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2020 Contest Winners

Congratulations to all award winners!

2020 Awards Materials    Posted June 12, 2021

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  • Download - Winners lists and Judges comments for Better Newspaper Contest
  • Download - Winners lists and Judges comments for other OPA and ONF contests
  • Download - Press release
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Better Newspaper Contest Results

Points in the following categories determine the Sequoyah Award winner in each division: News content, layout & design, advertising, editorial writing, photography, sports coverage, sales promotion and community leadership.

Daily Newspapers
Division 1 - Circ. of more than 4,700

»  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
for all contest categories

Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:

  • The Lawton Constitution, 720 points
  • The Norman Transcript, 590 points
  • Enid News & Eagle, 540 points 

    Daily Newspapers
    Division 2 - Circ. of 3,000 - 4,700                     

    »  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
    for all contest categories

    Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:

    • Stillwater News Press, 530 points
    • Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, 470 points
    • Shawnee News-Star,  390 points

    Daily Newspapers
    Division 3 - Circ. of less than 3,000

    »  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
    for all contest categories

    Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
    • Tahlequah Daily Press, 610 points
    • McAlester News-Capital, 590 points
    • The Ada News, 550 points 

    Semi- and Tri-Weekly Newspapers

    »  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
    for all contest categories

    Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
    • El Reno Tribune, 510 points
    • Okmulgee Times, 380 points
    • Woodward News, 310 points 

    Weekly Newspapers
    Division 4 - Circ. of more than 1,700

    »  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
    for all contest categories

    Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
    • The Purcell Register, 490 points
    • Mustang Times, 410 points
    • OKC Friday, 340 points

      Weekly Newspapers 
      Division 5 - Circ. of 1,176 - 1,700

      »  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
      for all contest categories

      Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
      • The Cleveland American, 380 points
      • Countywide & Sun (Tecumseh), 350 points
      • Midwest City Beacon, 320 points

      Weekly Newspapers
      Division 6 - Circ. of 900 to 1,175

      »  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
      for all contest categories

      Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
      • Owasso Reporter, 620 points
      • Wagoner County American-Tribune, 460 points
      • The Fairfax Chief, 290 points

        Weekly Newspapers 
        Division 7 - Circ. of less than 900

        »  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
        for all contest categories

        Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
        • Eastern Times Register (Roland), 360 points
        • Cushing Citizen, 330 points
        • Minco-Union City Times, 280 points

        College Newspapers

        »  Download - Winners List  & Judges' Comments
        for all contest categories

        Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
        • The Cameron University Collegian, 470 points
        • Northwestern News at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 330 points
        • The Gazette at Langston University, 130 points