The Eyes of History® Digital Storytelling Contest

Multimedia Journalist of the Year

Angélica Casas, BBC News

Portfolio

‘Our first day of freedom on American soil’

The mystery of how long Covid damages our memory

Race in America: The legacy of the murder of James Byrd Jr

Are America’s unvaccinated changing their minds?

A woman’s quest to find her biological father

News Story

First - The Washington Post: "Families share tearful reunions as U.S. ends international travel ban"

Second - The Washington Post: "People in LaPlace, La. Are used to storms. They've never seen anything like Hurricane Ida."

Third - The Washington Post: "‘It’s just gone’: Tornado leaves a Kentucky town in ruins"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Surfside condo survivor recounts narrow escape from building: 'I don't want to die in this'"

Continuing News and Issue Reporting

First - The Washington Post: "Roe under threat: One doctor's journey to provide abortion care"

Second - BBC News: "Race in America: The legacy of the murder of James Byrd Jr"

Third - BBC News: "Are America's unvaccinated changing their minds?"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "'We need it to rain': Arizona is hauling water to keep animals alive"

Feature Story

First - The Washington Post: "Falling Behind"

Second - The Washington Post: "'I'm still trying to understand': Family speaks out after 15-year-old's suicide"

Third - BBC News: "A woman’s quest to find her biological father"

Award of Excellence - NPR: "A Daughter's Journey To Reclaim Her Heritage Language"

Documentary or Series

First - ProPublica: "Sound of Judgement"

Second - USA TODAY: "Boots On The Ground: The Black community in Minneapolis finds peace after George Floyd"

Third - BBC News: "'I can finally be who I've always been'"

Explainer

First - The Washington Post: "17 requests for backup in 78 minutes"

Second - The Washington Post: "How 9/11 'Truther' conspiracy theories fueled the war on reality"

Third - The Washington Post: "How U.S. leaders deliberately misled the public about America’s longest war"

Best Multimedia Package

First - The Washington Post: "Examining a ‘righteous’ strike"

Second - The Washington Post: "Recovering together: Along the path of destruction, resilient communities offer a glimmer of hope after tornadoes"

Third - The Washington Post: "The Attack: The Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol was neither a spontaneous act nor an isolated event."

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "For Navajo, crowded homes have always been a lifeline. The pandemic threatens that"

Multimedia Journalist of the Year

Drea Cornejo, The Washington Post

Portfolio

Florida’s Star Motel was in disarray before coronavirus. The pandemic pushed it over the edge

After years of living in motels, a family finally got their own RV. Then COVID-19 came

For two families, Breonna Taylor’s death is a reminder of the women they lost

Laid off from her job at Disney after 14 years, a server struggles to navigate the pandemic

George Floyd’s death became a symbol for racial injustice. Racism also played a role in his life

News Story

First - The Washington Post: "N.J. EMTs battle fear and fatigue in the fight against coronavirus"

Second - The Washington Post: "On the sixth day of D.C. protests, a sense of family, community and music"

Third - The Washington Post: "How a night of protest turned deadly in Kenosha"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "What it was like to report from a Capitol under siege"

Continuing News and Issue Reporting

First - The Washington Post: "Laid off from her job at Disney after 14 years, a server struggles to navigate the pandemic"

Second - The Washington Post: "After nights of violence in Minneapolis, locals take up arms to defend their community"

Third - The Washington Post: "For two families, Breonna Taylor’s death is a reminder of the women they lost"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "As their special-needs children fall behind, these parents are desperate for schools to reopen"

Politics Story

First - The Washington Post: "Political tribalism makes these Americans nervous. We asked them why."

Second - The Washington Post: "U.S. Capitol attack: How Trump's rally turned into a riot"

Third - BBC: "US election: A wild three-year campaign in three minutes"

Award of Excellence - BBC: "“We believe that the election is being stolen.” Millions of Trump voters like Taylor aren’t willing to accept the election outcome, despite there being no evidence of widespread voter fraud. What will it take for those Americans to come around and what are the dangers for US democracy as Donald Trump keeps spreading misinformation about the result?"

Feature Story

First - The Washington Post: "After years of living in motels, a family finally got their own RV. Then COVID-19 came."

Second - The Washington Post: "This is why the media should not replay viral videos of black men being killed"

Third - The Washington Post: "Sinead O’Connor’s life and career fell apart. Now on tour, she's trying to piece them back together."

