Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Des Moines - Des Moines Register Entry Title: Iowa Book Ban Battle Entry Credit: Samantha Hernandez, Tim Webber, Phillip Sitter, Chris Higgins Judge Comment: This is a subject near to all of us in publishing. You have put in an amazing amount of effort to cover the state and let people know that their children are not being allowed to read what you feel is fine. Great work.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Cedar Rapids - The Gazette Entry Title: Gazette Impact Report Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: You did a fantastic job of showing the world what a newspaper really does and how it affects everyone. This is especially essential in this world of "newspapers are dead." Thank you for your excellent work
