2022 WNAF Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest

Breaking News Reporting ( Division A,Division B) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: The Advance-Titan
    Entry Title: 'Keep our jobs here, keep our people near'
    Entry Credit: Katie Pulvermacher
    Judge Comment: Very local and timely. Reporter cited a number of interviews and what it would cost those jobs
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: The Daily Cardinal
    Entry Title: Matt Walsh campus visit, transgender rights protest
    Entry Credit: Ellie Bourdo, Julia Wiessing, Irena Clarkowski, Drake White-Bergey, Nick Duda, Maddie Armstrong, Skylar Schultz, Hope Karnopp, Ian Wilder, Noe Goldhaber, Anthony Trombi, Madeleine Afonso, Tyler Katzenberger
    Judge Comment: Very good coverage of a divisive event. The reporter did a good job reporting and not leaning one way or the other
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Marquette Tribune
    Entry Title: Racist poster found outside Cudahy Hall
    Entry Credit: TJ Dysart
    Judge Comment: A tough and horrible topic to coverage, but reporter did a good job of reporting the facts as they occurred.
  • Competition Comment: A strong group. In college newspapers you are usually following up on a story, so breaking news is hard to find.