WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN (SMALL)

Best Photo Portfolio

Winner

Chinook Observer / Photo Portfolio 2018 / Luke Whittaker

Comprehensive Coverage

Winner

Malheur Enterprise / Hidden Children - A series / Les Zaitz

Runner-up

Rural Housing Coastal Pride / Emily Green

Crime and Justice Reporting

Winner

YES! Magazine / Two-Thirds of Americans Live in the 'Constitution-Free Zone' / Lornet Turnbull

Runner-up

Ashland Tidings / Underpaid police recruit now unemployed / Caitlin Fowlkes

Editorial & Commentary

Winner

Hillsboro Tribune / Editorial Entry / Editorial Board

Runner-up

Seattle Business magazine / The Final Analysis: John Levesque / John Levesque

Feature Photography

Winner

Marguerite Casey Foundation Equal Voice News / Building Democracy: People and Purpose in San Diego County / Staff

Runner-up

Marguerite Casey Foundation Equal Voice News / The Future Builders: A Native Community and Family Homes / Marguerite Casey Foundation

Food, Drink, Lifestyles and Travel Reporting

Winner

Willows Lodge Magazine / Flipping The Farm Model / Lauren Mang

Runner-up

Seattle Weekly / Phnom Penh Noodle House's Closure and the Loss of Cultural Flavor / Melissa Hellmann

General Excellence

Winner

YES! Magazine / The Decolonize Issue, Spring 2018; The Affordable Housing Issue, Summer 2018 / Chris Winters, Shannan Lenke Stoll, Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz, Mark Trahant

Runner-up

Chinook Observer / General Excellence / Matt Winters, Luke Whittaker, Alyssa Evans, Natalie St. John

Government and Politics Reporting

Winner

Malheur Enterprise / Huntington's Cannabis Connection / Kristine de Leon

Runner-up

Salem Reporter / Salem puts roof over chronically homeless, then adds care / Rachel Alexander

Graphics & Illustrations

Winner

YES! Magazine / Infographic: How the Oil Industry Is Pushing Plastic; Your Midterm Vote Matters Because You Can Support...; Hurry! Plant Milkweed: Return of the Monarch / Enkhbayar Munkh-Erdene

Runner-up

YES! Magazine / 5 Ways Small Actions Have Huge Power; An Illustrated Essay: Why I Love the Real Marjory Stoneman Douglas; How to Not Be (Completely) Depressed About Climate Change / Sarah Lazarovic

Health & Science Reporting

Winner

Cascadia Magazine / Coring the Forest / Paul Lask

Runner-up

YES! Magazine / What Is Barbershop Therapy / Celeste Hamilton Dennis

Investigative Reporting

Winner

Seattle Weekly / Incarcerated and Infirmed: How Northwest Detention Center Is Failing Sick Inmates / Melissa Hellmann

Runner-up

Street Roots / Fines and Fees: The Domino Effect / Joanne Zuhl

Long-Form Feature News Reporting

Winner

Oregon Business - oregonbusiness.com / Walking on a Knife's Edge / Caleb Diehl

Photo Essay

Winner

YES! Magazine / 12 Photos of the Migrant Caravan: Hope and Self-Determination / Rob Wilson

Runner-up

South Seattle Emerald / We're Still Here: Imagine Africatown Design Weekend Reunion on Union Dinner / Naomi Ishisaka

Portrait Photography

Winner

Super Lawyers Magazine / Dina Alexander Leans In / Rick Dahms

Runner-up

Marguerite Casey Foundation Equal Voice News / Lifting Barriers: New Orleans Organizers Help People Regain Driver’s Licenses / Marguerite Casey Foundation

Social Issues Reporting

Winner

Marguerite Casey Foundation Equal Voice News / Election 2018: Will Florida Let 1.4M U.S. Citizens Vote in Democracy? / Staff

Runner-up

Reporting / Idle oil, gas wells threaten Indian tribes while energy companies, regulators do little / Rebecca Clarren

