2021 Best of Photojournalism Winners

Today we announce the winners of NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism contest. Congratulations to all of you. Stay tuned early next week for our expansive display of all of the winning entries on bop.nppa.org.

If the events of 2020 confirmed anything with more certainty, it’s that visual storytelling is a necessary lynchpin of impactful journalism. The sights, sounds, and emotions of what we collectively experienced last year largely brought our society together – but in other ways it widened social chasms. You captured it all – the good and the bad, the triumphs and the defeats. The special moments that matter. We thank you.

This competition is supported through a partnership with the University of Georgia’s College of Journalism and Mass Communication and presented by Sony as its primary sponsor.

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STILL PHOTOJOURNALISM DIVISION

Photojournalist of the Year (Large Market)

First Place - Jacob Ehrbahn, Politiken
Second Place - Felipe Dana, Associated Press
Third Place - Mads Nissen, Politiken/ Panos Pictures
Honorable Mention - Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Honorable Mention - Rodrigo Abd, Associated Press
Honorable Mention - Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle

Photojournalist of the Year (Small Market)

First Place - Jake May, The Flint Journal
Second Place - Michael G. Seamans, Morning Sentinel
Third Place - Kent Porter, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Honorable Mention - Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News
Honorable Mention - Ronald Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News
Honorable Mention - Andrew Whitaker, The Post and Courier

Magazine Photojournalist of the Year

First Place - Lynsey Addario, Freelance

Emerging Vision

First Place - Alex Kormann, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Second Place - Josie Norris, San Antonio Express-News
Third Place - Alexander Lourie, Independent
Honorable Mention - Isaac Ritchey, Central Michigan Life

Sports Photojournalist of the Year

First Place - Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times
Second Place - Cooper Neill
Third Place - Dustin Satloff, Freelance
Honorable Mention - Vegard Wivestad Grott, Bildbyran

Cliff Edom New America Award

First Place - Mckenzie - Christina House, Los Angeles Times
Second Place - Standing Rock Fights Back - Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Third Place - Theo: Homeless at age 7 - Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle
Honorable Mention - In the Refinery Shadows - Loren Elliott, Reuters
Honorable Mention - Basketball Queens - Madeline Gray, Independent

Breaking News

First Place - Burning Racial Fire Julio Cortez, Associated Press
Second Place - Evacuation Hassan Ammar, Associated Press
Third Place - Heated Confrontation Leads to Deadly Consequences Helen Richardson, The Denver Post
Honorable Mention - George Floyd Minneapolis John Minchillo, Associated Press
Honorable Mention - Skyhawk Engulfed Kent Nishimura, Los Angeles Times
Honorable Mention - Fleeing Fire Petros Giannakouris, Associated Press

Breaking News Story

First Place - The First Responders John Moore, Getty Images
Second Place - Minneapolis Unrest: George Floyd John Minchillo, Associated Press
Third Place - Taal Volcano Eruption 2020 Ezra Acayan, Getty Images
Honorable Mention - Explosion Chaos in Beirut Hassan Ammar, Associated Press

General News

First Place - Remote Learning Frustrations Sharon Cantillon, The Buffalo News
Second Place - The Human Cost of COVID-19 Joshua Irwandi, Independent
Third Place - Murder By Suicide Paul Hanse, Dagens Nyheter
Honorable Mention - Burial in Peru Angela Ponce, Bloomberg
Honorable Mention - The End of Moria Camp Alkis Konstantinidis, Reuters
Honorable Mention - Lunch with a Kick Kelly Wilkinson, Indianapolis Star

General News Story

First Place - Country Doctor Gabriele Micalizzi, Cesura
Second Place - The Epicenter Victor Blue, Independent
Third Place - Fleeing War Nariman El-Mofty, Associated Press

Politics

First Place - Final Bloody Sunday Speech Joshua Lott, Independent
Second Place - SCOTUS Erin Schaff, The New York Times
Third Place - Torn Jonathan Ernst, Reuters
Honorable Mention - Rudy Melts on Live TV Rod Lamkey Jr., Independent
Honorable Mention - Your Turn Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press
Honorable Mention - John Lewis Funeral Alyssa Pointer, Atlanta Journal Constitution

Politics Story

First Place - Buttigieg - Matt McClain, The Washington Post

Environment

First Place - Locust Invasion in East Africa Luis Tato, Independent
Second Place - Pyrocumulus Air Drop Josh Edelson, Independent
Third Place - Flight of the Night Hunter Neil Aldridge, Independent
Honorable Mention - Lightning and Rainbow Pete Caster, Lewiston Tribune
Honorable Mention - Industrial Water Jorge Saenz, Associated Press
Honorable Mention - FIRE Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise

Environment Story

First Place - Agroclimatic Grand Tour Alessandro Gandolfi, Parallelozero Agency
Second Place - Illegal Logging and Trafficking in the Solomon Islands Monique Jaques, National Geographic
Third Place - California Still Burning Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle
Honorable Mention - Locust Invasion in East Africa Luis Tato, Independent
Honorable Mention - A Crisis Right Now: Manila Faces Rising Sea Chang W. Lee, The New York Times

Sports Action

First Place - Face to Faces Scott Strazzante, San Francisco Chronicle
Second Place - Face Plant Scott Strazzante, San Francisco Chronicle
Third Place - Final Preparations Vegard Wivestad Grott Bildbyran

Sports Feature

First Place - Fans Watch the World Series in their Cars Ringo Chiu , Independent
Second Place - Dust Trail Bernat Armangue, Associated Press
Third Place - Archery Luis Tato, Independent
Honorable Mention - Pandemic Workout Al Bello, Getty Images
Honorable Mention - December 25th 2020. A football game in Yemen. Giles Clarke, Independent

Feature

First Place - Braving a Snowy Table Hiroko Masuike, The New York Times
Second Place - Blessing Lyudmila Alexander Zemlianichenko, Associated Press
Third Place - Caught in a Highly Political Power Game Between Turkey and the EU Jacob Ehrbahn, Politiken
Honorable Mention - Homeless Struggle Renée Byer, The Sacramento Bee
Honorable Mention - COVID Playdate Benjamin Norman, Independent
Honorable Mention - Reunited Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press

Feature Story

First Place - The Body Collectors Rodrigo Abd, Associated Press
Second Place - Theo: Homeless at Age 7 Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle
Third Place - COVID Burials in Peru Rodrigo Abd, Associated Press
Honorable Mention - Serenity Jonathan Levinson, Oregon Public Broadasting/Guns & America
Honorable Mention - Drive-In Nation Laura Morton, Independent

Portrait/Personality

First Place - Betty Wetter Erika Schultz, The Seattle Times
Second Place - Joseph R. Biden Jr. Damon Winter, The New York Times
Third Place - Pandemic Prom Portrait 1 Tyrone Turner, WAMU/NPR
Honorable Mention - Bernabe Ivan Kashinsky, Independent

