Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Detroit News Entry Title: Tragedy in Oxford: Michigan's deadliest school shooting Entry Credit: Detroit News staff Judge Comment: A solid collection of breaking news stories that clearly explained what was known (updated as more was learned), showed how the community responded and helped parents have difficult conversations with their children that night.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Detroit Free Press Entry Title: Free Press coverage of the Oxford school shootings Entry Credit: Detroit Free Press Staff Judge Comment: The first day narrative was concise and informational without being repetitive. It was clear the whole newsroom pulled together to cover this terrible event.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Detroit News Entry Title: Inside House chamber: Gas masks, barricades, an ‘I love you’ text Entry Credit: Melissa Nann Burke Judge Comment: An incredible piece of first-person journalism made more impressive by the turnaround just hours after experiencing the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol.
