The New Jersey Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest designates annual awards for the best in editorial writing and photography in New Jersey. While the awards are meant to showcase excellent journalism work by New Jersey reporters and their peers, the awards can also inform media consumers of examples of high-quality local journalism. This page features past winners.
"New Jersey Press Association’s Editorial Contest encourages excellence by recognizing the achievements of NJPA member newspapers and digital news organizations. The contest looks to the future by encouraging news organizations to find new ways to inform, entertain, enlighten and engage their readers"
Many of these definitions were adapted from Merriam Webster's Dictionary.
