June 30, 2020

2020 Winners

Below are the results for the 70th Annual Green Eyeshade Awards. Our judges select the best from each main category, then select one winner of the Green Eyeshade.

Judges didn’t have to select a winner in any category if they believed the entries didn’t merit it. To correct errors or omissions, please email contest administrator Tim Dodson.

THE GREEN EYESHADE WINNER

Florida Today – Staff, People of Apollo

Judges’ comment: While all of the entries were compelling, ranging from in-depth, breaking news-related features to insightful, emotional and excellently written and researched stories, Florida Today’s multi-faceted NASA digital package 1969: The People of Apollo is a clear winner.

The journalists researched, then seamlessly blended historical with modern data and images to showcase the personalities of the women and men who built the Apollo program. The team’s collection of first-person stories as told through written words, still photos, audio, video, and graphic design, elegantly builds the bridge between yesteryear and the Moon missions of tomorrow.

Extremely well done.

DIVISION WINNERS

Best of Division: Print/Dailies
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Carrie Teegardin, Brad Schrade, UNPROTECTED: Broken promises in Georgia’s senior care industry

Best of Division: Print/Non-Dailies
Lagniappe – Ben Raines, Sunken Treasure — A reporter’s remarkable account of finding the last slave ship

Best of Division: Magazines
Teaching Tolerance – Coshandra Dillard, Black Minds Matter Print Graphics Division

Best of Division: Graphics
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Tommy Metthe, Tommy Metthe Feature photos

Best of Division: Television
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and The Intercept – Jess Swanson, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers, Drowning by Sunrise

Best of Division: Radio
Alabama Public Radio – Pat Duggins, “Alabama, Human Trafficking, and the Web”

Best of Division: Digital
Florida Today – Staff, People of Apollo

PRINT: DAILIES

Deadline Reporting / Large Dailies

First Place: The Tennessean – Staff, Dismissed
Second Place: The Advocate – Staff, Polluter’s Paradise Series
Third Place: AL.com/Alabama Media Group – Trisha Powell Crain, 17 years old? Don’t count on a public education in Alabama

Non-Deadline Reporting / Large Dailies

First Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Carrie Teegardin, Brad Schrade, UNPROTECTED: Broken promises in Georgia’s senior care industry
Second Place: Alabama Media Group in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network – Connor Sheets, Medical Bond
Third Place: The Tennessean – Anita Wadhwani, Mike Reicher, TDEC boozy pub crawls

Investigative Reporting / Large Dailies

First Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Staff, Parkland Series
Second Place: Tampa Bay Times – Kathleen McGrory & Neil Bedi, Heartbroken
Third Place: Alabama Media Group – Connor Sheets, Alabama’s ‘Beach House Sheriff’

Feature Writing / Large Dailies

First Place: Tampa Bay Times – Lane DeGregory, Is SIDS a thing?
Second Place: The Hechinger Report & USA Today – Casey Parks, From prison to dean’s list: How Danielle Metz got an education after incarceration
Third Place: Alabama Media Group – Anna Claire Vollers, Anna Claire Vollers collection

Deadline Reporting / Small Dailies

First Place: TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers – Staff, Robert Kraft arrest

Non-Deadline Reporting / Small Dailies

First Place: TCPalm/Treasure Coast Newspapers – Nirmal Mulaikal, Sugar cane field burning
Second Place: Tallahassee Democrat – Jeff Burlew, Karl Etters, CD Hiers, Victim-centered reporting under the constraints of Marsy’s Law
Third Place: The Florida Times-Union – David Bauerlein and Christopher Hong, The attempted sale of JEA

Investigative Reporting / Small Dailies

First Place: The Greenville News – Nathaniel Cary, Josh Morgan, Mike Ellis, William Ramsey, TAKEN: Police take millions from SC residents using civil asset forfeiture
Second Place: GateHouse Media/The Morning Sun – Jonathan Riley, Michael Braga, Rural Hospitals
Third Place: Sarasota Herald-Tribune/USA Today – Ryan McKinnon and Josh Salman, Wasted Minds

Feature Writing / Small Dailies

First Place: The News-Press – Janine Zeitlin, Forsaken: Anber’s Story
Second Place: The Post and Courier – Jennifer Berry Hawes, Angie Jackson, No Way Out
Third Place: The Post and Courier – Jennifer Berry Hawes, Last Rights

Sports Reporting / All Dailies

First Place: The Acadiana Advocate – Kevin Foote, Coach Robichaux collection
Second Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Staff, Stephen Hargis collection, Mark Pace

Sports Commentary / All Dailies

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Stephen Hargis, Mark Wiedmer, Hargis: Seniors affected, Mark Wiedmer collection

Business Reporting / All Dailies

First Place: Orlando Sentinel – Gabrielle Russon, Theme Park Beat Reporting

Technology Reporting / All Dailies

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Allison Collins, The Future of Work
Second Place: AL.com/Alabama Media Group – Trisha Powell Crain, Virtual school: Is the future of Alabama public education online?

