2025 VPA News and Advertising Contest

Breaking News Writing ( Online) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Fredericksburg Free Press
    Entry Title: UPDATED: ‘No direct threat’ to city schools after manhunt involving FBI
    Entry Credit: Joey LoMonaco
    Judge Comment: Great use of the web to keep readers informed and up-to-date on important and quickly developing and changing story.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Virginia Mercury
    Entry Title: Breaking News Package, Markus Schmidt
    Entry Credit: Markus Schmidt
    Judge Comment: Good digging into a situation that many would have preferred not to talk about the determine the truth.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Virginia Scope
    Entry Title: ICE detains individuals at Chesterfield Courthouse
    Entry Credit: Brandon Jarvis
    Judge Comment: Good job "uncovering" secretive detentions that were meant to be hidden.
  • Competition Comment: None