MADISON — The Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation on Friday honored the work of newspapers across the state, announcing the award winners and newspapers of the year in the 2020 WNAF Better Newspaper Contest.
Recipients of 2020 Newspaper of the Year Awards were Publisher Orestes Baez and The Gazette, Janesville, (Daily Division) and Publisher Kurt Krueger and the Vilas County News-Review, Eagle River (Weekly Division).
WATCH: 2020 WNA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest awards program
The 2020 WNAF Better Newspaper Contest included 2,051 entries from 103 newspapers. Eligible entries were published between Sept. 1, 2019, and Aug. 31, 2020, and were judged by members of the Texas Press Association.
Best in Division winners were:
- Division A: The Gazette, Janesville
- Division B: Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire
- Co-Division C: The Northwoods River News, Rhinelander
- Co-Division C: The Daily Globe, Ironwood, Mich.
- Division D: Vilas County News-Review, Eagle River
- Division E: The Monroe Times
- Division F: The Valders Journal
While we are unable to celebrate this year’s winners in person, the WNA Foundation still wants to highlight your important work. Help us celebrate by sharing your celebratory snapshots to Jordan.Schelling@wnanews.com. Whether social distancing staff photos or working-from-home selfies, we’d love to share photos of you and your awards with the public and others in the industry.
2020 Winners Logo
Newspapers wishing to use this year’s WNA contest winner logo can download it in various sizes and formats here.
