Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: San Jose State University-Spartan Daily Entry Title: Spartan Daily - General Excellence Entry Credit: Bryanna Bartlett, Samantha Herrera, Madison Fagundes Judge Comment: Bold and provocative, just as a campus publication should be. Filled with great photographs and illustrations, the papers are expertly laid out and look fantastic. Writing is clear and lively, and the selection of stories and columns is stellar. Just a generally excellent publication!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: UC Berkeley-The Daily Californian Entry Title: The Daily Californian Entry Credit: Jasper Sundeen, Connor Lin, Jocelyn Huang, Mallika Seshadri Judge Comment: An absolutely "professional" publication. Great mix of content from on campus and off, presented in dynamic, clear layouts. All stories and columns were written with clarity and depth. An excellent paper.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: CSU Long Beach-Daily 49er Entry Title: Daily Forty-Niner General Excellence Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: Probably my favorite of the entires in a very, very deep field, the Daily Forty-Niner just hit it out of the park with these entries. Photographs are vivid and compelling, layouts are great and the writing is clear and compelling. Just beautiful work.
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: Claremont Colleges-The Student Life Entry Title: The Student Life, Vol. CXXXIII Entry Credit: Kayla Alcorcha, Jasper Davidoff, Claire DuMont Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Fifth Place Contestant Name: Cal Poly-Pomona-The Poly Post Entry Title: The Poly Post Entry Credit: Georgia Valdes, Nicolas Hernandez, Ethereal Reyes, Isabella Cano Judge Comment: None
