2024 – Print / Photo
DAILY NEWSPAPERS AND NEWS SYNDICATES
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First Place
“Charged: Police Arrest Suspect in Gligo Beach Killings”
Newsday Staff
Newsday
Judges’ comments: Newsday flooded the zone when word broke of a suspect in the longtime Gilgo Beach murders mystery. Informative interviews with neighbors and acquaintances of the suspect (an “everyman professional”), spare but impactful video, deep historical angles and graphics, instant profiles of the known victims with photos. All bases were covered and Newsday quickly developed a riveting profile of the suspect. Textbook execution on a story the newspaper has owned for more than a decade.
Second Place
“Coverage of MSU shooting on campus”
Detroit Free Press Staff
Detroit Free Press
Third Place
“The Covenant Shooting”
The Tennessean Staff
The Tennessean
Newspapers local news beat coverage or continuing story in top 20 media market
First Place
“Coconut Grove”
Linda Robertson
Miami Herald
Judges’ comments: Robertson deftly wove together a complicated narrative involving 16 families who plucked down hundreds of thousands for Coconut Grove townhomes and then became victims of fraud by a developer known as the king of Coconut Grove. The stories are riveting and infuriating because of the specifics gleaned through interviews; court, financial and property records; mortgages and building regulations. Three of the dozen homes had double contracts; $20 million was missing, and one home had four contracts on it, with deposits of between $500,000 and $1.5 million. As a result of the reporting, a judge appointed a receiver to investigate the developer’s finances, and a subsequent loan settlement led to the victims receiving at least partial reimbursement.
Second Place
“Immigrant Communities Coverage”
Lautaro Grinspan
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
Third Place
“Gilbert Goons”
Robert Anglen and Elena Santa Cruz
The Arizona Republic
Newspapers local news beat coverage or continuing story not in top 20 media market
First Place
“Restaurant Owner Stiffs Teens; Newspaper Investigation Shuts Him Down”
Phil Barber
The Press Democrat
Judges’ comments: The Santa Rosa newspaper’s relentless reporting on how a Subway sandwich franchise owner stiffed teenage employees was textbook work: a tip, repeated interviews with victims, visits to the stores, records investigations. What followed was impressive. A federal investigation that confirmed the newspaper’s findings, and a judge’s orders for the franchisee to pay 184 workers $475,000 plus $150,000 in penalties. Very well done. That’s the kind of work newspapers are supposed to do.
Second Place
“At NY’s Northern Border, Asylum Seekers Find Hope in Desperation at a Rural Mini Mart”
Eduardo Cuevas and Robert Bell
Democrat and Chronicle
Third Place
“72 Hours – Inside the Mental Health Crisis in San Diego County”
The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Newspapers international news beat coverage or continuing story
First Place
“Immigration Beat Coverage”
Reuters staff
Reuters
Judges’ comments: Through on-the-ground reporting by its immigration beat reporters, Reuters delivered not only an understanding of the whos and whys contributing to the migration explosion beyond Central America but also a vivid picture — both with words and photography — of the perilous journey made by Afghanistan and Chinese migrants across 11 countries to the U.S.-Mexico border. The work is powerful and brings a huge issue to human scale.
Second Place
“The Cough Syrup Crisis”
Reuters staff
Reuters
Third Place
“Blood Timber”
Shirsho Dasgupta
Miami Herald
Newspapers series in top 20 media market
First Place
“Dying Early: America’s Life Expectancy Crisis”
Washington Post Staff
Washington Post
Judges’ comments: The Washington Post’s superb series on America’s life expectancy crisis is a testament to the enduring importance of challenging conventional wisdom. While prior coverage of declining life spans in the United States have focused on such factors as opioids or guns, The Post’s analysis of decades of death data found that chronic diseases cost Americans twice as many years of life as overdoses, firearm deaths and all other external causes combined. The exceptional reporting in these pieces combined the personal accounts of those affected by chronic disease with a detailed explanation of the multilayered causes of early deaths. The result is a series that reveals a public health crisis that has long been hiding in plain sight.
