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BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST RESULTS

2026 Results

Awards "booklet"
Judges' comments
Photos

Gold Cup winners:  Class 1 — Maryville Forum;  Class 2 — Springfield Business Journal; Class 3 — Washington Missourian; Class 4 — Columbia Missourian.

2025 Results

Awards "booklet"
Judges' comments

Gold Cup winners: 
Weeklies: Cassville Democrat — Class 1; Springfield Business Journal — Class 2; and Washington Missourian — Class 3.
Dailies: Columbia Missourian — Class 4; and The Kansas City Star — Class 5.

2024 Results

Awards "booklet"
Judges comments

Gold Cup winners: 
Weeklies: Cassville Democrat — Class 1; Springfield Business Journal — Class 2; and Washington Missourian — Class 3.
Dailies: Columbia Missourian — Class 1; and The Kansas City Star — Class 2.

2023 Results

Awards "booklet"
Results by newspaper
Judges comments

Gold Cup winners
Weeklies: Cassville Democrat — Class 1; Springfield Business Journal — Class 2; and Washington Missourian AND St. Louis American (Tied) — Class 3.
Dailies: Columbia Missourian — Class 1; and The Kansas City Star — Class 3.

2022 Results

Results by newspaper
Judges comments

Gold Cup winners
Weeklies: Richmond News — Class 1, Laclede County Record — Class 2, Washington Missourian — Class 3
Dailies: Sedalia Democrat — Class 1, Columbia Missourian — Class 2, The Kansas City Star — Class 3

2021 Results

2021 Awards "booklet"
2021 Results by newspaper
2021 Judges' comments

Gold Cup winners
Weeklies: Maryville Forum — Class 1, Richmond News — Class 2, Washington Missourian — Class 3
Dailies: Monett Times — Class 1, Columbia Missourian — Class 2, St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Class 3

Results - 2020 Results and judges' comments

Gold Cup Winners: Weeklies: Class 1, Cassville Democrat; Class 2, Richmond News; Class 3, St. Louis American

Dailies: Class 1, Monett Times; Class 2, Columbia Missourian; Class 3, The Kansas City Star

Results - 2019

Judges comments

Gold Cup Winners: Weeklies — Cassville Democrat — Class 1, Richmond News — Class 2, St. Louis American — Class 3

Dailies — Lebanon Daily Record — Class 1, Columbia Missourian — Class 2, St. Louis Post-Dispatch — Class 3

Results - 2018

Gold Cup Winners: Weeklies — Cassville Democrat – Class 1; Christian County Headliner News – Class 2; Jefferson County Leader – Class 3

Dailies — Hannibal Courier-Post – Class 1, Columbia Missourian – Class 2, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – Class 3

Results - 2017

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