Over 250,000
COLUMNS
- Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
- John Canzano, The Oregonian
- Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe
- (tie) Jason Whitlock, Kansas City Star
(tie) Mike Wise, Washington Post
Honorable mention:
- Thomas Boswell, Washington Post
- Bryan Burwell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Bob Kravitz, Indianapolis Star
- Joe Posnanski, Kansas City Star
- T.J. Simers, Los Angeles Times
FEATURE STORY
- Dave Scheiber, St. Petersburg Times
- Dave Hyde, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
- Dave Sheinin, Washington Post
- Ed Hinton, Orlando Sentinel
- David Whitley, Orlando Sentinel
Honorable mention:
- Sam Mellinger, Kansas City Star
- Joe Posnanski, Kansas City Star
- Bill Reiter, Kansas City Star
- Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times
- Matt Futterman, The Star-Ledger
BREAKING NEWS
- Amy Shipley, Washington Post
- Dave Curtis and Lynn Hoppes, Orlando Sentinel
- D. Orlando Ledbetter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Erika Beras, Susan Miller Degnan and Oscar Corra, Miami Herald
- Marc Topkin and Aaron Sharockman, St. Petersburg Times
Honorable mention:
- Jo-Ann Barnas, Detroit Free Press
- Shawn Windsor and Mark Snyder, Detroit Free Press
- John Millea, Roman Augustoviz and Josephine Marcotty, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
- Dave Picker, New York Times
- Tom FitzGerald, San Francisco Chronicle
GAME STORY
- Bill Reiter, Kansas City Star
- Jon Paul Morosi, Detroit Free Press
- Joe Posnanski, Kansas City Star
- Dave Sheinen, Washington Post
- Joe Drape, New York Times
Honorable mention:
- Andrew Carter, Orlando Sentinel
- Gary D’Amato, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
- Marcus Hayes, Philadelphia Daily News
- Henry Schulman, San Francisco Chronicle
- Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun
EXPLANATORY
- Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune
- Eric Barrow, New York Daily News
- Bill Reiter, Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star
- Ed Hinton, Orlando Sentinel
- Jere Longman, New York Times
Honorable mention:
- Todd Holcomb and David Purdum, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
- Dick Jeradi and Dana O’Neil, Philadelphia Daily News
- Jason Quick, The Oregonian
- Tarik El-Bashir and Marc Craig, Washington Post
PROJECT REPORTING
- Alan Schwarz, New York Times
- Kevin Van Valkenburg and Lem Satterfield, Baltimore Sun
- Candace Buckner, Randy Covitz, Blair Kerkhoff, Jason King, Brady McCollough, Sam Mellinger, Joe Posnanski, Bill Reiter, Howard Richman, Adam Teicher and Mechelle Voepel, Kansas City Star
- La Velle E. Neal III, Joe Christensen, Jim Souhan and Patrick Reusse, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
- Wayne Coffey, Hank Gola and Christian Red, New York Daily News
Honorable mention:
- Todd Holcomb and David Purdum, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Gordon Edes, Nick Cafardo, Amalie Benjamin, Dan Shaughnessy, Bob Ryan, Ken Fratus and Daigo Fujiwara, Boston Globe
- Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register
- Clay Latimer, Rocky Mountain News
- Brent Schrotenboer and Jim Trotter, San Diego Union-Tribune
100,000 to 250,000
COLUMNS
- Ted Miller, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Berry Tramel, The Oklahoman
- Martin Fennelly, Tampa Tribune
- Matt James, Fresno Bee
- Geoff Calkins, Memphis Commercial Appeal
Honorable mention
■ Gary Peterson, Contra Costa Newspapers
■ Sam Borden, Florida Times-Union
■ Jeff Jacobs, Hartford Courant
■ Joe Henderson, Tampa Tribune
■ Matt Calkins, Riverside Press-Enterprise
FEATURE STORY
- Kelsie Smith, St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Carlos Frias, Palm Beach Post
- John Niyo, Detroit News
- Berry Tramel, The Oklahoman
- Alan Trubow, Austin American-Statesman
