Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Iowa City - Press-Citizen Entry Title: Best Use of Social Media Entry Credit: Iowa City Press-Citizen Judge Comment: Some really strong engagement by the journalists here. Of course, sports is always a big draw on X/Twitter, but it's nice to see Ryan Hansen engaging with (so many) other topics.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Iowa Falls - Times Citizen Entry Title: Iowa Falls Times Citizen Entry Credit: Times Citizen Staff , Justin Ites, Marissa VanWingen Judge Comment: I appreciate that the newspaper's main Facebook account feels like it is run by humans. The "in case you missed it" videos are a cool touch.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Ames - Ames Tribune Entry Title: Best Use of Social Media Ames Tribune Entry Credit: Ames Tribune staff Judge Comment: Some really nice engagement here.