INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
(All circulations)
- Rachel George, Wilmington (N.C.) StarNews
- Bob Hohler, Boston Globe
- Dan Wetzel, Adrian Wojnarowski, Josh Peter and Jason King, YahooSports
- Steve Berkowitz, Steve Wieberg, A.J. Perez, Jodi Upton, Michael McCarthy and Tom O’Toole, USA Today
- Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times
Honorable mention
- Robert Anglen and Jeff Metcalfe, Arizona Republic
- Michael Rosenberg, Jim Schaefer, Mark Snyder, Shawn Windsor, Drew Sharp, Paul Anger, Shannon Shelton, Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press
- Michael O’Keeffe, Christian Red, Teri Thompson, Nathaniel Vinton, New York Daily News
- Gary Klein and Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times
- Ron Judd and Christine Willmsen, Seattle Times
OVER 250,000 CIRCULATION
BREAKING NEWS
- Christopher Clarey and Gina Kolata, New York Times
- Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times
- Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times
- Dan Wetzel, YahooSports
- Dennis Knight and Tracey Kaplan, San Jose Mercury News
Honorable Mention
- Michael Rosenberg, M.L. Elrick and Mark Snyder, Detroit Free Press
- Shawn Windsor, Eric Sharp, Jo-Ann Barnas, Carlos Monarrez and Nicholas J. Cotsonika, Detroit Free Press
- Joseph Duarte and David Barron, Houston Chronicle
- Bernard Fernandez, Philadelphia Daily News
- Charles Robinson and Jason Cole, YahooSports
COLUMN WRITING
- Gary Shelton, St. Petersburg Times
- Dave Hyde, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Jason Whitlock, Kansas City Star
- (tie) Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News
(tie) Tim Sullivan, San Diego Union-Tribun
Honorable mention
- Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
- Gwen Knapp, San Francisco Chronicle
- Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Sally Jenkins, Washington Post
EXPLANATORY
- Mark Kram, Philadelphia Daily News
- Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Shira Springer, Boston Globe
- Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
- Brent Schrotenboer, San Diego Union-Tribune
Honorable mention
- Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press
- Mike Jensen, Philadelphia Inquirer
- Michael Kruse and Stephen F. Holder, St. Petersburg Times
- Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Jon Wilner and Mark Emmons, San Jose Mercury News
FEATURE STORIES
- Mike Wise, Washington Post
- Charles Robinson and Dan Wetzel, YahooSports
- Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Jackie Friedman, Newark Star-Ledger
- Sally Jenkins, Washington Post
Honorable mention
- David Moore, Dallas Morning News
- Lindsay H. Jones, Denver Post
- Michael O’Keefe, New York Daily News
- Izzy Gould, St. Petersburg Times
- Brent Schrotenboer, San Diego Union-Tribune
GAME STORIES
- Chico Harlan, Washington Post
- Dan Wetzel, YahooSports
- Steve DiMeglio, USA Today
- Liz Clarke, Washington Post
- Jeff Passan, YahooSports
Honorable mention
- Benjamin Hochman, Denver Post
- J. Brady McCollough, Kansas City Star
- Brendan Prunty, Newark Star-Ledger
- Joe Drape, New York Times
- Nate Ryan, USA Today
PROJECT REPORTING
- Alan Schwarz, New York Times
- Steve Yanda and Eric Prisbell, Washington Post
- Bill Lubinger and Jodie Valade, Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Rick Morrissey, Dan McGrath, David Haugh, K.C. Johnson, Shannon Ryan and Brian Hamilton, Chicago Tribune
- Dan Wetzel and Josh Peter, YahooSports
Honorable mention
- Shira Springer, Boston Globe
- Candace Buckner, Randy Covitz, Joe Posnanski, Matt Schofield, Adam Teicher, Jason Whitlock, Kansas City Star
- Wayne Coffey, Filip Bondy, Mark Feinsand, John Harper, Roger Rubin, New York Daily News
- Andrea Adelson, Andrew Carter, Jeremy Fowler, Iliana Limon, Josh Robbins, Orlando Sentinel
- Marcus Hayes, Mark Kram, Sam Donnellon, Rich Hofmann, Chuck Bausman, Philadelphia Daily News
100,000-250,000 CIRCULATION
BREAKING NEWS
- Andrew Marra, Michael LaForgia, Jason Lieser, Palm Beach Post
- Reid Forgrave, Tony Leys, Grant Schulte, Erin Jordan, Mark Emmert, Sean Keeler, John Naughton, Randy Peterson, Andrew Logue, Dan McCool, Bryce Miller, Des Moines Register
- Dirk Chatelain and Lee Barfknecht, Omaha World-Herald
- (tie) Geoff Mosher, Wilmington (Del.) News Journal
(tie) John Niyo, Detroit News
Honorable mention
- Mike Martindale and Mike Wilkinson, Detroit News
- Desmond Conner, Hartford Courant
- Joe Capozzi, Palm Beach Post
- Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Steve Dilbeck, Salt Lake Tribune
COLUMN WRITING
- Ian O’Connor, The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.)