Documentary or Series

First - The Washington Post: "How a Black autistic man is serving 10 years in prison for a car crash"

Second - The Washington Post: "How one visa program keeps America fed"

Third - The Washington Post: "Coronavirus killed his only son. Four days after the funeral, he was back at work."

Explainer

First - The Washington Post: "Why is the U.S. so politically polarized? A neuroscientist and political scientist explain why."

Second - The Washington Post: "Trump warns of voting fraud, but ballot flaws are a real problem we can fix now"

Third - The Washington Post: "How voter intimidation and suppression have evolved since the 14th Amendment"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "A dad searches for answers for working at home with kids"

Best Multimedia Package

First - The Washington Post: "‘We’ve been failed’"

Second - NPR: "The Ghost Towns Behind The Gates"

Third - The Washington Post: "America’s pandemic: After decades of warning, a failed response"

Multimedia Journalist of the Year

Dalton Bennett, The Washington Post

Portfolio

How a back injury turned a doting father into a fentanyl kingpin

Inside the opioid industry’s marketing machine

Pathways to power: The conservative movement transforming America’s courts

On the front lines of the fentanyl epidemic, one jail struggles to treat inmates

The Opioid Files: ‘We was addicted to their pill, but they was addicted to the money’

News Story

First - The Washington Post: "Cory makes her mad. Beto makes her swoon. Kamala makes her wonder. Who should she pick?"

Second - The Washington Post: "Crews search for the dead as Dorian's toll grows in the Bahamas"

Third - The Washington Post: "’He was a great friend’: Students in El Paso grieve for their fallen classmate"

Issue Reporting

First - McClatchy: "The wait at Matamoros"

Second - The Washington Post: "On the front lines of the fentanyl epidemic, one jail struggles to treat inmates"

Third - The Washington Post: "‘When will the Hatred stop?’: Family deals with loss after Dayton shooting"

Feature Story

First - BBC: "‘After Years of Searching, I found my Sister Next Door’"

Second - McClatchy: "Stricken"

Third - The Washington Post: "Washington is full of Waste. C-SPAN lets us wallow in it."

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "George Takei doesn't want us to forget the last time the U.S. put people in detention camps"

Explainer

First - NPR: "Jazz Night In America: Ella Fitzgerald"

Second - The Washington Post: "How video games became an entertainment juggernaut"

Third - CNN: "How a whistleblower complaint led to Trump's impeachment"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Childhood trauma is a public health threat. Kids deserve better."

Documentary or Series

First - McClatchy: "Perversion of Justice: How the law, the press and his victims finally caught up with Jeffrey Epstein"

Second - The Washington Post: "How a back injury turned a doting father into a fentanyl kingpin"

Third - The Washington Post: "Inside the opioid industry’s marketing machine"

Award of Excellence - NPR: "Senior Spring"

Best Multimedia Package

First - NPR: "Losing The Eternal Blue Sky"

Second - USA Today: "1619: The Long Road Home"

Third - The Washington Post: "Iran’s hostage factory"

Award of Excellence - NPR: "Plastics: What To Recycle, What Remains Trash And Why"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "‘We was addicted to their pill, but they was addicted to the money’"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "‘We just want to Know how to get out of Here.’"

Multimedia Journalist of the Year

Whitney Shefte, The Washington Post

Portfolio

This town says it’s dying of cancer. Can one doctor help them get out?

‘We’re kids, but we’re also journalists’

Addicted and left behind: the opioid epidemic killing African Americans

‘This is what they call devastation:’ Mexico Beach after Hurricane Michael

Saved by Ola Belle: A former punk rocker finds peace in his country music legacy

News Story

First - The Washington Post: "The Rescuers"

Second - The Washington Post: "Happiness, hope and anger: South Koreans weigh in on the Trump-Kim summit"

Third - The Washington Post: "Florida school shooting survivors head to Tallahassee to demand change"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "It looks like a war zone’: Search and rescue teams continue work in California fire"

Issue Reporting

First - The Washington Post: "Audio, texts show how two men worked to discredit one of Roy Moore’s accusers"

Second - NPR: "Tariffs Create Tension For Factory Workers Who Supported Trump"

Third - The Washington Post: "Return to Ferguson"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Witness to murder: How one testimony led to the arrest of a killer."

