Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Rappahannock News Entry Title: The Broadband Mosaic Entry Credit: Laura Stanton, Tim Carrington Judge Comment: The subject could be such a yawner, but this graphic packs a lot of information in digestible bites.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Rappahannock News Entry Title: About Amissville Entry Credit: Laura Stanton, Bob Hurley Judge Comment: Attractive combination of photos and map.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Rappahannock News Entry Title: Tracking Kestrels Among Us Entry Credit: Laura Stanton, Bob Hurley Judge Comment: Effective use of different maps to tell two parts of the story.
Place Name: Alternate Winner Contestant Name: The Farmville Herald Entry Title: Schools Stop light Entry Credit: Staci Bridge, Brian Carlton Judge Comment: Graphic makes good use of a symbol everyone knows: a stoplight.
Competition Comment: What a close competition! The top three were a real toss-up.