Public Affairs Reporting / All Dailies

First Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Brittany Wallman, Megan O’Matz, Cindy Goodman, Aric Chokey, Teenage Time Bombs: A Generation in Danger
Second Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Johnny Edwards, Chris Joyner, Yamil Berard, House Speaker David Ralston Abuse of Power
Third Place: The Palm Beach Post – Tony Doris, Tony Doris

Politics Reporting / All Dailies

First Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Democrat-Gazette Staff, Public Corruption
Second Place: The Palm Beach Post – Wayne Washington, Alcee Hastings: A Remarkable Life
Third Place: Alabama Media Group – Anna Beahm, Racial Representation in Pleasant Grove

Courts & the Law Reporting / All Dailies

First Place: The Advocate – Andrea Gallo, John Simerman, Judge Jeff Hughes Collection
Second Place: The Palm Beach Post – Jane Musgrave, John Pacenti, Lulu Ramadan, Epstein Case: The First Failure
Third Place: Florida Today – Alessandro Sassoon, Jeff Gallop, Bobby Block, Death in Custody and Excited Delirium

Disaster Reporting / All Dailies

First Place: The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate – Staff, The Collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans
Second Place: Tallahassee Democrat – Staff, Hurricane Michael Revisited One Year Later
Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Zachary T. Sampson, Douglas R. Clifford, The Driftwood

Consumer Reporting / All Dailies

First Place: The Tennessean – Brett Kelman, Opioid Crisis
Second Place: Alabama Media Group – Anna Claire Vollers, Amy Yurkanin, Penis injections at cash-only Alabama men’s clinic caused erection damage, lawsuits claim

Travel Writing / All Dailies

no winners

Criticism / All Dailies

First Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Philip Martin, A series of book reviews by critic Philip Martin of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Second Place: TAtlanta Journal-Constitution – Suzanne Van atten, Suzanne Van Atten Collection
Third Place: Tampa Bay Times, Arts Council of Hillsborough County – Andrew Meacham, Andrew Meacham collection

Serious Commentary / All Dailies

First Place: Alabama Media Group – Kyle Whitmire, Life, politics and corruption in Alabama
Second Place: The Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) – Brian Hicks, Brian Hicks columns
Third Place: The Daily Times (Maryville, TN) – Mark D. Harmon, Mark Harmon collected columns

Humorous Commentary / All Dailies

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Dana, Lifestyle Columns by Dana Shavin
Second Place:The Palm Beach Post – Frank Cerabino, Frank Cerabino
Third Place: The Post and Courier (Charleston, South Carolina) – Brian Hicks, Brian Hicks humor columns

Editorial Writing / All Dailies

First Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Rosemary O’Hara and Martin Dyckman, Capital mayhem, as seen through a South Florida lens
Second Place: The Palm Beach Post – Rick Christie, Rick Christie
Third Place: David Barham, Collection of editorials by David Barham

Public Service in Daily Journalism / All Dailies

First Place: TThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Carrie Teegardin, Brad Schrade, UNPROTECTED: Broken promises in Georgia’s senior care industry
Second Place: Florida Today – Jim Waymer, A Toxic Legacy
Third Place: Tampa Bay Times – Paul Guzzo, James Borchuck, The Forgotten

PRINT: NON-DAILIES

General News Reporting / Non-Dailies

First Place: Miami New Times – Jerry Iannelli, Jerry Iannelli collection
Second Place: The Memphis Flyer – Maya Smith, Maya Smith Collection
Third Place: Jackson Free Press – Ashton Pittman, Donna Ladd, ICE Raids in Mississippi

