2023 Iowa Better Newspaper Contests

Coverage of Education ( Weekly Class 3) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Iowa City - The Daily Iowan
    Entry Title: Daily Iowan – Coverage of Education
    Entry Credit: Staff
    Judge Comment: Excellent coverage of college and secondary education. Particularly great in-depth stories relating to sexual assaults on college campus.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Spirit Lake - Dickinson County News
    Entry Title: Coverage of Education - DCN
    Entry Credit: Staff
    Judge Comment: Wonderful coverage of the many different aspects of education including hot topic issues such as gun violence in schools and ways to prevent it.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Bellevue - Bellevue Herald-Leader
    Entry Title: Coverage of Education
    Entry Credit: David Namanny
    Judge Comment: Unique coverage of a hot-button local issue relating to the two schools with perspectives from administrators and parents.