Honorable mention
■ Shawn Courchesne, Hartford Courant
■ Ryan Ernst, Cincinnati Enquirer
■ Joey Johnston, Tampa Tribune
■ Patrick Obley, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
■ Shannon Russell, Cincinnati Enquirer
BREAKING NEWS
- Andy Boogaard, Fresno Bee
- Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News
- Dan Johnson, Des Moines Register
- Andrew Abramson, Palm Beach Post
- Hal Habib, Palm Beach Post
Honorable mention
■ Tom Witosky, Des Moines Register
■ Shawn Courchesne, Hartford Courant
■ Paul Pinkham, Florida Times-Union
■ George Hostetter and Bryant-Jon Anteola, Fresno Bee
■ Peter Abraham, Westchester Journal News
GAME STORY
- Kevin Robbins, Austin American-Statesman
- (tie). Edward G. Robinson III, Raleigh News & Observer
- (tie). Sam Weinman, Westchester Journal News
- Tony Fabrizio, Tampa Tribune
- Ron Green Jr., Charlotte Observer
Honorable mention
■ Mike Spellman, Arlington Daily Herald
■ Keith McShea, Buffalo News
■ Mark Anderson, Las Vegas Review-Journal
■ Hal Habib, Palm Beach Post
■ Ron Higgins, Memphis Commercial Appeal
EXPLANATORY
- Ron Higgins, Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Brian Murphy, St. Paul Pioneer Press
- Doug Crise, Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- Anwar S. Richardson, Tampa Tribune
- Robbi Pickeral, Raleigh News & Observer
Honorable mention
■ Chris Givens, Arkansas Democrat Gazette
■ Dustin Dow, Cincinnati Enquirer
■ Gene Frenette, Florida Times-Union
■ Dan Raley, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
■ Jon Clifford, Ross Siler, Rhiannon Potkey, Chhun Sun, Baxter Holmes and Andrew Aragon, Salt Lake Tribune
PROJECT REPORTING
- Doug Harris, Joanne Huist Smith, Lucas Sullivan and Michael Cooper, Dayton Daily News and Springfield News Sun
- Patrick Obley, Kent Babb, Seth Emerson, Akilah Nelson, Bob Spear, Steve Wiseman and Gerald Davis, Columbia (S.C.) State
- Danny O’Neill and Greg Bishop, Seattle Times
- Dom Amore, Jeff Goldberg and Paul Doyle, Hartford Courant
- Charlie Miller, Syracuse Post-Standard
Honorable mention
■ Eric Dexheimer, Austin American-Statesman
■ Solomon Crenshaw Jr., Andrew Gribble, Ray Melick and Jon Solomon, Birmingham News
■ Mark Burgess, Knoxville News-Sentinel
■ Jeff Eisenberg, Riverside Press-Enterprise
■ Matt Baker, Tulsa World
40,000 to 100,000
COLUMNS
- Peter Kerasotis, Florida Today
- Jay Paris, North County Times (Calif.)
- John Blanchette, Spokesman-Review
- (tie). Kalani Simpson, Honolulu Star Bulletin
- (tie) Kirk Wessler, Journal-Star (Ill.)
Honorable mention
■ Adam Van Brimmer, Savannah Morning News
■ Loren Nelson, North County Times (Calif.)
■ Bob Padecky, Press Democrat (Calif.)
■ George Schroeder, Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
■ John Sleeper, Spokesman-Review
FEATURE STORY
- Noell Barnidge, Savannah Morning News
- Pete Iorizzo, Times-Union
- Curtis Anderson, Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.)
- Keith Goldberg, Times Herald-Record (Middletown, N.Y.)
- David Fairbank, Daily Press (Va.)
Honorable mention
■ Chris Dabe, Beaumont Enterprise
■ Brian Hendrickson, Columbian (Wash.)
■ Scott Taylor, Deseret News
■ Adam Himmelsbach, Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
■ Frank Bodani, York Daily Record
BREAKING NEWS
- Steve Sneddon, Reno Gazette-Journal
- Pete Dougherty, Green Bay Press-Gazette
- Eric Boynton, Herald-Journal (S.C.)
- Brendan Lyons, (Albany, N.Y.) Times-Union
- Michael Rothstein, Journal (Ind.) Gazette
Honorable mention
■ David Jones and John Denton, Florida Today
■ Paul Klee, News-Gazette (Ill.)
■ Aaron McFarling, Roanoke Times
■ Jeffrey Martin, Wichita Eagle
■ Pete Dougherty, Times-Union
GAME STORY
- David Teel, Newport News (Va.) Daily Press
- Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville Observer
- Marty Myers, Scranton (Pa.) Times and Tribune
- Jay Paris, North County Times (Calif.)
