Advocate honored in state contest
News | Published on February 5, 2024 at 11:27am EST | Author: henningmaster
0Newspaper receives first place in General Excellence
By Chad Koenen
Publisher
The Citizen’s Advocate received 14 awards, including first place in the prestigious category of General Excellence, during the annual Minnesota Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest. The Citizen’s Advocate was recognized along with other newspapers from across the state at the annual Minnesota Newspaper Association convention from January 31-February 2 at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest hotel in Brooklyn Center.
In addition to the first place finish in General Excellence, the Citizen’s Advocate received second place in Typography and Design, third place in Editorial Page as a Whole, second place in Sports Reporting and third place in Use of Photography as a Whole.
Co-publisher Chad Koenen received nine awards individually, including: first place in arts and entertainment, first and second place in business profile feature store, second place in business story, second place in best columnist, first place in portrait or personality photography, third place in best news photo, second place in best sports photo and second place in best sports feature.
A total of 4,095 entries in a variety of categories and circulation sizes were received for the annual contest. The Citizen’s Advocate competes in the category of weekly newspaper with a circulation under 1,000.
In addition to the Citizen’s Advocate, the New York Mills Dispatch received a pair of awards in Typography and Design, as well as Use of Photography as a Whole.
The Frazee-Vergas Forum, which is also owned by Henning Publications, LLC, received six awards including Typography and Design, Use of Photography as a Whole and four individual awards for editor Robert Williams. The Forum competes in the category of weekly newspaper with a circulation between 1,001-1,500.
After serving as the president of the Minnesota Newspaper Association for the past two years, Citizen’s Advocate co-publisher Chad Koenen was named as the immediate past president of the nine person Minnesota Newspaper Association Board of Directors. He will serve in that capacity for one year.