2023 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Breaking News Writing ( Non-Daily Group 1,Non-Daily Group 2) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: The Farmville Herald
    Entry Title: Frank Ruff triggers special election
    Entry Credit: Brian Carlton
    Judge Comment: A highly-complete story that gets valuable comment from the subject and also begins to tell the fallout of the ensuing race.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: The Smithfield Times
    Entry Title: Tornado
    Entry Credit: Stephen Faleski
    Judge Comment: Gets to ground zero of the power outage and provides the information available early on.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The Kenbridge-Victoria Dispatch
    Entry Title: W2 Breaking news Jeff Moore
    Entry Credit: Jeff Moore
    Judge Comment: Truly local news is important for communities.
  • Competition Comment: None