2020 MNA Better Newspaper Contest

Headline Writing ( 1,001 - 1,500,Under 1,000)Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Cloquet - Pine Knot News
    Entry Title: Pine Knot News
    Entry Credit: Pine Knot News
    Judge Comment: Everything has changed - Re the pandemic - was obvious and profound at the same time. How a barnum hockey player ended up with a hockey team in Alaska made me want to know more. With similar afflictions, they found affection - blind couple story headline with nice use of similar sounding words. Other winning headlilnes: Farmers cool their carrots column headline, Art tour goes on a Roundabout, Faceliflt for a queen photo caption.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Tracy Area Headlight Herald
    Entry Title: Headline Writing - Tracy Area Headlight Herald
    Entry Credit: Per Peterson
    Judge Comment: Another arrow through the heart football loss headline was impactful. Pomp & unusual circumstances headline for high school graduation story - great play on words. Mo' life for a Currie landmark used the business name for a reference in the headline. Nice.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Jackson County Pilot
    Entry Title: Jackson County Pilot - Headline Writing
    Entry Credit: Jackson County Pilot
    Judge Comment: City kitty committee to convene was especially clever. The forgotten ones - story on county burial site, Vote now or forever hold your peace editorial headline, Time to pull the plug on ag drain tile guest column head were all winners.
  • Competition Comment: None