The MPA runs various contests and awards annually.
The Better Newspaper Contest, The Journalist of the Year, and the Wade McCree Award.
Get the contest and awards information below.
The Michigan Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest allows member journalists, photojournalists, columnists, designers to show off their best work. Each year, a state press association reviews thousands of entries submitted by Michigan newspapers and Individual members. The increased competition inspires all journalists to produce better work, which in turn, nurtures stronger communities.
The 2023 contest will be open for entries from August 1 thru October 6.
Contest period for entries is August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023. Additional information and contest rules are below.
If you have any questions please contact us at bnc@michiganpress.org.
Wade H. McCree
The McCree Awards recognize Michigan broadcast, print and on-line journalists whose work fosters greater public understanding of the values of our legal and judicial systems.
To be eligible, journalistic work must be published, broadcast and/or posted between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2022. The work must inform and educate citizens about the role of the law, the courts, law enforcement agencies, or the legal profession in society. The work could also disclose practices in need of improvement and encourage legal and legislative efforts to reform or modernize our laws, courts, and law enforcement agencies.
Entries may consist of feature or news articles, analyses, editorials, or combinations of these. In the broadcast category, documentaries, educational or editorial programs may be submitted. Any Michigan newspaper, news service, news syndicate or network, magazine, television or radio station or legal publication, or any employees of such entities are eligible to enter. There is no charge for entering.
Contest begins December 1, 2022 and ends February 3, 2023.
Still have questions? Contact Diana Davis at diana@michiganpress.org.