Portrait Series

First Place - Essential Workers Gabrielle Lurie, San Francisco Chronicle
Second Place - Freedom Fighters Kerem Yucel, AFP
Third Place - Game Changers: A Celebration of Women in Sports Christina House, Los Angeles Times
Honorable Mention - Legacies of Lives Lost David Goldman, Associated Press

Presidential

First Place - Biden's Bid Jessica Rinaldi, The Boston Globe
Second Place - Buttigieg Event Matt McClain, The Washington Post
Third Place - Joe Biden Erin Schaff, The New York Times
Honorable Mention - Trump Arrives Evan Vucci, Associated Press
Honorable Mention - Lining Up to See Trump Damon Winter, The New York Times
Honorable Mention - Nominees Andrew Harnik, Associated Press

Presidential Story

First Place - Warren is Loved, but She Still Lost Melina Mara, The Washington Post
Second Place - Bernie 2020 Salwan Georges, The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Re-Election Carlos Barria, Reuters

Contemporary Issues

First Place - COVID Evictions John Moore, Getty Images
Second Place - Untitled Jonah Haviland-Markowitz, Independent
Third Place - Birthday Brais Lorenzo, Efe Agency
Honorable Mention - Pandemic Revolt Joshua Bickel, The Columbus Dispatch
Honorable Mention - Untitled Jonah Haviland-Markowitz, Independent
Honorable Mention - Pregnant with COVID Rodrigo Abd, Associated Press

Contemporary Issues Story

First Place - COVID-19's Toll on the Latino Community Mario Tama , Getty Images
Second Place - The Danger in Our Salad Bowl Suzanne Kreiter , The Boston Globe
Third Place - Small AG during COVID: Independent farmers and Labor Left to Cope in a Pandemic Melina Mara , The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Life Is Now Alessandro Gandolfi , Parallelozero Agency
Honorable Mention - Beyond 'Stay Safe': COVID-19 and Inequality in Kenya Luis Tato , Independent
Honorable Mention - Covid Evictions John Moore , Getty Images

Sports Picture Story

First Place - A Season Without Fans Kevin Dietsch, United Press International
Second Place - The 'i' in Team Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times
Third Place - Till L Freezes Over Jessica Rinaldi, The Boston Globe

PICTURE EDITING DIVISION

Magazine Cover

First Place - Stopping Pandemics Todd James National Geographic
Second Place - You'll Miss Them When They're Gone Alexa Keefe National Geographic
Honorable Mention - Silence Alessandro Gandolfi National Geographic
Honorable Mention - End of Policing As We Know It Mark Murrmann Mother Jones

Magazine General News Story

First Place - A World Gone Viral: Belgium James Wellford National Geographic
Second Place - The End of Trash James Wellford National Geographic
Third Place - The Black Hill Are Not for Sale Mark Murrmann Mother Jones
Honorable Mention - Anti-System Virus? Robert Csere, Creative Director and Visual Editor; Vladimira Pcolova, Picture Editor .tyzden
Honorable Mention - Erdogan's Human Shields Robert Csere, Creative Director and Visual Editor; Vladimira Pcolova, Picture Editor .tyzden
Honorable Mention - Floyd's America Robert Csere, Creative Director and Visual Editor; Vladimira Pcolova, Picture Editor .tyzden

Magazine Contemporary Issues Story

First Place - A World Gone Viral: Belgium James Wellford National Geographic
Second Place - Our Country is full Mark Murrmann Mother Jones
Honorable Mention - The Last Reponder Mark Murrmann Mother Jones

Magazine Feature Story

First Place - Arctic Dreaming Kurt Mutchler National Geographic
Second Place - Coming of Age with Autism Kathy Moran National Geographic
Third Place - Prairies of the Sea Quentin Nardi Smithsonian Magazine
Honorable Mention - The Search for Life on Kangaroo Island Jeff Campagna Smithsonian Magazine
Honorable Mention - Beasts of the Northern Wild Quentin Nardi Smithsonian Magazine

Magazine Picture Editor of the Year (Team)

First Place - Whitney Johnson, Director of Visuals and Immersive Experiences; Kathy Moran, Deputy Director of Photography; James Wellford, Assistant Managing Editor, History; Mallory Benedict, Photo Editor, History; Jennifer Samuel Photo Editor, History; Gail Fletcher, Photo Coordinator, History; Kurt Mutchler, Assistant Managing Editor, Science; Todd James Senior Editor, Science; Samantha Clark, Photo Editor, Science; Elena Sheveiko, Photo Coordinator, Science; Anne Farrar, Assistant Managing Editor, Environment; Dominique Hildebrand, Associate Photo Editor, Environment; Alexa Keefe, Assistant Managing Editor, Animals; Kaya Berne, Photo Editor, Animals; Ally Moreo, Associate Photo Editor, Animals; Vi Nguyen, Photo Coordinator, Animals; Maura Friedman, Assistant Photo Editor, Travel; Julie Hau, Photo Editor; Tom O'Brien, Photo Engineer; Cedric Gerbehaye, Photographer; Wayne Lawrence, Photographer; Joshua Irwandi, Photographer; Luca Locatelli, Photographer; Jasper Doest, Photographer; Renan Ozturk, Photographer; Hannah Reyes Morales, Photographer; Jon Henry, Photographer; Lynn Johnson, Photographer; Evgenia Arbugaeva, Photographer National Geographic
Honorable Mention - Quentin Nardi, Jeff Campagna, and Donny Bajohr Smithsonian

Magazine Picture Editor of the Year (Individual)

First Place - Kurt Mutchler National Geographic
Second Place - James Wellford National Geographic
Honorable Mention - Jennifer Samuel National Geographic
Honorable Mention - Mallory Benedict National Geographic
Honorable Mention - Todd James National Geographic

Newspaper Front Page

First Place - No Beds Anywhere Cheryl Diaz Meyer Star Tribune
Second Place - Colorado's historic Pine Gulch fire darkens immediate future for Western Slope ranchers Patrick Traylor The Denver Post
Third Place - A1 - July 26, 2020 Meaghan Looram The New York Times
Honorable Mention - A1 - November 8, 2020 Meaghan Looram The New York Times
Honorable Mention - A1 - June 2, 2020 Meaghan Looram The New York Times
Honorable Mention - The last straw-Protests in Minneapolis after George Floyd Kyndell Harkness Star Tribune

Newspaper Section Front

First Place - Tenderness At Home Christy Harmon The New York Times
Second Place - A Summer of Uncertainty Jeffrey Furticella The New York Times
Third Place - Caregivers take care The Boston Globe
Honorable Mention - Outlook Chloe Coleman The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Upended - Fred Nelson - The Seattle Times

