Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Tarrant County College Entry Title: New war film subverts conventional tropes Entry Credit: Fred Nguyen Judge Comment: Really well-done review of a film I hadn't heard of. It didn't give everything away, and it made me want to watch it.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Lamar University Entry Title: Art Deco Glamour Entry Credit: Maddie Sims Judge Comment: Educational interesting from start to finish. Good use of art history.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: UT-Tyler Entry Title: Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” Lifted the Curtain, but Was Her Writing Left Off Stage? Entry Credit: Evan Fernandez Judge Comment: Great sentences here on an overwritten-about artist. Good perspective.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Midwestern Entry Title: No rom-com couple feels more real than Harry and Sally Entry Credit: Khloe Sullivan Judge Comment: With the death of Rob Reiner, this was timely and interesting to read as a longtime fan of Nora Ephron films. It's nice to read realizations by younger writers and add it to my own thoughts.
Competition Comment: Strong writing and perspectives in this category. Points taken off for lack of self-editing and condensing by some of the stronger writers. Digital journalism struggles with readers who have short attention spans and writers must adhere to a shorter word count to stay read and relevant.
