Breaking News Coverage - Online only ( Print News/Online Class III - over 1,800)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Cherry Creek HS / Newspaper Entry Title: Regis Jesuit High School Fires Journalism Advisors, Removes Winter Issue of Student Magazine Over Pro-Choice Op-Ed Entry Credit: Amanda Castillo-Lopez, Carly Philpott, Norah Rudnick
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Fossil Ridge High School / Website Entry Title: Breaking: PSD lifts mask mandate Entry Credit: Bruna Horvath
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Rock Canyon HS / Newspaper Entry Title: BREAKING: Mask Mandate Will Be Enforced In Schools Entry Credit: Claire Bauer
Competition Comment: Breaking news is a diverse category with a wide range of story and coverage types. The priority for high school news sites should be to present news that is relevant to their audience (the students and staff), and to do it in a timely, well-sourced manner. Some stories require immediate publication, but more often than not, high school sites do best with a day (or two) to gather facts, attribute appropriate sources and make sure the details are correct. Always consider what best serves your audience for any coverage, but especially breaking news.
