Courier wins 25 CNPA awards, most in its history
Peter Weinberger's aerial image of haze between the San Gabriel Mountains won a first place for Artistic Photo.
List of Courier awards from the CNPA for 2025
The Claremont Courier has won 25 California Journalism Awards, the most in its history.
The annual competition by the California News Publishers Association included thousands of entries from hundreds of newspapers throughout the state. Winners were announced last week.
Courier Publisher Peter Weinberger won two first place awards, for artistic photo, “Hazy day between the San Gabriel Mountains,” and feature photo, “Love in the air as Pope speaks.”
Editor Mick Rhodes was awarded a first place prize in the writing category for his columns “Grateful for it all,” “Searching for home in Tehachapi,” and “News flash: men do dumb stuff.”
Editorial designer Skylar Anderson won first place for inside page layout and design for her work on the Courier’s “Claremont Living” special edition.
Rhodes, Anderson, and reporter Andrew Alonzo came in first in the special section category for their combined effort in writing, editing, and designing the Courier’s 2025 Almanac.
And Ben Tripp won first prize for his editorial cartoon, “Purity of Essence.”
Here’s a complete list of the Courier’s 2025 CNPA award winners:
First place
Mick Rhodes, Writing, “Grateful for it all,” “Searching for home in Tehachapi,” and “News flash: men do dumb stuff”
Love was in the air in Rome when the new Pope was announced in 2025.
Mick Rhodes, Skylar Anderson, Andrew Alonzo, Print special section, “The Almanac”
Skylar Anderson, Print inside page layout and design, “Claremont Living
Ben Tripp, Editorial cartoon, “Purity of Essence”
Peter Weinberger, Artistic photo, “Hazy day between the San Gabriel Mountains”
Peter Weinberger, Feature photo, “Love in the air as Pope speaks” at right.
Second place
Andrew Alonzo, Wildfire news coverage, “‘It looks like they just dropped a bomb’: family recounts Eaton Fire experience,” and “‘Don’t lose me’: Claremonter saves elderly women from Eaton Fire”
Skylar Anderson, Print special section cover, “Fourth of July” and “Village Venture”
A-Line Azusa opens by Andrew Alonzo, second place news photo.
Claremont Little Leaguers dive for pop-up by Peter Weinberger, second place sports.
Ben Tripp, Editorial cartoon, “The Canary in the Coal Mine”
Peter Weinberger, Artistic photo, “Mirror image”
Andrew Alonzo, News photo, “A Line Azusa finally opens”
Peter Weinberger, Sports action photo, “Soft landing”
Third place
“Mirror Image” won for Artistic photo by Peter Weinberger.
Andrew Alonzo, Writing, “Coyote sightings, reports of aggression spiking in Claremont”
Andrew Alonzo and Mick Rhodes, Writing, “Claremont’s No Kings protest is massive, peaceful”
Skylar Anderson, Print special section cover, “Claremont Living” and “Holiday Magic”
Ben Tripp, Editorial cartoon, “Stephen Miller”
Mick Rhodes, Columns, “News flash: men do dumb stuff” and “Kaliførnia dreamin’”
Jhovany Quiroz, Wildfire photo, “Eaton Canyon Altadena couple loses home”
Fourth place
Skylar Anderson, Front page layout and design, May 9, June 27, and
Jhovany Quiroz, Wildfire photo, second place.
Ben Tripp, Editorial cartoon, “Uncle Sam Gets the Bill”
Mick Rhodes, Columns, “Searching for home in Tehachapi” and “Breaking up with alcohol”
Peter Weinberger, Artistic photo, “Busy backyard bees”
Fifth place
Andrew Alonzo, Mick Rhodes, Skylar Anderson, Community calendar
Ben Tripp, Editorial cartoon, “Who’s Next?”
Peter Weinberger, Artistic photo, fifth place.
Peter Weinberger, Artistic photo, “Disney style desert oasis”
Peter Weinberger, News photo, “U.S. born Pope speaks to Rome”
New Pope opens to crowd of over 500,000 in Rome by Peter Weinberger.
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