| DAILY NEWSPAPERS & NEWS SYNDICATES – Writing & Reporting | |||||
| Spot News | |||||
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Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA “Virginia Tech Shootings” |
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| Second Place: | Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI “A New U.S. Auto Industry” |
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| Third Place: | Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA “Angora Fire” |
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| News Beat Coverage or Continuing Story | |||||
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The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD David Wood “Iraq Coverage” |
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| Second Place: | Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL Howard Witt “Hidden Struggles Reveal Unfinished Business of Civil Rights in America” |
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| Third Place: | Associated Press, New York, NY Rukmini Callimachi “West Africa Coverage” |
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| News Series, circulation up to 75,000 | |||||
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Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV Eric Eyre “State of Decay” |
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| Second Place: | The Frederick News-Post, Frederick, MD Staff Entry “Left Behind” |
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| Third Place: | Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, SD Peter Harriman, Kelly Hildebrandt, Steve Young “Cost of Credit” |
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| News Series, circulation over 75,000 | |||||
| First Place: | South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Sally Kestin, Peter Franceschina, John Maines and Mike Clary “Fast Fortune, Big Spending” |
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| Second Place: | Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX Brooks Egerton, Reese Dunklin “Unequal Justice” |
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| Third Place: | Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK Michael Overall “Going to Prison” |
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| Local Interest Column on a Variety of Subjects | |||||
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The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH Phillip Morris |
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| Second Place: | The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC Tommy Tomlinson |
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| Third Place: | The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, FL Frank Cerabino |
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| Special or Feature Column on One Subject | |||||
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St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL John Pendygraft “Paycheck to Paycheck” |
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| Second Place: | Associated Press, New York, NY Jocelyn Noveck |
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| Third Place: | Politico, Arlington, Va. Roger Simon |
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| Editorial Writing | |||||
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The Oregonian, Portland, OR Rick Attig, Doug Bates “Insurance for the Uninsured” |
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| Second Place: | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA Maureen Downey “Editorials on Genarlow Wilson” |
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| Third Place: | The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL Joe Adams “Editorials About Law Abuses at City Council and the County’s State Leading Murder Rate” |
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| Sports Column | |||||
| First Place: | The Boston Globe, Boston, MA Dan Shaughnessy |
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| Second Place: | Bloomberg News, New York, NY Scott Soshnick “It’s Not Just A Game” |
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| Third Place: | Associated Press, New York, NY Tim Dahlberg |
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| Sports Writing | |||||
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St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL Dave Scheiber |
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| Second Place: | The Boston Globe, Boston, MA Bob Hohler |
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| Third Place: | Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO J. Brady McCollough |
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| Feature Writing on a Variety of Subjects | |||||
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Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD Abigail Tucker |
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| Second Place: | St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL Lane DeGregory |
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| Third Place: | Associated Press, New York, NY Helen O’Neil |
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| Business News Coverage | |||||
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Newsday, Melville, NY Newsday Staff “The Mortgage Crisis” |
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| Second Place: | The Detroit News, Detroit, MI The Detroit News Autos Team “Changing Minds” |
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| Third Place: | Las Vegas Sun, Henderson, NV Liz Benston |
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| Education Writing | |||||
| First Place: |  |
The Boston Globe, Boston, MA Tracy Jan “Last Chance for English High” |
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| Second Place: | The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY Robert Tomsho, Daniel Golden, John Hechinger “Cross-Currents in Mainstreaming” |
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| Third Place: | The Oregonian, Portland, OR David Sarasohn “Funding For Higher Education in Oregon” |
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| Health/Medical Science Writing | |||||
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA Alison Young “Andrew Speaker/TB Coverage” |
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| Second Place: | The News Journal, New Castle, DE Kelly Bothum, Suchat Pederson “Little People” |
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| Third Place: | The Record, Bergen County, NJ Lindy Washburn & Leslie Brody “Living with Cancer” |
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| Environmental Reporting | |||||
| First Place: |  |
The Boston Globe, Boston, MA Beth Daley “45th Parallel: Warming Where We Live” |
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| Second Place: | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA Ken Foskett, Margaret Newkirk, Jeremy Redmon, Stacy Shelton & Matt Kempner “The Power of Water” |
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| Third Place: | The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Tony Bartelme and Doug Pardue “The Mercury Connection” |
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| Investigative Reporting | |||||
| First Place: | The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Ron Menchaca, Glenn Smith, David Slade, Tony Bartelme, Robert Behre & Doug Pardue” “Sofa Super Store Fire” |
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| Second Place: | New York Daily News, New York, NY Greg Smith, Benjamin Lesser, Robert Gearty, Richard T. Pienciak “School Bus Disgrace” |
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| Third Place: | Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA Alan C. Miller & Myron Levin “Danger in Tow” |
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| Public Service | |||||
