Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Daily Progress Entry Title: Daily Progress 2024 City Hall coverage Entry Credit: Jason Armesto Judge Comment: Jason writes with clarity and confidence. The stories get to the point and pass the “who cares” test – even for a stranger to the community. Good work.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Danville Register and Bee Entry Title: Charles Wilborn -- Government writing Entry Credit: Charles Wilborn Judge Comment: Good coverage of issues that resound with readers. The leads are packed, but all the information is there.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Northern Virginia Daily Entry Title: Ryan Fitzmaurice Government Writing Entry Credit: Ryan Fitzmaurice Judge Comment: Coverage hones in on the big issues, but th explanations can't take shortcuts. Remember readers don't understand the story as well as you do.
Competition Comment: Two of the five entries could not be judged. One had a sign-in that immediately defaulted to requiring a new password. The other had no sign-in information available at all. That's frustrating for a judge.