Sports Action Photography

Winner

Cougfan.com / Mush: Coug sends Husky flying through the snow / Whittney Thornton

Runner-up

Cougfan.com / Minshew sails to the pylon for six / Whittney Thornton

Sports Feature Story

Winner

Cascade Golfer magazine / Walking With Tigers / John Black

Runner-up

Ashland Tidings (formerly Ashland Daily Tidings) / 'She's just a rock' / Danny Penza

Sports Column

Winner

Ashland Tidings (formerly Ashland Daily Tidings) / One Historic Run; Mission Accomplished; Lithia Motors Pavilion is going to be so much fun / Danny Penza

 Runner-up

Cougfan.com / Barry Bolton's CF.C Commentary / Barry Bolton

Sports Reporting

Winner

Cougfan.com / Coping with Tyler Hilinski's death: facing the challenge at WSU / Barry Bolton

Runner-up

Cougfan.com / 7 intrepid WSU Cougar fans wouldn't be stopped in trek 'home' / Dylan Haugh

Spot News Reporting

Winner

South Seattle Emerald / Columbia City Ale House Employee Detained by ICE Agents / Carolyn Bick, Alex Garland

Runner-up

Chinook Observer / Fire Ravages Long Beach Apartment Complex / Luke Whittaker

WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN (MEDIUM)

Arts & Entertainment

Winner

Willamette Week / Roll of a Lifetime / Matthew Singer

Best Photo Portfolio

Winner

Albany Democrat-Herald / Mark Ylen's portfolio / Mark Ylen

Business Reporting

Winner

Seattle Met / Spell Casters / Darren Davis

Runner-up

Portland Business Journal / Reckoning for Oregon cannabis / Pete Danko

Column

Winner

South Sound magazine / In the Know / Joanna Kresge

Runner-up

The Daily Astorian / Southern Exposure / R.J. Marx

Comprehensive Coverage

Winner

The Chronicle / Employee Alleged 9 Years of Sexual Harassment by Judge in Claim Settled Out of Court / Natalie Johnson 

Runner-up

InvestigateWest and Pamplin Media Group / Rattled: Oregon's Concussion Discussion / Lee van der Voo, John Schrag, Holly Scholz , Shasta Kearns Moore

Crime and Justice Reporting

Winner

Willamette Week / Justified / Katie Shepherd

Runner-up

Seattle Met / "Expiration Date" / Hayat Norimine

Editorial & Commentary

Winner

The Daily Astorian / Editorials: County manager should resign, Mitchell for state House (with reservations), one homeless student is too many / Daily Astorian editorial board 

Runner-up

Grants Pass Daily Courier / Signed editorials by Scott Stoddard / Scott Stoddard

Food, Drink, Lifestyles and Travel Reporting

Winner

Seattle Met / "The Complete Revised Guide to Pike Place Market" / Allecia Vermillion, Rosin Saez, Stefan Milne, Allison Williams

Runner-up

Portland Business Journal / Wine label battle / Pete Danko

Feature Photography

Winner

Corvallis Gazette-Times / Waiting for trains, with love / Andy Cripe

General Excellence

Winner

Seattle Met / February and March / Staff

Runner-up

Portland Business Journal / Suzanne Stevens

General News Photography

Winner

The Daily Astorian / Bird release / Colin Murphey

Runner-up

Tri-City Herald / Cable Bridge inspection (Office with a view) / Bob Brawdy

Government and Politics Reporting

Winner

Willamette Week / The Walking Ted / Rachel Monahan

Runner-up

InvestigateWest and Crosscut.com / Foster Kids Kept by State in Hotels at Record Rate / Allegra Abramo

Health & Science Reporting

Winner

Willamette Week / Taxing the Sick / Nigel Jaquiss

Runner-up

Hot Rods / Rachel Monahan, Aaron Mesh

Investigative Reporting

Winner

Portland Business Journal / Toxic Nike culture / Matthew Kish

Runner-up

Salem pastor resigns after church investigates claims of sexual misconduct by him, 3 others / Lauren Hernandez, Capi Lynn

