Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Shawn Cox headline writing Entry Credit: Shawn Cox Judge Comment: All three entries are strong, but the "Stonewall falls" headline stands out for how it succinctly conveys the story and works with the photo.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Symea Fitts headline writing Entry Credit: Syma Fitts Judge Comment: I doubt anyone could read "The colony calls" headline and subhead and not read the story.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Washington Times Entry Title: 1 kid, 2 kids. Ah! Ah! Ah!; Help inspire firefighters I will; Up to snow good Entry Credit: Rhiannon Root Judge Comment: The Sesame Street and Baby Yoda headlines creatively pull in the reader.