Under 30,000 circulation category
 
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Daily section, under 30,000   
Top 10:
Anniston (Ala.) Star
Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Daily Herald (Provo, Utah)
Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot
Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic
Honorable mention:
The Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
Boulder (Colo.) Camera
The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio)
Columbia (Mo.) Missourian
Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, I'll.)
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
News and Messenger (Manassas, Va.)
Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
The Standard-Times (New Bedford, Mass.)
 
Sunday section, under 30,000
Top 10:
The Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio)
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World
Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
Sauk Valley Media (Sterling, Ill.)
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Winona (Minn.) Daily News
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic
Honorable mention:
Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald
The Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
Boulder (Colo.) Camera
The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
The Island Packet (Hilton Head, S.C.)
The Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, Wash.)
Mail Tribune (Medford, Ore.)
The Missoulian (Missoula, Mont.)
The Star Press (Muncie, Ind.)
Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
 
Special section, under 30,000   
Top 10:
The Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
The Citizens' Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
The Daily Record (Wooster, Ohio)
Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald
Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot
Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald
Sauk Valley Media (Sterling, Ill.)
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic
Honorable mention:
Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
Decatur (Ala.) Daily
Elyria (Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram
The Island Packet (Hilton Head, S.C.)
Kerrville (Texas) Daily Times
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World
Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
Muscatine (Iowa) Journal
Santa Cruz (Calif.) Sentinel
Southeast Missoulian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
 
Breaking news, under 30,000
 
Top 10:
Eric Schmoldt, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Gavin Faretra, Concord (N.H.) Monitor
John Sahly, Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
Gary Kalahar, Jackson (Mich.) Citizen-Patriot
Nick Talbot, Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald
William Bretherton, Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
David Morrison, Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
Jason Franchuk, Provo (Utah) Daily Herald
Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
Tommy Deas, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Columns, under 30,000
Top 10:
Joe Medley, Anniston (Ala.) Star
Ryan Kartje, Bloomington (Ind.) Times
Bob Blubaugh, Carroll County Times (Westminster, Md.)
Joe Walljasper, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune
Gavin Faretra, Concord (N.H.) Monitor
Harry Plummer The Missourian (Columbia, Mo.)
Lew Freedman, Seymour (Ind.) Tribune
Cecil Hurt, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Steve Heiser, York (Pa.) Dispatch
Travis Lazaczyk, Waterville (Maine) Morning Sentinel
Features, under 30,000
Top 10:
 Jim Owczarski, Aurora (Ill.) Beacon News
William Browning, Capser (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
Ben Frederickson, The Missourian (Columbia, Mo.)
John Sahly, Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
Adam Zuvanich, Odessa (Texas) American
Julie Jag, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
Lew Freedman, Seymour (Ind.) Tribune
Tommy Deas, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Mitch Rupert, Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette
Dave Thomas, Yakima (Wash.) Herald Republic  
Explanatory, under 30,000
Top 10:
Jason Gonzalez, Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)
David Henry, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
Bob Blubaugh, Carroll County Times (Westminster, Md.)
David Briggs, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune
Julie Jag, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
Alex Scarborough and Anthony Bratina, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Jesse Temple, The Star Press (Muncie, Ind.)
Michael Kelly, The Recorder (Amsterdam, N.Y.)
Dick Van Olinda, York (Pa.) Dispatch
 
Beat writing, under 30,000
 
Top 10:
Christopher Dabe, The Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
David Henry, The Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
Clint Robus, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
David Matter, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune
Matt Tait, Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World
Jay Morrison, Hamilton Journal News (Liberty Township, Ohio)
Dustin Dopirak, The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.)
Jeff Breer, Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.)
Tommy Deas, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Chase Goodbread, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
 
Projects, Under 30,000
 
Top 10:
Eric Harding, Marisa Jensen, Eric Smith, Alan Hendry, Jay Heater, Jason Gonzalez and Darren Vaughn, Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)
Christopher Dabe and Jared Ainsworth, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
John Sahly, Ryan Wood, Steve Nitz, Anthony Zilis, Jake Dugger and James Nokes, Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
Sam McDowell and Jeff Kidd, Island Packett (Hilton Head, S.C.)
Alex Byington, Kevin Posival and Angel Verdejo, Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald
Dave Allen, Theo Fightmaster and Jessica Bernstein-Wax, Marin (Calif.) Independent Journal
Andrew Wagaman, Missourian (Columbia, Mo.)
Chase Goodbread, Aaron Suttles, Cecil Hurt, Tommy Deas, Andrew Carroll and Alex Scarborough, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
Ian St. Clair, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, Wyo.)

Scott Sandsberry, Yakima (Wash.) Herald Republic

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