INVESTIGATIVE
(All circulation categories)
TOP 5
- Charles Robinson, Dan Wetzel and Rand Getlin, Yahoo! Sports 1 2 3
- Scott M. Reid, Orange County (Calif.) Register 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Justin Rodriguez and Kevin Gleason, Middletown (N.Y.) Herald-Record 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
- Bob Hohler, Boston Globe 1 2 3
- Alison Leigh Cowan, Serge F. Kovaleski, Peter Lattman, Richard Sandomir, Michael S. Schmidt, Ken Belson and David Waldstein, The New York Times 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
HONORABLE MENTION
- Craig Harris, Arizona Republic (Phoenix) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Benjamin Hochman, Ryan Casey and Electa Draper, The Denver Post 1 2 3 4 5
- Michael O’Keeffe, Christian Red, Teri Thompson and Nathaniel Vinton, New York Daily News 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
- Josh Moon, Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser 1 2 3
- Gerald Witt, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
OVER 175,000
BEAT WRITING
TOP 5
- Jeff Passan, Yahoo! Sports 1 2 3 4 5
- Adam Kilgore, Washington Post 1 2 3 4 5
- Joe Drape, The New York Times 1 2 3 4 5
- Greg Bedard, Boston Globe 1 2 3 4 5
- Mike Klis, The Denver Post 1 2 3 4 5
HONORABLE MENTION
- Doug Lesmerises, Cleveland Plain Dealer 1 2 3 4 5
- Joe Strauss, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1 2 3 4 5
- Phil Miller, The Star Tribune (Minneapolis) 1 2 3 4 5
- Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times 1 2 3 4 5
- Evan Grant, The Dallas Morning News 1 2 3 4 5
BREAKING NEWS
TOP 5
- Mark Viera and Pete Thamel, The New York Times
- Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports
- Ezra Feiser, Frances Robles and Clark Spencer, Miami Herald
- Alison Leigh Cowan, Peter Lattman, Serge F. Kovaleski, David Waldstein, Charles V. Bagli, Michael S. Schmidt, Ken Belson and Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times
- Benjamin Hochman,The Denver Post
HONORABLE MENTION
- Charles Robinson and Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports
- Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times
- Steven Marcus, Newsday
- Barry Jackson and Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald
- Gene Wang and Sally Jenkins, Washington Post 1 2
COLUMNS
TOP 5
- Sally Jenkins, Washington Post 1 2 3 4 5
- Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe 1 2 3 4 5
- Michael Rosenberg, Detroit Free Press 1 2 3 4 5
- Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 1 2 3 4 5
- Steve Politi, Newark Star-Ledger 1 2 3 4 5
HONORABLE MENTION
- Ian O’Connor, ESPNNew York.com 1 2 3 4 5
- Bernie Miklasz, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1 2 3 4 5
- Mike Wise, Washington Post 1 2 3 4 5
- Gregg Doyel, CBSSports.com 1 2 3 4 5
- William C. Rhoden, The New York Times 1 2 3 4 5
EXPLANATORY
TOP 5
- Dan Bickley, Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
- Bob Hohler, Boston Globe
- Dan Pompei, David Haugh, Vaughn McClure, Becky Yerak, Steve Schmadeke and Juan Ortega, Chicago Tribune
- Bill Pennington, The New York Times
- Marc Carig and Dan Worthington, Newark Star-Ledger
HONORABLE MENTION
- Jay Hart, Yahoo! Sports
- Lindsay H. Jones, Mike Klis and Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post
- David Wharton, Baxter Holmes, Los Angeles Times
- Tony Grossi, Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Tom Rock, Jim Baumbach and Stephen Haynes, Newsday
FEATURES
TOP 5
- Jeff Passan, Yahoo! Sports
- Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports
- Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun
- Dave Sheinin, Washington Post
- Bill Pennington, The New York Times
HONORABLE MENTION
- Rick Maese, Washington Post
- Sally Jenkins, Washington Post
- Brad Townsend, The Dallas Morning News
- Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune
- Kevin Armstrong, New York Daily News
PROJECTS
TOP 5
- John Branch, The New York Times 1 2 3
