2023 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Feature Story Writing (excluding Obituaries) ( Daily Group 1) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Danville Register and Bee
    Entry Title: John R. Crane - Feature story writing
    Entry Credit: John Crane
    Judge Comment: John Crane's account is touching, socially significant and, above all, well written. Clearly the best of a solid set of entries.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: The Daily Progress
    Entry Title: United Way's Driving Lives Forward campaign connects struggling families with reliable cars
    Entry Credit: Emily Hemphill
    Judge Comment: Emily Hemphill puts a very human face on an innovative social program. Well done.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The Progress-Index
    Entry Title: How an educational program changed a young woman's life
    Entry Credit: Bill Atkinson
    Judge Comment: Bill Atkinson gives this fascinating story a slow build.
  • Competition Comment: None