Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot Entry Title: Virginian-Pilot front pages Entry Credit: staff Judge Comment: Extremely strong entries. The photos of the bullets really illustrated the issue in a way that readers would connect with.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Times-Dispatch front pages Entry Credit: Times-Dispatch staff Judge Comment: Strong layouts with great use of graphics.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Washington Times Entry Title: Connecting with fallen; Guilty on all counts; Where will this boat float? Entry Credit: John Bourantas Judge Comment: None
Competition Comment: Strong entries with a winner that featured a page where the newspaper took a chance on a non-traditional layout.
