2020 NDNA Special Awards
Better Newspaper Contest Award Winners (for work done in 2019)

	Special Awards

	Rookie Reporter of the Year
	Daily: Large	> > >	Rookie Reporter of the Year
	First Place
	Bismarck Tribune
	Andy Tsubasa Field 
	Andy Tsubasa Field
	Public Notice Journalism
	Weekly: Mid-Size	> > >	Public Notice Journalism
	First Place
	Washburn, The Leader-News
	Nelson to acquire Banks
	Alyssa Meier
	Community Service
	Daily: Large	> > >	Community Service
	First Place
	Fargo, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead
	Breaking the silence
	Patrick Springer, Natasha Rausch, April Baumgarten, Robin Huebner, Kim Hyatt

	First Amendment
	Daily: Large	> > >	First Amendment
	First Place
	Grand Forks Herald
	Roosevelt City Council, seeking records
	Herald Staff 

General Excellence
	Weekly: Small	> > >	General Excellence
	Third Place
	McClusky Gazette
	Second Place
	Bowbells, Burke County Tribune
	First Place
	Park River, Walsh County Press

	Weekly: Mid-Size	> > >	General Excellence
	Honorable Mention
	Carrington, Foster County Independent
	Third Place
	Tioga Tribune
	Second Place
	Washburn, The Leader-News
	First Place
	Hillsboro Banner

	Weekly: Large	> > >	General Excellence
	Honorable Mention
	Bottineau Courant
	Third Place
	Crosby, The Journal
	Second Place
	Watford City, McKenzie County Farmer
	First Place
	Grafton, Walsh County Record

	Daily: Small	> > >	General Excellence
	Third Place
	Wahpeton, The Daily News Media
	Second Place
	Dickinson Press
	First Place
	Jamestown Sun

	Daily: Large	> > >	General Excellence
	Third Place
	Bismarck Tribune
	Second Place
	Fargo, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead
	First Place
	Grand Forks Herald

	Sweepstakes
	Weekly: Small	> > >	Sweepstakes
	First Place
	Hankinson, News-Monitor Media

	Weekly: Mid-Size	> > >	Sweepstakes
	First Place
	Hillsboro Banner

	Weekly: Large	> > >	Sweepstakes
	First Place
	Grafton, Walsh County Record

	Daily: Small	> > >	Sweepstakes
	First Place
	Wahpeton, The Daily News Media

	Daily: Large	> > >	Sweepstakes
	First Place
	Fargo, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead