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Judges base this highest accolade of the HSPA Foundation
Better Newspaper Contest on an overall evaluation of the
editorial quality of the newspaper.
Judges look for the newspaper best serving its readers
with all variables considered. They examine breadth and
depth of coverage, quality of reporting and copy editing,
news judgment and content balance, general appearance,
imaginative approach to problem news areas, originality,
reader interest and overall professionalism.
The Blue Ribbon Award honors one daily and one nondaily
newspaper, regardless of circulation size.
Daily
First
Evansville Courier & Press
Clean, crisp, impactful copy, good use of art & images, good
balance between local, state and national news.
Second
The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
Third
South Bend Tribune
Blue Ribbon • Daily
Daily Finalists
Evansville Courier & Press
South Bend Tribune
The Herald Times (Bloomington)
Evansville Courier & Press
Christina Miller, Publisher
George Spohr, Editor
