MADISON – The Wisconsin Newspaper Association honored the work of newspapers across the state during its 2022 Better Newspaper Contest Awards Banquet on Friday, March 24, at The Madison Concourse Hotel in downtown Madison, Wis.
Recipients of 2022 Newspaper of the Year awards were The (Janesville) Gazette, Daily Division, and The (Minocqua) Lakeland Times, Weekly Division.
The 2022 contest received 2,230 entries from 106 newspapers. Eligible entries were published between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022, and were judged by members of the Arkansas Press Association.
Best in Division winners were:
- Division E (non-daily circulation of 2,249 or less): Valley Sentinel, Spring Green
- Division D (non-daily circulation of 2,250 – 4,499): Superior Telegram
- Division C (non-daily circulation of at least 4,500): The Lakeland Times, Minocqua
- Division B (daily circulation of less than 9,999): Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc
- Division A (daily circulation of at least 10,000): The Gazette, Janesville
The entire list of winners and judges’ comments is available by accessing the online version of the Better Newspaper Contest Awards Tab. (A list of awards by newspaper can be found on Page 26.)
Several college journalists were also honored Friday during the WNA Convention. The 2022 WNA Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest received 205 submissions across 20 categories from 9 campus newspapers. The entire list of winners and judges’ comments is available by accessing the online version of the Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest Awards Tab.
- RELATED: Order duplicate plaues by April 18
Top honors in the college contest — the first place General Excellence award — went to the University of Wisconsin’s The Daily Cardinal. Erin Gretzinger, the 2021-22 editor of The Badger Herald, UW-Madison, was named Collegiate Journalist of the Year.
This year’s WNA Convention was sponsored by Godfrey & Kahn, News Tracker, Customized Newspaper Advertising, Legal Notice Services, Multi Media Channels, Editor & Publisher, Pines Bach, WisPolitics, The Badger Project and Column.
Awards Tab & Display
The entire list of winners and judges’ comments is available online in our Better Newspaper Contest awards tab, and our online winners galleries:
2022 BNC winner logo
Newspapers wishing to use this year’s WNA contest winner logo can download it here in various sizes and formats.
Duplicate awards
Need to order duplicate awards? Submit your requests here by April 18. Duplicate certificates are available for $6, and duplicate plaques can be ordered for $60.