- Bob Klapisch, The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.)
- Gordon Monson, Salt Lake Tribune
- Bob Wojnowski, Detroit News
- Martin Fennelly, Tampa Tribune
Honorable mention
- Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman
- Jenni Carlson, The Oklahoman
- Ron Cook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Tom Powers, St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Martin Frank, Wilmington (Del.) News Journal
EXPLANATORY
- Tom Witosky, Des Moines Register
- John Maher and Eric Dexheimer, Austin American-Statesman
- (tie) Jeff Roberts, The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.)
(tie) Nakia Hogan, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) - Carl Prine, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Honorable mention
- Mike Wagner and Tom Reed, Columbus Dispatch
- Joanne C. Gerstner and Tim Twenytman, Detroit News
- Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Jay Drew, Salt Lake Tribune
- Geoff Baker, Seattle Times
FEATURE STORIES
- Tom Reed, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
- Jerry Brewer, Seattle Times
- Gene Collier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Mark Story, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
- Mike Leggett, Austin American-Statsman
Honorable mention
- Bruce Miles, Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald
- Joe Capozzi, Palm Beach Post
- Jeff Roberts, The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.)
- Michael Becker, Riverside Press-Enterprise
- Mason Kelly, Seattle Times
GAME STORIES
- Larry LaRue, Tacoma News Tribune
- Chris McCosky, Detroit News
- Ron Green Jr., Charlotte Observer
- Joe Capozzi, Palm Beach Post
- Ross Siler, Salt Lake Tribune
Honorable mention
- Alan Trubow, Austin American-Statesman
- Mike Harrington, Buffalo News
- David Poole, Charlotte Observer
- Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Matt Calkins, Riverside Press-Enterprise
PROJECT REPORTING
- Tony Jones, Kurt Kragthorpe, Michael C. Lewis, Steve Luhm, Gordon Monson, Martin Renzhofer, Ross Siler and Lya Wodraska, Salt Lake Tribune
- Mike Dyer and Ryan Ernst, Cincinnati Enquirer
- Dan Johnson, Tom Witosky and Bill Petroski, Des Moines Register
- Scott Cacciola, Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Steve Esack, Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call
Honorable mention
- Peter St. Onge, Charlotte Observer
- Adam Hill, Matt Youmans, Ed Graney, Doug Elfman, Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Bob McGinn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Jerry Brewer, Seattle Times
40,000-100,000 CIRCULATION
BREAKING NEWS
- Scott Dochterman, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
- David Filkins, Paul Grondahl, Christen Gowan, The Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)
- John Maffei, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
- Bruce Pascoe, Arizona Daily Star
- Jeffrey Martin, The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
Honorable mention
- Todd M. Adams, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
- Taft Coghill Jr., The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)
- Ryly Jane Hambleton, Lincoln Journal Star
- Eric Hansen, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune
- Sal Interdonato, Times Herald-Record (Middletown, N.Y.)
COLUMN WRITING
- John Blanchette, Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman-Review
- Sam Borden, Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.)
- Donnie Collins, Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune
- George Schroeder, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
- Bob Lutz, Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
Honorable mention
- Scott Michaux, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
- Brad Rock, Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- David Jones, Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News
- Lowell Cohn, Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press Democrat
- Kevin Thomas, Portland (Maine) Press Herald
EXPLANATORY
- Brian Hiro, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
- Bob Gillespie, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
- George Schroeder, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
- Nate Ulrich, Times of Northwest Indiana
- Kevin Brockway, Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
Honorable mention
- Drew Bruno, Evansville (Ind.) Courier Press
- Josh Bean, Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register
- Joe Morelli, New Haven (Conn.) Register
- Seth Emerson, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
- Alan Blondin, The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
FEATURE STORIES
- Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
- Scott Michaux, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
- Brian Christopherson and Brian Rosenthal, Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
- Adam Himmelsbach, Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star
- Todd M. Adams, Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Honorable mention
- Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star
- Michael Lewis, Daytona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal
- Peter Kerasotis, Florida Today (Melbourne, Fla.)
- Mark Lazerus, Post Tribune (Merriville, Ind.)
- Erin Bolen, Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader
GAME STORIES
- Brian Hiro, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
- Rich Campbell, The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)
- Matt Erickson, The Times (Munster, Ind.)
