2025 IJEA Newspaper & Digital News Media Contest

Best Editorial Cartoon (Enrollment Division 4) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Naperville Central High School
    Entry Title: New swearing policy out of touch with social norms, reality
    Entry Credit: Christine Wang
    Judge Comment: Nicely done. Point of view is clear and presented well. Cartoon supports opinion well.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Naperville Central High School
    Entry Title: Loss of local news impacts us more than we realize
    Entry Credit: Christine Wang
    Judge Comment: Point of view is shown and nicely presented.
  • Competition Comment: Aside from the winning entries, all others did not meet the criteria for an editorial cartoon, that being, as stated, "A cartoon that expresses an opinion about a subject of relevance to the publication's audience" and that an editorial cartoon "should not simply be an illustration that goes along with a news or feature article."