Feature Story

First - McClatchy: "Ground Game"

Second - The Washington Post: "Chevy Chase: 'I'm proud to be who I am'"

Third - The Washington Post: "A mother shows what it is like to raise a baby in prison"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Being a clown in 2018: ‘We may be down, but we're not out’"

Sports

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Mya Fourstar"

Animation

First - NPR: "How Birds-To-Be Get Oxygen Inside Eggs"

Second - NPR: "Bullets: A Physics Primer"

Third - The Washington Post: "How 'Respect,' Aretha Franklin's iconic song, came to be"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Anyone can create a new emoji. Here’s an animated guide to doing it right"

One-Off

First - NPR: "How To Find The Summer Constellations (360° Video)"

Second - The Washington Post: "Fentanyl: The deadly drug haunting America"

Third - The Washington Post: "Do you know how to judge figure skating?"

Award of Excellence - McClatchy: "All We Got"

Documentary

First - New York Times: "How a Community Was Sacrificed to Save Houston"

Second - The Washington Post: "This town says it's dying of cancer. Can one doctor help them get out?"

Third - McClatchy: "Ground Game Texas - Episode 5: On the fence"

Award of Excellence - McClatchy: "The War Within - Episode 5: 'Best day ever!'"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "The Foreign Consultant: The spectacular rise and fall of Paul Manafort"

Explainer

First - NPR: "Getting Over Your Ex, With Science"

Second - NPR: "Why Are Cities Still So Segregated?"

Third - The Washington Post: "How to win a trade war"

Award of Excellence - BBC: "Why Parkland is different - the evidence"

Best Multimedia Package

First - The Washington Post: "Luge Yourself"

Second - McClatchy: "The War Within"

Multimedia Journalist of the Year

Alice Li, The Washington Post

News Story

First - NPR: "What Democracy Looks Like: A Portrait of Inauguration Weekend, 2017"

Second - The Washington Post: "11 minutes, 58 lives: 'The bullets kept coming'"

Third - CNN: "Hurricane Maria's uncounted dead"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "After the fire, heroes become homeless"

Issue Reporting

First - The Washington Post: "She thinks illegal immigrants are draining the system. What about the family next door?"

Second - The Washington Post: "Girls get serious on the importance of being funny"

Third - The Washington Post: "There's no peace': The toll of opioids"

Award of Excellence - NPR: "Can Gory Police Dog Arrests Survive The Age of Video?"

Feature Story

First - The Washington Post: "Super Awesome Sylvia was a role to girls in science. But then Sylvia became someone else."

Second - The Washington Post: "Chasing the dark: The man who's spent a lifetime pursuing solar eclipses"

Third - McClatchy Video Lab: "After saving others, Pulse survivor struggles to save himself"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Dismantling a Baltimore block, brick by brick"

Sports

First - McClatchy Video Lab: "Hope and A Back Handspring"

Second - The Washington Post: "Love at the Keystone State Gay Rodeo "

Third - The Washington Post: "This kid could probably beat you in basketball. He just finished third grade."

Animation

First - NPR: "How Eclipses Changed History"

Second - The Washington Post: "The Race to Save Coffee"

Third - NPR: "The Golden Age of Germs"

Award of Excellence - NPR: "For LSD, What A Long Strange Trip It's Been"

One-Off

Award of Excellence - : "The Dalton Highway; America's Loneliest Road"

Award of Excellence - : "Hot Pot: A Dish, A Memory (Oreshki)"

Award of Excellence - : "Hot Pot: A Dish, A Memory (Zereshk Polow)"

Documentary

First - NPR: "Eclipse 2017: One Nation Under The Sun"

Second - The Washington Post: "How a mother and daughter survived the pain of rape and genocide"

Third - NPR: "Finding Mustafa"

Explainer

First - NPR: "What Would We Lose If We Wiped Out Vampire Bats?"

Second - The Washington Post: "Here's why you might be paying too much for organic milk"

Third - NPR: "Do Cities Need More Green Roofs?"

