Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Iowa Falls - Times Citizen Entry Title: Total Newspaper Design Entry Credit: Times Citizen Staff Judge Comment: This is definitely punching above its weight. Great centerpiece headline and story design. Beautiful use of color and photos. Excellent creative way of sneaking a tabloid into the middle of the A section. Well played all around. Bravo.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Spencer - Spencer Daily Reporter Entry Title: Total Newspaper Design Entry Credit: Skyler Sebby, Randy M. Cauthron, Celia Brocker, Dakota Locker Judge Comment: More great work when dealing with a huge curveball of a new web size after switching printers. You took it and ran with it, and it worked out great. The election results box is crisp and easy to read, and makes finding what's important to each reader no more work than a quick glance. Excellent centerpieces and well-placed ads. Well done.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Webster City - The Daily Freeman-Journal Entry Title: The Daily Freeman-Journal every day Entry Credit: Jane Curtis Judge Comment: This is so hard to do with ever-shrinking resources, and you pilled it off. I like the daily affirmation with the sun graphic and singling out subscribers at the bottom. A robust selection of text, photos, color, ads, puzzles and classifieds. Excellent job.
