2025 winners
Below are the results for the 75th Annual Green Eyeshade Awards. Our judges select the best from each main category, then recognize 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
Blue Ridge Public Radio
Hell or High Water: BPR’s coverage of Hurricane Helene
by staff
Judges’ Comment: “As Hurricane Helene (North Carolina’s worst natural disaster on record) ravaged the state, Blue Ridge Public Radio in Asheville became a lifeline to its community with integrated real-time analysis, investigative reporting, fact-checking, communications innovations and wide audience reach. This work exemplifies the power of integrating feature reporting with storytelling, data analytics, and compelling photography in a multimedia platform. Especially impressive was BPR’s post-Helene coverage holding community leaders accountable.”
DIVISION WINNERS
Print & Digital Writing
- South Florida Sun Sentinel – Cindy Krischer Goodman, Carline Jean & Mike Stocker, Born to Die series
Graphics & Photography
- Tallahassee Democrat – Alicia Devine, The Sports Shots of Alicia Devine
Video / Television
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Fraser Jones, Finding his mom after deadly Hurricane Helene strands thousands in North Carolina
Audio / Radio
- Blue Ridge Public Radio – Staff, Hell or High Water: BPR’s coverage of Hurricane Helene
Digital / Online
- WABE – Stephannie Stokes & WABE Online Staff, Division of Families
Students
- Caplin News, Florida International University – Staff, Collection
CATEGORY WINNERS
DIVISION A: PRINT & DIGITAL WRITING
Breaking News Reporting
- First Place: Asheville Citizen Times – Jacob Biba, Will Hofmann & Sarah Honosky, Immediate aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene in Western North Carolina
- Second Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Andrew Schwartz & Ellen Gerst, Chattanooga Times Free Press breaking news
- Third Place: The Daily Memphian – Bill Dries, Aarron Fleming, Samuel Hardiman & Laura Testino, Department of Justice cites MPD for discrimination series
General News Writing
- First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Ellen Gerst, Speedway shooting
- Second Place: Tampa Bay Times – Olivia George, Collection
- Third Place: Miami Herald – Staff, Murder-for-hire series
Investigative Reporting
- First Place: Miami Herald – Carol Marbin Miller, Linda Robertson, Camellia Burris & Susan Merriam, Guilty of Grief
- Second Place: Mississippi Today – Anna Wolfe, Mothers Saved From Prison
- Third Place: Miami Herald – Brittany Wallman & Sarah Blaskey, Deal with the Devil
Serious Feature Writing
- First Place: Inside Climate News & The Assembly – Lisa Sorg & Julia Wall, Gaslighting: How North Carolina’s immense natural gas buildout contributes to climate change
- Second Place: Mississippi Today – Jerry Mitchell, Huie’s False Narrative
- Third Place: MindSite News & Verite News – Michele Cohen Marill, Forgotten Children: The Unseen Victims of Gun Violence Are the Children Left Behind
Light Feature Writing
- First Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Mark Gauert, “Maserati vs. Maserati”: Light feature writing by Mark Gauert
- Second Place: The Oxford American – Michael Adno, The Worm Charmers
- Third Place: Stateline – Anna Claire Vollers, A small town tries to revive its hospital in the middle of a rural health crisis
Feature Series
- First Place: The Tennessean – Keith Sharon, Murder on Music Row by Keith Sharon
- Second Place: Miami Herald – Carol Marbin Miller, Linda Robertson, Camellia Burris & Susan Merriam, Guilty of Grief
- Third Place: Asheville Watchdog – Sally Kestin & John Boyle, The Lives We Lost to Helene
Profile Writing
- First Place: NEH Humanities Magazine – Robert W. Fieseler, Gay Geographer: Bob Damron, the traveling man who mapped a queer underground
- Second Place: The Charlotte Observer – Theoden Janes, Collection
- Third Place: Louisiana Illuminator – Wesley Muller, Former senator fought Nazi tyranny in 1944 and Louisiana segregation in 1954
Business & Economy Reporting
- First Place: The Guardian – Tina Vasquez, A nimble New York grocery store follows Latino immigration to the south