Newspaper General News Story

First Place - Green Alert The Boston Globe
Second Place - May 31st paper Fred Nelson The Seattle Times
Third Place - Newspaper General News Story Chloe Coleman The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Loneliest Graduation Cathaleen Curtiss The Buffalo News
Honorable Mention - Year in Photos 2020 Chloe Coleman The Washington Post

Newspaper Presidential Story

First Place - Dressed for their party, but nowhere to go Natalia Jimenez The Washington Post
Second Place - Biden and Trump's Path Through 2020 Tanner Curtis The New York Times
Third Place - Time to heal Fred Nelson The Seattle Times
Honorable Mention - How We Got to 2020 Tanner Curtis The New York Times
Honorable Mention - How We Got to Super Tuesday Tanner Curtis The New York Times

Newspaper Contemporary Issues Story

First Place - The Amazon, Giver of Life, Unleashes the Pandemic David Furst The New York Times
Second Place - Forced from their home: A family copes with the coronavirus economy Karly Domb Sadof The Washington Post
Third Place - We Take the Dead From Morning Till Night' David Furst The New York Times
Honorable Mention - George Floyd's search for salvation Cheryl Diaz Meyer Star Tribune
Honorable Mention - Losses that overwhelm The Boston Globe
Honorable Mention - Still Lives Meaghan Looram The New York Times

Newspaper Feature Story

First Place - Father Soldier Son Meaghan Looram The New York Times
Second Place - Looking to the future Cheryl Diaz Meyer Star Tribune
Third Place - Going it alone in two of America's agricultural towns Nick Kirkpatrick The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - The year in Pictures 2020 David Furst The New York Times

Newspaper Sports Story

First Place - Austin's True Colors Deb Pastner Star Tribune
Second Place - Women wrestlers on a mat of their own Kyndell Harkness Star Tribune
Third Place - Spring Training Snapshots Patrick Traylor The Denver Post
Honorable Mention - Cheer champs Cathaleen Curtiss The Buffalo News
Honorable Mention - Reaching for the sky Cathaleen Curtiss The Buffalo News

Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year: Team (Less than 100,000 circulation)

First Place - Cathaleen Curtiss, Director of Photography, Vince Chiaramonte, Design Director, Terry Lew, Senior Designer The Buffalo News

Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year: Team (More than 100,000 circulation)

First Place - Meaghan Looram - Director of Photography, Beth Flynn - Deputy Picture Editor, News David Furst - Deputy Picture Editor, Int'l, Becky Lebowitz - Deputy Picture Editor, Sandra Stevenson - Deputy Picture Editor, Digital, Craig Allen - Photo Editor, Heather Casey - Photo Editor, Crista Chapman - Photo Editor, Tanner Curtis - Photo Editor, Jeffrey Furticella - Photo Editor, Tara Godvin - Photo Editor, Andrew Hinderaker - Photo Editor, Morrigan McCarthy - Photo Editor, Jolie Ruben - Photo Editor, Jeffrey Scales - Photo Editor, Mikko Takkunen - Photo Editor, Gaia Tripoli - Photo Editor, Amanda Webster - Photo Editor The New York Times
Second Place Star Tribune photo/video team: Cheryl Diaz Meyer, senior photo editor, Jenni Pinkley, senior video editor, Kyndell Harkness, photo editor, Kevin Martin, photo editor, Deb Pastner, DOP Star Tribune
Third Place - Bill Greene - Director of Photography, Kim Chapin - Assistant Director of Photography, Leanne Burden Seidel - Picture Editor, Lloyd Young - Picture Editor, John Blanding - Photo Assignment Desk, Joanne Strohmeyer - Photo Assignment Desk, Lane Turner - Photo Assignment Desk, Matt Lee - Photo Assignment Desk The Boston Globe
Honorable Mention - MaryAnne Golon, Dudley M. Brooks, Robert Miller, Jennifer Beeson Gregory, Chloe Coleman, Stephen Cook, Kenneth Dickerman, Karly Domb Sadof, Mark Gail, Wendy Galietta, Haley Hamblin, Moria Haney, Natalia Jimenez, Nick Kirkpatrick, Bronwen Latimer, Olivier Laurent, Mark Miller, Annaliese Nurnberg, Thomas Simonetti, Dee Swann, Troy Witcher, Monique Woo The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Fred Nelson - Photo Editor, Angela Gottschalk - Photo Editor, Danny Gawlowski - AME of Visuals, Cara Brannan - Associate Photo Editor, Colin Diltz - Photo production desk, Travis Ness - Photo production desk, Amanda Snyder - photo production desk, Brandon Garcia - photo production desk, David Miller - Pacific Magazine Designer The Seattle Times

Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year: Individual (Less than 100,000 circulation)

First Place - Cathaleen Curtiss The Buffalo News
Second Place - Denny Simmons Evansville Courier & Press

Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year: Individual (More than 100,000 circulation)

First Place - Kyndell Harkness Star Tribune
Second Place - Jeffrey Furticella The New York Times
Third Place - Olivier Laurent The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - David Furst The New York Times
Honorable Mention - Karly Domb Sadof The Washinton Post
Honorable Mention - Chloe Coleman The Washington Post

Digital General News Story

First Place - In the aftermath of Beirut's devastating explosion Olivier Laurent The Washington Post
Second Place - We're hurting, we're hurting' - grief and outrage converge in Minneapolis Mallory Benedict National Geographic
Honorable Mention - Western Wildfires Karly Domb Sadof The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - In Azerbaijan, a string of Explosions, Screams and Then Blood David Furst The New York Times

Digital Feature Story

First Place - Father Soldier Son Meaghan Looram The New York Times
Second Place - The True Costs of Deportation Celina Fang The Marshall Project
Third Place - How life under Taliban rule in Afghanistan has changed - and how it hasn't Olivier Laurent The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Survival is at stake as Mennonite colonies’ illegal soy farms threaten the livelihood of Maya beekeepers. Dominique Hildebrand National Geographic
Honorable Mention - In America's oldest active retirement community, joy endures through the pandemic Andrea Wise National Geographic
Honorable Mention - Inside N.Y.C.’s Insanely Loud Car Culture Jeffrey Furticella The New York Times

Digital Sports Story

First Place - Texas' Only Home for Matadors is on Brink of Closing Meghan Petersen The Wall Street Journal
Second Place - In a Small Town, Girls' Basketball Team is 'Another Definition for Family' Claire Harbage NPR

Digital Presidential Story

First Place - The end of campaigning as we knew it Natalia Jiménez The Washington Post
Second Place - Iowa is at the Center of the Political Storm Tanner Curtis The New York Times
Third Place - President Trump's 2020 Tanner Curtis The New York Times
Honorable Mention - 96 anxious hours in America Nick Kirkpatrick and Olivier Laurent The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Dressed for their party, but nowhere to go Natalia Jiménez The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Merch Madness Natalia Jiménez The Washington Post

