Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: UT-El Paso Entry Title: theprospectordaily.com Entry Credit: Erik Acosta Judge Comment: By far the best entry of all submitted. The website design is original and while using a template creates a distinct identity for the paper and university. quippy headlines, thoughtful variety of stories and easy on the eyes. great job.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: UT-Austin Entry Title: The Daily Texan Entry Credit: Morgan Severson, Lucero Ponce Judge Comment: Too hard to find anything to hate about the Daily Texan. Incredibly professional look. Shows student engagement from top to bottom and plenty of bylines spanning beats. Great sidebars. Spanish engagement should be a given but isn't. Work on graphics.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: UT-Arlington Entry Title: The Shorthorn website Entry Credit: The Shorthorn staff Judge Comment: I expect nothing less but excellence from UTA and this site proves their excellence. Strengths are variety of stories in the carousel, the ease of navigation and great visuals. Fantastic content that is condensed well but feels claustrophobic when scrolling.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: UT-Rio Grande Valley Entry Title: utrgvradio.com Entry Credit: Amira Garcia, Jan Trejo Judge Comment: Little to visually dislike about the hip website. Outstanding graphics and an engaging sidebar. The content is thin, and the correlation between radio and content is unclear. But scrappy is always appreciated.
Competition Comment: Every entry proved students are working their worth, whether or not the visuals show it. Very impressed especially with the scrappiest of operations at small colleges as much as the big ones. All deserve to win something. Beware of visually stimulating readers, color clashes and remember to provide translation services, something that may save journalism.