- Second Place: CoStar News – Andy Peters, Artificial Intelligence Pushes Creation of New Data Center Designs
- Third Place: GaBiz Magazine – Katja Ridderbusch, Untapped Talent
Public Affairs & Policy Reporting
- First Place: Centro de Periodismo Investigativo – Laura González, Housing Crisis in Florida: The Puerto Rican Face of Evictions
- Second Place: KFF Health News – Fred Clasen-Kelly, Schools Ignore Federal Rules on Restraint and Seclusion
- Third Place: Mississippi Today – Sophia Paffenroth, Inside the Fight for IVF Policy Change
Government Reporting
- First Place: Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Katherine Landergan & Stephanie Lamm, 911 Callers on Hold
- Second Place: KFF Health News – Brett Kelman & Samantha Liss, The Only Hospital in Town
- Third Place: Miami Herald & El Nuevo Herald – Nora Gamez Torres, Cuba’s military hoards billions in midst of country’s economic crisis
Elections Reporting – National & Federal
- First Place: Capital B – Brandon Tensley, Collection
- Second Place: The Well News – Dan McCue, 2024 South Carolina Primary Coverage collection
- Third Place: NPR – Katja Ridderbusch, Police and poll workers train for possible election threats
Elections Reporting – State & Local
- First Place: Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Greg Bluestein, Greg Bluestein Collection
- Second Place: Stet News – Joel Engelhardt & Jane Musgrave, Politics Palm Beach County Style
- Third Place: Miami Herald – Doug Hanks, Miami goes red for Trump
Environmental Reporting
- First Place: Scientific American, Rolling Stone & The Oxford American – Michael Adno, Florida Environmental Portfolio
- Second Place: CityView & The Assembly – Maydha Devarajan & Daniel Walton, The Wrong Side of Forever
- Third Place: Florida Trident, Oviedo Community News, Central Florida Public Media, WGCU & WUSF – Jimmy Tobias & Staff, Preserve or Develop? The Race Against Time to Protect Florida’s Wildlife Corridor
Health and Science Reporting
- First Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Cindy Krischer Goodman, Health Stories published in 2024
- Second Place: Louisiana Illuminator – Lorena O’Neil & Greg LaRose, Deserted: The deterioration of reproductive health care in Louisiana
- Third Place: Triangle Business Journal – Zac Ezzone, Health care coverage from Zac Ezzone, TBJ
Consumer Affairs Reporting
- First Place: Law360 – Daniel Connolly, Matt Fair, Brandon Lowrey & Craig Clough, A Court-Supervised Law Firm Faces Scam Accusations
- Second Place: Florida Politics – Gabrielle Ruson, A Death at Disney World
- Third Place: Verite News – Katie Jane Fernelius, Entergy Gas Sale Collection
Deadline Disaster & Crisis Reporting
- First Place: TCPalm / Treasure Coast Newspapers – Staff, Multiple tornadoes from Hurricane Milton kill six people, damage homes across Treasure Coast
- Second Place: Asheville Citizen Times – Jacob Biba, Will Hofmann & Sarah Honosky, Historic Tropical Storm Helene pummels Western North Carolina
- Third Place: Blue Ridge Public Radio – Staff, Hurricane Helene Collection
Non-Deadline Disaster & Crisis Reporting
- First Place: Florida Trident – Michael Barfield, Residents Uninformed of Lake Manatee Dam Risk Before Storm
- Second Place: Asheville Citizen Times – Ryley Ober, The remainder: What the Swannanoa River left behind after Helene’s fury
- Third Place: KFF Health News – Lauren Sausser & Holly K. Hacker, Unicoi: A Cautionary Tale
Courts, Crime & Law Reporting
- First Place: The Palm Beach Post – Holly Baltz, Jane Musgrave, Hannah Phillips & Kristina Webb, Jeffrey Epstein: The grand jury papers
- Second Place: The Current – Caitlin Philippo, Maggie Lee, Margaret Coker & Jake Shore, Fast-Tracking Injustice
- Third Place: Miami Herald – David Goodhue, Grethel Aguila & Susan Merriam, Wrecked Justice
Sports Reporting
- First Place: Triangle Business Journal – Sougata Mukherjee & Ben Tobin, TBJ sports coverage
- Second Place: Miami Herald – Jordan Mcpherson, Greg cote, David J. Neal & David Wilson, Florida Panthers win Stanley Cup
- Third Place: com – Hannah Denham, Boosters started a nonprofit to pay Alabama athletes millions. Now, it’s shutting down.
