OVER 250,000
BREAKING NEWS
- Jere Longman, Juliet Macur, New York Times
- Jon Wilner and Darren Sabedra, San Jose Mercury News
- Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald
- Greg Bishop and Pete Thamel, New York Times
- Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
Honorable mention:
- Joey Bunch and Mike Klis, Denver Post
- Liz Clarke and Amy Shipley, Washington Post
- Brian Costa, Miami Herald
- Joe Drape, New York Times
- Todd Holcomb, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
COLUMNS
- John Canzano, Oregonian
- Michael Rosenberg, Detroit Free Press
- Bob Ford, Philadelphia Inquirer
- Joe Posnanski, Kansas City Star
- Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
Honorable mention:
- Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
- Mark Kiszla, Denver Post
- William C. Rhoden, New York Times
- Jeff Schultz, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Jim Souhan, Minneapolis Star Tribune
EXPLANATORY
- Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun
- Amy Shipley, Washington Post
- Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News
- (tie) Brent Schrotenboer, San Diego Union-Tribune
(tie) Candus Thomson, Baltimore Sun
Honorable mention:
- Todd Holcomb, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Juliet Macur, New York Times
- Mike Reiss, Boston Globe
- Bill Reiter, Kansas City Star
FEATURES
- Mark Kram, Philadelphia Daily News
- Stan Grossfield, Boston Globe
- Kevin Van Valkenburg, Baltimore Sun
- Michael Lee, Washington Post
- Karen Crouse, New York Times
Honorable mention:
- Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
- Daniel Brown, San Jose Mercury News
- Mike Garafolo, Newark Star-Ledger
- Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald
- Bill Lubinger, Cleveland Plain Dealer
GAME STORY
- Kevin Manahan, Newark Star-Ledger
- Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
- John Powers, Boston Globe
- Gordon Edes, Boston Globe
Honorable mention:
- Chuck Culpepper, Los Angeles Times
- Mark Emmons, San Jose Mercury News
- Steve Hummer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Linda Robertson, Miami Herald
- Jerry Zgoda, Minneapolis Star Tribune
PROJECTS
- Wayne Coffey, New York Daily News
- Brent Schrotenboer, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Kevin Vaughan, Rocky Mountain News
- Rachel Bachman, Oregonian
- Bob Brookover, Ray Parrillo, Ashley Fox and Bob Ford, Philadelphia Inquirer
Honorable mention:
- Mike Klingaman, Rick Maese, Bill Ordine, Kevin Van Valkenburg and Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun
- Shira Springer, Boston Globe
- Blair Kerkoff, Brady McCollough, Joe Posnanski, Bill Reiter, Howard Richman and Jason Whitlock, Kansas City Star
- Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
- Andrea Adelson and Chris Olds, Orlando Sentinel
100,000-250,000
BREAKING NEWS
- Jason Lieser, Christina DeNardo, Palm Beach Post
- Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Chris Givens, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Ed Bouchette and Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Sean Jensen, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Honorable mention:
- Sam Borden, Journal News, White Plains, N.Y.
- Dustin Dow, Cincinnati Enquirer
- Tom Gage, Detroit News
- Brett McMurphy, Tampa Tribune
- Jake Trotter, Oklahoman
COLUMNS
- Rick Bozich, Louisville Courier-Journal
- Joe Henderson, Tampa Tribune
- (tie) Martin Fennelly, Tampa Tribune
(tie) Greg Stoda, Palm Beach Post - Bob Klapisch, Bergen Record
Honorable mention:
- Tom Archdeacon, Dayton Daily News
- Jenni Carlson, Oklahoman
- Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati Enquirer
- Gary Peterson, Contra Costa Times
- Mark Story, Lexington Herald-Leader
EXPLANATORY
- Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star
- Lisa Houk, Fresno Bee
- Kelsie Smith, St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Jeff Duncan, New Orleans Times-Picayune
- (tie) Joe Henderson, Bill Ward, Joey Johnston, Ira Kaufman, Anwar S. Richardson and Nick Williams, Tampa Tribune
(tie) Ed Miller, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
(tie) Bill Rabinowitz, Columbus Dispatch
Honorable mention:
- George Hostetter, Fresno Bee
- Randy Peterson, Des Moines Register
- Ross Siler, Salt Lake Tribune
FEATURES
- Reid Forgrave, Des Moines Register
