Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Rochester - Post-Bulletin Entry Title: Rochester Post Bulletin Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Best presentation, volume and high quality, creative stories that no other paper offered. Overall body of work puts this paper well above the rest.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: St. Cloud Times Entry Title: St. Cloud Times General Excellence Entry Credit: St. Cloud Times Judge Comment: Condensed, easy-to-consume print edition offered great headline writing, layout and local focus.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Duluth News Tribune Entry Title: General Excellence Entry Credit: News Tribune staff Judge Comment: Presentation and layout are effective. Emphasis on local reporting, accuracy and diligence beat other competitors.