Travel Reporting
- First Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Mark Gauert, Travel stories by Mark Gauert
- Second Place: Travel + Leisure – Dana Shavin, This 247-mile Mural Trail Is an Art Revolution in Alabama’s Black Belt — and Each Masterpiece Honors a Local ‘Unsung Hero’
- Third Place: The Times-Picayune | The Advocate – Annette Sisco, Thinking of living part-time in Portugal? A New Orleanian visited, and here’s what she found
Lifestyle Reporting
- First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Kathy Bradshaw & Alison Gerber, Collection
- Second Place: inRegister Magazine – Kelli Bozeman & Riley Bienvenu Bourgeois, Lifestyle Reporting Collection
- Third Place: Up & Coming Weekly – Anna White, Dorothy Gilmore Adaptive Recreation Center
Criticism & Reviews
- First Place: The Charlotte Ledger – Cristina Bolling, In ‘Seeing Auschwitz’ exhibit, the power is in the details
- Second Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Philip Martin, The Man in Black and White and other tales
- Third Place: INDY – Sarah Edwards, Collection
Entertainment Reporting
- First Place: The Charlotte Observer – Adam Bell, Collection
- Second Place: The Daily Memphian – Chris Herrington & Mary Cashiola, Chris Herrington collection
- Third Place: com – Matt Wake, Collection
Food & Dining Reporting
- First Place: Miami Herald – Connie Ogle, Connie Ogle Food Writer
- Second Place: INDY – Lena Geller, Collection
- Third Place: The Daily Memphian – Jennifer Chandler & Mary Cashiola, Jennifer Chandler collection
Data-Driven Reporting
- First Place: The Times-Picayune | The Advocate – Jeff Adelson, Joseph Cranney, Broken City Series
- Second Place: Miami Herald – Shirsho Dasgupta, Juvenile Crime, Adult Time
- Third Place: The Current – Caitlin Philippo, Maggie Lee, Margaret Coker & Jake Shore, Fast-Tracking Injustice
Specialized Writing or Coverage
- First Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – Cindy Krischer Goodman, Carline Jean & Mike Stocker, Born to Die series
- Second Place: Grist – Ayurella Horn-Muller, Collection
- Third Place: Capital B – Adam Mahoney, ‘The Wildest Show in the South’: Spectacle and Suffering at America’s Biggest Prison
News Commentary & Analysis
- First Place: TCPalm / Treasure Coast Newspapers – Blake Fontenay, From lieutenant to sheriff: Anything but transparent
- Second Place: Alabama Reflector – Brian Lyman, Brian Lyman columns
- Third Place: Tennessee Lookout – Mark D. Harmon, Troubled Tennessee
Sports Commentary
- First Place: Miami Herald – Greg Cote, Greg Cote Commentary
- Second Place: com – Brett Friedlander, Collection of sports columns
- Third Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Stephen Hargis, Stephen Hargis commentary
Humor & Satire
- First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Dana Shavin, Collection
- Second Place: Lagniappe – Ashley Trice, Hidden Agenda
- Third Place: Tennessee Lookout – Mark D. Harmon, Bloviating Moments in Tennessee
Editorial Writing
- First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Clint Cooper & Ben Sessoms, Times + Free Press editorials
- Second Place: TCPalm / Treasure Coast Newspapers – Blake Fontenay, Laurence Reisman & Adam L. Neal, From lieutenant to sheriff: Calls for transparency go unanswered
- Third Place: Mississippi Today – Adam Ganucheau, Adam Ganucheau Columns
Blog Writing
- NO AWARDS
Public Service in Written Journalism
- First Place: USA TODAY Network South & The Asheville Citizen-Times – Staff, Hurricane Helene and its aftermath in North Carolina