- David Poole, Charlotte Observer
- Vicki Friedman, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
- Ron Green Jr., Charlotte Observer
- Marek Warszawski, Fresno Bee
Honorable mention:
- Joe Capozzi, Palm Beach Post
- Ron Kantowski, Las Vegas Sun
- Sandy Ringer, Seattle Times
- Kevin Scarbinsky, Birmingham News
- Ross Siler, Salt Lake Tribune
GAME STORY
- Michael C. Lewis, Salt Lake Tribune
- Bryce Miller, Des Moines Register
- Michael DiRocco, Florida Times-Union
- Brian Dohn, Los Angeles Daily News
- (tie) Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
(tie) Scott Cacciola, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Honorable mention:
- Bob Baptist, Columbus Dispatch
- Gary D’Amato, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- John Eradi, Cincinnati Enquirer
- Mike Waters, Syracuse Post-Standard
PROJECTS
- Jennie Rees, Greg Hall and Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier-Journal
- Jon Solomon, Ray Melick, Steve Irvine, Charles Goldberg, Doug Segrest and Mike Perrin, Birmingham News
- Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Berry Tramel, Jake Trotter and John Helsley, Oklahoman
- Kurt Kragthorpe, Michael C. Lewis, Steve Luhm, Tony Jones, Martin Renzhofer, Maggie Thach, Lya Wodraska and Gordon Monson, Salt Lake Tribune
Honorable mention:
- Dan Johnson, Des Moines Register
- Dom Amore, Paul Doyle and Jeff Jacobs, Hartford Courant
- Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star
- Sean Jensen and Tom Powers, St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Nick Perry, Bob Condotta and Ken Armstrong, Seattle Times
40,000-100,000
BREAKING NEWS
- Bob Heist, Lafayette Daily Advertiser
- Gentry Estes, Mobile Press-Register
- Jeffrey Martin, Wichita Eagle
- Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville Observer
- Patrick Obley, Columbia State
Honorable mention:
- David Birkett, Oakland Press
- Pete Dougherty, Albany Times Union
- Todd Henrichs, Lincoln Journal Star
- Mike Sullivan and Jay Paris, North County Times
- Evan Woodbury, Mobile Register
COLUMNS
- David Teel, Newport News Daily Press
- Bob Padecky, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
- George Schroeder, Eugene Register-Guard
- Kirk Wessler, Peoria Journal Star
- (tie) Jay Paris, North County Times
(tie) Ron Morris, Columbia State
Honorable mention:
- Jeff Carroll, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune
- Lowell Cohn, Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press Democrat
- Randy Kennedy, Mobile (Ala.) Press Register
- Peter Kerasotis, Florida Today
EXPLANATORY
- Allen Vaughan, Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader
- Paul Suellentrop, Wichita Eagle
- Sal Interdonato, Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record
- Eric Branch, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
- Brian Rosenthal and Steven M. Sipple, Lincoln Journal Star
Honorable mention:
- Bob Heist, Lafayette (La.) Daily Advertiser
- Brian Hiro, North County Times
- Rob Moseley, Eugene Register Guard
- Chris Murray, Reno Gazette-Journal
- Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville Observer
FEATURES
- Mike Fowler, Palm Springs Desert Sun
- Patrick Obley, Columbia State
- Scott Venci, Green Bay Press-Gazette
- David Ramsey, Colorado Springs Gazette
- Adam Jude, Eugene Register-Guard
Honorable mention:
- Paul Klee, Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette
- Scott Hotard, Naples (Fla.) Daily News
- Jerry Reimenschneider, Reading (Pa.) Eagle
- Frank Schwab, Colorado Springs Gazette
- Norm Wood, Newport News (Va.) Daily Press
GAMES STORY
- Brian Christopherson, Lincoln Journal Star
- Gareth Clary, Mobile Press-Register
- Mark Lazerus, Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana
- Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville Observer
- Jeffrey Martin, Wichita Eagle
Honorable mention:
- Brian Hiro, North County Times
- Mark Inabinett, Mobile Press-Register
- Mike Lowe, Portland Press Herald
- Todd Shanesy, Spartanburg Herald-Journal
- Annabelle Tometich, Fort Myers News-Press
PROJECTS
- David Teel, Newport News Daily Press
- Kari Booher, Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader
- Don Doxsie, Craig DeVrieze, Steve Batterson, Andrew Peterson and Eric Page, Quad-City Times
- Nate Ulrich, Times of Northwest Indiana, Munster, Ind.
