| DAILY NEWSPAPERS & NEWS SYNDICATES | ||||
| Spot news in daily newspapers, all sizes | ||||
| First Place | “Columbia Mall Shooting” Baltimore Sun Media Group Staff Baltimore Sun Baltimore, MD |
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| Second Place: | “Ferguson Police Officer Kills Michael Brown” St. Louis Post-Dispatch Staff St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, MI |
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| Third Place: | “Ferguson: No Indictment” Associated Press Staff Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Local news beat coverage or continuing story by an individual or team | ||||
| First Place & GRAND AWARD : | “Cruel and Usual” Julie K. Brown Miami Herald Miami, FL |
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| Second Place: | “George Washington Bridge Scandal” Shawn Boburg The Record of North Jersey Hackensack, NJ |
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| Third Place: | “Deaths in Police Custody and Parole System Problems” Gina Barton Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee, WI |
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| International news beat coverage or continuing story by an individual or team | ||||
| First Place: | “Dying for Justice: China’s Broken Legal System” William Wan The Washington Post Washington, D.C. |
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| Second Place: | “Border Surge” Aaron Nelsen and Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje San Antonio Express-News San Antonio, TX |
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| Third Place: | “Reporting from Egypt” Hamza Hendawi Associated Press New York, NY |
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| News series in daily newspapers with daily circulation up to 100,000 | ||||
| First Place: | “Till Death Do Us Part” Doug Pardue, Glenn Smith and Jennifer Berry Hawes Post and Courier Charleston, SC |
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| Second Place: | “The Iron Soldier” Ken Serrano and Brian Johnston Asbury Park Press Neptune, NJ |
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| Third Place: | Killers & Pain” Mary Beth Pfeiffer Poughkeepsie Journal Poughkeepsie, NY |
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| News series in daily newspapers with daily circulation over 100,000 | ||||
| First Place: | “Drugging Our Kids” Karen de Sá and Dai Sugano San Jose Mercury News San Jose, CA |
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| Second Place: | “Fugitives Next Door” Brad Heath USA Today McLean, VA |
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| Third Place: | “Last Living Survivors of USS Arizona” Shaun McKinnon and Pat Shannahan The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com Phoenix, AZ |
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| Local interest column on a variety of subjects | ||||
| First Place: | John Romano Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, FL |
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| Second Place: | Colin McEnroe Hartford Courant Hartford, CT |
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| Third Place: | Phillip Morris Plain Dealer Cleveland, OH |
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| Special or feature column on one subject by an individual | ||||
| First Place: | Laura Reiley Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida |
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| Second Place: | Andrea Simakis Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Third Place: | Marc Ramirez Dallas Morning News Dallas, Texas |
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| Editorial writing by an individual or team | ||||
| First Place: | “Editorials on the VA scandal” Doug MacEachern The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com Phoenix, AZ |
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| Second Place: | Tony Messenger St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, MI |
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| Third Place: | “Jury still out on justice in Koschman case” Tom McNamee Chicago Sun-Times Chicago, IL |
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| Sports column by an individual | ||||
| First Place: | “Brenda Tracy’s Ordeal” John Canzano The Oregonian Portland, OR |
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| Second Place: | Tom Jones Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, FL |
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| Third Place: | John Leicester Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Sports writing by an individual or team | ||||
| First Place: | Jared Hopkins Chicago Tribune Chicago, IL |
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| Second Place: | “Mind Over Matter: Concussions and Football” Stephanie Kuzydym Northeast Ohio Media Group Cleveland, OH |
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| Third Place: | Daniel Brown San Jose Mercury News San Jose, CA |
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| Feature writing on a variety of subjects by an individual | ||||
| First Place: | Krista Larson Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Second Place: | Eric Moskowitz The Boston Globe Boston, MA |
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| Third Place: | Lane DeGregory Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, FL |
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| Business news coverage, business commentary and/or business columns by an individual or team | ||||
| First Place: | “Tax Runaways” Zachary R. Mider Bloomberg News New York, NY |
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| Second Place: | “Motorola’s Reign is Taxpayers’ Bane” Gregory Gordon, Lydia Mulvany and Paul Hampton McClatchy Company Washington, D.C. |
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| Third Place: | Robert Anglen The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com Phoenix, AZ |
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| Education writing by an individual or team | ||||
| First Place: | “Shuttered: Florida’s Failed Charter Schools” Jacob Carpenter Naples Daily News Naples, FL |
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| Second Place: | “Empty Desks” Betsy Hammond The Oregonian Portland, OR |
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| Third Place: | Kimberly Hefling Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Health, medical and science writing by an individual or team | ||||
| First Place: | “Ebola: Tracking a Killer Across Continents” Associated Press Staff Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Second Place: | “Insult to Injury” Tampa Bay Times Staff Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, FL |
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| Third Place: | “The Cost of Not Caring” Mental Health Project team USA Today McLean, VA |
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| Environmental writing by an individual or team | ||||
| First Place: | “Deadly Legacy” Brandon Loomis and David Wallace The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com Phoenix, AZ |
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| Second Place: | “California’s Drought” Paul Rogers and Lisa M. Krieger San Jose Mercury News San Jose, CA |
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| Third Place: | “Buck Fever” Ryan Sabalow, Robert Scheer and Steve Berta Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, IN |
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| Investigative reporting | ||||