- Second Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Shawn McIntosh, Carrie Teegardin & Danny Robbins, Hidden Homicides:
- Third Place: Miami Herald – Carol Marbin Miller, Linda Robertson, Camellia Burris & Susan Merriam, Guilty of Grief
DIVISION B: GRAPHICS & PHOTOGRAPHY
Spot News Photography
- First Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Colin Murphey, House Fire
- Second Place: Tallahassee Democrat – Alicia Devine, Helene’s Aftermath
- Third Place: WABE – Matthew Pearson, An inside look at the growing campus protests in Georgia
General News Photography
- First Place: Tennessee Lookout – John Partipilo, John Partipilo Collection
- Second Place: Blue Ridge Public Radio – Gerard Albert III, Communities clean up from Hurricane Helene
- Third Place: The Daily Memphian – Patrick Lantrip & Mark Weber, General News photo collection
Feature Photography
- First Place: Asheville Citizen Times – Angela Wilhelm, Michael Clevenger & Seth Harrison, The remainder:’ What the Swannanoa River left behind after Helene’s fury
- Second Place: The Daily Memphian – Mark Weber, Daily Memphian feature photo collection
- Third Place: Stateline – Nada Hassanein, ‘Invisible’ migrant farmworkers cope with hurricane’s aftermath
Sports Photography
- First Place: Tallahassee Democrat – Alicia Devine, The Sports Shots of Alicia Devine
- Second Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Thomas Metthe, Sports Collection TM
- Third Place: The Daily Memphian – Patrick Lantrip & Mark Weber, Daily Memphian sports photo collection
Photo Essay
- First Place: WABE – Matthew Pearson, Mercy Community Church looks for resurrection after leaving home of 18 years
- Second Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Staton Breidenthal, Colin Murphey, Staci Vandagriff & Thomas Metthe, Eclipse
- Third Place: Axios Northwest Arkansas – Worth Sparkman, Antiques Roadshow
Graphics & Infographics
- First Place: The Daily Memphian – Elle Perry, Nick Lingerfelt, Laura Testino & Kelsey Bowen, Daily Memphian graphics collection
Editorial Cartoons
- First Place: Andrews McMeel Syndication – Robert Ariail, 2024 Cartoons
- Second Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Clay Bennett, Editorial Cartoons by Clay Bennett
- Third Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – John Deering, Portfolio, John Deering
Illustrations
- First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Matt McClane, Chatter magazine illustrations
- Second Place: North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC – Antonio Alanis & Elizabeth Baier, Scorched Workers
Magazine Cover Design
- First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Matt McClane, Chatter magazine covers
- Second Place: 225 Magazine – Melinda Gonzalez Galjour, Collin Richie & Jennifer Alvarez, 225 Magazine Cover Collection
- Third Place: inRegister Magazine – Staff, Cover Collection
Newspaper Cover Design
- First Place: INDY – Nicole Pajor Moore & Ann Salman, INDY Cover Collection
Inside and Feature Design
- First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Matt McClane, Chatter feature design
- Second Place: 225 Magazine – Melinda Gonzalez Galjour & Collin Richie, A Parade of Pasta
Environmental Photography
- First Place: The Tennessean – Andrew Nelles, Hurricane Helene aftermath
Data Visualization & Interactive Graphics
- No entries
Artistic & Creative Photography
