2020 MNA Better Newspaper Contest

Social Issues Story ( 3,001 to 7,000)Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Circle Pines - Quad Community Press
    Entry Title: Coping with assault
    Entry Credit: Shannon Granholm
    Judge Comment: The first-person account was a great vehicle to explain such a brutal subject. The additional resources is necessary information to help readers. Very thoughtful piece.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Alexandria - The Echo Press
    Entry Title: Silence speaks volumes
    Entry Credit: Jared Rubado
    Judge Comment: Great lede, strong narrative writing on a controversial subject. You're immediately drawn in and stay there.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Alexandria - The Echo Press
    Entry Title: Social Issues
    Entry Credit: Celeste Edenloff
    Judge Comment: Powerful writing; exhaustive research; difficult topic. Very impressed with the thoroughness and how the project was organized.
  • Competition Comment: Strong, competitive entries. It was difficult to choose just 3!