Second Place
“Extremism in the Ranks”
Dan Mihalopoulos, Tom Schuba and Kevin G. Hall
Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ Chicago, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
Third Place
“Michigan Kids Dying Under Care of CPS”
Kara Berg
The Detroit News
Newspapers series not in top 20 media market
First Place
“Widespread Police Fake Ticket Scandal Skews Racial Profiling Data”
Bill Cummings, Joshua Eaton, Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Taylor Johnston
Hearst Connecticut Media Group
Judges’ comments: The results of this series speak for themselves. The resignations of the state’s two top public safety officials, a federal criminal grand jury probe led by the U.S. Dept. of Justice. And at the heart of it, trusted state troopers falsifying tickets to make themselves look better — worsened by the fact that it all skews racial profiling data. This series exposes everyday corruption, and restores our faith. Well done.
Second Place
“The Cost of Unity”
The Greenville News Staff
The Greenville News
Third Place
“Broken Government”
The Kansas City Star Staff
The Kansas City Star
Newspapers local interest column on a variety of subjects
First Place
“Robert Bowers is a Monster, and He Should Live”
Jeffery Gerritt
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Judges’ comments: Gerritt had us from the first line. His writing is sharp, short, powerful and just plain crackles. There’s a confidence there that is clearly hard-won, and that infuses his writing and perspective in ways that can only benefit readers in forming their own opinions and points of view. The best kind of swagger.
Second Place
Laura Yuen
Star Tribune
Third Place
“The Toll of Gun Violence in America’s Poorest Big City”
Helen Ubiñas
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Newspapers special or feature column on one subject
First Place
“20 Years Ago, a Girl Survived a Deadly Yonkers Fire. Her Story Has Gone Untold Until Now”
Peter D. Kramer
lohud.com
Judges’ comments: Peter Kramer of the Journal News (lohud.com) is the next Jimmy Breslin. His column on the Yonkers fire in 2003 that burned a Nodine Hill block to ash is as vibrant and alive as if we are witnessing the disaster. Feature writing at its best.
Second Place
“Derrick Taylor Can’t Clear His Name”
Chandra Bozelko
The Connecticut Examiner
Third Place
“Brain Matters Column”
Richard Sima
The Washington Post
Newspapers editorial writing by an individual or team
First Place
“Political Crisis at the Border”
Express-News Editorial Board
San Antonio Express-News
Judges’ comments: The San-Antonio Express News makes a strong argument about the divisive politics of the border crisis by centering the treatment of migrants as a pawn in the debate. Descriptions of the “sawlike discs” of concertina wire in Eagle Pass and a migrant boy in New York covering his face from the cold with a Marvin the Martian backpack lent moral weight to the editorial calls for humane treatment of those who crossed the Southern border and were shipped across the country to make a political point.
Second Place
Rebecca Spiess
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Third Place
Brandon McGinley
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Newspapers sports opinion by an individual
First Place
Sam McDowell
The Kansas City Star
Judges’ comments: The best gift a columnist can give a reader is an opinion; from there, they are free to decide how they feel. It’s even better when it is delivered smoothly, with authority, some humor and some heart. Sam McDowell did all of these things, along with asking questions and making note when they weren’t answered by those who should know better. Well done.
Second Place
Rick Morrissey
Chicago Sun-Times
Third Place
Shawn Windsor
Detroit Free Press
Newspapers sports news writing by an individual or team
First Place
“Misconduct”
Kenny Jacoby and Matt Mencarini
USA Today and the Lansing State Journal
Judges’ comments: The result of reporting years in the making, USA Today reporter Kenny Jacoby’s expose on a long-running sexual harassment case against Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker rocked the world of college football. Tucker was fired for cause two weeks after the story was published with roughly $80 million left on his contract. Jacoby’s reporting, and partnership with local Lansing State Journal reporter Matt Mencarini, is a testament to the power of building relationships with sources, tireless research and a commitment to holding powerful people and institutions accountable.
Second Place
Scott M. Reid
Southern California News Group
Third Place
“Beach Volleyball”
James Crepea
The Oregonian/OregonLive
Newspapers sports feature writing by an individual or team
First Place
Terry Pluto
Cleveland.com-The Plain Dealer
Judges’ comments: Sports writers become more than the voice of their city’s fans — they become the heart of the fans, the conscience of the fans and the memory of the fans. Terry Pluto of the Plain Dealer fulfills that mission. His columns on LPGA pioneer Renee Powell entering the Golf Hall of Fame, former Browns QB Bernie Kosar’s struggles with CTE, and the early life of Lebron James show how sports writing at its best is about character, empathy and community.
