Congratulations to all award winners!
2022 Awards Materials Posted June 10, 2023
View - Top Finishers in each Contest Division- Download - Awards Program
(booklet listing ALL award winners)
- 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 - Text format
- Download - Press release - PDF format
- View - Rules and entry guidelines for OPA Better Newspaper Contest
- View - Rules and info for all other OPA and ONF contests
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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.
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Daily & Online-Only Publications
Division 1 - City population more than 40,000
» Download - Winners List
& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Lawton Constitution, 680 points
- Stillwater News Press, 520 points
- Enid News & Eagle, 470 points
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Daily & Online Only Publications
Division 2 - City
population less than 40,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- McAlester News-Capital, 650 points
- The Ada News, 310 points
- Shawnee News-Star, 290 points
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Semi- & Tri-Weekly Publications
» Download - Winners List
& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- El Reno Tribune, 380 points
- The Duncan Banner, 360 points
- Yukon Progress, 340 points
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Weekly Publications
Division 4 - City population more than 12,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Mustang Times, 470 points
- Midwest City Beacon, 450 points
- OKC Friday, 320 points
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Weekly Publications
Division 5 - City population between 6,000 -
12,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Piedmont-Surrey Gazette, 470 points
- The Purcell Register, 350 points
- The Tuttle Times, 350 points
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Weekly Publications
Division 6 - City
population between 3,000 - 6,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- McIntosh County Democrat, 600 points
- Eastern Times-Register (Roland), 410 points
- Johnston County Sentinel, 370 points
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Weekly Publications
Division 7 - City population between 1,500 -
3,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Lincoln County News, 570 points
- Minco-Union City Times, 410 points
- The Eufaula Indian Journal, 230 points
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Weekly Publications
Division 8 - City population less than 1,500
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Yale News, 620 points
- Vian Tenkiller News, 440 points
- The Fairfax Chief, 350 points
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College News Media
» Download - Winners List
& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Northwestern News at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 500 points
- The Gazette at Langston University, 210 points
- 15th Street News at Rose State College, 170 points
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