Long-Form Feature News Reporting

Winner

Willamette Week / You're Doing It Wrong / Nigel Jaquiss

Runner-up

Kitsap Sun / 'Disoriented driver jailed' / Andrew Binion

Page Design

Winner

Grants Pass Daily Courier / River under siege; A healthy donor; Salute to veterans / Scott Stoddard

Runner-up

Portland Business Journal / Portland Business Journal design / Craig Spencer, Briana Finney

Photo Essay

Winner

Albany Democrat-Herald / Mud Fest photo essay / Mark Ylen

Runner-up

The Daily Astorian / Devastation in Paradise / Colin Murphey

Portrait Photography

Winner

Tri-City Herald / Firefighter saved family during Bofer Canyon fire / Bob Brawdy

Runner-up

Portland Business Journal / Cathy Cheney - Susan Sokol Blosser / Suzanne Stevens

Short-Form Feature News Reporting

Winner

Kitsap Sun / 'Sorry Kitsap, we don't have the country's longest coastline' / Tad Sooter, Josh Farley

Runner-up

Portland Business Journal / Downtown falcon patrol / Jon Bell, Cathy Cheney

Social Issues Reporting

Winner

InvestigateWest and Crosscut.com / Foster kids kept by state in hotels at record rate / Allegra Abramo

Runner-up

The Daily News of Longview, Wash / Mobile home residents accuse owner of profiteering, harassment / Rose Lundy

Sports Action Photography

Winner

Kitsap Sun / Meegan M. Reid sports photo / Meegan M. Reid 

Runner-up

The Daily Astorian / Pole vault 

Sports Feature Story

Winner

Kitsap Sun / 'Behind the scenes with Bremerton boys' / Jeff Graham

Runner-up

Ellensburg Daily Record / Brock Ravet's journey from a small town kid to basketball star heading to Gonzaga / Luke Olson

Sports Reporting

Winner

The Daily Astorian / Super Seagulls are champs again

Spot News Photography

Winner

Car into bank / Mark Ylen

Runner-up

Tri-City Herald / Richland City Hall construction / Bob Brawdy

Spot News Reporting

Winner

Kitsap Sun / Port Orchard tornado / Kitsap Sun staff 

Runner-up

Grants Pass Daily Courier / River under siege / Jeff Duewel, Scott Stoddard

WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN (LARGE)

Arts & Entertainment

Winner

Crosscut.com / Is this the buzziest artist in Seattle? / Mason Bryan

Runner-up

The Daily Herald / Write a book in 30 days: Writers prepare for novel challenge / Evan Thompson

Best Photo Portfolio

Winner

The Columbian / Jucevic Portfolio / Alisha Jucevic

Runner-up

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio / KUOW Portfolio / Megan Farmer

Business Reporting

Winner

OPB / Portland's Toxic Harbor Cleanup Enters The Who-Pays-For-What Phase / Cassandra Profita

Runner-up

The Columbian / The Waterfront Vancouver setting sail / Allan Brettman

Column

Winner

The Daily Herald / Groovy! The dude has a vinyl stash of, like, 97,000 records / This guy takes his parrot everywhere he goes in Everett  / Captain Walmart isn't make-believe, he's a real superhero / Andrea Brown

Runner-up

The Columbian / Pen is much bigger so I can write the best columns; NRA, some officials stretch credulity, abdicate humanity; Sensitivity, compromise called for in naming of park / Greg Jayne

Crime and Justice Reporting

Winner

The Register-Guard / Arson and an ambush / Chelsea Deffenbacher

Runner-up

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio / Five women accuse Seattle’s David Meinert of sexual misconduct, including rape / Sydney Brownstone, Isolde Raftery