- First Place: 225 Magazine – Collin Richie, Sweet Season
Public Service in Visual Journalism
- NO AWARDS
DIVISION C: VIDEO / TELEVISION
Newscast
- First Place: FOX Carolina – Staff, Helene Hits
Breaking News Reporting
- First Place: WWL Louisiana – David Hammer & TJ Pipitone, Confronting the Coroner
Investigative Reporting
- First Place: WESH – Michelle Imperato, Jacob Wiklund & Marcie Golgoski, WESH 2 Investigates: Pulse Code Violations
- Second Place: WTSP 10 Tampa Bay, The Marshall Project & USA Today – Jennifer Titus, Libby Hendren & Daphne Duret, Uncovering spit hood dangers: Police keep using them
- Third Place: WLBT-TV – J. LeMaster, Anthony Warren, Tracey James & Morgan Harris, 3 On Your Side Investigates: Gaslit
Feature Reporting
- First Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Fraser Jones, Finding his mom after deadly Hurricane Helene strands thousands in North Carolina
- Second Place: WTVI PBS Charlotte – Dara Khaalid & Russ Hunsinger, A Mother’s Fight Against Childhood Cancer
- Third Place: WTVI PBS Charlotte – Jeff Sonier, Marcellus Jones, Doug Stacker & Tim Vaughan, Carolina Impact / Drone Grown
Documentary Journalism
- First Place: WESH – Michelle Imperato, Marcie Golgoski, Jacob Wiklund & Nancy Alvarez, WESH 2 Chronicle: Life After Pulse
- Second Place: CBS News Miami WFOR-TV – Lauren Pastrana, Illuminating Alzheimer’s Special
- Third Place: FOX Carolina – Grace Runkel, Catie Bussmann, Scott Freund & Amanda Shaw, 30 to Life
Explanatory Reporting
- First Place: WLBT-TV – J. LeMaster, Anthony Warren, Keith Honore & Jerome Deloach, 3 On Your Side Investigates: Never Notified
- Second Place: WESH – Greg Fox & Mike Kirby, Seeing Red
- Third Place: WTVI PBS Charlotte – Dara Khaalid & John Branscum, Alzheimer’s Disease Care
Short-Form Video Reporting
- First Place: ABC 33/40 – Cynthia Gould & Daniel McCraw, Use of force questioned
- Second Place: WTVI PBS Charlotte – Jeff Sonier, Marcellus Jones, Doug Stacker & Tim Vaughan, Carolina Impact / Drone Grown
- Third Place: WFLA – Linnie Supall, Collection
Multimedia Storytelling (Video-Based)
- NO AWARDS
Video Series
- First Place: WFTS – Adam Walser, Matt McGlashen & Lisa Blegen Chudzik, “The HOA Knows Best”
- Second Place: ABC 33/40 – Cynthia Gould, Oak Grove explosion
Public Service in Video/Television Journalism
- First Place: WLBT-TV – J. LeMaster, Anthony Warren, Keith Honore & Marouane Jbara, ‘Absolutely horrifying’: AMR response times worse following 3OYS investigation
- Second Place: WTSP 10 Tampa Bay, The Marshall Project & USA Today – Jennifer Titus, Libby Hendren & Daphne Duret, Uncovering spit hood dangers: Police keep using them
- Third Place: WESH – Marcie Golgoski, Jacob Wiklund & News Staff, Saving Our Streets: One Year Later
DIVISION D: AUDIO / RADIO
Newscast
- First Place: WMNF News – Seán Kinane, Chris Young & Kiley Petracek, The Scoop – WMNF News
- Second Place: WUSF – Cathy Carter, All Things Considered – Oct. 18, 2024
- Third Place: WABE – Jim Burress, Christopher Alston, Melissa Feito & Staff, The Brief for Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024
Breaking News Reporting
- First Place: Blue Ridge Public Radio – Staff, Hell or High Water: BPR’s coverage of Hurricane Helene
- Second Place: WUSF – Staff, Hurricane Helene 2024
General News Reporting
- First Place: North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – Will Michaels, Sascha Cordner & Brent Wolfe, Guillermo Nurse, North Carolina’s first Latino mayor, says unifying Oxford is his driving force