Best Multimedia Package

First - The Washington Post: "Sin Luz: Life Without Power"

Second - The Washington Post: "The Arctic Dilemma"

Third - NPR: "Refugees In Their Own Country"

Multimedia Journalist of the Year
McKenna Ewen, The Washington Post

News Story

First - The Washington Post: "Here's what Detroit's black pastors want Trump to know"

Second - BBC: "The place that predicts presidents"

Third - The Washington Post: "Police fire water cannon on protesters during freezing temperatures"

Honorable Mention - The New York Times: "Sanders Supporters Throw Convention Into Disarray"

Honorable Mention - The Washington Post: "Dear Washington, Love Orlando"

Feature Story

First - The Washington Post: "Truth and transgender at age 70"

Second - NPR: "Secrets Of The Snowy Owl"

Third - McClatchy: "Becoming Donald Trump"

Issue Reporting

First - The Washington Post: "The Big Exit"

Second - The Washington Post: "Coming of age in a city coming apart"

Third - The Washington Post: "West Point doubles down on controversial boxing program"

Honorable Mention - BBC News: "How Obama's olive branch caused a Cuban exodus"

Sports

First - The Washington Post: "The Making of Mojo: A Wrestler's Quest for WWE Stardom"

Second - McClatchy: "Titletown, TX Episode 10: Letter of Intent"

Third - McClatchy: "Becoming Royal - Ian Kennedy, new Royals starting pitcher, balances family and baseball"

Animation

First - NPR: "Your Body's Real Age"

Second - McClatchy: "Offshore Corporations - the secret shell game"

Third - The Washington Post: "What’s a biomarker? And could a blood test help prevent suicides?"

Honorable Mention - BBC: "How to win the US nomination battle"

Honorable Mention - Freelance: "Life of Jeri"

One-Off

First - NPR: "Travel To The Moon With David Bowie"

Second - The New York Times: "America Reacts: The Next President Is …"

Third - The Washington Post: "360º video: In a grieving city, Orlando's Gay Chorus offers comfort."

Documentary

First - McClatchy/Sacramento Bee: "Afghans risked their lives for U.S., now struggle in Sacramento"

Second - The Washington Post: "At the end of the Earth, a scientific struggle to understand one of Greenland's most enormous glaciers"

Third - The Washington Post: "Floor fights, secret meetings: How Virginia Republicans accepted Trump"

Honorable Mention - The Washington Post: "A tragedy plays out in Little Rock when a police officer kills a colleague’s father"

Honorable Mention - McClatchy: "These women shattered ceilings, here's their message for you"

Best Multimedia Package

First - The Washington Post: "Raising Barriers: A New Age of Walls"

Second - McClatchy: "Titletown, TX"

Third - The Washington Post: "Voices From Standing Rock"

Honorable Mention - The Washington Post: "The Waypoint: A visual journey through Lesbos, the gateway to Europe"

Honorable Mention - McClatchy: "How Trump's election changed my life"

Multimedia Producer of the Year

Spencer Millsap, National Geographic

News Story

First - The New York Times: "After Nepal Quakes, Worries in the Water"

Second - National Geographic: "These Bats Mysteriously Survived a Killer Fungus"

Third - The New York Times: "Gang Life in Baltimore"

HM - The Washington Post: "Along police lines as curfew descends in Baltimore"

Feature Story

First - NPR: "Human vs. Horse Marathon"

Second - NPR: "A Brother And Sister In Love"

Third - The Washington Post: "The Holocaust’s last voices"

HM - The Washington Post: "Young Brothers Visit Warrior Dad at Arlington National Cemetery"

HM - National Geographic: "It Really Wasn't the Bear's Fault: Grizzly Attack Survivor Reflects"

Issue Reporting

First - The Washington Post: "Fighting America's deadly heroin epidemic"

Second - The Washington Post: "Missing out on the miracle"

Third - The New York Times: "Driving the South’s Flag Divide"

HM - McClatchy: "Irradiated"

HM - Orb Media: "Janet’s Story: Is there room for families in the global labor trade?"

Sports

First - McClatchy: "King of the Swamp"

Second - The Washington Post: "The rise and fall of baseball cards"

Third - The Washington Post: "DC Diva on the field, detective on the street"

HM - The Washington Post: "Baltimore Orioles play in empty ballpark"

HM - The Washington Post: "A veteran finds healing on a dog sled"

Animation

First - NPR: "Fun With Physics: Finding The Speed Of Light With Peeps"

Second - McClatchy: "Black Market Peso Exchange"

Best Multimedia Package

First - Orb Media: "Excess Baggage: Is there room for families in the global labor trade?"

