Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Traverse City Record-Eagle Entry Title: Antrim County election lawsuit Entry Credit: Mardi Link Judge Comment: This reporter tackled an important topic with national implications. This coverage was thorough, balanced and provided readers information that is relevant and disturbing at the same time.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Ann Arbor News Entry Title: One year later: How a Washtenaw County condo community became one man’s warzone Entry Credit: Nathan Clark Judge Comment: Reporter's dogged pursuit gave the community a fuller explanation of a tragic event and the efforts of first responders who prevented the outcome from being even worse.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Ann Arbor News Entry Title: Ann Arbor City Council FOIA stories Entry Credit: Ryan Stanton Judge Comment: This is a great example of news coverage that causes public officials to re-think decisions about withholding information from the public.
