2019 MNA Better Newspaper Contest

Editorial Portfolio ( 10,000 and Over,Under 10,000)Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Rochester - Post-Bulletin
    Entry Title: Posy Bulletin Editorial Portfolio
    Entry Credit: Tom Weber, Eric Atherton
    Judge Comment: Well-argued, concise editorials on topics that range from intensely local, to state, to national.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: St. Cloud Times
    Entry Title: Editorial Portfolio
    Entry Credit: St. Cloud Times Editorial Board , Lisa Schwarz, Randy Krebs, Anna Haecherl
    Judge Comment: Very strong, almost in-your-face, editorials. These directly address the reader and encourage him/her to take action.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Mankato - The Free Press
    Entry Title: Editorial portfolio, Mankato Free Press
    Entry Credit: Staff
    Judge Comment: This would have been the winner in other editorial contests I've judged. Arguments are salient and sober.
  • Competition Comment: Very strong entries.