Second - The Washington Post: "Children of the Fallen"

Third - National Geographic: "Taking Back Detroit"

HM - The Washington Post: "Majur Juac: Pondering his next move"

HM - Orb Media: "No Place Like Home"

Documentary

First - The New York Times: "Transgender, at War and in Love"

Second - National Geographic: "Cannabis For Kids: The Children Behind the Debate"

Third - National Geographic: "Dying to Breathe—A Short Film Shows China's True Cost of Gold"

HM - National Geographic: "A Child Prodigy, A Painful Disease, and a Life-Changing Treatment"

HM - The Washington Post: "Living like a fugitive"

News Story

First Place - NPR: "They Are The Body Collectors: A Perilous Job In The Time Of Ebola"

Second Place - The Washington Post: "Michael Brown's Mother Expresses Outrage On Grand Jury Decision"

Third Place - The Washington Post: "Amid Little Earth’s Poverty And Pain, A Protest Culture Aimed At Redskins’ Name"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Will Brain Chip Give Paralyzed Man A Hand?"

Issue Reporting

First Place - National Geographic: "A Sky Full of Cameras"

Second Place - The Washington Post: "In Alaska Native Villages, Little Protection Leaves Residents at Risk"

Third Place - The Washington Post: "Justice is Slow to Arrive for Native Women"

Award of Excellence - NPR: "How Will You Die?"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "In Turkey, Syrian Refugees Find a Home of Their Own"

Feature Story

First Place - NPR: "The Mystery of the Missing Martins"

Second Place - The Washington Post: "From Clubfoot To Climbing: Double Amputee Life Of Adventure"

Third Place - NPR: "The Blind Woman Who Saw Rain"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Pinball Passion Becomes Man’s Obsession"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "What Can Babies Teach Students?"

Sports

First Place - The Washington Post: "Former NFL Player Battles ALS"

Second Place - The Washington Post: "Beer Man Dreams Of Beltway World Series"

Third Place - NPR: "Buzkashi"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Up In The Air: The Life Of Speedy Peterson"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Deaf Player Seeks To Become First Gallaudet Grad In NFL"

Documentary

First Place - The Washington Post: "One Family, Two Sacrifices"

Second Place - The Washington Post: "Romanian Orphan Tries To Close The Chapter On His Troubled Past"

Third Place - The Washington Post: "Congolese Refugees Cry Out For Justice"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Your Property Is Guilty Until Proven Innocent"

Award of Excellence - The Washington Post: "Refugees For Nearly 40 Years Consider Return To Conflict"

Best Multimedia Package

First Place - The Washington Post: "The N-Word Project"

Second Place - NPR: "Borderland"

Third Place - Military Times: "Arlington at 150: Celebrating America's Heroes"

Best in Show
Best in Show - Team entry by Ken Geiger, National Geographic

Linear Storytelling
First Place - Jim Lo Scalzo, European Pressphoto Agency
Second Place - Ben de la Cruz, NPR
Third Place - Ben de la Cruz, NPR
Award of Excellence - Coburn Dukehart, NPR

Non-Linear Storytelling
First Place - Team entry by Ken Geiger, National Geographic
Second Place - Team entry by Ken Geiger, National Geographic
Third Place - Team entry by Ken Geiger, National Geographic
Award of Excellence - Lynda Davidson, The Washington Post

Innovation
First Place - Kainaz Amaria, NPR
Second Place - Team entry by Ken Geiger, National Geographic

Best in Show
Best in Show – Claire O’Neill, Wes Lindamood & Keith Jenkins, National Public Radio

Issue Reporting Linear
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First Place – Amanda Lucidon, Brad Horn, & Michael Wichita, AARP
Second Place – John W. Poole, Richard Knox & Jane Greenhalgh, National Public Radio
Third Place – Whitney Shefte, Sohail al-Jamea, Robert O’Harrow Jr., Kat Downs & Greg Linch, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence – David Gilkey , National Public Radio
Award of Excellence – David Gilkey, National Public Radio

Issue Reporting Non-linear
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First Place – Ben de la Cruz Design, Wilson Andrews & David S. Fallis, The Washington Post
Second Place – Alexandra Garcia, Spencer S. Hsu, Wilson Andrews, Jennifer Jenkins & Cristina Rivero, The Washington Post
Third Place – Whitney Shefte, Michael S. Williamson, Steven Mufson & Natalie Mufson, The Washington Post