| First Place: | “Investigation of Centinela Valley” Rob Kuznia, Rebecca Kimitch and Frank Suraci Los Angeles News Group West Covina, CA |
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| Second Place: | “Undue force” Mark Puente Baltimore Sun Baltimore, MD |
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| Third Place: | “Cuba Twitter” Associated Press Staff Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Public service performed by publishing material in a daily newspaper | ||||
| First Place: | “Harsh Treatment” David Jackson, Gary Marx and Duaa Eldeib Chicago Tribune Chicago, IL |
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| Second Place: | “VA scandal coverage” Arizona Republic Staff The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com Phoenix, AZ |
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| Third Place: | “Illusion of Safety” Keegan Kyle, Tony Saavedra and David Whiting Orange County Register, Santa Ana, CA |
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| Editorial cartoons | ||||
| First Place: | Stephen Benson The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com Phoenix, AZ |
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| Second Place: | Adam Zyglis Buffalo News Buffalo, NY |
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| Third Place: | Signe Wilkinson Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia, PA |
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| Journalistic innovation | ||||
| First Place: | “Payday California” Joanna Lin, Michael Corey and Emmanuel Martinez The Center for Investigative Reporting Emeryville, CA |
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| Second Place: | “Dress a Duck machine generator” Quentin Lueninghoener and Seth Prince The Oregonian Portland, OR |
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| Third Place: | “AZCentral Fact Check” Arizona Republic Staff The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com Phoenix, AZ |
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| MAGAZINES | ||||
| Magazine coverage of a major news event or topic | ||||
| First Place: | “The Ebola Fighters” Aryn Baker TIME New York, NY |
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| Second Place: | “Could Financial Planning Help Stem the Rate of Military Suicides?” Ann Marsh, Scott Wenger and Kamrhan Farwell Financial Planning New York, NY |
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| Third Place: | “The Shadow Lobbying Complex” Lee Fang The Nation in partnership with the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute New York, NY |
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| Magazine feature writing by an individual on a variety of subjects | ||||
| First Place: | Abigail Pesta Cosmopolitan New York, NY |
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| Second Place: | Seth Wickersham ESPN The Magazine West Hartford, CT |
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| Third Place: | Wright Thompson ESPN The Magazine West Hartford, CT |
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| Magazine column | ||||
| First Place: | “The Fix” Chris Jones ESPN The Magazine West Hartford, CT |
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| Second Place: | “The Truth” Howard Bryant ESPN The Magazine West Hartford, CT |
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| Third Place: | Melissa Harris-Perry ESSENCE New York, NY |
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| PHOTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHICS FOR DAILY NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINES, NEWS SERVICES AND SYNDICATES | ||||
| Newspapers spot news photography | ||||
| First Place: | “Return Fire” Robert Cohen St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, MI |
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| Second Place: | “In The Pursuit of Happiness” Edward Hille Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, PA |
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| Third Place: | “Looting Ferguson” David Carson St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, MI |
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| Newspapers feature photography | ||||
| First Place: | “Icy Cathedral” Brian Peterson Minneapolis Star-Tribune Minneapolis, MN |
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| Second Place: | “Unidentified Immigrant’s Crisis” Bob Owen San Antonio Express-News San Antonio, TX |
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| Third Place: | “The Hug” Johnny Nguyen The Oregonian Portland, OR |
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| Newspapers sports photography | ||||
| First Place: | “Stanley Cup winning goal” Michael Goulding Orange County Register Santa Ana, CA |
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| Second Place: | “Ghost Tackle” Steven M. Falk Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia, PA |
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| Third Place: | “Moustakas Catch” Jill Toyoshiba Kansas City Star Kansas City, MI |
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| Magazines, news services or syndicates spot news photography | ||||
| First Place & GRAND AWARD: | “The Ghosts of Ebola” Kieran Kesner Zuma Press San Clemente, CA |
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| Second Place: | Place “Fiery Cocktail” Efrem Lukatsky Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Third Place: | “Wounded” Khalil Hamra Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Magazines, news services or syndicates feature photography | ||||
| First Place: | “Defeated” Natacha Pisarenko Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Second Place: | “Wild Ride” Joerg Mitter Zuma Press San Clemente, CA |
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| Third Place: | “Jeter’s Last Jump at The Stadium” Julie Jacobson Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Photography portfolio | ||||
| First Place: | “#Ferguson” David Carson St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, MI |
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| Second Place: | J.B. Forbes St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, MI |
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| Third Place: | Jay Janner Austin American-Statesman Austin, TX |
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| Photo essay/story | ||||
| First Place: | “The Ghosts of Ebola” Kieran Kesner Zuma Press San Clemente, CA |
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| Second Place: | “War in Gaza” Khalil Hamra Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Third Place: | “Saturday Night Lights” M. Scott Mahaskey POLITICO Arlington, VA |
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| Portrait | ||||
| First Place: | “Wedding Portrait” Maye-E Wong Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Second Place: | “Laiba” Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press New York, NY |
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| Third Place: | “Orphan Prayer” Bob Owen San Antonio Express-News San Antonio, TX |
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| Newspapers/magazines illustrative or informational graphics | ||||
| First Place: | Andrea Levy Plain Dealer Cleveland, OH |
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| Second Place: | U-T San Diego Graphic Staff U-T San Diego San Diego, CA |
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| Third Place: | Peter Bell, Brian McGill and Stephanie Stamm National Journal Washington, D.C. |
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