Missouri Press Foundation's 2026 Better Newspaper Contest winners announced

Winners of the 2026 Missouri Press Better Newspaper Contest were announced Saturday morning, Sept. 26, in Columbia as Missouri Press Association’s 160^th Annual Convention concluded.

CONTEST WINNERS and JUDGES COMMENTS can be found at the following link: https://bit.ly/MPABNC.

You can view ALL WINNING ENTRIES here:

https://portal.newspapercontest.com/moedit/winningentries/entries_list.php

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

The inaugural recipient of the Missouri Journalist of the Year award is Amanda Mendez, publisher of the Howell County News. More information about that award is available online at www.mopress.com.

PHOTOS of contest winners will be available: If you received your awards at the Saturday luncheon, copies of unedited JPG photos with MPA President Bryan Chester will be available via Dropbox here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/dms6ldxarm2m1x3m38y7o/AA6xPJ714R4DFQ6xBI8hMww?rlkey=wysnshxnxwetqwiiltje5a11l&st=bwnpp937&dl=0

The Dropbox folder will also have a copy of the judges’ comments for this year’s Better Newspaper Contest.

These photos will also be made available on Missouri Press Association’s Facebook Page and through the MPA website, www.mopress.com.

Thank you,

Missouri Press Association