Digital Contemporary Issues Story

First Place - The Amazon, Giver of Life, Unleashes the Pandemic David Furst, Craig Allen, Gaia Tripoli The New York Times
Second Place - Pandemic Homelessness Photo editing by Karly Domb Sadof. Design and development by Joanne Lee. Photos by Eve Edelheit. Video by Drea Cornejo. Senior Producer Nicki DeMarco The Washington Post
Third Place - Along Russia’s ‘Road of Bones,’ Relics of Suffering and Despair David Furst, Gaia Tripoli The New York Times
Honorable Mention - The Sounds of New York City Have Changed. Listen for Yourself. Jeffrey Furticella The New York Times
Honorable Mention - Sources of Self-Regard Jolie Ruben, Amanda Webster, Sandra Stevenson The New York Times
Honorable Mention - Transit Workers Were N.Y.C.’s Pandemic Lifeline. These 3 Paid a Price. Jeffrey Furticella The New York Times

Digital Project

First Place - Father Soldier Son The New York Times
Second Place - The Amazon, Giver of Life, Unleashes the Pandemic David Furst, Craig Allen, and Gaia Tripoli The New York Times
Third Place - George Floyd's America The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Transit Workers Were N.Y.C.'s Pandemic Lifeline. These 3 Paid a Price. The New York Times
Honorable Mention - A World Gone Viral James Wellford, Todd James, and Gail Fletcher National Geographic
Honorable Mention - A Year Like No Other Jeffrey Henson Scales and David Furst The New York Times

Digital Picture Editor of the Year - Team (more than 2)

First Place - Craig Allen, David Furst, Jeffrey Furticella, Morrigan McCarthy, Mikko Takkunen, Gaia Tripoli, Beth Flynn, Jolie Ruben, Sandra Stevenson, Amanda Webster, Tanner Curtis, Heather Casey, Meaghan Looram The New York Times
Second Place - Whitney Johnson, Director of Visuals and Immersive Experiences, Kathy Moran, Deputy Director of Photography, James Wellford, Assistant Managing Editor, History, Mallory Benedict, Photo Editor, History, Jennifer Samuel, Photo Editor, History, Gail Fletcher, Photo Coordinator, History, Andrea Wise, Photo Editor, History, Kurt Mutchler, Assistant Managing Editor, Science, Todd James, Senior Editor, Science, Samantha Clark, Photo Editor, Science, Dominique Hildebrand, Associate Photo Editor, Science, Elena Sheveiko, Photo Coordinator, Science, Alexa Keefe, Assistant Managing Editor, Animals, Kaya Berne, Photo Editor, Animals, Ally Moreo, Associate Photo Editor, Animals, Vi Nguyen, Photo Coordinator, Animals and Travel, Anne Farrar, Assistant Managing Editor, Travel, Maura Friedman, Assistant Photo Editor, Travel, Julie Hau, Photo Editor, Tom O'Brien, Photo Engineer, Michael Seeley, Photographer, Ruddy Roye, Photographer, Diana Markosian, Photographer, Nadia Shira Cohen, Photographer, Melanie Wenger, Photographer, Kendrick Brinson, Photographer, Andrea Bruce, Photographer, Christopher Gregory, Photographer, David Guttenfelder, Photographer, Natalie Keyssar, Photographer, Greg Kahn, Photographer, Danny Wilcox Frazier, Photographer, David Guttenfelder, Photographer, Maddie McGarvey, Photographer National Geographic
Third Place MaryAnne Golon, Dudley M. Brooks, Robert Miller, Jennifer Beeson Gregory, Chloe Coleman, Stephen Cook, Kenneth Dickerman, Karly Domb Sadof, Mark Gail, Wendy Galietta, Haley Hamblin, Moria Haney, Natalia Jimenez, Nick Kirkpatrick, Bronwen Latimer, Olivier Laurent, Mark Miller, Annaliese Nurnberg, Thomas Simonetti, Dee Swann, Troy Witcher, Monique Woo The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Claire Harbage & Emily Bogle NPR

Digital Picture Editor of the Year - Individual

First Place - David Furst The New York Times
Second Place - Karly Domb Sadof The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Nick Kirkpatrick The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Jeffrey Furticella The New York Times

Multiplatform Editor of the Year

First Place - David Furst The New York Times
Second Place - Karly Domb Sadof The Washington Post
Third Place - Kurt Mutchler National Geographic
Honorable Mention - Jeffrey Furticella The New York Times
Honorable Mention - Nick Kirkpatrick The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - James Wellford National Geographic

ONLINE VIDEO, PRESENTATION AND INNOVATION DIVISION

Online Video Storytelling - News and Issue - Large and Small Team

First Place - A Racist Attack Was Caught on Camera. Nearly 45 Years Later, It Still Stings. Whitney Hurst, Christaan Triebert, Sarah Maslin Nir, Jonah M. Kessel, Jeff Bernier, Susan C. Beachy, Meg Felling, Dahlia Kozlowsky, Solana Pyne, Nancy Donaldson Gauss The New York Times
Second Place - Trauma, Fear, and Hopelessness Among Those Who are Trapped in Mexico Waiting for Asylum. Almudena Toral, Patricia Clarembaux, Andrea Patiño Contreras, Inés García Ramos, Jorge Armando Nieto, Karla Castro Univision News Digital
Third Place - How ICE Exported the Coronavirus. Emily Kassie, Barbara Marcolini, Dmitriy Khavin, Drew Jordan, Malachy Browne, Dahlia Kozlowsky, Andrew Cagle, Bron Moyi, Masha Froliak, Abdul Saboor Khaliq, Pierre-Antione Louis, Priya Aror, Jonah Kessel, Mark Scheffler The Marshall Project
Honorable Mention - Can California's Formerly Incarcerated Make Firefighting a Career? Claire Hannah Collins, Meiying Wu, Albert Brave Tiger Lee, Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Mike Heflin Los Angeles Times

Online Video Storytelling - News and Issue - Individual

First Place - Is being a woman a crime? Corinne Chin The Seattle Times
Second Place - The Funeral Singer Manjula Varghese San Francisco Chronicle
Third Place - Surviving a School Shooting: 'The Shooting Wasn't the Worst Thing to Happen to Me' Meg Vogel The Cincinnati Enquirer

Online Video Storytelling - 2020 Election

First Place - Why PA Matters Lauren Schneiderman, Astrid Rodrigues, Shannon Callery, Gabriel Coffey, Jonathan Tamari The Philadelphia Inquirer
Second Place - Lucha Blue: The Generation of Latinx Activists Changing Arizona's Red Political Landscape Anna Clare Spelman, Andrea Patiño Contreras, Mauricio Rodríguez Pons Univision News Digital