- Coley Harvey, The Telegraph (Macon, Ga.)
- Alan Blondin, The Sun Times (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Honorable mention
- Ryan Finley, Arizona Daily Star
- Jeff Nahill, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
- Gentry Estes, Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.)
- Curtis Anderson, Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
- Katrina Waugh, Roanoke (Va.) Times
PROJECT REPORTING
- Gentry Estes and Mike Herndon, Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register
- Gene Sapakoff, Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier
- Stu Whitney, Mick Garry, Terry Vandrovec, Matt Zimmer, Maggie Stehr and Mike Klinski, Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader
- Todd M. Adams and Dan Wiederer, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
- Brandt Merritt, The Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger
Honorable mention
- Scott M. Johnson, The Everett (Wash.) Daily Herald
- David Teel and Dave Fairbank, Newport News (Va.) Daily Press
- Annabelle Tometich, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)
- Bob Flounders, Roxanne Moses, David Bohr, Rod Frisco, James Phillips, Andrew Shay, John Tuscano, Jeremy Elliott, David Rung, Michael Bullock and David Jones, Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News
- Chris Beaven, Joe Frollo, Todd Porter, Josh Weir, The Repository (Canton, Ohio)
UNDER 40,000 CIRCULATION
BREAKING NEWS STORY
- Dugan Arnett, (Lawrence, Kan.) Journal-World
- Patrick Ridgell, (Longmont, Colo.) Daily Times-Call
- Marc Weiszer, Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
- (tie) Brad Engel and Jason Ivanitz, Naperville (Ill.) Sun
- (tie) Kevin Melton, (Spartanburg, S.C.) Herald-Journal
Honorable mention
- Chris Koman and Hugh Kellenberger, (Bloomington, Ind.) Herald-Times
- Dave O’Onofrio, Concord (N.H.) Monitor
- Alicia Johnson, (Glens Falls, N.Y.) Post-Star
- Stacy Long, Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
- Jim Seimas and Jennifer Squires, Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
COLUMN WRITING
- 1. (tie) Rick S. Alvord, The Longview (Wash.) Daily News
(tie) Chuck Pollock, Olean (N.Y.) Times Herald - Brian T. Smith, The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
- John Sahly, DeKalb (Ill.) Daily Chronicle
- Josh Moon, Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Honorable mention
- Jon Styf, DeKalb (Ill.) Daily Chronicle
- John Turner, Kerrville (Texas) Daily Times
- Ryan Moses, Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
- Jon Couture, The New Bedford (Ma.) Standard-Times
- Greg Fallon, The Star Press (Muncie, Ind.)
EXPLANATORY
- Chris Carlson, Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle
- Buck Frank, Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
- Aaron Suttles, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
- Dan Goldberg, Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)
- Patrick Schmiedt, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Honorable mention
- Alex Ruppenthal and Matt Schiffman, Columbia Missourian
- Tim McManus, Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star
- Justin Jarrett, Hilton Head (S.C.) Island Packet
- Randy Whitehouse, Lewiston (Maine) Sun Journal
- Todd Shanesy, Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal
FEATURES
- Tony Baranek, Southtown Star (Tinley Park, Ill.)
- (tie) Corey Mitchell, Saginaw (Mich.) News
(tie) Dave Zeitlin, West Chester (Pa.) Daily Local News - Rob Schultz, Capital Times (Madison, Wis.)
- Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
Honorable mention
- Jim Owczarski, Aurora (Ill.) Beacon News
- Alex Matthews, Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star
- Tony Blasi, Lewiston (Maine) Sun Journal
- Rick S. Alvord, Longview (Wash.) Daily News
- Jeff Breer, Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
GAME STORIES
- Chris Carlson, Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.)
- (tie) Will Springstead, Post Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
(tie) Greg Fallon, The Star Press (Muncie, Ind.) - Andrew Hamilton, Iowa City Press-Citizen
- Tim McManus, Post Star (Glens Falls, N.Y.)
Honorable mention
- Patrick Ridgell, Daily Times-Call (Longmont, Colo.)
- H. Williams Kellenberger, Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
- Joe Stevenson, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
- Julie Jag, Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
- Christopher Smith, Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
PROJECT REPORTING
- Tim McManus and Jackie Friedman, Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star
- Dave D’Onofrio, Concord (N.H.) Monitor
- Brett Vito, Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
- Eric Baca, Merisa Jensen, Alan Hendry, Eric Harding, Toby Carrig and Brian Golden, Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)
- Cory Giger, Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
Honorable mention
- Jeff Cochran, Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
- Patrick Schmiedt, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
- Jason Wolf, Danville (Va.) Register & Bee
- Andrew Carroll, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
- Robert Gagliardi, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne)