Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: UT-Tyler Entry Title: Taylor Swift’s Album ‘Midnights’ Takes the World by Storm Entry Credit: Breanna Bolle, Paulina Mata Judge Comment: This is the winner in a weak category – not because the critics are poor writers or lazy thinkers, but simply because they were so brief in their word count, they didn’t have space to back up their nuances. Here, the music clips do some of the heavy lifting, but every word tells.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Eastfield College Entry Title: Et Cetera Critical Review 2 Entry Credit: Matt Faught Judge Comment: A great concept, and frankly, the distance between first and second was razor-thin. What might have helped: Clips from those movies or just a little more delta to back up the premise.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Amarillo College Entry Title: Nope, well, maybe Entry Credit: Brennan Holmich Judge Comment: This entry was also too short to support its thesis, but the lede is just so damn good, it deserves recognition.