Online Video Storytelling - Environment

First Place - Climate Change Impacting Hopi Way of Life David Wallace Arizona Republic/ USATODAY NETWORK
Honorable Mention - Trump's Border Wall Harms the Environment, Activists Say Zoeann Murphy The Washington Post

Online Video Storytelling - Race and Identity in America - Large and Small Team

First Place - Black Men Have the Shortest Lifespans of Any Americans. This Theory Helps Explain Why Nadia Sussman, Joe Singer, Derrick Dent ProPublica
Second Place - The Uprising Corinne Chin, Lauren Frohne, Ramon Dompor The Seattle Times
Third Place - How Black Culture Made Roller Skating Popular Claire Hannah Collins, Makeda Easter, Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein Los Angeles Times
Honorable Mention - California Strikes Back Against Trump's Anti-Immigrant Policies Maye Primera, Almudena Toral, Andrea Patiño contreras, Isaias Alvarado, Mauricio Rodríguez Pons Univision News Digital

Online Video Storytelling - Race and Identity in America - Individual

First Place - At 91, She Returned to Auschwitz, One Last Time Lauren M. Schneiderman The Philadelphia Inquirer
Second Place - Black Lives Matter Inspires Youths Through Nonprofit Manjula Varghese San Francisco Chronicle

Online Video Storytelling - Pandemic - Large Team

First Place - Earliest Heartbreak Brian Kaufman, Elisha Anderson, Gina Kaufman, Kristi Tanner, Junfu Han, Kelly Jordan, Mandi Wright, Ryan Garza, Kimberly P. Mitchell, Eric Seals Detroit Free Press
Second Place - How ICE Exported the Coronavirus Emily Kassie, Barbara Marcolini, Dmitriy Khavin, Drew Jordan, Malachy Browne, Dahlia Kozlowsky, Andrew Cagle, Bron Moyi, Masha Froliak, Abdul Saboor Khaliq, Pierre-Antione Louis, Priya Aror, Jonah Kessel, Mark Scheffler The Marshall Project
Third Place - Class of 2020 Says Goodbye Diana Markosian, Lauren Justice, Shweta Gulati, Whitney Johnson, Sadie Quarrier, Andy Catarisano, Hendrix Gullisxon, Kate Emerson National Geographic

Online Video Storytelling - Pandemic - Individual

First Place - As Close As You Can Get Lauren Frohne The Seattle Times
Second Place - Sheltering in Place: Inside a Portland Homeless Camp Built During the Coronavirus Pandemic Brooke Herbert The Oregonian
Third Place - When Gym for People with Disabilities Closed, They Adaped David Wallace Arizona Republic/ USATODAY NETWORK
Honorable Mention - Pike's Place Hmong Flower Farmers Call on Generations of Resilience Corinne Chin The Seattle Times

Online Video Storytelling - Pandemic - Small Team

First Place - Rescuing Her Father from an Assisted Living Facility in the Coronavirus Epicenter Katie Campbell, Joe Singer, Joaquin Sapien ProPublica
Second Place - Two Enemy Forces: Immigration Authorities and Coronavirus Andrea Patiño Contreras, Mauricio Rodríguez Pons, Almudena Toral Univision News Digital
Third Place - Amidst the Pandemic, Farmworkers Deemed Essential Face Exposure to the Virus Mauricio Rodríguez Pons, Patricia Velez, Andrea Zárate Univision News Digital
Honorable Mention - The Pandemic after the Pandemic: Anxiety and Depression on the Rise Among Latinos Esther Poveda, Maruicio Rodríguez Pons, Andrea Zárate Univision News Digital
Honorable Mention - The Pandemic after the Pandemic: Hispanics Suffer the Most from the Coronavirus Crisis Esther Poveda, Maruicio Rodríguez Pons, Andrea Zárate Univision News Digital

Online Video Storytelling - Culture - Large and Small Team

First Place - Voguing Has Always Been A Protest Shane O'Neil, Brian Dawson, Alicia DeSantis, Sydney Baloue, Meg Felling, Barbara Marcolini, Jonah M. Kessel, Mike Schmidt, Blu Bone, MikeQ, Karma Munez, Mae Ryan, Colin Archdeacon, Trent Brunson, Sugar Champagne, Cleveland Gite IV, Muryllo Hills, Michelle Sattva, Koppi Miz, Shea Boogie, Dana Pellebon, Kemar Jewel, Nancy Donaldson Gauss The New York Times
Second Place - Roll Around Seatown and Seattle Skates are Groups Bringing Outdoor Skaters Together in a Time of Isolation Erika Schultz, Corinne Chin, Ramon Dompor The Seattle Times
Third Place - Concert for One: I.C.U. Doctor Brings Classical Music to Coronavirus Patients Sarah Kerr, Benjamin Weiser, Noah Throop, Jonah M. Kessel The New York Times

Online Video Storytelling - Culture - Individual

First Place - The Boston Fish Pier Shelby Lum Boston Globe
Second Place - Violinist Jordan Busa Plays Outdoor, 'Porch-Side' Concerts Through the Pandemic Cheantay Jensen Long Beach Post
Honorable Mention - Colorado Residents are Howling at 8 pm Nightly in Support of Healthcare Workers and People who have Passed Away from COVID-19 Amy Brothers The Denver Post

Online Video Storytelling - 24 Hour

First Place - How a Night of Protest Turned Deadly in Kenosha Whitney Leaming, Whitney Shefte The Washington Post
Second Place - Stay Home, Stay Safe Brian Kaufman Detroit Free Press

Online Video Storytelling - Documentary

First Place - Anatomy of Hate Emily Kassie, Margaret Cheatham Williams, Arpita Aneja, Nausheen Dadabhoy, Jason Arthurs, Justine Simons, Geraldine Sealey, Joseph Neff, Judy Phu, Caleb Goodnight, Emily Rhyne, Ray Whitehouse, Tarek Albaba, Mary Nittolo, Eric Schutzbank, Dan Dzula, Marika Litz The Marshall Project
Second Place - Father Soldier Son Catrin Einhorn, Leslye Davis, Damon Winter, Marcus Yam, Kathleen Lingo, Nancy Donaldson Gauss, Amy Foote, Nathan Halpern, Sam Dolnick, Rebecca Corbett, James Dao, Geoffrey Richman, MC Hill, Alex Pritz, Margaret Cheatham Williams The New York Times
Third Place - How the Police Killed Breona Taylor Malachy Browne, Anjali Singhvi, Natalie Reneau, Drew Jordan, Barbara Marcolini, Mark Scheffler, Meghan Felling, Dmitriy Khavin, Dave Horn, Troy Griggs, Erik Ljung, Asad Faruqi, Jonah M. Kessel, Nancy Donaldson Gauss The New York Times
Honorable Mention - 100 Days of Protest in Portland Brooke Herbert, Molly Young, Teresa Mahoney, Dave Killen, Mark Graves, Therese Bottomly, Betsy Hammond, Beth Nakamura The Oregonian