Feature Story Linear
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First Place – Claire O’Neill, Wes Lindamood & Keith Jenkins, National Public Radio
Second Place – Andrew Harnik, The Washington Times
Third Place – Producer, Alexandra Garcia, Sohail Al-Jamea & Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence – Jason Reed & Larry Downing, Reuters

Feature Story Non-linear
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First Place – Web Editor, Claire O’Neill, Nelson Hsu, Keith Jenkins & Dave Anderson, National Public Radio & Oxford American Magazine
Second Place – Andrew S Geraci & Ben Wolfgang, The Washington Times
Third Place – Ben de la Cruz, Alexandra Garcia, Grace Koerber, Kat Downs & Sarah Kaufman, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence – Ben de la Cruz, Grace Koerber, Alexandra Garcia, & Kat Downs, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence – Ben de la Cruz, Alberto Cairo & Sis Wei, The Washington Post

Innovation
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First Place – Claire O’Neill, Wes Lindamood, & Keith Jenkins, National Public Radio
Second Place – Whitney Shefte & Grace Koerber, The Washington Post
Third Place – Ben de la Cruz & Alexandra Garcia, The Washington Post

Photography & Audio Natural Sound
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First Place – David Gilkey, Quil Lawrence, Becky Lettenberger & Keith Jenkins, National Public Radio
Second Place – Larry Downing & Jason Reed, Reuters
Third Place – PClaire O’Neill, Stephen Alvarez, Jacki Lyden & Keith Jenkins, National Public Radio

Photography & Audio Narration
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First Place – John W. Poole, Christopher Joyce, Anne Gudenkauf, Keith Jenkins & Vikki Valentine, National Public Radio
Second Place – David Gilkey, Claire O’Neill & Keith Jenkins, National Public Radio
Third Place – Not Awarded

Best Multimedia Package Simple
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First Place – Jim Lo Scalzo, freelance
Second Place – Ben de la Cruz, Alexandra Garcia, Grace Koerber & Sohail al-Jamea, The Washington Post
Third Place – Coburn Dukehart, Daniel Zwerdling, John W. Poole, Katie Hayes Luke, Nelson Hsu, Alicia Cypress, Keith Jenkins & Susanne Reber, National Public Radio
Award of Excellence – Alexandra Garcia, Ben de la Cruz, Marc Fisher, Ian Shapira, Peter Finn, Sohail Al-Jamea, Grace Koerber, Dee Swann, Nick Kirkpatrick, AJ Chavar, Akira Hakuta, Jayne Orenstein, Tucker Walsh, Jason Aldag, Jonathan Forsythe, Laris Karklis, Gene Thorp, Sam Sanders, Steven King & Cory Haik, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence – Mark Bryson, Franz Strasser, Bill McKenna, Lucy Rodgers, Luke Ward, Natalia Antelava, Franz Strasser, Bill McKenna & Franz Strasser, BBC

Multimedia Package In-Depth
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First Place – Whitney Shefte, Paul Schwartzman, Kat Downs, Lynda Robinson, James Buck, Jennifer Jenkins & Sylvia Carignan, The Washington Post
Second Place – Whitney Shefte, Grace Koeber, J. Freedom du Lac, Sarah Sampsel, Anup Kaphle, TJ Ortenzi & Cory Haik, The Washington Post
Third Place – Not Awarded

Multimedia Innovation
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First Place – Amanda Lucidon & Scott Anger, The Legal Stanger Project
Second Place – Alexandra Garcia, AJ Chavar, Jason Aldag, Joel Achenbach & Sohail al-Jamea, The Washington Post
Third Place – Jim Lo Scalzo, freelance
Award of Excellence – Whitney Shefte, Grace Koeber, J. Freedom du Lac, Sarah Sampsel, Anup Kaphle, TJ Ortenzi & Cory Haik, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence – Drew Geraci, The Washington Times

Photography & Audio Natural Sound
First Place – David Gilkey, Laura Krantz & Keith Jenkins, National Public Radio
Second Place – Claire O’Neill, Sarah Hoskins & Jacki Lyden, National Public Radio
Third Place – David Gilkey, Laura Krantz & Keith Jenkins, National Public Radio

Photography & Audio Narration
First Place – John Poole, Anne Garrels & Keith Jenkins, National Public Radio
Second Place – Coburn Dukehart, Laura Krantz, John Burnett & Karen Kuehn, National Public Radio
Third Place – David Gilkey, Laura Krantz & Keith Jenkins, National Public Radio

