Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Clarion Entry Title: The Clarion Entry Credit: Kelly Feng Judge Comment: High-quality depth of news, very good writing - body copy and headlines; superb balance between news, opinion, sports and lifestyle/arts; and a very easy and flowing layout and design. Congratulations.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Daily Cardinal Entry Title: The Daily Cardinal Entry Credit: The Daily Cardinal Staff Judge Comment: Another publication with very good news writing, balance of coverage and enjoyable topical coverage for specific months (Black History and Election Preview). Bravo!
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Badger Herald Entry Title: The Badger Herald for WNA General Excellence Award Entry Credit: The Badger Herald Judge Comment: A hard-news heavy publication with much good reporting. A lack of creativity with designs and lesser quality photographs dropped y'all from contention for 1st or 2nd places. Congrats.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: The MATC Times Entry Title: MATC Times Entry Credit: MATC Times Staff Judge Comment: A commendable effort by the staff of this publication. There was a diverse range of content with all the bases covered, albeit in a more brief manner than competitor entrant publications. Thank you for your hard work!!
