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2021 Best of Photojournalism Winners

SONY Best of Show Award Winner by the Associated Press' Julio Cortez.

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
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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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