2020 MNA Better Newspaper Contest

General Reporting ( 1,501 to 3,000)Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Windom - Cottonwood County Citizen
    Entry Title: General Reporting
    Entry Credit: Rahn Larson, Dave Fjeld, Joel Alvstad
    Judge Comment: This is a well-organized paper that puts its readers first with a lot of "extras" like bulleted summaries, polls and reader's voices. Those extras take work, and that attention to detail shows in the overall quality of this paper.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Waconia Patriot
    Entry Title: Waconia Patriot Gen Rep
    Entry Credit: Staff
    Judge Comment: Impressive amount of local news in every issue, curated with solid news sense. Well done!
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Pelican Rapids Press
    Entry Title: 04 General Reporting: Pelican Rapids Press
    Entry Credit: Louis Hoglund
    Judge Comment: Community-focused mix of news and human interest. Enjoyed Hoglund's writing.
  • Competition Comment: A lot of great community newspapers here. Minnesota is a lucky state!