Investigative Reporting / Non-Dailies

First Place: Miami New Times – Brittany Shammas, Death Sentence: A Miami-Based Jail Healthcare Company Profits While Patients Die
Second Place: Miami New Times – Meg O’Connor, Hands on Deck: Sexual Assault Is the Most Publicly Reported Crime on Cruises, but Companies Say It’s Rare
Third Place: Lagniappe – Gabriel Tynes, Rob Holbert, The Straw Man Series

Feature Writing / Non-Dailies

First Place: Lagniappe – Ben Raines, Sunken Treasure — A reporter’s remarkable account of finding the last slave ship
Second Place: Lagniappe – Lynn Oldshue, Sex trafficking in Southwest Alabama
Third Place: Jackson Free Press – Aliyah Veal, More Love Than Hate: Rappers’ Deaths Sobering, Yet Inspirational

Sports Reporting / Non-Dailies

First Place: 225 Magazine – Mark Clements, A new era of offense
Second Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Three Rivers Edition – Wendy Miller, Lady Rambler leaves mark on Arkansas
Third Place: Miami New Times – Jerry Iannelli, Biogenesis Doctor Runs New Anti-Aging Clinic, and an NFL Superstar Showed Up on Its Instagram

Sports Commentary / Non-Dailies

no winners

Business Reporting / Non-Dailies

First Place: Tampa Bay Business Journal – Ashley Gurbal Kritzer, Ashley Gurbal Kritzer collection
Second Place: Triangle Business Journal – Dane Huffman, Dathan Kazsuk, Choppy waters
Third Place: Triangle Business Journal – Lauren Ohnesorge, Dathan Kazsuk, Saving history

Technology Reporting / Non-Dailies

First Place: Triangle Business Journal – Lauren Ohnesorge, Lauren Ohnesorge coverage for technology
Second Place: Tampa Bay Business Journal – Lauren Coffey, Lauren Coffey Collection

Public Affairs Reporting / Non-Dailies

First Place: Jackson Free Press – Ashton Pittman, Abortion Rights v. Southern Government
Second Place: Lagniappe – Dale Liesch, 650 St. Anthony Street

Politics Reporting Non-Dailies

First Place: The Memphis Flyer – Jackson Baker, Jackson Baker Collection
Second Place: INDY Week – Leigh Tauss, Raleigh politics
Third Place: Jackson Free Press – Ashton Pittman, Southern Politics from Phil Bryant to Joe Biden

Courts & the Law Reporting / Non-Dailies

First Place: Lagniappe – Jason Johnson, Mobile County Metro Jail Investigation
Second Place: Jackson Free Press – Seyma Bayram, Broken System, Broken Lives
Third Place: Miami New Times – Jerry Iannelli, Despite Common Belief, Floridians Can’t Always Get a Free Public Defender

Disaster Coverage / Non-Dailies

First Place: Miami New Times – Zachary Fagenson, The Nightmare in the Bahamas Is Far From Over
Second Place: Triangle Business Journal – Lauren Ohnesorge, Dathan Kazsuk, Triangle Business Journal disaster report 2019

Travel Writing / Non-Dailies

No winners

Consumer Reporting / Non-Dailies

No winners

Criticism / Non-Dailies

First Place: The Memphis Flyer – Jesse Davis, Jesse Davis Collection

Serious Commentary / Non-Dailies

First Place: Lagniappe – Rob Holbert, Damn the Torpedoes — Commentary by Rob Holbert
Second Place: Jackson Free Press – Donna Ladd, Women in Southern Politics and Media
Third Place: The Memphis Flyer – Bruce VanWyngarden, Bruce VanWyngarden Collection

Humorous Commentary / Non-Dailies

First Place: Miami New Times – Jerry Iannelli, Jerry Iannelli collection
Second Place: Lagniappe – Ashley Trice, Hidden Agenda — Humor by Ashley Trice
Third Place: Lagniappe – Rob Holbert, Damn the Torpedoes — Humor by Rob Holbert

Editorial Writing / Non-Dailies

No winners

Public Service in Non-Daily Journalism

First Place: Lagniappe – Dale Liesch, Jason Johnson, Gabriel Tynes, Rob Holbert, Tensaw Timebomb Series
Second Place: Miami New Times – Jess Nelson, The 1526 Project: Horrors in Florida’s Black History You Didn’t Learn in School
Third Place: Jackson Free Press – Ashton Pittman, Aliyah Veal, Ingrid Cruz, Donna Ladd, Covering ICE Raids, Connecting People

