2020 MNA Better Newspaper Contest

Arts & Entertainment Story ( Under 1,000)Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Cloquet - Pine Knot News
    Entry Title: Northern Pacific started in county
    Entry Credit: Mike Creger
    Judge Comment: Great historical story with good research and writing, and a solid layout -- this got the room it needed, nice to see. Overall the best package in the category.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Henderson Independent
    Entry Title: LS-H to perform historical drama "Radium Girls"
    Entry Credit: Rachel Miller
    Judge Comment: Really nice layout, good-looking, and good story and photos. Very solid.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Cloquet - Pine Knot News
    Entry Title: Don Brown returns
    Entry Credit: Timothy Soden-Groves
    Judge Comment: The writing was outstanding, but a so-so layout that could have been more readable kept this in third place.
  • Competition Comment: This category was really very close. Just a couple of points separated the top 3 from the rest. It's great to see the priority these publications clearly place on arts coverage.