Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Ripon Commonwealth Press Entry Title: Oct. 10, 2024, Dec. 12, 2024, Nov. 14, 2024 Entry Credit: Jonathan Bailey, Roger Mathews Judge Comment: Great use of images on the front page as well as inside.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Cashton Record Entry Title: May 29, 2025; June 19, 2025; Aug. 7, 2025 Entry Credit: Logan Everson, Nate Beier Judge Comment: Another excellent job of display imagery on the front page. I would like to see use of different cropping on some of the images to add variety to the look of the paper
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Oshkosh Herald Entry Title: Oshkosh Herald Photography Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Having one 23 column image on the front page is not the best use of images, but that will also depend on the photo staff.