2025 WNA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

Local Column ( Division E) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Tribune Press Reporter
    Entry Title: Off the Editor's Desk
    Entry Credit: Carlton DeWitt
    Judge Comment: Your column reminds me of a former editor I worked for. Say what needs to be said, just tell the truth. I especially liked the column giving credit to the two school board members who were not afraid to ask questions.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: The Tribune-Phonograph
    Entry Title: The Easter bunny teaches a very important lesson; Coca-Cola, the harbinger of the AI-pocolypse?; We maybe take "rain or shine" too seriously
    Entry Credit: Nathaniel Underwood
    Judge Comment: You spin a nice tale weaving personal experiences into the story. Please let us all remember that intelligence is not artificial.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Washington Island Observer
    Entry Title: Ferry Cabin News, Ted Turner; Ferry Cabin News, Wes Unseld; Ferry Cabin News, Leo Burt
    Entry Credit: Richard Purinton
    Judge Comment: Well written. I looked forward to where you would take your reader next. Nice job!