Best Multimedia Package Simple
First Place – Coburn Dukehart, T. Christian Miller, Daniel Zwerdling, Blake Gordon, David Gilkey, John Poole, Keith Jenkins & Susanne Reber, National Public Radio
Second Place – Kat Downs, J. Freedom du Lac, Aesthetic Apparatus & Amanda McGrath, The Washington Post
Third Place – Amanda Lucidon, LucidPix
Award of Excellence – Alexandra Garcia & Kat Downs, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence – Rodrigo Abd, Evan Vucci & Meredith Birkett, Associated Press/MSNBC

Multimedia Package In-Depth
First Place – Whitney Shefte, Christian Davenport, Whitney Shefte, Marvin Joseph, Whitney Shefte, Kat Downs, Alberto Cuadra & Marc Fisher, The Washington Post
Second Place – Whitney Shefte, Ben De La Cruz, Lauren Keane, Michael Williamson, Kat Downs, Sarah Sampsel, Dana Priest, William M. Arkin, Ben De La Cruz, Whitney Shefte, Justin Ferrell & Danillo Black, The Washington Post
Third Place – Ben de la Cruz, James V. Grimaldi, Ricky Carioti, David S. Fallis, James V. Grimaldi, Sari Horwitz, Cheryl W. Thompson, Wilson Andrews, Mary Kate Cannistra, Todd Lindeman, Brenna Maloney, Alice Crites, Jennifer Jenkins, Julie Tate, Jeff Leen & Lauren Keane, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence – Cindy Carpien, Heidi Glenn, Tanya Ballard Brown, Nelson Hsu, Coburn Dukehart & Katherine Sharp Landdeck, National Public Radio

Multimedia Innovation
First Place – Nelson Hsu, Alyson Hurt, Heather Murphy, Robert Benincasa, David Kestenbaum & Chana Joffe-Walt, National Public Radio
Second Place – Whitney Shefte, Christian Davenport, Marvin Joseph, Kat Downs, Alberto Cuadra & Marc Fisher, The Washington Post
Third Place – Robert Krulwich, Benjamin Arthur, Robert Krulwich, Jessica Goldstein & Maggie Starbard, National Public Radio
Special Recongnition – Robert Krulwich & Will Hoffman, National Public Radio/WNYC/Radiolab

Photography & Audio - Natural Sound
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First Place – David Gilkey, Laura Krantz, Jim Wildman & Keith Jenkins, NPR
Second Place – David Gilkey, Laura Krantz, Chris Berry & Keith Jenkins, NPR
Third Place – Chris Maddaloni, Military Times
Award of Excellence – Amanda Lucidon

Photography & Audio - Narration
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First Place – David Gilkey, Eric Westervelt & Keith Jenkins, NPR
Second Place – Coburn Dukehart , Ariana Lindquist, Louisa Lim & Keith Jenkins, NPR
Third Place – Elisabeth Goodridge, Doug Mills & David Scull, The New York Times
Award of Excellence – David Gilkey, Eric Westervelt & Keith Jenkins, NPR

Multimedia Package - Simple
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First Place – Alexandra Garcia, Kat Downs & Noel Smart, The Washington Post
Second Place – Ben de la Cruz, Kat Downs, Liz Heron, Greg Jaffe, Laris Karklis, Jason Ukman, Pierre Kattar & Francine Uenuma, The Washington Post
Third Place – Jim Lo Scalzo, freelance

Multimedia Package - In-Depth
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First Place – Evan Vucci, Maya Alleruzzo, Rick Bowmer & Matt Ford, The Associated Press
Second Place – Ayperi Karabuda Ecer & Jassim Ahmad, Reuters/Mediastorm
Third Place – Akira Hakuta, Gil Gaul, Mary Pat Flaherty, Jenna Johnson, Ben de la Cruz, Kat Downs, Jacqueline Kazil, Lauren Keane, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Kate Napier, Laris Karklis, Jeff Leen, Lauren Keane & Francine Uenuma, The Washington Post
Award of Excellence – John Poole, Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, Keith Jenkins, Katie Hayes, Nelson Hsu, Alyson Hurt, Chuck Holmes & Didrik Schanche, NPR