- Jay Hart, Dan Wetzel, Les Carpenter, Michael Silver, Nick Cotsonika, Dave Meltzer, Kevin Iole, Eric Adelson and Steve Henson, Yahoo! Sports 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Steve Berkowitz, Steve Wieberg, Jodi Upton, Erik Brady, Jay Weiner and Calder Silcox, USA TODAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Kent Babb, Bob Dutton, Pete Grathoff, Sam Mellinger, Terez A. Paylor and Tod Palmer, Kansas City Star
- Frank Fitzpatrick, Philadelphia Inquirer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
HONORABLE MENTION
- John C. Cotey, Joey Knight, Bob Putnam and Eduardo A. Encina, Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.) 1 2 3 4
- Peter Abraham, Amalie Benjamin, Nick Cafardo, Chad Finn, Daigo Fujuwara, Sean Smith and Javier Zarrachina, Boston Globe 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Terry Frei and Mike Chambers, The Denver Post 1 2 3
- Michael O’Keeffe, Christian Red and Teri Thompson, New York Daily News 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- Dan Steinberg, Sally Jenkins, Michael Lee, Chris Jenkins and Peyton Craighill, Washington Post 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Rachel George, Coley Harvey, Iliana Limon and Shannon J. Owens, Orlando Sentinel 1 2 3 4 5 6
75,001-175,000
BEAT WRITING
TOP 5
- John Hoover, Tulsa (Okla.) World 1 2 3 4 5
- David Woods, Indianapolis Star 1 2 3 4 5
- Joseph Person, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
- Joe Capozzi, The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Tania Ganguli, Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) 1 2 3 4 5
HONORABLE MENTION
- Don Kausler, The Birmingham (Ala.) News 1 2 3 4 5
- Jeff Roberts, The Record (Woodland Park, N.J) 1 2 3 4 5
- Tim Stevens, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Lorne Chan, San Antonio Express-News 1 2 3 4 5
- Ken Tysiac, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) 1 2 3 4 5
BREAKING NEWS
TOP 5
- Mike Wagner, Ken Gordon, Tim May and Jill Riepenhoff, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
- Mike Wagner, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
- Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News
- Jeff Duncan, Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
- Tim May, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
HONORABLE MENTION
- Brian T. Smith, Steve Luhm and Tony Jones, Salt Lake Tribune
- Bill Koch, Shannon Russell and Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati Enquirer 1 2
- Kirk Bohls and Alan Trubow, Austin American-Statesman
- Tom Witosky and Bryce Miller, Des Moines Register
- Dustin Long, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.)
COLUMNS
TOP 5
- Geoff Calkins, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati Enquirer 1 2 3 4 5
- Berry Tramel, The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) 1 2 3 4 5
- Joe Henderson, The Tampa Tribune 1 2 3 4 5
- Bob Klapisch, The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.) 1 2 3 4 5
HONORABLE MENTION
- Martin Fennelly, The Tampa Tribune 1 2 3 4 5
- Bob Wojnowski, Detroit News 1 2 3 4 5
- Ron Morris, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
- Tara Sullivan, The Record (Woodland Park, N.J.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Greg Stoda, The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 1 2 3 4 5
EXPLANATORY
TOP 5
- Brian T. Smith and Mike Gorrell, Salt Lake Tribune
- Lorne Chan, San Antonio Express-News
- Eric Crawford, The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.)
- Stefanie Loh, The Patriot-News (Mechanicsburg, Pa.)
- Andrew Gribble, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
HONORABLE MENTION
- Kirk Bohls and Randy Riggs, Austin American-Statesman
- John Hoover, Tulsa (Okla.) World
- Michael DiRocco, Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville)
- Joey Johnston, The Tampa Tribune
- Josh Kendall, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
FEATURES
TOP 5
- Tommy Tomlinson, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
- Andrew Gribble, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
- Ed Miller, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.)
- Jimmie Tramel, Tulsa (Okla.) World
- Will C. Holden, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.)
HONORABLE MENTION
- Mirjam Swanson, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.)