Second Place
Chip Scoggins
Star Tribune
Third Place
Kevin Armstrong
The Star-Ledger
Newspapers feature writing by an individual in a top 20 media market
First Place
“Stories from the Forgotten Countryside”
John Carlisle
Detroit Free Press
Judges’ comments: These were wonderful, authentic stories told in an easy, seamless and gracious style. John Carlile is such a gifted writer, with descriptions of dying cherry trees, a dog who finds a home in a nursing home … But his other great gift is finding these stories in the first place. Thank you for the pleasure of reading these stories.
Second Place
“Searching for Hope”
William Wan
The Washington Post
Third Place
Amanda Rosa
Miami Herald
Newspapers feature writing by an individual not in a top 20 media market
First Place
“Finding the Clotilda”
Tony Bartelme and Gavin McIntyre
The Post and Courier
Judges’ comments: Cinematic prose, an unsolved mystery, heirs who remember and intrepid reporters. That’s what breathes life into Tony Bartelme’s beautifully crafted story of two men’s search for the Clotilda and the answer to the question of what really was “the last slave ship.” Bartelme provides an alluring ride in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta and through Africatown history.
Second Place
“The Murderer Next Door and other stories”
Austin Murphy
The Press Democrat
Third Place
“Finding Grace”
Kerry Benefield
The Press Democrat
Newspapers business news coverage, business commentary and/or business columns by an individual or team
First Place
“The Musk Industrial Complex”
Reuters staff
Reuters
Judges’ comments: Musk’s companies Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink are transforming the world through innovative applications of emerging technologies, but Reuters’ remarkable reporting reveals how this progress has been accompanied by the dark shadow of a cavalier disregard for safety and regulations, with real-world consequences. By penetrating into the inner workings of these companies, Reuters shows the critical role that journalism has in ensuring that companies meet their responsibilities to ensure the safety of their employees and their customers, regardless of the benefits of their technology.
Second Place
“Milwaukee’s Hidden Landlords”
Cary Spivak, Genevieve Redsten and Daphne Chen
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Third Place
“Burn Inc.”
Tony Bartelme
The Post and Courier
Newspapers education writing by an individual or team
First Place
“The Pandemic’s Missing Students”
Bianca Vázquez Toness and Sharon Lurye
The Associated Press
Judges’ comments: On a topic largely discussed but not thoroughly studied, The Associated Press provided comprehensive and insightful reporting on the students who fell through the cracks during the pandemic, and where they are today. The database created by its team allowed a number of other media organizations to examine the numbers and write for their own audiences. High utility, very impactful, clearly focused and written.
Second Place
Kelly Meyerhofer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Third Place
“Penn State Coverage”
Wyatt Massey
Spotlight PA
Newspapers health and science writing by an individual or team
First Place
Wendy Ruderman
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Judges’ comments: Doctors who have been reported for inappropriate behavior and medical centers that jeopardize patient lives with medication errors are only a few of the alarming incidents that escape scrutiny and consequences in Pennsylvania. Wendy Ruderman, a Philadelphia institution when it comes to pouring ink on hidden malfeasance, leads us efficiently through a labyrinth of deep-dive reporting on what’s wrong — and how it can be fixed — in protecting the public from medical wrongdoing.
Second Place
“Bleeding Out”
Dallas Morning News and San Antonio Express-News
Third Place
“How Wildfire Smoke is Devastating Firefighter Health”
Julie Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
Newspapers environmental writing by an individual or team in top 20 media market
First Place
“The Bat Lands”
Reuters staff
Reuters
Judges’ comments: We often hear about how tree loss increases climate risks, but who knew it can also increase the risk of a pandemic? The Bat Lands offers strong storytelling and engaging visuals to help readers understand how development of the world’s wild areas is putting humans at risk to the thousands of harmful and potentially fatal viruses unleashed when the bats in these areas are displaced. Important and fascinating piece.
