2022 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Health, Science and Environmental Writing ( Non-Daily Group 2) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: The Smithfield Times
    Entry Title: Water, pipeline, recycling
    Entry Credit: Stephen Faleski
    Judge Comment: Put a name and face to the issue very well. Story could have stumbled with a lot of technical/scientific language but explained everything for the non-science reader.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Rappahannock News
    Entry Title: Coverage of health and mental wellness issues affecting Rappahannock
    Entry Credit: Randy Rieland
    Judge Comment: Personalized the story well.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The Star-Tribune
    Entry Title: Climax community turned solar: It's like living on a 'panel planet'; PittCo terrain, location attractive to solar developers; Adding sheep to solar farming
    Entry Credit: Diana McFarland
    Judge Comment: Very thorough explaining a topic that many readers not likely to be familiar.
  • Competition Comment: None