Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Virginia Business Magazine Entry Title: W33 Virginia Business - Courtney Mabeus-Brown portfolio Entry Credit: Courtney Mabeus-Brown Judge Comment: The winning entry best crossed the boundaries of stories readers are most likely to read vs stories reads ought to read.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Inside Business Entry Title: Sandra Pennecke news writing portfolio Entry Credit: Sandra Pennecke Judge Comment: This entry fell into the group of entries readers are more likely to read because of topic, length, and and language.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Princess Anne Independent News Entry Title: Doucette News Portfolio Entry Credit: John-Henry Doucette Judge Comment: The writing here is difficult to follow compared to the lighter stories of other entries, but the topics impact more people.
Competition Comment: Longer stories added more "weeds" for readers to get lost in.
Perhaps the most promising entry was disqualified for including only two stories in the portfolio.