- Ryan Divish, Tacoma (Wash.) News-Tribune
- Michael Arace, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch
- Dom Amore, Hartford (Conn.) Courant
- Tommy Birch, Des Moines Register
PROJECTS
TOP 5
- Dan Coble, Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- Rich Radford, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Matt Porter, Jeff Greer, Joel Engelhardt and Charles Elmore, Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Michael C. Lewis, Kurt Kragthorpe, Brian Maffly, Gordon Monson and Bill Oram, Salt Lake Tribune 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
- Jon Solomon and Doug Segrest, Birmingham (Ala.) News 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
HONORABLE MENTION
- Dave Ammenheuser, Gregg Patton, Jim Alexander, Mirjam Swanson, Eric-Paul Johnson, John Murphy, Will C. Holden and Allan Steele, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Dirk Chatelain, Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald
- Cary Aspinwall and Guerin Emig, Tulsa (Okla.) World 1 2
- Kyle Veazey, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
- Tim Griffin, Doug Pils and Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News
- Todd Jones, Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 1 2 3 4 5
30,000-75,000
BEAT WRITING
TOP 5
- Matt Calkins, The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Eric Hansen, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune 1 2 3 4 5
- Jeff Mills, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Bob Asmussen, The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Jason Wolf, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.) 1 2 3 4 5
HONORABLE MENTION
- Dan Hayes, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Annabelle Tometich, The News-Press (Fort Myers, Fla.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Stephen Hargis, Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press 1 2 3 4 5
- Cory Giger, Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 1 2 3 4 5
- Chris Gabel, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
BREAKING NEWS
TOP 5
- Margaret Moffett Banks, Gerald Witt and Jason Wolf, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C)
- John Turner, Huntsville (Ala.) Times
- Jason Wolf, News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.)
- Marc Morehouse, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette
- Wayne Staats, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
HONORABLE MENTION
- Tony Adame, Wichita (Kan.) Eagle
- James Allon, Albany (N.Y.) Times Union
- Glenn Jordan, Portland (Me.) Press Herald
- Landon Negri, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
- Craig Handel and Dan DeLuca, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press
COLUMNS
TOP 5
- Matt Calkins, The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.) 1 2 3 4 5
- George Schroeder, The Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Austin Meek, Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal 1 2 3 4 5
- Kirk Wessler, Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star 1 2 3 4 5
- Scott Michaux, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle 1 2 3 4 5
HONORABLE MENTION
- Glenn Guilbeau, Lafayette Advertiser (Gannett Louisana) 1 2 3 4 5
- Patrick Obley, Charlotte Sun (Charlotte Harbor, Fla.)
- Donnie Collins, Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune 1 2 3 4 5
- John Blanchette, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.)
- Al Lesar, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune 1 2 3 4 5
EXPLANATORY
TOP 5
- Jeff Sanders, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.)
- Dan DeLuca, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press
- Bob Asmussen, The News-Gazette (Champaign, Ill.)
- Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman (Boise)
- Joe Scalzo, The Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio)
HONORABLE MENTION
- Alan Blondin, Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News
- Del Milligan, The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.)
- Chris Murray, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
- Mark Podolski, The News-Herald (Willoughby, Ohio)
- Adam Fisher, Naples (Fla.) News
FEATURES
TOP 5
- Matt Calkins, The Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
- Corey Clark, Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat
- Patrick Obley, Charlotte Sun (Charlotte Harbor, Fla.)
- Jim Lamar, Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat
- Mick Garry, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
HONORABLE MENTION
- Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
- Paul Klee, Champaign (Ill.) News-Gazette
- Lisa Coffey, The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.)
