Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Cardinal News Entry Title: Public schools become battleground for national politics Entry Credit: Lisa Rowan Judge Comment: Impressive reporting that reflects ongoing issues across the country. Great job representing multiple sides' points of view and describing the actions occurring at these meetings that clearly keep tension escalated between parties of different viewpoints.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Charlottesville Tomorrow Entry Title: Accountability for a landlord Entry Credit: Erin O'Hare Judge Comment: Reporting that makes a difference is always the goal of watchdog journalism. Kudos to the newspaper for the outcome. I particularly appreciate framing the hopefulness of residents with the portable toilet showing up on premises for workers' use.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Virginia Mercury Entry Title: Moomaw investigative reporting Entry Credit: Graham Moomaw Judge Comment: Easily some of the best quotable material I've ever read in a contest entry.
