40,000-100,000
DAILY SECTIONS
Top 10

Albany (N.Y.) Times Union
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
Canton (Ohio) Repository
Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wis.)
Los Angeles Daily News
The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette
Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette

Honorable Mention

Colorado Springs Gazette
Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News
Everett (Wash.) Daily Herald
Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press
Oakland (Mich.) Press
Eugene (Ore.) Register-Guard
Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.)
Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Ariz.)
Portland (Maine) Press Herald

SUNDAY SECTIONS
Top 10

Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Everett (Wash.) Daily Herald
Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Los Angeles Daily News
Newport News (Va.) Daily Press
North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
Roanoke (Va.) Times
The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Times Herald-Record (Middletown, N.Y.)

Honorable Mention

Arizona Daily Star
Canton (Ohio) Repository
Daytona Beach (Fla.) News Journal
Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Idaho Statesman
Mobile (Ala.) Press Register
Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader
Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal

SPECIAL SECTIONS
Top 10

Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
The Canton (Ohio) Repository
Daytona Beach (Fla.) News Journal
Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
Provo (Utah) Daily Herald
Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press Democrat
The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Honorable Mention

Colorado Springs (Colo.) Gazette
Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal Gazette
Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star
Idaho Statesman
Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana
Mobile (Ala.) Press Register
Newport News (Va.) Daily Press
Palm Springs (Calif.) Desert Sun
Roanoke (Va.) Times
Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette

BREAKING NEWS
Top 10

Bruce Pascoe, Arizona Daily Star
Todd M. Adams, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Taft Coghill Jr., The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)
Scott Dochterman, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Ryly Jane Hambleton, Lincoln Journal Star
John Maffei, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
Eric Hansen, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune
Sal Interdonato, Times Herald-Record (Middletown, N.Y.)
David Filking, Paul Grondahl, Christen Gonan, The Times Union (Alabany, N.Y.)
Jeffrey Martin, The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle

COLUMN WRITING
Top 10

Scott Michaux, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Brad Rock, Desert News (Salt Lake City)
David Jones, Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News
Sam Borden, Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.)
Lowell Cohn, Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press Democrat
Donnie Collins, Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune
Kevin Thomas, Portland (Maine) Press Herald
George Schroeder, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
John Blanchette, Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman-Review
Bob Lutz, Wichita (Kan.) Eagle

EXPLANATORY
Top 10

Drew Bruno, Evansville (Ind.) Courier Press
Kevin Brockway, Gainesville (Fla.) Sun
Josh Bean, Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register
Joe Morelli, New Haven (Conn.) Register
Brian Hiro, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
George Schroeder, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
Seth Emerson, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Bob Gillespie, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Alan Blondin, The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Nate Ulrich, Times of Northwest Indiana

FEATURE STORIES
Top 10

Patrick Finley, Arizona Daily Star
Scott Michaux, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
Michael Lewis, Daytona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal
Todd M. Adams, Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Adam Himmelsbach, Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star
Peter Kerasotis, Florida Today (Melbourne, Fla.)
Brian Christopherson and Brian Rosenthal, Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star
Mark Lazerus, Post Tribune (Merriville, Ind.)
Erin Bolen, Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader

GAME STORIES
Top 10

Ryan Finley, Arizona Daily Star
Rich Campbell, The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Va.)
Brian Hiro, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
Jeff Nahill, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
Gentry Estes, Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.)
Curtis Anderson, Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
Katrina Waugh, Roanoke (Va.) Times
Alan Blondin, The Sun Times (Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Coley Harvey, The Telegraph (Macon, Ga.)
Matt Erickson, The Times (Munster, Ind.)

PROJECTS
Top 10

Gene Sapakoff, Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier
Todd M. Adams and Dan Wiederer, The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Brandt Merritt, The Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger
Gentry Estes and Mike Herndon, Mobile (Ala.) Press Register
Scott M. Johnson, The Everett (Wash.) Daily Herald
David Teel and Dave Fairbank, Newport News (Va.) Daily Press
Chris Beaven, Joe Frollo, Todd Porter, Josh Weir, The Repository (Canton, Ohio)
Stu Whitney, Mick Garry, Terry Vandrovec, Matt Zimmer, Maggie Stehr and Mike Klinski, Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader
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
Annabelle Tometich, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.)