2025 WNA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

General Excellence ( Division A ) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Wisconsin State Journal
    Entry Title: Wisconsin State Journal
    Entry Credit: Staff
    Judge Comment: Very strong local paper. Coverage of the shooting was extraordinary - the opinion page was moving. Sports coverage is excellent and papers have local coverage in abundance.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Green Bay Press-Gazette
    Entry Title: Green Bay Press-Gazette General Excellence entry
    Entry Credit: Staff
    Judge Comment: Good work on local issues - the draft coverage was comprehensive though I would've liked breaking it up instead of countless text blurbs.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: La Crosse Tribune
    Entry Title: General Excellence
    Entry Credit: Staff
    Judge Comment: None
  • Place Name: Honorable Mention
    Contestant Name: The Gazette
    Entry Title: General Excellence The Gazette
    Entry Credit: Gazette Staff
    Judge Comment: None