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2021 Awards Materials Posted June 11, 2022
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(booklet listing ALL award winners)
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- Download - Winners lists and Judges comments for Better Newspaper Contest
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- View - Rules and entry guidelines for OPA Better Newspaper Contest
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Better Newspaper Contest Results
Points in the following categories determine the Sequoyah Award winner in each division: News content, layout & design, advertising, editorial writing, photography, sports coverage, sales promotion and community leadership.
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Daily Newspapers
Division 1 - City population more than 30,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Norman Transcript, 510 points
- The Lawton Constitution, 370 points
- Muskogee Phoenix, 320 points
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Daily Newspapers
Division 2 - City
population less than 30,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- McAlester News-Capital, 700 points
- Tahlequah Daily Press, 480 points
- Weatherford Daily News, 270 points
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Semi- & Tri-Weekly Newspapers
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Duncan Banner, 530 points
- Sequoyah County Times, 490 points
- Okmulgee Times, 310 points
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Weekly Newspapers
Division 4 - City population more than 19,000
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for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Midwest City Beacon, 590 points
- Mustang Times, 560 points
- OKC Friday, 290 points
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Weekly Newspapers
Division 5 - City population between 7,000 - 19,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Choctaw Times, 550 points
- The Newcastle Pacer, 510 points
- The Express-Star, 350 points
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Weekly Newspapers
Division 6 - City
population between 3,500 - 7,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Purcell Register, 660 points
- The Eufaula Indian Journal, 640 points
- Countywide & Sun (Tecumseh), 260 points
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Weekly Newspapers
Division 7 - City population between 2,000 - 3,500
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 4 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- Lincoln County News, 380 points
- Watonga Republican, 340 points
- Johnston County Sentinel, 300 points
- McIntosh County Democrat, 300 points
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Weekly Newspapers
Division 8 - City population less than 2,000
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& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Fairfax Chief, 550 points
- Vian Tenkiller News, 510 points
- Minco-Union City Times, 470 points
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College Newspapers
» Download - Winners List
& Judges' Comments
for all contest categories
Top 3 Finishers for Sequoyah Award:
- The Cameron University Collegian, 380 points
- Northwestern News at Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 360 points
- The O'Colly at Oklahoma State University, 240 points
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