Congratulations to all award winners!
2023 Awards Materials Posted June 8, 2024
View - Top Finishers in each Contest Division
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- Download - Winners lists and Judges comments for Better Newspaper Contest
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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 Norman Transcript, 590 points
- Enid News & Eagle, 500 points
- The Lawton Constitution, 490 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:
- Tahlequah Daily Press, 620 points
- McAlester News-Capital, 610 points
- Muskogee Phoenix, 280 points
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Semi- & Tri-Weekly Publications
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- El Reno Tribune, 530 points
- The Duncan Banner, 300 points
- The Shawnee News-Star, 300 points
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Weekly Publications
Division 4 - City
population more than 19,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Midwest City Beacon, 620 points
- Mustang Times, 480 points
- The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa), 340 points
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Weekly Publications
Division 5 - City
population between 7,000 - 19,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Choctaw Times, 610 points
- The Newcastle Pacer, 490 points
- The Tuttle Times, 370 points
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Weekly Publications
Division 6 - City
population between 3,300 - 7,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Purcell Register, 540 points
- Countywide & Sun (Tecumseh), 430 points
- The Marlow Review, 320 points
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Weekly Publications
Division 7 - City
population between 2,000 - 3,300
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Keystone Gusher (Drumright), 380 points
- Marietta Monitor, 340 points
- The Lincoln County News, 330 points
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Weekly Publications
Division 8 - City population less than 2,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Minco-Union City Times, 540 points
- The Fairfax Chief, 390 points
- Yale News, 390, points
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College News Media
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Cameron University Collegian, 540 points
- Northwestern News at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 220 points
- The Trend at the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma, 190 points
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