Online Video Storytelling - Portfolio

First Place - Almudena Toral, Andrea Patiño Contreras, Mauricio Rodríguez Pons, Anna Clare Spelman, Esther Poveda, Patricia Clarembaux, Isaias Alvarado, Inés García Ramos, Jorge Armando Nieto, Karla Castro, Victoria Bouloubasis Univision News Digital
Second Place - Corinne Chin, Ramon Dompor, Lauren Frohne, Erika Schultz The Seattle Times
Third Place - Whitney Leaming The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Brian Kaufman, Kathy Kieliszewski, Kimberly P. Mitchell, Junfu Han, Mandi Wright, Kelly Jordan, Mark Kurlyandchik, Kirthmon F. Dozier, Eric Seals, Elisha Anderson, Gina Kaufman, Kristi Tanner, Julie Hinds, Aiko Fukuchi Detroit Free Press

Online Video Storytelling - Docuseries

First Place - Stressed Elections Kassie Bracken, Producer/Series Producer, Alexandra Eaton, Producer/Series Producer, Isabelle Niu, Producer, Yousur Al-Hlou, Cinematography, Mariam Dwedar, Cinematography, Chris Anthony Hamilton, Cinematography, Arthur Thompson, Cinematography/Additional Cinematography, Noah Throop, Editor, Kevin Oliver, Editor, Aaron Byrd, Graphics, Richard Fausset, Additional Reporting, Astead W. Herndon, Additional Reporting, Jenny Catherall, Associate Producer ,Will Lloyd, Additional Editing, Ainara Tiefenthaler, Additional Editing, Meg Felling, Assistant Editor/Archival Research, Sam Daley, Color, Fraser McCulloch, Sound Mix, Dahlia Kozlowsky, Archival Research, Michael Cordero, Additional Production, Abe Sater, Additional Production, Jonah M. Kessel, Director of Cinematography, Sameen Amin, Senior Producer, Solana Pyne, Executive Producer, Sean Mouton, Cinematography, Ben Laffin, Editor, Kathleen Gray, Associate Producer/Additional Reporting, Jim Rutenberg, Additional Reporting, Nicole Fineman, Additional Graphics, Brian Dawson, Cinematography, Caroline Kim, Editor, David Sanger, Additional Reporting,, Elliott DeBruyen, Additional Cinematography, Dave DeCristo, Sound Mix, Davey Alba, Additional Reporting, Nick Corasaniti, Additional Reporting, Ben Decker, Additional Reporting, Jacob Silver, Additional Reporting, Mike Shum, Additional Cinematography, Jeremy White, Additional Graphics, Sarah Kerr, Additional Production, Nancy Donaldson Gauss, Executive Producer The New York Times
Second Place - Game Changers Producer/Camera/Edit: Nani Sahra Walker, Claire Hannah Collins, Additional Camera: Robert Gourley, Jackeline Luna, Albert Brave Tiger Lee. Graphics: Mariya Pylayev, Animation: Em Yue, Audio Engineer: Mike Heflin, Consulting Editors: Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein, Maggie Beidelman, Production Coordinator: Sammy Jo Hester, Executive Producer: Alice Short Los Angeles Times
Third Place - Impeachment this week Whitney Leaming - Video journalist, producer and reporter, Whitney Shefte - Video journalist, producer and reporter, Alice Li - Video journalist, producer and editor, Monica Akhtar - Editor, Peter Stevenson - Senior producer and writer, Reem Akkad - Senior producer The Washington Post

Online Video Storytelling - Video Editing

First Place - Ben Laffin The New York Times
Second Place - Corrine Chin The Seattle Times
Third Place - Andrea Patiño Contreras Univision News Digital
Honorable Mention - Ainara Tiefenthaler The New York Times
Honorable Mention - Mauricio Rodríguez Pons Univision News Digital

Online Visual Presentation - News and Issue

First Place - The siege, evacuation and destruction of a Minneapolis police station Jenni Pinkley Star Tribune
Second Place - Inside the Fight to Save Houston's Most Vulnerable Emily Rhyne, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Erin Schaff, Producer, Photographer, Sheri Fink, Producer, Reporter, Emma Cott, Producer, Additional Reporting, Lanie Shapiro, Text Editor, Beth Flynn, Photo Editor, Gray Beltran, Design and Production, Rumsey Taylor, Design and Production, Juliette Love, Graphics, Jonah M. Kessel, Director of Cinematography, Sameen Amin, Senior Producer, Solana Pyne, Executive Producer, Nancy Donaldson Gauss, Executive Producer The New York Times
Third Place - Disappearing Daughters Erika Schultz and Corinne Chin The Seattle Times
Honorable Mention - One Week in Minneapolis Jenni Pinkley Star Tribune

Online Visual Presentation - 2020 Election

First Place - What's At Stake Julia Reihs, Michael Minasi, Gabriel C. Pérez and Marisa Charpentier KUT Radio
Second Place - Videos: How voting works in Los Angeles County (in 14 languages) Jackeline Luna and Claire Hannah Collins The Los Angeles Times

Online Visual Presentation - Environment

First Place - Road Trip to the Future Shweta Gulati National Geographic
Second Place - Season of Rebirth Brian Kaufman Detroit Free Press

Online Visual Presentation - Race and Identity in America

Honorable Mention - George Floyd’s America Karly Domb Sadof The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Why I Protest Yoshi James The San Francisco Chronicle

Online Visual Presentation - Pandemic

First Place - Pandemic Homelessness Karly Domb Sadof The Washington Post
Second Place - Transit Workers Were N.Y.C.’s Pandemic Lifeline. These 3 Paid a Price Jeffrey Furticella The New York Times
Third Place - Scars of the Pandemic Andrea Patiño Contreras Univision
Honorable Mention - We've Been Failed Zoeann Murphy The Washington Post
Honorable Mention - Earliest Heartbreak Brian Kaufman Detroit Free Press

Online Visual Presentation - Culture

First Place - Class of 2020 Nicole Frugé The San Francisco Chronicle
Second Place - The Rise of the Dancefluencer Makeda Easter, J.R. Lizarraga, Claire Hannah Collins, Vanessa Martinez and Deveion Hicksonbottom The Los Angeles Times
Honorable Mention - Outside the Lines Cosima Amelang, Maxfield Sparrow, Danielle Amy, Gabrielle Ewing, Kathy Moran, Sadie Quarrier, John Hoeffel, John Kondis, Matt Cwalinski National Geographic

Online Visual Presentation - Portfolio

First Place - Andrea Patiño Contreras Univision News Digital
Second Place - Lauren Frohne The Seattle Times