Multimedia Innovation
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First Place – Alexandra Garcia, Kat Downs, Noel Smart, Jesse Foltz, Steven King & Lee Trout, The Washington Post
Second Place – Robert Krulwich, Vikki Valentine, Jason Orfanon, Allison Richards & David Bolinsky, NPR
Third Place – Chris Maddaloni, Military Times
Award of Excellence – Jim Lo Scalzo, freelance

Photography and Audio
First Place – Megan Rossman, The Washington Post
Second Place – Preston Keres, The Washington Post
Third Place – Whitney Shefte, Nelson Hsu & Carol Guzy, The Washington Post
Awards of Excellence – Nicole Shea, AARP Bulletin

Photography and Audio (narrated)
First Place – Andrea Rane, Coburn Dukehart, Jessica Wanke, Jack Zahora, Louisa Lim, Ariana Lindquist, Meghan Collins Sullivan & Keith Jenkins, NPR
Second Place – Katie Falkenberg, The Washington Times
Third Place – Andrea Rane, Andrew Prince, Sarah Mobley, Ivan Watson & Paxton Winters, NPR
Awards of Excellence – Coburn Dukehart, Meghan Collins Sullivan & Frank Langfitt, NPR
Awards of Excellence – Stephen Crowley, The New York Times

Multimedia Single
First Place – Whitney Shefte, Nelson Hsu, Kat Downs, The Washington Post
Second Place – Ben de la Cruz, The Washington Post
Third Place – Jim Lo Scalzo, US News & World Report
Awards of Excellence – Alexandra Garcia & Kat Downs, The Washington Post
Awards of Excellence – Alexandra Garcia & Ben de la Cruz , The Washington Post
Awards of Excellence – Alexandra Garcia & Ben de la Cruz , The Washington Post

Multimedia Package
First Place – Nancy Donaldson, Nelson Hsu, Sarah Sampsel & Carol Guzy, The Washington Post
Second Place – Whitney Shefte, Sarah Sampsel, Nelson Hsu, Bill O’Leary & Laura Cochran, The Washington Post
Third Place – Greg Henderson, Elizabeth Davidz, Troy Thibodeaux & Shawn Chen, The Associated Press
Awards of Excellence – Whitney Shefte, Katherine Frey, Marvin Joseph, Kat Downs & Sarah Sampsel, The Washington Post
Awards of Excellence – Ben de la Cruz & Kat Downs, The Washington Post

Best use of Photography
First Place – Whitney Shefte, Whitney Shefte & Carol Guzy, The Washington Post
Second Place – Dee Swann, Dee Swann, Alexandra Garcia & Michel du Cille, The Washington Post
Third Place – Dee Swann, Dee Swann, Tom Kennedy & Carol Guzy, The Washington Post
Awards of Excellence – Nancy Donaldson, Michel du Cille, Nancy Donaldson, Lindsay McCullough & Nelson Hsu, The Washington Post
Awards of Excellence – Whitney Shefte & Whitney Shefte, The Washington Post

Photography and Audio
First Place – Stephen Crowley & Thomas Lin, The New York Times
Second Place – Alexandra Garcia & Toni L. Sandys, The Washington Post
Third Place – Alexandra Garcia, Sarah L. Voisin, Sarah Hollander, The Washington Post
Awards of Excellence – Whitney Shefte & Preston Keres, The Washington Post
Awards of Excellence – Allison Shelley, The Washington Times

Photography and Audio (narrated)
First Place – Nancy Donaldson, Nancy Donaldson & Jahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post
Second Place – John Burnett, Brian Connelly, Vikki Valentine & Coburn Dukehart, NPR
Third Place – Jeff Lunden, Trey Graham, Josh Rogosin, Neal Rauch, Frannie Kelley, Patrick Jarenwattananon & Coburn Dukehart, NPR
Awards of Excellence – Whitney Shefte & Andrea Bruce, The Washington Post

Multimedia Package
First Place – Travis Fox & Brian Cordyack, The Washington Post
Second Place – Lindsay McCullough, George Steinmetz, Adam Kipple, Amar Bakshi & Alicia Cypress, The Washington Post
Third Place – Liz Heron, Nelson Hsu, Adrian Holovaty, Nancy Donaldson, Dee Swann & Ben de la Cruz, The Washington Post
Awards of Excellence – Jennifer Crandall, Jesse Foltz, Rob Curly, Deryck Hodge, Tom Kennedy, Ju-Don Roberts & Liz Spayd, The Washington Post