Digital Innovation

Winner

The Register-Guard / 'Animal House,' four decades later / Rob Denton, Dylan Darling, Chris Pietsch, Rob Romig

Runner-up

The Register-Guard / Legacy of Tom Egan: 'His death has saved lives' / Rob Denton, Jack Moran, John Heasly

Editorial & Commentary

Winner

Crosscut.com / Mossback on Northwest Life / Knute Berger

Feature Photography

Winner

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio / As Told By Us / Megan Farmer

Runner-up

The Columbian / Cherry Blossoms / Alisha Jucevic

Food, Drink, Lifestyles and Travel Reporting

Winner

Crosscut.com / Our mountains are under siege. Blame your selfie / Ted Alvarez

Runner-up

The Columbian / Hiking the Washington Side, plus "Foot traffic not the only kind..." sidebar / Scott Hewitt

General Excellence

Winner

The Daily Herald / Two complete editions / Staff

Runner-up

The Columbian / March 22, 2018; Sept. 16, 2018 / Columbian Staff

General News Photography

Winner

Yakima Herald-Republic / Prayer walk / Evan Abell

Runner-up

Yakima Herald-Republic / Wapato teachers strike / Amanda Ray

Government and Politics Reporting

Winner

Yakima Herald-Republic / Lawsuits, claims just the cost of doing business for Yakima / Kaitlin Bain

Runner-up

Yakima Herald-Republic / Charges of intimidation, retaliation, corruption surround Wapato City Administrator / Kaitlin Bain

Graphics & Illustrations

Winner

The Columbian / Confronting the high cost of justice; "Can't have two tigers on the hill"; Midterms will reveal area's true colors / Merridee Hanson

Runner-up

The Columbian / 9,095: Clark outpaces Multnomah County for new residents; Two decades of dreams; Who gave it, who got it? / Romana Wood

Health & Science Reporting

Winner

Bend Bulletin / An urban-rural divide over gun suicide / Markian Hawryluk

Runner-up

The Columbian / Drugs offer hope to opioid addicts / Jake Thomas

Investigative Reporting

Winner

Mail Tribune / Women Behind Bars / Vickie Aldous

Runner-up

Yakima Herald-Republic / Charges of intimidation, retaliation, corruption surround Wapato City Administrator / Kaitlin Bain

Long-Form Feature News Reporting

Winner

Crosscut.com / Can gold mining save fading Washington town? / John Stang

Runner-up

Bend Bulletin / Haunted by trauma / Markian Hawryluk

Page Design

Winner

The Columbian / To combat winter blues, try seeing red; Spruce up the environment; A determined stand (with jump) / Dave Magnuson

Runner-up

The Columbian / A day to take off; 30 years strong; Shifting sand (with jumps) / Romana Wood

Photo Essay

Winner

The Columbian / A Determined Stand / Alisha Jucevic

Runner-up

The Columbian / A new home / Nathan Howard

Portrait Photography

Winner

The Columbian / Nathan Kunz / Nathan Howard

Runner-up

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio / Marilyn Montufar / Megan Farmer

Short-Form Feature News Reporting

Winner

OPB / Endangered Lily Still Faces Challenges  On Oregon's South Coast / Jes Burns

Runner-up

The Columbian / Farmers going nuts; Ridgefield couple replace pear orchard with hazelnuts, hoping to cash in on their increasing popularity (SIDEBAR: Filbert or hazelnut?) / Andy Matarrese

Social Issues Reporting

Winner

OPB / Longstanding Equity Issues At Clark College Alienate Staff, Students / Molly Solomon

Runner-up

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio / Some Seattle schools can pay for extra teachers. Should they spread the wealth? / Isolde Raftery

Sports Action Photography

Winner

The Daily Herald / Seattle Seahawks' Doug Baldwin tips the football back toward himself to make a catch during 4th quarter of the game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. / Olivia Vanni

