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.