The All-Kansas critique service provides advisers and their students with insightful commentary on what you do well and how you could improve your news publication, yearbook, video news program and/or your news website. It also evaluates each medium to determine and reward the very best in Kansas.
When we send your publications to our nationwide judges, we also send along a critique booklet that guides their comments and ranking. You can find each critique booklet below. A great classroom activity is allowing your editors (or even your readers) to evaluate the publication for these criteria.
Please see the KSPA calendar for All-Kansas critique deadlines, including the Earlybird Yearbook Critique deadline.
ALL-KANSAS NEWS PUBLICATION CRITIQUES
Select up to three of your best issues from the school year to showcase for our judges. News Publications are assessed on the following criteria: Coverage, Reporting, Visuals, Design and Leadership. Plus, each staff receives a detailed letter from the judge summarizing areas of improvement and excellence. Review the judging booklet with your staff to help you plan for improvement.
Deadline is March 7, 2025
Stay tuned submission instructions.
ALL-KANSAS NEWS WEBSITE CRITIQUES
Our judges will review your news website during our judging window. Websites are assessed on the following criteria: Writing & Editing, Interactivity & Multimedia, Design & Navigation and Coverage & Content. Plus, each staff receives a detailed letter from the judge summarizing areas of improvement and excellence. Review the judging criteria with your staff to help plan for improvement.
Deadline is March 7, 2025
Stay tuned for submission instructions.
ALL-KANSAS VIDEO NEWS CRITIQUES
We find video experts to give detailed feedback to your staff on a news program of your choice. Video News Programs are assessed on the following criteria: Coverage & Content, Writing & Editing, On-Air Performance & Continuity, Photography and Technical Quality. Plus, each staff receives a detailed letter from the judge summarizing areas of improvement and excellence. Review the judging booklet with your staff to help you plan for improvement.
Deadline is March 7, 2025
Stay tuned for submission instructions.
ALL-KANSAS YEARBOOK CRITIQUES
Get in-depth feedback on how your staff did last year. Yearbooks are assessed on the following criteria: Concepts, Coverage, Reporting, Photography and Design. Plus, each staff receives a detailed letter from the judge summarizing areas of improvement and excellence. Review the judging booklet with your staff as a way to plan for improvement.
Stay tuned for 2025 yearbook submission instructions and deadlines.
ALL-KANSAS HISTORY: year by year
The All-Kansas critique service has a long history of helping schools improve their publications and of recognizing the very best in Kansas. The list of past winners is impressive.
All-Kansas Yearbooks
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 1990–2008
All-Kansas Newspapers
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 1990-2008
All-Kansas Video News
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
All-Kansas Websites
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Congratulations to all of our winners! We are incredibly proud to represent the amazing work that your staffs contributes every day.