Runner-up

Mail Tribune / South vs Centennial / Andy Atkinson

Sports Feature Photography

Winner

The Columbian / National Anthem / Nathan Howard

Runner-up

The Daily Herald / Tiffani Zagorski and Jonathan Guerreiro perform a lift during their free dance program at the 2018 Skate America competition on Oct. 21, 2018 at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. / Olivia Vanni

Sports Column

Winner

Mail Tribune / Tee Talk / Tim Trower

Runner-up

The Daily Herald / The WHL's postseason playoff format has major flaws / It's time for the Mariners to tear their roster apart / If you haven't already, be prepared to fall in love with hockey / Nick Patterson

Sports Feature Story

Winner

Mail Tribune / A Fighting Chance / Tim Trower

Runner-up

The Register-Guard / Playing through the pain / Steve Mims

Sports Reporting

Winner

Mail Tribune / A Leader By Example / Tim Trower

Runner-up

South Medford places coach 'on leave' / Kris Henry

Spot News Reporting

Winner

The Register-Guard / Arson and an ambush / Chelsea Deffenbacher

Runner-up

The Bend Bulletin / Stormy Daniels performance cut short after drunk man throws wallet in her face / Kyle Spurr

Spot News Photography

Winner

Yakima Herald-Republic / White Swan Fire / Amanda Ray

Runner-up

Yakima Herald-Republic / Apple truck spill / Evan Abell

WRITING, PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN (VERY LARGE)

Arts & Entertainment

Winner

The Seattle Times / Watch: Here's how PNB's 'Swan Lake' lead dancers tackle the notoriously difficult 32 fouette turns / Moira Macdonald, Corinne Chin, Ramon Dompor

Runner-up

The Oregonian/OregonLive / LeGuin's Legacy / Amy Wang

Business Reporting

Winner

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Rough and Ready / Gordon Friedman, Hillary Borrud

Runner-up

The Oregonian/OregonLive / The Loyalty Game / Jeff  Manning, Brad Schmidt

Column

Winner

The Seattle Times / Danny Westneat Metro columns / Danny Westneat

Runner-up

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Columns by Samantha Swindler / Samantha Swindler

Comprehensive Coverage

Winner

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Ghosts of Highway 20 / Noelle Crombie, Dave Killen, Beth Nakamura

Runner-up

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Pac-12 missteps / John Canzano

Crime and Justice Reporting

Winner

Anchorage Daily News / Rethinking Alaska's only maximum security prison / Marc Lester

Runner-up

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Homeless arrests / Rebecca Woolington, Melissa Lewis

Digital Innovation

Winner

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Ghosts of Highway 20 / Noelle Crombie, Dave Killen, Beth Nakamura

Runner-up

The Seattle Times / The Wonder of the Fresh Hop / Lauren Frohne, Emily Eng, Frank Mina, Tan Vinh

Feature Photography

Winner

The Seattle Times / Henna For Eid / Alan Berner

Food, Drink, Lifestyles and Travel Reporting

Winner

The Seattle Times / Tales from the road: Confessions of a super-commuter / Rick Lund, Gabriel Campanario

Runner-up

The Seattle Times / No Cookbooks Allowed: Seattle pop-up dinners celebrate immigrant home cooks / Tan Vinh

General News Photography

Winner

Reuters / National School Walkout / Lindsey Wasson

Runner-up

Chinook Observer / Shop with a Cop / Luke Whittaker

Government and Politics Reporting

Winner

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Backtracking on test scores / Betsy Hammond

Runner-up

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Shots Not Fired: A new Oregon law takes guns from people who may do harm / Gordon Friedman

Graphics & Illustrations

Winner

The Seattle Times / Emily M. Eng graphics and illustrations / Emily M. Eng

Runner-up

The Seattle Times / Cover illustrations for The Seattle Times / Jennifer Luxton

Health & Science Reporting

Winner

The Oregonian/OregonLive / False Comfort / Fedor Zarkhin

Runner-up

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Targeted / Bethany Barnes

Investigative Reporting

Winner

Northwest News Network / Investigation into Wash. State Rep. Accused of Improper Behavior / Austin Jenkins

Runner-up

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Buried: The state hides how children die on Oregon's watch / Molly Young

Long-Form Feature News Reporting

Winner

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Dear Della / Tom Hallman Jr.

