Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Zanesville Times Recorder Entry Title: Rare Look Inside COVID-19 Care Entry Credit: Chris Crook Judge Comment: Intimate and rare access behind the doors of a hospital treating ICU COVID patients, brings readers perspective that simply talking about it cannot.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Zanesville Times Recorder Entry Title: Licking View Sewer Issues Entry Credit: Erin Couch Judge Comment: Journalism superpowers like enterprising pursuit of a story and investigative ability in service to a community to solve a real issue that impacts many - who felt unheard before the coverage.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The (Newark) Advocate Entry Title: Port Authority 25 year commemorative issue Judge Comment: Loved how deep and varied the reporting was. First draft of history/marking anniversaries is in service tot he community.