Online Visual Presentation - Innovation

First Place - Expedition Everest: The Mission – 360 Martin Edstrom, Fredrik Edstrom, Tyler Dinley, Wesley Della Volla, Sarah Joseph, Vanessa Serrao, Mark Fisher National Geographic
Second Place - Love Letter To An Empty Austin Julia Reihs KUT Radio
Honorable Mention - Disappearing Daughters Erika Schultz and Corinne Chin The Seattle Times
Honorable Mention - Unheard Nadia Sussman ProPublica

VIDEO PHOTOJOURNALISM

Ernie Crisp Photojournalist of the Year

First Place - Chris Hansen KUSA
Honorable Mention - Brandon Mowry WFAA

NPPA Photojournalism Award for Reporting

First Place - Chris Vanderveen KUSA
Honorable Mention - Boyd Huppert KARE

Station of the Year - Large Market

First Place - WFAA
Honorable Mention - KUSA

Station of the Year - Medium Market

First Place - WITI
Honorable Mention - WTVR

Station of the Year - Smal Market

First Place - Spectrum News Rochester
Honorable Mention - KTUU

Pandemic

First Place - Pront Pt 2 Chris Hansen KUSA
Second Place - Pen Pals Chad Nelson KARE
Third Place - Song of Gratitude Stephen Breinholt KSL
Honorable Mention - This Is What Happens When The Desk Asks Us To Find Out What Those Things In The Sky Were Michael Grady KUSA

General Hard News

First Place - Jack's Day Chris Hansen KUSA
Second Place - Fence Joseph Huerta WFAA
Third Place - Normally Brandon Mowry WFAA
Honorable Mention - Something Was Lost Here and Now Something Has Been Gained Darren McQuade WPIX

General Soft News

First Place - The Journey Home Chris Hansen KUSA
Second Place - Honk G Catherine Steward News Channel 5
Third Place - Color Brings Us Together Evan Stulberger WNBC
Honorable Mention - Farewell Leaning Tower Alex Brown WFAA

Documentary

First Place - Registered and Enrolled Sinclair
Second Place - The Jefferson Project KUSA
Third Place - Guns Down Gloves Up Tomas Hoppough
Honorable Mention - Siona: Amazon's Protectors Under Threat Laffay Media, LLC

Solo Video Journalist Pandemic

First Place - What Could Possibly Go Wrong Peter Rosen KSL
Second Place - Crying Out With His Cello Peter Rosen KSL
Third Place - The Coolest Thing Ever Kevin Reece WFAA
Honorable Mention - Big Floyd Aaron Adelson KARE

Breaking News

First Place - Downtown Shooting Megan Murnane KING 5
Second Place - Pray Pray Pray Rico Romero Nexstar Media
Third Place - Arlington Tornado Joseph Huerta WFAA
Honorable Mention - A Winter Trifecta Chad Nelson KARE

Deadline

First Place - A Transient Juvenille Male Brandon Mowry WFAA
Second Place - soft closure, hard tears John Wilson KSL
Third Place - We Need More Kendall's Michael Driver KCPQ-Q13 NEWS
Honorable Mention - For a Hero Aubrey Shafer KSL

Live

First Place - Emerald City Chaos Mike Perry KING-TV
Second Place - SLC Bow and Arrow Man Sean Moody KSL TV
Third Place - Capitol Hill Chaos Michael Botsford KING 5
Honorable Mention - Germantown Tornado Destruction Dan Blommel WTVF

News Feature

First Place - GREENIE Chad Nelson KARE
Second Place - Indy's Adventure Tanner Siegworth KSL TV
Third Place - DOOR TO THE PAST Chad Nelson KARE
Honorable Mention - Remembering the Fallen Devin Krinke KARE 11

48 Hour Feature

First Place - ANGEL Chad Nelson KARE
Second Place - Hollar For A Dollar Michael Driver KCPQ-Q13 NEWS
Third Place - Project Joy Bomb Anne Herbst KUSA
Honorable Mention - Mickey's Miles Chad Nelson KARE

Sports Feature

First Place - I Dream of Birdie Anne Herbst KUSA
Second Place - To Be As One Chad Nelson KARE
Third Place - From Stick to Canes Anthony Durso
Honorable Mention - An Imperfect Champion David Colabine WEWS

In-Depth

First Place - Tulsa Race Massacre Tomas Hoppough
Second Place - Guns down gloves up Tomas Hoppough
Third Place - Restaurant 2020 Chris Hansen KUSA
Honorable Mention - The Art of Surviving 2020 Anne Herbst KUSA
Honorable Mention - Ruby Joseph Huerta WFAA

Investigative

First Place - Do No Harm Taylor Mirfendereski KING 5
Second Place - Prone Pt. 1 Chris Hansen KUSA-TV
Third Place - Threats In The Mail Gary Knox Kare-11 TV
Honorable Mention - Water Whistleblowers Bridgette Pacholka WEWS

Team

First Place - Rising in Minneapolis Tomas Hoppough and Andrew Snadecki
Second Place - One Day in 2020 Chris Hansen, KUSA Photojournalist, Mike Grady, KUSA Photojournalist, Tom Cole, KUSA Photojournalist, Travis Khachatoorian, KUSA Photojournalist, Foster Gaines, KUSA Photojournalist, Chris Blake, KUSA Photojournalist, Katie Eastman, KUSA Reporter, Chris Vanderveen, KUSA Reporter KUSA-TV
Third Place - Filling Emptiness With Hope Chad Nelson. Boyd Huppert Devin Krinke KARE 11
Honorable Mention - Really Sweet Lemonade Hank Cavagnaro Jackson Grimm KVUE

Solo Video Journalist General News

First Place - Thank God for What's Under the Umbrellas Joe Little
Second Place - IT DID SHUT US DOWN Kevin Reece WFAA-TV
Third Place - They Shot the BBQ Man Jonathon Gregg Spectrum News 1 Kentucky
Honorable Mention - Steps Forrest Sanders WSMV

Solo Video Journalist Feature

First Place - I WAS THINKING THEY LIKE ME Kevin Reece WFAA-TV
Second Place - Black Violin Tomas Hoppough
Third Place - Pop! Forrest Sanders WSMV
Honorable Mention - Really Help You Deal Hank Cavagnaro KVUE

Solo Video Journalist In-Depth

First Place - Tulsa Race Massacre Tomas Hoppough
Second Place - A GOOD HEART Kevin Reece WFAA-TV
Third Place - I Can Keep Her...And I'm Going To Forrest Sanders WSMV
Honorable Mention - Mary's Prayer Matt Pearl WXIA-TV

VIDEO EDITING

Editor of the Year

First Place - Chris Hansen KUSA
Honorable Mention - Chad Nelson KARE

Bumps/Teases/Pre-Show Edit

First Place - Cruel and Unusual Open Gary Knox Kare-11 TV
Second Place - Coronavirus The Rundown Nick Refuerzo EW Scripps
Third Place - The Rebound Andy Sugden E.W.Scripps

