Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The News & Advance Entry Title: Academy of Music Theatre Entry Credit: Jon Ness, Emma Schkloven Judge Comment: Short of a special section, this graphic does a great job of talking about this new community facility. This entry was by far the best in the division.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Bristol Herald Courier Entry Title: Critical Mass: By the Numbers Entry Credit: Leif Greiss, Chelsea Gillenwater, Sandy Ross Judge Comment: Excellent presentation of jail statistics in an easy to read graphic. This would have been a tough read in a story alone.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Suffolk News-Herald Entry Title: Friday night scoreboard Entry Credit: Jen Jaqua Judge Comment: Nice way of presenting player of the week, which can be a boring part of the sports section.