PRINT: MAGAZINES

General News Writing / Magazines

No winners

Investigative Reporting / Magazines

First Place: Atlanta magazine – Max Blau, Locked Down
Second Place: Type Investigations and The New Republic – Mario Alejandro Ariza & Kate Stein, Calm Before the Storm

Feature Writing / Magazines

First Place: The Hechinger Report & The Nation – Casey Parks, Nearly all the seniors at this charter school went to college. Only 6 out of 52 finished on time
Second Place: Florida Trend – Mike Vogel, Amy Martinez, Jason Garcia, Teaching: A World View
Third Place: Senior Times – Michael Stone, Veteran Russell Pickett (The Last of Company A)

Serious Commentary / Magazines

First Place: Florida Trend – Mark R. Howard, Editor’s Page
Second Place: Teaching Tolerance – Cory Collins, Saving Title VI
Third Place: Memphis Magazine – Anna Traverse Fogle, Anna Traverse Fogle Collection

Humorous Commentary / Magazines

First Place: City & Shore Magazine, Sun Sentinel – Mark Gauert, Mark Gauert Collection
Second Place: inRegister magazine – Ashley Sexton Gordon, Ashley Sexton Gordon collection
Third Place: Vance Lauderdale, Vance Lauderdale Collection

Public Service in Magazine Journalism

First Place: Teaching Tolerance – Coshandra Dillard, Black Minds Matter
Second Place: Florida Trend – Amy Keller, Mike Vogel, Floridian of the Year: The Florida Teacher
Third Place: Teaching Tolerance – Coshandra Dillard, Equity, Period.

PRINT: GRAPHICS

Spot News Photography / Newspapers

First Place: Tampa Bay Times – Dirk Shadd, Dirk Shadd 2019 Sports Portfolio
Second Place: Miami Herald – Al Diaz, Despair In ‘The Mudd’
Third Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Tommy Metthe, Tommy Metthe Spot News photos

Feature Photography / Newspapers

First Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Tommy Metthe, Tommy Metthe Feature photos
Second Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – C.B. Schmelter, Invasive Species
Third Place: Tallahassee Democrat – Tori Schneider, Five Photos from Tori Schneider

Sports Photography / Newspapers

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – C.B. Schmelter, Early Spark Dies Out
Second Place: The Jonesboro Sun – Quentin Winstine, Under the Basket Layup
Third Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Robin Rudd, Beating the Heat

Graphics / Newspapers

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Matt McClane, Superbowl LIII

Editorial Cartoon / Newspapers

First Place: Freelance – Robert Ariail, 2019 cartoons
Second Place: Aiken Standard – Al Goodwyn, Al Goodwyn Collection
Third Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Clay Bennett, The Editorial Cartoons of Clay Bennett

Feature Photography / Magazines

First Place: inRegister magazine – Staff, A Day in the Life of the Arts
Second Place: 225 Magazine – Andrea Matherne, Wearing many hats
Third Place: 225 Magazine – Collin Richie, Best of 225 Awards

Illustrations / Magazines

First Place: Southern Poverty Law Center – Russell Estes, Michelle Leland, TT63 “I Wish I Had Known”
Second Place: Southern Poverty Law Center – Russell Estes, Shannon Anderson, Teaching Tolerance 63 “One World” Poster
Third Place: Southern Poverty Law Center – Russell Estes, Michelle Leland, Teaching Tolerance Issue 61 Cover

Graphics / Magazines

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Matt McClane, 10 Plants That Shaped Tennessee
Second Place: 225 Magazine – Melinda Gonzalez, Local weekend getaways

Best Cover / Magazines

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Matt McClane, Staff, Times Free Press magazine covers
Second Place: inRegister magazine – Ellen Ogden, Ashley Sexton Gordon, Hoa Vu, Women with a Cause
Third Place: Southern Poverty Law Center – Russell Estes, Kristina Turner, Teaching Tolerance Issue 63 Cover

TELEVISION

Best Newscast / Television

No winners

Breaking News Coverage / Television

First Place: Spectrum Bay News 9 – Laurie Davison, Timothy F. Kania, Wild Bill’s Fire
Second Place: Spectrum News 13 – Krystel Knowles, Witness: Patrick Airman Tried to Save Dump Truck Driver

Investigative Reporting / Television

First Place: Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and The Intercept – Jess Swanson, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers, Drowning by Sunrise
Second Place: WESH-TV – Greg Fox, Mike Kirby, Red Light Camera Dismissals Series
Third Place: WFTS/ABC Action News – Adam Walser, Randy Wright, Erin Smith, FDOT Delays…Drivers Paying the Price

