Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Bristol Now Entry Title: Most Common Species: Elizabethton Fall Count Entry Credit: Chelsea Gillenwater Judge Comment: The bird silhouettes just make this graphic. Perfect.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Bristol Now Entry Title: Northeast State Community College Entry Credit: Chelsea Gillenwater Judge Comment: Very readable; blurbs are easily digestible.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Bristol Now Entry Title: Catalytic Converter Thefts Entry Credit: Chelsea Gillenwater Judge Comment: Bar chart with the perfect format, complemented by the photo of the converters.
Place Name: Alternate Winner Contestant Name: Fauquier Times Entry Title: Revised 5-year capital spending plan Entry Credit: Coy Ferrell Judge Comment: Good use of color to differentiate categories.