2023 WNA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

Community Engagement Award ( Division E,Division D) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Ashland Daily Press
    Entry Title: Naming the peregrines
    Entry Credit: Staff
    Judge Comment: Unique topic. Great use of news in the classroom and community engagement. Composition was consistently eye-catching and enhanced with well laid out graphics.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Crawford County Independent & The Kickapoo Scout
    Entry Title: District answering referendum questions, Referendum tax impacts updated and lessened, Citizens gather to learn about school referendums, Board moves forward with Plan of Finance, Board approves bids for priority work
    Entry Credit: Gillian Pomplun
    Judge Comment: Great extensive and comprehensive coverage. Bullets points great to help summarize and simplify for readers.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The Freedom Pursuit
    Entry Title: Pursuit Poll
    Entry Credit: Angie Griepentrog
    Judge Comment: Great use of integrating online and print resources creating questions online but leading readers to pick up print edition for poll results. Great variety of engaging poll questions.
  • Place Name: Honorable Mention
    Contestant Name: The Chetek Alert
    Entry Title: Community Engagement
    Entry Credit: Kenton Troutman
    Judge Comment: Although tragic circumstances, great way of uniting community thoughts, feelings, and memories.
  • Competition Comment: None