2019 SDNA/NDNA Final Awards
Better Newspaper Contest Award Winners (for work done in 2018)

Final Awards
General Excellence
	Weekly: Small	> > >	General Excellence
	Third Place
	New Town News
	General Excellence
	Staff 
	Second Place
	Parshall, Mountrail County Record
	General Excellence
	Staff 
	First Place
	Park River, Walsh County Press
	General Excellence
	Staff
	Winner Comments: The best of the division. Good news coverage and good use of resources. 

	Weekly: Mid-Size	> > >	General Excellence
	Third Place
	Washburn, The Leader-News
	General Excellence
	Staff 
	Second Place
	Hillsboro Banner
	General Excellence
	Staff 
	First Place
	Hankinson, News-Monitor
	General Excellence
	Staff
	Winner Comments:	The New Monitor is the clear winner in this category. It excels in news reporting, photography and local opinion and 
	is impressive for a newspaper of its size. 

	Weekly: Large	> > >	General Excellence
	Honorable Mention
	Bottineau Courant
	General Excellence
	Staff 
	Third Place
	Crosby, The Journal
	General Excellence
	Staff 
	Second Place
	Watford City, McKenzie County Farmer
	General Excellence
	Staff 
	First Place
	Grafton, Walsh County Record
	General Excellence
	Staff
	Winner Comments:	Very good paper on its way to being excellent. Strongest points were diverse content, the fact you had locally 
	written editorials, and school and sports sections. Recommendations would be to improve leads, tighten up writing, and branch into 
	more in-depth reporting.

	Daily: Small	> > >	General Excellence
	Honorable Mention
	Williston Herald
	General Excellence
	Staff 
	Third Place
	Jamestown Sun
	General Excellence
	Staff 
	Second Place
	Wahpeton, The Daily News
	General Excellence
	Staff 
	First Place
	Dickinson Press
	General Excellence
	Staff
	Winner Comments: Great newspaper! 

	Daily: Large	> > >	General Excellence
	Third Place
	Grand Forks Herald
	General Excellence
	Staff 
	Second Place
	Fargo, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead
	General Excellence
	Staff 
	First Place
	Bismarck Tribune
	General Excellence
	Staff
	Winner Comments: Beautiful newspaper with great writing, coverage and production. 

	Sweepstakes
	Weekly: Small	> > >	Sweepstakes
	Winner!
	Park River, Walsh County Press
	Score: 2550: 15 first places, 10 second places, 6 third places & 0 honorable mentions

	Weekly: Mid-Size	> > >	Sweepstakes
	Winner!
	Hillsboro Banner
	Score: 3800: 20 first places, 16 second places, 12 third places & 1 honorable mentions

	Weekly: Large	> > >	Sweepstakes
	Winner!
	Grafton, Walsh County Record
	Score: 4075: 16 first places, 22 second places, 15 third places & 3 honorable mentions

	Daily: Small	> > >	Sweepstakes
	Winner!
	Wahpeton, The Daily News
	Score: 4450: 21 first places, 19 second places, 16 third places & 6 honorable mentions

	Daily: Large	> > >	Sweepstakes
	Winner!
	Grand Forks Herald
	Score: 5550: 25 first places, 28 second places, 17 third places & 6 honorable mentions