- Second Place: WMNF News – Seán Kinane, Gulfport residents share resources after Hurricane Helene
- Third Place: WUSF – Kerry Sheridan, As landlords try to repair Helene damage, Tampa-area renters say they are being unfairly evicted
Investigative Reporting
- First Place: WABE – Stephannie Stokes, Georgia removed her kids because she was homeless. The state is charging her $13,000 for foster care
- Second Place: WLRN News – Danny Rivero, Tens of thousands of workers in Florida have just lost their labor unions. More is coming
- Third Place: Blue Ridge Public Radio – Gerard Albert III, Fact check: Claim that 100+ bodies aren’t counted in Helene death toll is false
Feature Reporting
- First Place: WLRN News – Veronica Zaragovia & Carlton Gillespie, As extreme temperatures persist in South Florida, so do threats of heat-related illness
- Second Place: WABE – Sam Gringlas, They watched 2 Georgia election workers face abuse, and it’s compelling them to serve in 2024
- Third Place: WABE – Chamian Cruz, Clothing closet gives former inmates getting out of Fulton County Jail a fresh start
Documentary Journalism
- First Place: Alabama Public Radio – Pat Duggins, Lynn Oldshue & Cori Yonge, “…a U.S. House Seat, if you can keep it.”
Explanatory Reporting
- First Place: North Carolina Public Radio WUNC – Bradley George, Sascha Cordner, Brent Wolfe & Ben McKeown, A North Carolina company is trying to make a fungus-proof banana
- Second Place: WUSF – Stephanie Colombini, Medicaid unwinding’ can be dangerous for those who need opioid addiction medications
Short-Form Audio Reporting
- First Place: Blue Ridge Public Radio – Lilly Knoepp, A remembrance of Jimmy Carter and his time on Chattooga river
- Second Place: WUFT – FM – Aine Pennello, Apartment cleanups for fall semester leave some summer students temporarily stranded
- Third Place: WUFT-FM – Kristin Moorehead, Success coaches for homeless students lose their jobs as federal funding runs dry
Podcast Series
- First Place: The Tennessean – Keith Sharon, Murder On Music Row
- Second Place: Entropy Media – Abdon Pallasch, Bob Heguth, Dalton Main & Anjay Nagpal, Underbelly: The Rebel Kind
- Third Place: com – Staff, Beat Everyone podcast
Podcast Episode
- First Place: Entropy Media – Abdon Pallasch, Bob Heguth, Dalton Main & Anjay Nagpal, Underbelly: The Rebel Kind. Episode 2 A Little Off-base
- Second Place: South Florida Sun Sentinel – David Schutz, Sean Pitts & Robin Webb, Felonious Florida: A Stroke of Luck
- Third Place: Click Here podcast / Recorded Future News – Dina Temple-Raston, Sean Powers, Megan Detrie & Karen Duffin, Ukraine’s Radio ROKS: Heavy metal (and hackers) for brothers in arms
Audio Storytelling with Sound Design
- First Place: Blue Ridge Public Radio – Felicia Sonmez, ‘Lifeblood’ of the forest: Meet the volunteers who maintain Western North Carolina’s trails
- Second Place: WABE – Julien Virgin & Jim Burress, Dixie Speedway
- Third Place: WABE – DorMiya Vance, Krog Street Tunnel hosts its first public event featuring the Spelman Glee Club
Public Service in Audio/Radio Journalism
- First Place: Blue Ridge Public Radio – Staff, Hell or High Water: BPR’s Coverage of Hurricane Helene
- Second Place: North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC – Aaron Sanchez-Guerra, Celeste Gracia, Eli Chen & Elizabeth Baier, Scorched Workers
- Third Place: Alabama Public Radio – Pat Duggins, Lynn Oldshue & Cori Yonge, “…a U.S. House Seat, if you can keep it.”
