Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Peninsula Pulse Entry Title: A Local Captain's Perspective on the Baltimore Ship Collision / A Bridge too Close Entry Credit: John Mielke Judge Comment: This piece demonstrates a wonderful understanding of how a localized national story can provide local readers with a better grasp of how national stories do have an impact on the local scene. The reporter clearly spent time with interviews and research. Excellent piece!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Press Times Entry Title: Murphy addresses ‘Sunday Ticket’ verdict Entry Credit: Tori Wittenbrock Judge Comment: I don't usually consider "sports" a place where I see a localized story but this piece was exceptional. I'm not a big football fan, but the story was intriguing and kept my interest.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Oshkosh Herald Entry Title: Earth Day activities in focus with good chemistry Entry Credit: Patti Lee Judge Comment: What communities do for Earth Day and beyond as the next generations deal with climate change are important areas of coverage for local papers. It's in the local paper that people really are motivated to care about their communities. This was well written. Great job!
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Neenah News Entry Title: Victims' rights law; catheter scam Entry Credit: Bethanie Gengler Judge Comment: Great work! I think this likely helped a lot of older folks be more attentive to possible scams as well as providing them with information on preventing themselves from becoming victims. The use of the Victims rights law was well researched and explained.