Deadline Edit - Solo Journalist

First Place - Basketball is Back Jonathon Gregg Spectrum News 1 Kentucky
Second Place - Determined to Protest Jonathon Gregg Spectrum News 1 Kentucky
Third Place - Trick-or-Treat Evan Kruegel KDVR

Deadline Edit - Photojournalist

First Place - We All Need Each Other Tanner Siegworth KSL TV
Second Place - Little Points of Contention George Taylor KWCH
Third Place - A Transient Juvenile Male Brandon Mowry WFAA
Honorable Mention - I Needed to be Here Darren McQuade WPIX

General Hard News Edit - Solo Journalist

First Place - Coronavirus Closures and Concerns Michael Crowe KING5
Second Place - Tent Demand Through The Roof Evan Kruegel KDVR
Third Place - I See A Lot Of Things In My Brain Hank Cavagnaro KVUE
Honorable Mention - See The People Jaleesa Irizarry

General Hard News Edit - Photojournalist

First Place - Jack's Day Chris Hansen KUSA-TV
Second Place - A Lot Of Broken Hearts Ruth Morton WBFF
Third Place - A Beautiful Way To Shout Beautiflly Michael Grady KUSA
Honorable Mention - Normally Brandon Mowry WFAA

General Soft News Edit - Solo Journalist

First Place - Cemetery Scrub Jonathon Gregg Spectrum News 1 Kentucky
Second Place - Mural Jonathon Gregg Spectrum News 1 Kentucky
Third Place - Senior Serenade Evan Kruegel KDVR
Honorable Mention - Reviving Her Passion Annette Lawless KAKE-TV

General Soft News Edit - Photojournalist

First Place - You take the fish and you kiss it Rico Romero Nexstar Media
Second Place - What Takes Him Home Martin Doporto WFAA
Third Place - This Is Going To Take All Day Brandon Mowry WFAA
Honorable Mention - Porchfest Wade Smith Ktvi TV

Sports Edit

First Place - That Lovin' Feeling Michael Grady KUSA
Second Place - Upended Brandon Mowry WFAA
Third Place - The Good Boys Bryan Wendland KUSA
Honorable Mention - Tacoma Titans Michael Driver KCPQ-Q13 NEWS

Effects Edit

First Place - Mini- Apolis Elf Chad Nelson KARE
Second Place - The Talk Nick Refuerzo EW Scripps
Third Place - Do Debates Matter Nick Refuerzo EW Scripps
Honorable Mention - Things Are Gonna Get Awkward Peter Rosen KSL-TV
Honorable Mention - The Problem With A Split Second Peter Rosen KSL-TV

Hard Feature Edit - Solo Journalist and Newsroom Editor

First Place - A Good Heart Kevin Reece WFAA-TV
Second Place - Really Help You Deal Hank Cavagnaro KVUE
Third Place - Covid Isolation Health Peter Rosen KSL-TV
Honorable Mention - Be A Coffee Bean Kevin Reece WFAA-TV

Hard Feature Edit - Photojournalist

First Place - Restaurant 2020 Chris Hansen KUSA-TV
Second Place - The Art Of Surviving Anne Herbst KUSA
Third Place - An Insant Family Tanner Siegworth KSL TV
Honorable Mention - Mixed Mask Messaging Brandon Mowry WFAA
Honorable Mention - A Boiling Point Brandon Mowry WFAA

Soft Feature Edit - Solo Journalist and Newsroom Editor

First Place - Some Clown In Provo Peter Rosen KSL-TV
Second Place - I'm Probably Doing Watercolors All Wrong Hank Cavagnaro KVUE
Third Place - Mary's Prayer Matt Pearl WXIA-TV
Honorable Mention - Hashtag Handsome Aaron Adelson KARE 11

Soft Feature Edit - Photojournalist

First Place - The Crooner Chad Nelson KARE
Second Place - Indy's Adventure Tanner Siegworth KSL TV
Third Place - The Pie Queen Anne Herbst KUSA
Honorable Mention - I Would Ride My Bicycle Brandon Mowry WFAA

Hard Photo Essay Edit

First Place - JenChan's Matt Pearl WXIA-TV
Second Place - How We Got Here Michael Botsford KING 5
Third Place - A Helping Hand Michael Driver KCPQ-Q13 NEWS

Soft Photo Essay Edit

First Place - What Could Possibly Go Wrong Peter Rosen KSL-TV
Second Place - Love, Peace and Fish Grease Michael Driver KCPQ-Q13 NEWS
Third Place - Don't Get Around Much Anymore Michael Grady KUSA
Honorable Mention - The Cowboy Poetry Gathering Bryan Wendland KUSA

Investigative Edit

First Place - Prone Pt.1 Chris Hansen KUSA-TV
Second Place - Threats in The Mail Gary Knox Kare-11 TV
Third Place - Anatomy of a Traffic Stop Evan Stulberger
Honorable Mention - Deadly Restraint Lucas Waldron ProPublica

Social Edit

First Place - Thankfulness Bridgette Pacholka WEWS
Second Place - Honeybees Milaena Hamilton National Geographic
Third Place - What a Difference a Day Can Make Evan Kruegel KDVR
Honorable Mention - Stay at Home Chad Nelson KARE

Team Edit

First Place - Rising in Minneapolis Tomas Hoppough and Andrew Snadecki
Second Place - Struggle in the Islands Tomas Hoppough and Andrew Snadecki
Third Place - City Shutdown Mike Grady and Anne Herbst KUSA

Documentary Edit

First Place - The Jefferson Project Anne Herbst KUSA
Second Place - Climate Change 2020 Arnaldo Gines Telemundo 39
Third Place - Heroes in Disguise Tanner Siegworth KSL TV
Honorable Mention - Guns Down Gloves Up Tomas Hoppough

Pandemic Edit - Newsroom Editors

First Place - Year in Pictures Cosima Amelang National Geographic
Second Place - Remembering the Lives Lost: COVID's Toll Jennifer Murphy National Geographic
Third Place - How fear and anxiety drove human evolution Dan Steinmetz National Geographic
Honorable Mention - When Cities Were Cesspools of Disease Dan Steinmetz National Geographic

Pandemic Edit - Photojournalists

First Place - Take for Granted Chris Hansen KUSA-TV
Second Place - KARE Explain Vaccines Chad Nelson KARE
Third Place - 100% on Mean Brandon Mowry WFAA
Honorable Mention - 10K Deaths Robin Carter KXAS

Pandemic Edit - Solo Journalist

First Place - Crying Out With His Cello Peter Rosen KSL-TV
Second Place - Big Floyd Aaron Adelson KARE 11
Third Place - We'll Probably Look Back on This Fondly Kevin Reece WFAA-TV

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