Second Place
“How to Frack a State Park”
Jake Zuckerman
Cleveland.com-The Plain Dealer
Third Place
“Guarding the Great Lakes”
Carol Thompson
The Detroit News
Newspapers environmental writing by an individual or team not in top 20 media market
First Place
“The Saharan Connection”
Tony Bartelme, Andrew Whitaker and Borso Tall
The Post and Courier
Judges’ comments: Rising dust in the Sahara desert and its effect on South Carolina hurricanes makes this story unique. Well-conceived comparison is part of the Pulitzer Center’s “Connected Coastlines” project.
Second Place
“Ancestral Knowledge”
Caitlin Looby, Madeline Heim and Frank Vaisvilas
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Third Place
“Louisiana 2050: Our Vanishing Coast”
Mike Smith
The Times-Picayune
Newspapers investigative reporting in top 20 media market
First Place
“Human Toll of Texas Border Enforcement”
Benjamin Wermund, Jeremy Wallace and Jhair Romero
Houston Chronicle
Judges’ comments: Houston Chronicle’s sharp reporting on the human trauma that border barriers cause is so shocking in its revelations that one must question its veracity. But the Chronicle’s detail and careful sourcing carry the issue. Its reporting would bring new, more humane protocols to the controversial issue of border security.
Second Place
“Crumbling City”
Samantha Melamed and Dylan Purcell
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Third Place
“The Final Fall”
Michael McGough and Stephen Hobbs
The Sacramento Bee
Newspapers investigative reporting not in top 20 media market
First Place
“Safer Sidelines”
Stephanie Kuzydym, Rob Byers and Kyle Slagle
The Courier Journal
Judges’ comments: A riveting, extensively reported and well written series on high school sports deaths. The stories not only pointed out dozens of cases where authorities failed to act, but they provided solutions. Well done!
Second Place
“Burdened After Death”
Ames Alexander and David Raynor
The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer
Third Place
“Hazardous Homes”
Lexi Cortes
Belleville News-Democrat
Newspapers public service in top 20 media market
First Place and BEST IN SHOW
“Shakedown City”
Miami Herald Staff
Miami Herald
Judge’s comments: This is not only an “only in Miami” story; it’s an “only in the Miami Herald” story. A mayor with presidential aspirations who has 13 secret “side jobs” with developers and others with civic interests, who is also promoting a Ponzi-type cryto bank for city paychecks (until the day it evaporates), a $10,000-a-month developer payment for, say, consulting on a Coconut Grove project isn’t enough. You get to throw in Arabian money, a Kremlin oligarch, Miami Grand Prix, Gloria Estefan and David Beckham … And a pack of gumshoes from the Miami Herald who in their traditional fashion break revelation after outrageous revelation. Results: Investigations from the state attorney general, the SEC, the FBI and the IRS among others. Only in Miami: the Herald asks for the SEC’s paperwork on the mayor and is denied. Because, the agency explains, it is part of an “active investigation.” That’s one way to get a confirmation. This is the greatest documented municipal corruption project we have seen in years … possibly since the Miami Herald’s last one.
Second Place
“The Bitter End”
The Arizona Republic Staff
The Arizona Republic
Third Place
“Children Housed at DCFS Office”
Kaitlin Durbin
Cleveland.com-The Plain Dealer
Newspapers public service not in top 20 media market
First Place
“Behind the Gun”
John Diedrich and Andrew Hahn
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Judges’ comments: Solid shoe-leather reporting went into this project, which was supported by Marquette University. The package included a comprehensive county-by-county database on Wisconsin gun deaths, an in-depth survey of gun owners, and input from gun-store owners on how to address gun deaths. Remarkable facts included were that 75 percent of all gun deaths in Wisconsin are suicides and that Wisconsin’s suicide rate is 12 percent higher than the national average. This package was thorough, insightful and well put together. Excellent work.
Second Place
“San Antonio’s Dangerous Dogs”
Peggy O’Hare
San Antonio Express-News
Third Place
“Bias Crimes”
Aimee Green
The Oregonian/OregonLive
Newspapers best political coverage
First Place
“Uncovering 2020 Election Subversion”
Craig Mauger
The Detroit News
Judges’ comments: Craig Mauger secured a recording of President Trump pressuring election officials in Michigan’s largest county and broke other stories that revealed the extent of the fake electors scheme in his state and contributed to the country’s understanding of Trump’s efforts to change the results in the Electoral College.
