2023 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Health, Science and Environmental Writing ( Daily Group 2) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: The Free Lance-Star
    Entry Title: Man nearly loses a leg; How the Grinch made a boy smile; and Firefighters aim to stamp out occupational cancer
    Entry Credit: Cathy Dyson
    Judge Comment: None
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Bristol Herald Courier
    Entry Title: Ballad responds to low hospital ratings; The assault on health care workers; COVID-19 - Vaccines, herd immunity cut cases but 346,000 cases, 5,203 deaths
    Entry Credit: David McGee
    Judge Comment: None
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: The News & Advance
    Entry Title: Centra raises awareness on workplace violence, prioritizes staff well-being; Lynchburg-area food banks, pantries call for more SNAP funding; Forest man invents device to control flow of fentanyl from patches
    Entry Credit: Rachael Smith
    Judge Comment: None
  • Competition Comment: None