DIVISION E: DIGITAL/ONLINE
Interactive Storytelling
- No entries
Social Media Strategy
- First Place: Chattanooga Times Free Press – Tierra Hayes, Chattanooga Times Free Press social media
- Second Place: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – Kyle McDaniel, Sarah Campbell-Miller & Kiara Bradford, Arkansas Voter Voices
- Third Place: Blue Ridge Public Radio – Stephanie Rogers, Hurricane Helene Breaking News Coverage on Social Media
Data Use in Digital Storytelling
- First Place: WABE – Stephannie Stokes & WABE Online Staff, Division of Families
Multimedia Presentation
- First Place: North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC – Aaron Sanchez-Guerra, Celeste Gracia, Eli Chen & Elizabeth Baier, Scorched Workers
- Second Place: Miami Herald – Carol Marbin Miller, Linda Robertson, Camellia Burris & Susan Merriam, Guilty of Grief
- Third Place: ArtsATL – Matthew Terrell, Collection
Innovation in Digital Presentation
- No entries
Data Visualization & Mapping
- First Place: Axios New Orleans – Carlie Kollath Wells, Russell Contreras, Kavya Beheraj & Alex Fitzpatrick, Collection
Mobile-First Storytelling
- No entries
Digital Newsletters
- First Place: The Assembly – Staff, The Assembly’s Flagship Newsletter
- Second Place: com – Kalyn Dunkins & Staff, Worth Your Time newsletter
- Third Place: Stet News – Joel Engelhardt, Carolyn DiPaolo & Liz Capozzi, Best of Stet News
Emerging Technology in Digital Journalism
- NO AWARDS
Public Service in Digital Journalism
- First Place: Blue Ridge Public Radio – Staff, Hell or High Water: BPR’s Coverage of Hurricane Helene
- Second Place: The Tributary – Nandhini Srinivasan, Red Lights, Green Cash
- Third Place: The Current – Caitlin Philippo, Maggie Lee, Margaret Coker & Jake Shore, Fast-Tracking Injustice
DIVISION F: STUDENTS
Student News Outlet
- First Place: Caplin News – Staff, Collection
- Second Place: The Volunteer Channel – Grey MacNicoll, Gracyn Thatcher, Kylia Berry & Riley Haltom, The Volunteer Channel
- Third Place: OutFAU – Mary Rasura, CJ Walden & Kenny Ruff, OutFAU
Editorial Leadership
- First Place: The Volunteer Channel – Grey MacNicoll, Grey MacNicoll
- Second Place: OutFAU – Mary Rasura, Mary Rasura, Collection
- Third Place: SCAD District – Allison Abruscato, Editorial Leadership- Allison Abruscato
Special Projects or Special Coverage
- First Place: The Volunteer Channel & The Daily Beacon – TVC Staff & The Beacon Staff, The Election Project
- Second Place: The Commonwealth Times – Andrew Kerley, Sarah Hagen, Jack Glagola & Thailon Wilson, ‘Who do you serve?’: Police raze pro-Palestine encampment at VCU, students outraged
- Third Place: OutFAU – Mary Rasura & CJ Walden, The Body Issue
Written Journalism
- First Place: Caplin News – Carla Mendez, Collection
- Second Place: Atrium Magazine, WUFT News – Luena Rodriguez-Feo Vileira, Collection
- Third Place: MTSU Sidelines – Shauna Reynolds, Writing Portfolio
Video Journalism
- First Place: Caplin News – Benjamin Cure, Jason Harrow & Ivanna Hilewsky, Ripple Effect: How pollution threatens South Florida’s waters and communities
Audio Journalism
- First Place: WUOT – Pierce Gentry, Pierce Gentry Reports
- Second Place: University of Memphis, Institute for Public Service Reporting & WKNO-FM – Henriette Busch, Janina Kaeppel & Will Stewart, A Changing History