Second Place
“The Crooked Arc of Illinois’ Politics”
Chicago Tribune Staff
Chicago Tribune
Third Place
“Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Coverage”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Staff
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Editorial cartoons
First Place
Clay Bennett
Chattanooga Times Free Press
Judges’ comments: You know a Clay Bennett cartoon as soon as you see it. His clean, uncomplicated style is both soft and cutting. And his message is always a mix of a 2×4 over your head, a smile, and a sigh. The man picking up his newspaper (another shooting on the front page) while waving a white flag speaks for all of us. The “woke” woman in bed between two newspapers does, too. And the prescription pad telling Kate Cox to “Leave Texas” was a true gut punch. Clay is an artist who helps us see how the news of the world impacts our lives in a simple, sadly reassuring way.
Second Place
Mike Thompson
Star Tribune
Third Place
Robert Ariail
Andrews McMeel Universal Syndication
Journalistic innovation
First Place
“Tracking U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths”
San Francisco Chronicle Staff
San Francisco Chronicle
Judges’ comments: The impact of this project is clear, strong — and necessary. The words of those who have faced drug addiction — their own, that of their loved ones, or those they have tried to save — are haunting. “It’s easier to get fentanyl than get help.” Narcan “is like putting a Band-Aid on a bullet hole.” And, of fentanyl overdoses: “They need to start treating these things as murder scenes.” Along with the drug overdose tracker, this is such a powerful package, cleanly presented with solid reporting throughout. Kudos.
Second Place
“50 Years of Philly Hip-Hop”
Elizabeth Wellington
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Third Place
“Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Beats”
Bryan West and Cache McClay
The Tennessean
Magazines coverage of a major news event or topic
First Place
“ChatGPT Creates An A.I. Frenzy”
Jeremy Kahn; additional reporting by Michal Lev-Ram and Jessica Mathews
Fortune
Judges’ comments: Honest characterization of the complex problem AI poses for humanity. Artificial intelligence could mean “lights out for all of us” yet artificial general intelligence AGI is “probably necessary for humanity to survive.”
Second Place
“What Happened to the Women Prisoners at Hickman’s Farm”
Elizabeth Whitman
Cosmopolitan
Third Place
“How the U.S. Funded China’s A.I. Ambitions”
Didi Kirsten Tatlow
Newsweek
Magazines feature writing by an individual on a variety of subjects
First Place
“The Gambler Who Beat Roulette”
Kit Chellel
Bloomberg
Judges’ comments: Written like a detective story, author Kit Chellel takes the reader along as he tracks roulette wizard Niko Tosa to his Croatian home. Very entertaining, great attention to detail.
Second Place
“American Coyote”
Julia Love
Bloomberg
Third Place
“Jacked: How Tulsa Cops Brought Down a $500 Million Catalytic Converter Crime Ring”
Evan Ratliff
Bloomberg Businessweek
Magazines speciality news coverage
First Place
“If You Think Drug Addiction Isn’t a Problem in Your Workplace, You’re Wrong”
Erika Fry
Fortune
Judges’ comments: Erika Fry focuses on individual stories, though without ignoring statistics, to examine how small companies have led the way to “recovery-friendly” workplaces and in the process restored drug addicted employees’ sense of self-worth.
Second Place
“Hollywood Is Broken”
Devin Gordon
Fortune
Third Place
“How a Disgraced Method of Diagnosing Learning Disabilities Persists in Our Nation’s Schools”
Sarah Carr
The Hechinger Report
Magazines in-depth story or series on a major news event
First Place
“Inside Elon’s Universe”
Fortune Staff
Fortune
Judges’ comments: Succinct coverage of a dichotomy facing EV owners: the inevitable need for solar panels on every rooftop in America.
Second Place
“Banning Solitary Confinement Won’t Remove the Scourge from Prisons”
Chandra Bozelko
Witness LA
No Third-Place Award given
PHOTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHICS FOR DAILY NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINES, NEWS SERVICE AND SYNDICATES
Spot news photography
First Place and BEST IN SHOW
“A Single Shot”
Sam Gomez
The Oregonian/OregonLive
Judges’ comments: Out of town visitor to Portland, Oregon, Samuel Gomez takes a stroll downtown which becomes a nightmare as he witnesses the fatal shooting of a road rage victim, and as Gomez raises his smartphone to record the scene, he is shot (in the leg) by the gunman who then pulls away from the scene in his car. The shooter is apprehended and Gomez survived the gunshot. The Oregonian published the picture showing the gunman and his fallen victim as the gunman takes aim – and fires – at Gomez.
