Better Newspaper Contest announces award winners
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MONTANA — The Montana Newspaper Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest announced its award winners last week.
Lake County’s own Valley Journal took away three awards: First place in Best Niche Publication for the Montana Summer Guide magazine, first place in Best Special Section for the Farm & Ranch publication, and third place in Best Editorial for a column written by editor Taylor Davison.
Other winners included General Excellence Awards for the Boulder Monitor, Choteau Acantha, Belgrade News, Havre Daily News, and the Billings Gazette. The Sam Gilluly Award for Best Montana Daily Newspaper went to the Billings Gazette. The Thomas Dimsdale Award for Best Montana Weekly Newspaper went to Belgrade News. The Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year went to Amy Nelson of the Billings Gazette.
