TIPA Previously Published Contest 2022

In-Depth Reporting Division 5 Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Northeast Texas Commmunity College
    Entry Title: Pittsburg ISD proposes $88.3 million bond
    Entry Credit: Ian Griffin
    Judge Comment: Good job interviewing multiples sources to highlight the various viewpoints of this issue.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Northeast Texas Commmunity College
    Entry Title: Understanding the struggles of the job for EMS workers
    Entry Credit: Skylar Hodson
    Judge Comment: Good job getting sources to share their personal stories. Next time, use one as anecdotal lede for greater impact.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Our Lady of the Lake
    Entry Title: Euphoria's bleak reality behind the extreme
    Entry Credit: Samantha Benne
    Judge Comment: I liked the author's writing style and pace. It needed more sources though for an in-depth category.
  • Place Name: Honorable Mention
    Contestant Name: Our Lady of the Lake
    Entry Title: Overturning Roe v. Wade
    Entry Credit: Paris Quintanilla
    Judge Comment: The author did a good job researching the history of the topic, but I would have liked the story to have included more interviews.
  • Competition Comment: None