kelley, Three Beat Coverage Articles

Beat Coverage: Weekly Newspapers
1st Place: Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Daniel E. Cummins, "Dead or Alive?"
2nd Place: Central Penn Business Journal, David Dagan, Three Beat Coverage Articles

Special Report/Series
1st Place: Bucks County Courier Times, Laurie Mason, "The Judge and the Juvenile" and "Judge Biehn Retires"
2nd Place: York Daily Record, Teresa Ann Boeckel, "Restitution System Flawed"