2023 Iowa Better Newspaper Contests

Best Breaking News Photo (Dailies) ( Daily Class 2 ) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Waterloo - The Courier
    Entry Title: River rescue: Waterloo firefighters rappel off a downtown bridge to save a woman in the icy Cedar River on Monday.
    Entry Credit: Jeff Reinitz
    Judge Comment: One heck of a photo- it shows the excitement that should come through in a breaking news photo.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Des Moines - Des Moines Register
    Entry Title: Lightning at Hawkeyes game
    Entry Credit: Bryon Houlgrave
    Judge Comment: Nice shot! Perfect spot to get the perfect photo of the lightning, bleachers, field, etc.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Dubuque - Telegraph Herald
    Entry Title: Boom fire spray
    Entry Credit: Steve Gassman
    Judge Comment: Hard to get photo with the smoke- yet it is captured not only as breaking news, but almost beautifully.