Feature Reporting / Television

First Place: WTVI PBS Charlotte – Jeff Sonier, Doug Stacker, Carolina Impact / Camp North End: (Re)Making History
Second Place: WTVI PBS Charlotte – Jeff Sonier, Doug Stacker, Carolina Impact / Country in the Carolinas: Briarhopper Time
Third Place: WTVI PBS Charlotte – Jeff Sonier, Doug Stacker, Carolina Impact / Miracle on the Hudson: Passengers

Documentaries / Television

First Place: Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and The Intercept – Jess Swanson, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers, Drowning by Sunrise
Second Place: WTVI PBS Charlotte – Jeff Sonier, Doug Stacker, Suzette Rhee, Amy Burkett, Carolina Impact / Miracle on the Hudson: Ten Years Later
Third Place: WFTS/ABC Action News – Adam Walser, Randy Wright, Erin Smith, Matt McGlashen, The Price of Protection

Public Service in Television Journalism

First Place: WESH-TV – Greg Fox, The Guardian
Second Place: WFTS/ABC Action News – Adam Walser, Randy Wright, Erin Smith, Matt McGlashen, The Price of Protection
Third Place: WATE-TV – Staff, Elder Abuse Awareness: Breaking the Silence

RADIO

Best Newscast / Radio

First Place: WCHS/MetroNews – Chris Lawrence, Shauna Johnson, Kyle Wiggs, The West Virginia Morning News
Second Place: WUSF Public Media – Lisa Peakes, WUSF’s All Things Considered
Third Place: WLRN News – Christine DiMattei, Christine DiMattei Anchors WLRN News

Breaking News Reporting / Radio

First Place: North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – Staff, Durham Gas Explosion
Second Place: WCHS/MetroNews – Jeff Jenkins, Shauna Johnson, Jake Flatley, Alex Thomas, Charleston Tornado
Third Place: WMFE – Staff, State Attorney: No Civilians Hit By Friendly Fire In Pulse Shooting

Investigative Reporting / Radio

First Place: Alabama Public Radio – Pat Duggins, Alabama, Human Trafficking, and the Web
Second Place: WMFE – Abe Aboraya, Danielle Prieur, Isaac Babcock, TSA in Turmoil
Third Place: North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – Jason deBruyn, Brent Wolfe, Thousands With Special Needs Not Getting Help

Feature Reporting / Radio

First Place: WUSF Public Media – Cathy Cartter, After 90 Years, Greyhound Dog Racing Comes To An End In Sarasota
Second Place: North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – Will Michaels, Dave DeWitt, Brent Wolfe, Ancient Cypress
Third Place: WCHS/MetroNews – Chris Lawrence, D-Day 75th Anniversary

Documentaries / Radio

First Place: Alabama Public Radio – Pat Duggins, Stan Ingold, Tina Turner, Selling Kids: Human Trafficking in Alabama
Second Place: WLRN News – Jessica Bakeman, Alicia Zuckerman, Chartered: Florida’s First Private Takeover of a Public School System
Third Place: Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting – Eleanor Klibanoff, Laura Ellis, Kate Howard, Prosecution Declined

Public Service in Radio Journalism

First Place: Alabama Public Radio – Pat Duggins, Stan Ingold, Tina Turner, Selling Kids: Human Trafficking in Alabama
Second Place: WKU Public Radio – Rhonda J. Miller, Hunger Plagues Kentucky Children through Elders
Third Place: WUSF Public Media – Julio Ochoa, Florida Fails To Open Methadone Clinics In Opioid Crisis

ONLINE

Digital Media Presentation

First Place: Florida Today – Florida Today, People of Apollo
Second Place: WMFE – Brendan Byrne, Jim Hobart, Ryan Ellison, Apollo: Then & Now
Third Place: North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – Staff, WUNC Collection

Deadline Reporting / Online

First Place: CoStar Group – Candace Carlisle, Historic Hotel in Selma, Alabama, to be Redeveloped Into a Hilton
Second Place: Mississippi Today – Staff, Immigration Raids in Mississippi
Third Place: CoStar Group – Tony Wilbert, More Entertainment Producers Say They May Leave Georgia Over Abortion Law, Putting Development at Risk