Second Place
“Anguish”
Nicole S. Hester
The Tennessean
Third Place
“Gas Station Car Fire”
Steven M. Falk
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Feature photography
First Place
“Haddock Haul”
Derrick Z. Jackson, Union of Concerned Scientists
Judges’ comments: Science journalist & photographer Derrick Jackson captures the beauty of puffins as he creates a visual record of the successful repopulation of the species along the coast of Maine.
Second Place
“Meatballs”
Howard Schnapp
Newsday
Third Place
“Adaptable Surfing”
J. Conrad Williams Jr.
Newsday
Sports action or sports feature photography
First Place
“Aaron Judge”
J. Conrad Williams Jr.
Newsday
Judges’ comments: New York Yankee Aaron Judge draws a crowd of adoring fans at Spring training as they line up to seek his autograph.
Second Place
“Runaway Racehorse”
Thomas A. Ferrara
Newsday
Third Place
“Stolen Base”
Steven M. Falk
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Individual photo portfolio
First Place
“Year in Motion”
Heather Khalifa
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Judges’ comments: Most of Heather Kalifa’s portfolio contained great images of athletes in action. But she also captured heartfelt moments of winners and losers and corny publicity stunts. Her portfolio displays a variety of camera angles and pleasing compositions.
Second Place
J. Conrad Williams Jr.
Newsday
Third Place
Steve Pfost
Newsday
Staff photo portfolio
First Place
Newsday Staff
Newsday
Judges’ comments: A portfolio of pictures taken throughout the year is judged by the power of its best pictures, the lack of poor pictures and the variety of subjects included in the submission.
Second Place
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Staff
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Third Place
Miguel Gutierrez Jr, Adriana Heldiz and Larry Valenzuela
CalMatters
Single day photo story
First Place
“The Soul of the Game”
Thomas A. Ferrara
Newsday
Judges’ comments: Guys playing baseball as it was played in 1864, with historically correct gear and by the rules of that era – that is a visual feast in itself. But Thomas Ferrara embraced the period as well by using a camera and development method of the late 1800s to make portraits of the athletes. The tintypes are spectacular and look as if they were made 150 years ago.
Second Place
“The Nutcracker”
Beth Nakamura
The Oregonian/OregonLive
Third Place
“The Dance, A Father, A Daughter and their Dream”
Steve Pfost
Newsday
Multiple day photo story
First Place
“Deadly Dealing”
Gabrielle Lurie
San Francisco Chronicle
Judges’ comments: We see all too many “drugs are killing our inner cities” stories, but this project visually reported in two countries and successfully tied together the source of the drug trade, the dealers who move and sell their goods, and the users whose lives are ruined by their addiction. We also see the U.S. inner-city police responding to the crisis but doing little to stem the flow of drugs.
Second Place
“Bright Lit Place”
Patrick Farrell and Jenny Staletovich
WLRN News
Third Place
“How a Detroit Addict is Finding Her Purpose”
Mandi Wright
Detroit Free Press
Portrait
First Place
“Jermaine Owens”
Randee Daddona
Newsday
Judges’ comments: A picture that makes you smile, of a happy fisherman. We need more “feel good” moments in journalism and this is one of them.
Second Place
“Vintage ‘Base Ball’ player Andy ‘Renman’ Lembo”
Thomas A. Ferrara
Newsday
Third Place
“Proud Mom”
Angela Peterson
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Pictorial
First Place
“Rodeo”
Will Lester
Southern California News Group
Judges’ comments: In a rodeo ring is not the place we’d expect to find a great pictorial image. but photographer Will Lester employed silhouette and rim lighting to create the outline of a cowboy riding full speed on his horse and about to throw his lasso.
Second Place
“Painting Peonies”
Heather Khalifa
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Third Place
“Sunset Silhouette”
John Paraskevas
Newsday