- Tim Hayes, Bristol (Va.) Herald Courier
- Annabelle Tometich, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press
PROJECTS
TOP 5
- Terry Vandrovec, The Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, S.D.) 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Chuck Culpepper, The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) 1 2 3 4
- Frank Schwab, David Ramsey, Brian Gomez, Brent Briggeman and Joe Paisley, The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Scott Johnson, The Daily Herald (Everett, Wash.) 1 2
- Brian Murphy and Chadd Cripe, Idaho Statesman (Boise) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
HONORABLE MENTION
- Alison Boggs, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- Andrew Petersen and Aaron Brenner, Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Chris Murray, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
- Scott Michaux, Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle 1 2 3 4
- Brian Hiro, North County Times (Escondido, Calif.) 1 2 3
UNDER 30,000
BEAT WRITING
TOP 5
- Dustin Dopirak, The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News 1 2 3 4 5
- Tommy Deas, The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News 1 2 3 4 5
- Jay Morrison, Hamilton JournalNews (Hamilton, Ohio) 1 2 3 4 5
- Matt Tait, Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World 1 2 3 4 5
HONORABLE MENTION
- Clint Robus, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune 1 2 3 4 5
- David Henry, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise 1 2 3 4 5
- David Matter, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune 1 2 3 4 5
- Jeff Breer, Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Christopher Dabe, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise 1 2 3 4 5
BREAKING NEWS
TOP 5
- David Morrison, Opelika-Auburn (Ala.) News
- Tommy Deas, The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
- Eric Schmoldt, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
- John Sahly, Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
- Nick Talbot, Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald
HONORABLE MENTION
- Jason Franchuk, Provo (Utah) Daily Herald
- Gavin Faretra, Concord (N.H.) Monitor
- Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
- Gary Kalahar, Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot
- William Bretherton, Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
COLUMNS
TOP 5
- Travis Lazaczyk, Waterville (Me.) Morning Sentinel 1 2 3 4 5
- Ryan Kartje, The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Gavin Faretra, Concord (N.H.) Daily Monitor
- Joe Medley, Anniston (Ala.) Star 1 2 3 4 5
- Steve Heiser, York (Pa.) Dispatch 1 2 3 4 5
HONORABLE MENTION
- Bob Blubaugh, Carroll County Times (Westminster, Md.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Cecil Hurt, The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News 1 2 3 4 5
- Lew Freedman, Seymour (Ind.) Tribune
- Harry PlummerColumbia (Mo.) Missourian 1 2 3 4 5
- Joe Walljasper, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune 1 2 3 4 5
EXPLANATORY
TOP 5
- Alex Scarborough, and Anthony Bratina, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
- Julie Jag, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
- Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
- David Briggs, Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune
- David Henry, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
HONORABLE MENTION
- Jesse Temple, The Star Press (Muncie, Ind.)
- Dick VanOlinda, York (Pa.) Dispatch
- Michael Kelly, The Recorder (Amsterdam, N.Y.)
- Jason Gonzalez, Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)
- Bob Blubaugh, Carroll County Times (Westminster, Md.)
FEATURES
TOP 5
- William Browning, Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune
- Tommy Deas, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
- Jim Owczarski, Aurora (Ill.) Beacon News
- Ben Frederickson, Columbia (Mo.) Missourian
- Julie Jag, Santa Cruz Sentinel (Scotts Valley, Calif.)
HONORABLE MENTION
- Lew Freedman, Seymour (Ind.) Tribune
- John Sahly, Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.)
- Mitch Rupert, Williamsport (Pa.) Sun-Gazette
- Dave Thomas, Yakima (Wash.) Herald Republic
- Adam Zuvanich, Odessa (Texas) American
PROJECTS
TOP 5
- Ian St. Clair, Wyoming Tribune Eagle (Cheyenne) 1 2
- Sam McDowell and Jeff Kidd, Island Packet (Hilton Head, S.C.) 1 2 3 4 5
- Chase Goodbread, Aaron Suttles, Cecil Hurt, Tommy Deas, Andrew Carroll and Alex Scarborough, Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Christopher Dabe and Jared Ainsworth, Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
- Eric Harding, Merisa Jensen, Eric Smith, Alan Hendry, Jay Heater, Jason Gonzalez and Darren Vaughn, Antelope Valley Press (Palmdale, Calif.)
HONORABLE MENTION
- John Sahly, Ryan Wood, Steve Nitz, Anthony Zilis, Jake Dugger and James Nokes, Daily Chronicle (DeKalb, Ill.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Andrew Wagaman, Columbia (Mo.) Missourian
- Dave Allen, Theo Fightmaster and Jessica Bernstein-Wax, Marin Independent Journal (San Rafael, Calif.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Alex Byington, Kevin Posival and Angel Verdejo, Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- Scott Sandsberry, Yakima (Wash.) Herald Republic