2025 WNA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

Enterprise/Interpretive Reporting ( Division A ) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Wisconsin State Journal
    Entry Title: Mental health in schools
    Entry Credit: Emily Hamer
    Judge Comment: This is a deep and comprehensive look at mental health services for kids. The use of the names of kids helped bring it to life. Sophisiticated use of stats and numbers woven through stories in a way that did not bog them down
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Wisconsin State Journal
    Entry Title: Afghan resettlement
    Entry Credit: Emily Hamer
    Judge Comment: This was an interesting idea beautifully executed with great details about the women's lives and struggles, as well as appropriate use of data.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The Cap Times
    Entry Title: Cannabis is virtually unregulated in Wisconsin. Will that change?
    Entry Credit: Andrew Bahl
    Judge Comment: A thorough exploration of the issue of cannabis regulation with a good variety of voices and effective use of statistics. Appreciated attention to possible solutions
  • Place Name: Honorable Mention
    Contestant Name: The Cap Times
    Entry Title: Wisconsin child care costs soar, but thousands miss out on state aid
    Entry Credit: Natalie Yahr
    Judge Comment: None