Superior Telegram wins 22 awards from Wisconsin Newspaper Association

020221.n.st.Fireworks1.jpg — Fireworks from the Lake Superior Ice Festival light up the sky above Fairlawn Mansion on Jan. 30, 2021, in Superior. The photo recently received first-place honors in the artistic photo category of Wisconsin Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest.

By Staff reports

June 27, 2022 at 1:03 PM

SUPERIOR — The Wisconsin Newspaper Association announced the winners of its 2020-2021 Better Newspaper Contest on Friday, June 24, in Madison, and the Superior Telegram was honored with 22 awards.

In the weekly newspapers division, the Telegram received the following awards.

Among all weeklies

Jed Carlson and Maria Lockwood, first place, All-Around Newspaper Photography.

Among weeklies with a circulation of 4,500 or more

030521.N.ST.Iditarod 5.JPG — Winner of the 2021 Junior Iditarod, 14-year-old Morgan Martens, grins as a crowd welcomes him back to Superior on March 2, 2021, in the parking lot of Pilgrim Lutheran Church. The photo was included in the Telegram's first-place entry in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest.

Jed Carlson, first place, artistic photo for "Lake Superior Ice Festival Fireworks."
Jed Carlson, first place, photo gallery for "A secret spot at Pattison State Park."
Jon Nowacki, first place, sports news story for "Spartans no match for defending state-champion Ledgers in penalty-filled game."
Telegram staff, first place, best sports pages
Maria Lockwood, second place, localized national story for "Poplar Eagle Scouts soar into new territory."
Jon Nowacki, second place, sports news story for "Kaufman, Tigers win seesaw game against Rice Lake in first matchup between teams in 35 years."
Jon Nowacki, second place, sports feature story for "Mike Granlund, a welcoming presence with Northwestern sports for more than three decades."
Jed Carlson, second place, artistic photo for "Lights, Santa bring holiday cheer to Douglas County."
Jed Carlson, second place, photo essay for "Playing with foxes?"
Dan Williamson, second place, best video for "The sights from seas of the Apostle Islands."
Telegram staff, second place, best opinion pages.
Maria Lockwood, third place, general news story for "Morning lines, steady flow as Douglas County voters go to the polls."
Maria Lockwood, third place, enterprise/interpretive reporting for "Detectives dive into 1966 murder of 14-year-old paperboy."
Jed Carlson, third place, photo gallery for "Superior firefighters hone rescue skills at Fraser Shipyards."
Telegram staff, third place, best headlines.
Telegram staff, third place, best use of local photography in advertising.
Shelley Nelson, honorable mention, coronavirus coverage.
Maria Lockwood, honorable mention, business coverage.
Jed Carlson, honorable mention, spot news photo for "Superior standoff ends with woman jumping from second-story window."
Jed Carlson, honorable mention, sports action photo for "Making the catch."
Jed Carlson, honorable mention, sports feature photo for "Photo ready."

082721.n.st.Rocks1.jpg — Centenarian Victoria Walman works on a rock scene in her craft room at her apartment at Villa Rita in Superior on Aug. 25, 2021. Photographs of Walman and her miniature scenes were among those submitted in the Telegram's first-place entry for All-Around Newspaper Photography in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest.

122620.O.DNT.bestoutdoorphotosC17 — Two hikers check their phones as they sit down along the banks of the Black River near the Little Manitou Falls at Pattison State Park on Oct. 11, 2020. The photo was included in a photo gallery that earned Jed Carlson first-place honors in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest.

012921.n.st.Fox1.jpg — A fox pops its head up from just off the walking trail on Barker's Island in Superior on Jan. 26, 2021. The photo was included in Jed Carlson's second-place photo essay in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest.

121120.n.st.HolidayLights5.jpg — The lighting display at 2101 E. St. in Superior is flipped upside down as it is photographed through a glass orb Dec. 9, 2020. The photo received third-place honors in the artistic photo category of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest.

050421.s.st.SHSbb1.jpg — Superior shortstop Jonny Rhodes (5) dives to stop a ball in the third inning against Duluth Marshall at NBC Spartan Sports Complex on April 29, 2021. The photo received honorable mention in the sports action photo category in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association's Better Newspaper Contest.

By Staff reports

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Superior Telegram wins 22 awards from Wisconsin Newspaper Association

The annual Better Newspaper Contest featured work from September 2020 through August 2021.

Among all weeklies

Among weeklies with a circulation of 4,500 or more