2025 Better Newspaper Contests Winners Announced!

Winners of the 2025 Better Newspaper Contest were announced at Georgia Press Association’s 138th Annual Convention on June 20.

Please click the link to the right to see the editorial contest presentation: 2025 BNC Awards Slideshow Compressed

Please click the link to the right to see the advertising contest presentation: 2025 Advertising Contest Show Compressed

Please click the link to the right to see the complete list of editorial awards: Better Newspaper Contest Press Release 2025.

Please click the link to the right to see the complete list of advertising awards: 2025 ADVERTISING AWARDS

This photo by Katie Goodale of The Augusta Chronicle was chosen by Illinois judges as the Photo of the Year. Photo of the Year is chosen from among all first-place contest photos. This photo won first place in Division A for sports photo.

2024 Better Newspaper Contest results

View the results from the contest here:

2024 GPA Contest Press Release Final

View the results slideshow from the 2024 advertising contest here:

2024 Advertising Contest Show Compressed

AD CONTEST RESULTS

2024 Advertising Contest Results

2023 Advertising Contest Results

2022 Advertising Contest Winners

2021 Advertising Contest Winners

2020 Advertising Contest  Winners

2020 BNC Divisional Awards

2020 Magazine Winners