| First Place & GRAND AWARD – PRINT DIVISION: | News Sentinel, Knoxville, TN News Sentinel Staff “Term Limit Turmoil” |
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| Second Place: | Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL Patricia Callahan, Maurice Possley, Sam Roe, Evan Osnos, Michael Oneal “Hidden Hazards” |
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| Third Place: | The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH Jill Riepenhoff and Jennifer Smith Richards “The ABC’s of Betrayal” |
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| Editorial Cartoons | |||||
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Dayton Daily News Mike Peters |
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| Second Place: | Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA Mike Luckovich |
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| Third Place: | Investor’s Business Daily, Los Angeles, CA Michael P. Ramirez |
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| Journalistic Innovation | |||||
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Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN Star Tribune News & Online Staff “13 Seconds in August” |
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| Second Place: | Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board “Great Expectations” |
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| Third Place: | The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA Lee Rood “Who Deserves to Drive?” |
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| MAGAZINES – Writing & Reporting | |||||
| Coverage of a Major News Event | |||||
| First Place: |  |
The Nation, New York, NY Joshua Kors “Thanks for Nothing” |
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| Second Place: | Newsweek, New York, NY Jon Meacham “Voices of the Fallen” |
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| Third Place: | Glamour, New York, NY Shaun Assael “Gang Rape, Murder & Justice in a Small Town” |
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| Feature Writing on a Variety of Subjects | |||||
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The Boston Globe Magazine, Boston, MA Neil Swidey |
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| Second Place: | BusinessWeek, New York, NY Jena McGregor |
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| Third Place: | BusinessWeek, New York, NY Diane Brady |
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| Column | |||||
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Texas Monthly, Ft. Worth, TX Christopher Kelly “Hollywood, TX” |
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| Second Place: | Good Housekeeping, New York, NY Geneen Roth “Feed Your Soul” |
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| Third Place: | Newsweek, New York, NY Fareed Zakaria “Series by Fareed Zakaria” |
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| PHOTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHICS FOR DAILY NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINES, NEWS SERVICES AND SYNDICATES | |||||
| Newspapers – Spot News Photography | |||||
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Roanoke Times, Roanoke, VA Alan Kim “Virginia Tech Shootings” |
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| Second Place: | Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO Ahmad Terry “Capitol Killing” |
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| Third Place: | San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, CA K.C. Alfred “Alameda County Firefighters” |
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| Newspapers – Feature Photography | |||||
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Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO Barry Gutierrez “Close to His Heart” |
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| Second Place: | St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO Robert Cohen “Superman Comes Home” |
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| Third Place: | Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN Jim Gehrz “Honk if You Love Flying” |
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| Newspapers – Sports Photography | |||||
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA Johnny Crawford “Helmet Grab” |
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| Second Place: | Detroit News, Detroit, MI David Guralnick “Tanked: Wings Run Out of Gas” |
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| Third Place: | Newsday, Melville, NY Kathy Kmonicek “Sir, I Respectfully Disagree” |
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| Magazines, News Services, Syndicates – Spot News Photography | |||||
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Associated Press, New York, NY Pavel Rahman “Bangladesh Mudslide Victims” |
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| Second Place: | Associated Press, New York, NY Ghassan Al-Yasiri “Iraq Explosion” |
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| Third Place: | Associated Press, New York, NY Darek Redos “Midair Collision” |
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| Magazines, News Services, Syndicates – Feature Photography | |||||
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Time Magazine, New York, NY Anthony Suau “Rachel Guy-Latham, 22, Morn’s Husband” |
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| Second Place: | Newsweek, New York, NY Gary Knight “The War on the Rescuers Darfur” |
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| Third Place: | No Award Given | ||||
| Magazines, News Services, Syndicates – Sports Photography | |||||
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Sports Illustrated, New York, NY Heinz Kluetmeier “China’s Qi Hui Competes” |
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| Photography Portfolio | |||||
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Austin American-Statesman, Austin, TX 
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| Second Place: | St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO Robert Cohen |
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| Third Place: | Oakland Tribune/Bay Area News Group, Oakland, CA Ray Chavez |
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| Photo Essay/Story | |||||
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Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX Melanie Burford “The Fight for Sugar Hill” |
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| Second Place: | Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY David Stephenson “A New Dawn?” |
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| Third Place: | Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL Kuni Takahashi “Hidden Poverty in Illinois” |
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| Newspapers/Magazines: Informational Graphics | |||||
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Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN Ray Grumney, Mark Boswell, Jane Friedmann, Billy Steve Clayton, Eddie Thomas “Detailing the Collapse of the I-35W Bridge” |
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| Second Place: | The Oregonian, Portland, OR Steve Cowden “State’s Tallest Sitka Spruce in Danger & other graphics” |
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| Third Place: | Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX Alberto Cuadra, Robert Dibrell, Jay Carr, John Valles, Ken Ellis |
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| Newspapers/Magazines: Illustrative Graphics | |||||
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The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH Andrea Levy |
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| Second Place: | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA Daniel Marsula |
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| Third Place: | Politico, Arlington, VA Matt Wuerker |
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