2023 WNA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

Feature Story (Non-profile) ( Division A ) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Green Bay Press-Gazette
    Entry Title: ‘It’s about who we are, my heritage, my culture’: Indigenous tribes in Wisconsin grapple with blood quantum dilemma amid declining enrollment
    Entry Credit: Frank Vaisvilas
    Judge Comment: Topic was impactful and well-written. Topic was relevant
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: The Cap Times
    Entry Title: Madison’s mental health crisis team can't keep up with its own success
    Entry Credit: Allison Garfield
    Judge Comment: Topic was impactful and well-written
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Wisconsin State Journal
    Entry Title: Black women artists in Madison say they don't feel supported in arts community
    Entry Credit: Melissa Perry
    Judge Comment: Topic was impactful and well-written
  • Place Name: Honorable Mention
    Contestant Name: Wisconsin State Journal
    Entry Title: Cancer took this former Wisconsin men’s basketball player’s leg. His fight isn’t over
    Entry Credit: Michael McCleary
    Judge Comment: Topic was heartfelt and well-written
  • Competition Comment: None