2024 Iowa Better Newspaper Contests

Best Breaking News Photo (Multi-day) ( Class IV) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Iowa Falls - Times Citizen
    Entry Title: Death snatched from Iowa Falls Fire
    Entry Credit: Corey Meints
    Judge Comment: Photo deserved better play and tighter cropping. In a category of to many photos that were not breaking news this one comes out above the competition.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Mason City - Globe Gazette
    Entry Title: Mason City firefighters battle a huge blaze at the Kirk Apartments in downtown Mason City on April 24.
    Entry Credit: Matthew Rezab
    Judge Comment: Good view of breaking news. Well done technically would have liked to have seen some action from the crews on the scene.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Keokuk - Daily Gate City
    Entry Title: Daily Gate City Breaking News Photo: Fire
    Entry Credit: Chris Mills
    Judge Comment: Another shot that shows some excellent breaking news quality. Tough to shoot at night but photographer has shown good execution skills to capture the scene.