- Ron Morris, Columbia State
Honorable mention:
- Todd Porter, Steve Doerschuk, John Seaburn, Joseph Gartrell, Lori Monsewicz, G. Patrick Kelley, Bob Kast, Michael Weiss and Joe Frollo, Canton Repository
- Scott M. Johnson, Everett Herald
- Brian McCallum, Florida Today
- Kevin Witt, Kevin Gleason and Justin Rodriguez, Middletown Times Herald-Record
- Jason Gilmer, Spartanburg Herald-Journal
UNDER 40,000
BREAKING NEWS
- Ross Dellenger, Decatur Daily
- Brian T. Smith, Bristol Herald Courier
- Steve Rivera, Tucson Citizen
- Jason Wolf, Danville Register & Bee
- Mitch Worthington, Midland Reporter-Telegram
Honorable mention:
- Brian Bainum, Marin Independent Journal
- Matt Muench, Denton Record-Chronicle
- Scott Petrak, Elyria Chronicle Telegram
- Patrick Ridgell, Longmont (Colo.) Daily Times-Call
- Austin Ward, Casper Star Tribune
COLUMNS
- Patrick Obley, Charlotte Sun
- Nick Pietruskiewicz, Northwest (Ill.) News Group
- Mark Patton, Santa Barbara News-Press
- Anthony Gimino, Tucson Citizen
- Jim Ingraham, Willoughby (Ohio) News-Herald
Honorable mention:
- Rick S. Alvord, Longview (Wash.) Daily News
- Chris Carlson, Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle
- Cory Giger, Altoona (Pa.) Mirror
- Jeff Kidd, Island Packet
- Jason Lloyd, Lorain (Ohio) Morning Journal
EXPLANATORY
- Pete Tobey, Glens Falls Post-Star
- Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel
- Cory Geiger, Altoona Mirror
- Todd M. Adams, Aurora Beacon News
- (tie) David Ubben, Columbia Missourian
(tie) Austin Ward, Casper Star-Tribune
Honorable mention:
- Brian Howell, Longmont (Colo.) Daily Times-Call
- Justin Jackson, Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.
- Justin Jarrett, Island Packet
- Gary Kalahar, Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot
FEATURES
- Kellis Robinett, Idaho State Journal
- Spencer Campbell, Bristol Herald Courier
- Justin Jarrett, Island Packet
- Jason Lloyd, Lorain Morning Journal
- Alex Pavlovic, Santa Barbara News-Press
Honorable mention:
- Rick S. Alvord, Longview (Wash.) Daily News
- Tim Flagstad, Idaho State Journal
- Joe Sunnen, Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
- Christa Turner, Anniston Star
- Dave Zeitlin, West Chester (Pa.) Daily Local News
GAMES STORY
- Mitch Rupert, Bloomsburg Press Enterprise
- Scott Chancey, Albany Herald
- Paul LaTour, Naperville Sun
- Steve Sherlock, Lewiston Sun Journal
- Chip Mundy, Jackson Citizen Patriot
Honorable mention:
- Mick Colagelo, New Bedford Standard-Times
- Tim Flagstad, Idaho State Journal
- Ryan Moses, Santa Cruz Sentinel
- Patrick Ridgell, Longmont (Colo.) Daily Times-Call
- Justin Williams, Longmont (Colo.) Daily Times-Call
PROJECTS
- (tie) Paul Dehner, Albany Herald
(tie) Justin Jarrett, Island Packet - Tim McManus and Kate Fagan, Glens Falls Post-Star
- Buck Frank, Altoona Mirror
- Brian Plasters, Springfield News Sun
Honorable mention:
- Josh Land, Bob Blubaugh and Patrick Stoetzer, Carroll County (Md.) Times
- Austin Ward, Casper (Wyom.) Star-Tribune
- Justin Williams, Longmont (Colo.) Daily Times-Call
- Ty Reynolds, Brian Wiedman and Dan Woesner, Sauk Valley (Ill.) Newspapers
- Tommy Deas, Jason Morton and Robert DeWitt, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
INVESTIGATIVE
(All circulation categories)
- Michael O’Keeffe, Christian Red, Teri Thompson and Nathaniel Vinton, New York Daily News
- Bill Moushey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Jim Carty, John Heuser, Nathan Fenno and Dave Gershman, Ann Arbor News
- Josh Margolin and Ted Sherman, Newark Star-Ledger
- Scott M. Reid and Dan Albano, Orange County Register
Honorable mention:
- Gary Jacobson and Jason Trahan, Dallas Morning News
- Ross Siler, Tony Semerad and Michael C. Lewis, Salt Lake Tribune
- Brent Schrotenboer and Eleanor Yang Su, San Diego Union-TribuneBud Withers and Ken Armstrong, Seattle Times
- Jill Leiber Steeg, Erick Brady, Jodi Upton, Patrick Bohn, Steve Berkowitz, Michael McCarthy, A.J. Perez, Kristen Novak, Alex Newman and Garrett Hubbard, USA Today