- Third Place: WMNF News – Tyler Oldano, Collection
Investigative Journalism
- First Place: Atrium Magazine – Sarah Henry, Mascot for cruelty
News Writing
- First Place: The Daily Beacon – Shelby Wright, Shelby Wright Reports
- Second Place: The Commonwealth Times – Andrew Kerley, VCU board, admins kill racial literacy requirement, students walk out of graduation the next day
- Third Place: MTSU Sidelines – Sidelines staff, Campus suicide coverage
Serious Feature Writing
- First Place: Atrium Magazine – Sophia Abolfathi, The Atlantic sojourner
- Second Place: Atrium Magazine – Siena Duncan, The life and death of a Florida abortion clinic
- Third Place: Caplin News – Natalie La Roche Pietri, Two Palestinian brothers lost everything in Gaza. A nonprofit brought them to the U.S. to heal
Light Feature Writing
- First Place: The Daily Beacon – Jack Church, Jack Church Reports
- Second Place: MTSU Sidelines – Shauna Reynolds, Feature Writing Portfolio
- Third Place: Elon News Network – Nia Bedard, Senior aims to show off the stars using virtual reality
Sports Writing
- First Place: Atrium Magazine – Alissa Gary, Taming the beast
- Second Place: MTSU Sidelines – Brett Walker, MTSU sports writing
- Third Place: Caplin News – Carlton Gillespie, Collection
Entertainment Writing
- First Place: MTSU Sidelines – Bailey Brantingham, Bailey Brantingham Entertainment Reporting
- Second Place: The Commonwealth Times – Andrew Kerley, VCUarts Theatre to premiere ‘Rhinoceros’ play about fascist conformity
Column Writing
- First Place: University Press – Sofia De La Esparilla, No democracy without journalism — a lesson from Woodward and Bernstein
- Second Place: Spinnaker – Sarah Eng, Collection
- Third Place: The Daily Beacon – Ansley Graves, Ansley Graves
Photography
- First Place: The Commonwealth Times – Andrew Kerley, PHOTOS: The moment police and pro-Palestine demonstrators clashed at VCU
- Second Place: Caplin News – Luz Gonzalez, Economic Hardship
Digital Storytelling
- First Place: Elon News Network – Sarah T. Moore, This is for all of us’
- Second Place: Elon News Network – Ryan Kupperman, Detaining Futures
- Third Place: Caplin News – Olivia Guthrie, One night in Miami — a deeper look at the racial history of the Magic City
Social Media Strategy
- First Place: MTSU Sidelines – Sidelines staff, Sidelines Social Media 2024
- Second Place: The Volunteer Channel – Gracyn Thatcher & TVC Staff, TVC Social Media
- Third Place: The Manor – Staff, Social Media Strategy- The Manor
Visual Storytelling
- First Place: OutFAU – Lewis de Berry, The Body Issue
- Second Place: The Commonwealth Times – Bailey Wood, Bersabeh Kemaw, Gabe Molina & Thailon Wilson, The Explosive Art of Tobi Lawal
Print Design
- First Place: Atrium Magazine – Staff, Atrium Winter 2024 Print Collection
- Second Place: The Daily Beacon – Ciara Chauncey, Ciara Chauncey Design
- Third Place: OutFAU – Lewis De Berry, The Body Issue
Public Service in Student Journalism
- First Place: Elon News Network – Ryan Kupperman, Detaining Futures
- Second Place: The Volunteer Channel & The Daily Beacon – TVC Staff & The Beacon Staff, The Election Project
- Third Place: NSU-TV – Victoria Rodrigue, The Charity Work of Phi Mu