- Josh Kendall, Macon Telegraph
Honorable mention
■ Angela Busch, Naples (Fla.) Daily News
■ Chip Malafronte, New Haven Register
■ Dave Solomon, New Haven Register
■ Elliott Teaford, South Bay Daily (Calif.) Breeze
■ Jim Young, Greensboro News & Record
EXPLANATORY
- Milo Bryant, Colorado Springs Gazette
- Dan Wiederer, Fayetteville Observer
- Mark Figueroa, North County (Calif.) Times
- Chad Cripe and Patrick Davis, Idaho Stateman
- John Heuser, Ann Arbor News
Honorable mention
■ Jeff Huth, Champaign News-Gazette
■ Paul Klee, Champaign News-Gazette
■ Kyle Veazey, Jackson Clarion-Ledger
■ Eric Branch, Press (Calif.) Democrat
■ Jeff Fletcher, Press (Calif.) Democrat
PROJECT REPORTING
- Michael Rothstein, Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal Gazette
- Brian Hiro, North County Times (Calif.)
- Mike Sielski, Courier (Pa.) Times
- Katrina Waugh, Roanoke Times
- David Dorsey, Dan DeLuca, Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press
Honorable mention
■ Ed Kracz and Annie Tasker, Doylestown (Pa.) Intelligencer
■ Dan Zeiger, East Valley (Ariz.) Tribune
■ Ed Hardin, Greensboro News & Record
■ Richard Estrada and Will DeBoard, Modesto (Calif.) Bee
■ Justin Rodriguez, Times Herald-Record (Middletown, N.Y.)
Under 40,000
COLUMNS
- Mark Edwards, Decatur Daily
- Anthony Gimino, Tucson Citizen
- Kalle Oakes, Lewiston Sun Journal
- Cory Giger, Altoona Mirror
- Tim O’Sullivan, Concord Monitor
Honorable mention
■ John Bohnenkamp, Burlington Hawk Eye
■ Rick Noland, Medina (Ohio) Gazette
■ Jim Seimas, Santa Cruz Sentinel
■ Jeff Kidd, Hilton Head Island Packet
■ Scott Pummell, St. Joseph News-Press
FEATURE STORY
- Chris Carlson, Berkshire Eagle
- Todd M. Adams, Aurora Beacon News
- Chad Dundas, Missoula Missoulian
- Tim McManus, Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star
- Troy Hayes, Decatur Herald & Review
Honorable mention
■ Jon Gold, Casper Star Tribune
■ Jeff Birnbaum, Columbia Missourian
■ Dan Thompson, Idaho State Journal
■ Matt Goul, Lorain (Ohio) Morning Journal
■ Paul Skrbina, Sauk Valley Newspapers
BREAKING NEWS
- Joe Stevenson, Northwest Herald
- Rick S. Alvord, Longview (Wash.) Daily News
- James Barron, Santa Fe New Mexican
- Ross Dellenger, Decatur Daily
- Marc Weiszer, Athens Banner-Herald
Honorable mention
■ Ben Strickland, Anniston Star
■ Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon News
■ Kellis Robinett, Idaho State Journal
■ Susan Harman, Iowa City Press-Citizen
■ Chris DeFranco, Lansdale Reporter
GAME STORY
- Jay Morrison, Hamilton Journal News
- James Barron, Santa Fe New Mexican
- Kevin Aprile, Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
- Nick Pietruskiewicz, Northwest Herald
- Chuck Pollock, Olean Times-Herald
Honorable mention
■ Paul Dehner Jr., Albany Herald
■ Anthony Gimino, Tucson Citizen
■ Matt Goul, Lorain (Ohio) Morning Journal
■ Tim McManus, Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star
■ Joe Stevenson, Northwest Herald
EXPLANATORY
- Tamira Madsen, Madison Capital Times
- Bradd Elliott Schlossman, Grand Forks Herald
- Andrew Astleford, Columbia Missourian
- Kalle Oakes, Lewiston Sun Journal
- Todd M. Adams, Aurora Beacon News
Honorable mention
■ Cory Giger, Altoona Mirror
■ John Bohnenkamp, Burlington Hawk Eye
■ Scott Duncan and Michael Casagrande, Muncie Star Press
■ Thomas St. Myer, Muncie Star Press
■ Mick Colageo, New Bedford Standard-Times
PROJECT REPORTING
- Tim McManus, Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post-Star
- Jeff Kidd, Hilton Head Island Packet
- Brian Milne, San Luis Obispo Tribune
- David Brown and Mike Rocha, New Bedford Standard-Times
- Dave Zeitlin, Chester County Daily Local News
Honorable mention
■ Brian T. Smith, Bristol Herald Courier
■ Dave D’Onofrio, Concord Monitor
■ Jason Wolf, Danville Register & Bee
■ Erin Bolen, Jeff Wick and Nathan Wright, San Angelo Standard-Times
■ Lucas Sullivan and Michael Cooper, Springfield News-Sun
