Better Newspaper Contest

Page 27 Best Editorial Page/Category 21 First Staff Brown County Democrat (Nashville) Local voices Relevant local topics. Attractive pages. You may not have Staff- written editorials, but the commentary you do have is substantive, engaging and well-packaged. Second Joe Awad Dearborn County Register (Lawrenceburg) Third Staff The Corydon Democrat Best Use of Graphics/Category 22 First Taylor Ferguson The Corydon Democrat A had a flashback or watching School House Rock Saturday morn- ings as a kid with the, How a bill becomes a law graphic, loved it. It did a good job of pulling you in and breaking down the process to make it understandable. The same is accomplished with the heroin epidemic graphic, engaging visually and plenty of story to tell. Second Lydia Morath, Kyle Joyce & Denise Freitag Burdette Dearborn County Register (Lawrenceburg) The Torchbearer map was really well done with this whole page telling a great story between the visuals and the text. I liked the use of the photos of the great granddaughter and her great grandmother. Third Staff Brown County Democrat (Nashville) Nice use of graphics which provide plenty of information in addition to the text. They could be larger on the page to draw a reader in to the package. The map for the paving projects story did a good job of explaining what drivers needed to know in a visual format Best Website/Category 23 First Staff The Indianapolis Recorder Impressive looking site. Color scheme is pleasing and stands out from the others. Home page promises a wealth of information and lives up to expectations. We like the "most popular" item on the right and the upcoming events. Photos throughout are sharp and nicely sized. Interesting topics covering the black experience in Indiana, something needed in the other papers. We like the variety of commentary from different community voices. Good mobile application. Well done! Second Staff Brown County Democrat (Nashville) A comprehensive news site. Front page very readable with all the sections easily viewed in a horizontal format. It shows all of the news: police, arts, local sports that identify the individual sports. Photos - Local people accessing this site could get all local and international news if they wanted. Nicely done. Third Staff The Corydon Democrat This looks like a newspaper. Front page is nicely laid out. We like that the headlines change color when you read them. We're impressed with the overall web design, but it could use more content. Division 2

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