2020 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Health, Science and Environmental Writing ( Non-Daily Group 4)Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Henrico Citizen
    Entry Title: Health collection 2
    Entry Credit: Tom Lappas
    Judge Comment: Thorough, informative reporting on the pandemic
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Inside NoVa/Prince William
    Entry Title: Pandemic fatigue, GMU research, Election night party
    Entry Credit: Jared Foretek
    Judge Comment: Forward-looking stories like the first two is what readers were looking for during pandemic. And election night story spells out different responses to COVID.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Chesterfield Observer
    Entry Title: "Robots take over the OR," Jan. 15; "Under the radar," Oct. 14; "Heartfelt," Feb. 12
    Entry Credit: Donna Gregory Burch
    Judge Comment: Good range of medical stories