Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Peninsula Pulse Entry Title: The Pulse of Community Engagement Entry Credit: Peninsula Pulse Staff Judge Comment: The editorial 'Find the Source' helped boost this entry to 1st place. Staff did a good job engaging readers to learn their concerns ahead of the election. The podcast with leaders from opposing parties also showed that parties can disagree but still be civil. Good job
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Lakeland Times Entry Title: The Northwoods Youth Hunt Challenge Entry Credit: Lakeland Times Staff Judge Comment: This entry definitely fostered community involvement. What better way to do it than a project that involves youths – the future readers. It was a great teaching tool about hunting and the importance of developing connections to the land and the community. The Lakeland Times’ involvement showed it is committed to its community vitality and youth.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Press Times Entry Title: The College Vote Entry Credit: Kris Leonhardt, Kaity Coisman Judge Comment: This was a great tool to engage the younger generation about the importance of voting while seeking their opinions on political landscape. A lot of was done on social media, which was good for the target audience. However, even the older crowd could have benefitted from the same information and questions. I found some of the poll results interesting.