Non-Deadline Reporting / Online

First Place: Florida Today – Alessandro Sassoon, Jeff Gallop, Bobby Block, Death in Custody and Excited Delirium
Second Place: The Marjorie – Hannah Brown, Becca Burton, Anna Hamilton, A Sugarcane Boiling Point
Third Place: Wilson Quarterly – Bret Schulte, Water and Fire

Investigative Reporting / Online

First Place: NC Policy Watch – Lisa Sorg, Unregulated, untested, unknown series
Second Place: Mississippi Today – Anna Wolfe, Alternative Data
Third Place: The Greenville News – Nathaniel Cary, Josh Morgan, Mike Ellis, William Ramsey, TAKEN: Police take millions from SC residents using civil asset forfeiture

Serious Commentary / Online

First Place: Teaching Tolerance – Maryam Asenuga, Intersectional Identities: Do Educators Empower or Oppress?
Second Place: Teaching Tolerance – Dr. Kiara Lee-Heart, A Crooked Seat at the Table: Black and Alone in an Honors Class
Third Place: Teaching Tolerance – Cory Collins, Arthur’s Gay Teacher and Other Stories Schools Won’t Tell

Best Blog

No winners

Sports Reporting / Online

no winners

Sports Commentary / Online

First Place: Mississippi Today – Rick Cleveland, Sports Columns by Rick Cleveland

Business Reporting / Online

First Place: Mississippi Today – Anna Wolfe, Jobs, Poverty and the Mississippi Economy
Second Place: WLRN News – Tom Hudson, Polly Landess, Denise Royal, The Sunshine Economy: Financial Statements

Politics Reporting / Online

First Place: Wilson Quarterly – Bret Schulte, Water and Fire
Second Place: WECT News – Emily Featherston, Ann McAdams, Election Deception: WECT Investigates spillover of absentee ballot irregularities in Columbus County
Third Place: Chalkbeat – Marta W. Aldrich, Marta W. Aldrich Collection

Specialized Site

First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Staff, Twenty-One Veteran Salute
Second Place: WLRN News – Jessica Bakeman, Alicia Zuckerman, Chartered: Florida’s First Private Takeover Of A Public School System

Public Service in Online Journalism

First Place: Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting – Ko Bragg, Melissa Lewis, Bound by Statute
Second Place: Mississippi Today and The Hechinger Report – Aallyah Wright, Kelsey Davis, Eric Shelton, Mississippi’s Teacher Shortage Crisis
Third Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Allison Shirk Collins, Elizabeth Fite, Cost of the Crossfire

Videography / Online or Television

First Place: Tampa Bay Times – John Pendygraft & Leonora LaPeter Anton, Our whole family is scarred
Second Place: Southern Poverty Law Center – Russell Estes, Songs of Zion
Third Place: Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and The Intercept – Jess Swanson, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers, Drowning by Sunrise

STUDENTS

Best News Reporter in the South

First Place: The Daily Athenaeum – Joe Severino, Joe Severino Collection
Second Place: Independent – Enrico Villamaino, Enrico Villamaino Collection
Third Place: Elon News Network, News21 and Morocco World News – Anton L. Delgado, Anton L. Delgado Collection

Best Feature Writer in the South

First Place: Independent – Enrico Villamaino, Enrico Villamaino Collection
Second Place: The Daily Beacon – Blake Von Hagen, Blake Von Hagen Features Collection
Third Place: Elon News Network and Morocco World News – Anton L. Delgado, Anton L. Delgado Collection

Best Sports Writer in the South

First Place: The Red & Black – Augusta Stone, Augusta Stone Collection
Second Place: The Daily Beacon – Blake Von Hagen, Blake Von Hagen Sports Collection
Third Place: The Red & Black – Austin Roper, Austin Roper Collection

Best Columnist in the South

First Place: The Daily Beacon – Christy White, Christy White Columns Collection
Second Place: The Daily Beacon – Kelly Alley, Kelly Alley Column Collection
Third Place: The Red & Black – Stroud Payne, Stroud Payne Collection

Best Designer in the South

First Place: Elon News Network – Grace Terry, Grace Terry Collection
Second Place: The Red & Black – Zakk Greene, Zakk Greene Collection

Best Photographer in the South

First Place: South Florida Media Network – Yasser Marte, Yasser Marte Photography
Second Place: The Red & Black – Kathryn Skeean, Kathryn Skeean Collection
Third Place: FAU University Press – Alex Liscio, Alex Liscio collection