Runner-up

The Seattle Times / The Property: A family's getaway cabin defined its dreams, until a tragic Sunday morning / Evan Bush

Photo Essay

Winner

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Ghosts of Highway 20 / Beth Nakamura

Portrait Photography

Winner

The Seattle Times / Misty Living on the Street / Alan Berner

Runner-up

Seattle Met / Earth-Feather Sovereign / Lindsey Wasson

Short-Form Feature News Reporting

Winner

Thomson Reuters Foundation / Sea of plenty? Native Alaskans celebrate indigenous whaling victory / Gregory Scruggs

Runner-up

The Seattle Times and The Columbian / Teacher Diversity in Washington / Dahlia Bazzaz, Katie Gillespie, Emily Eng

Social Issues Reporting

Winner

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Targeted / Bethany Barnes

Runner-up

The Seattle Times and The Columbian / Teacher Diversity in Washington / Dahlia Bazzaz, Katie Gillespie, Emily Eng

Sports Column

Winner

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Columns by John Canzano / John Canzano

Runner-up

The Seattle Times / 1. Why the Seattle City Council voted in favor of KeyArena but not Chris Hansen's Sodo project 2. NHL expansion to Seattle will fuel Canadians' fury at Gary Bettman, but he has helped the game  3. From organists to hard rock and back again / Geoff Baker

Sports Feature Photography

Winner

Getty Images / Satoko Miyahara / Lindsey Wasson

Runner-up

The Seattle Times / Mutton Busters / Alan Berner

Sports Feature Story

Winner

Anchorage Daily News / Kamaka Hepa's shot, from behind the Arctic Circle / Marc Lester

Runner-up

The Seattle Times / Meet Red Badgro, the Best Northwest Athlete You've Never Heard Of / Scott Hanson

Sports Reporting

Winner

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Inside the Pac 12 replay center / John Canzano

Runner-up

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Left Out / John Canzano

Spot News Photography

Winner

Chinook Observer / Woman clutches dog rescued from apartment fire / Luke Whittaker

Runner-up

The Oregonian/OregonLive / MeToo Rally / Mark Graves

AUDIO, VIDEO (LARGE)

Sports Audio Reporting

Winner

KNKX Public Radio / These Women Hit 50. Then They Took Up Basketball / Jennifer Wing 

Runner-up

Northwest News Network / Track To Ice: Pacific Northwest Bobsledder On Verge Of Making 2018 Olympic Team / Tom Banse

Feature Audio Reporting

Winner

KNKX Public Radio  / Unraveling The Mystery Of Why So Many African-Americans End Up Homeless / Will James

Runner-up

OPB / Scientists Study ‘Singing Fish’ For Ways To Improve Human Hearing / Cassandra Profita

Feature Video Reporting

Winner

OPB / Oregon Field Guide: Urban Falconry / Jule Gilfillan

Runner-up

Yakima Herald-Republic / Good Girls Club / Amanda Ray

Investigative Audio Reporting

Winner

KNKX Public Radio  / School Officials and Tech Companies / Ashley Gross

Runner-up

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio / Her rapist was convicted because of a rape kit. So why are so many kits untested? / Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, Gil Aegerter

Breaking Video Reporting

Winner

KRTV / Rising waters / Shannon Newth

Runner-up

KTUU / 7.0 Earthquake strikes Alaska, Ramp Collapses / Taylar Perez, Shawn Wilson, KTUU Staff

Sports Video Reporting

Winner

KTUU-TV / Operation Afghanistan: The Beautiful Game / Blake Essig, Albert Lutan

Runner-up

KGW-TV / The end of high school football in Oregon? / Cristin Severance, Gene Cotton

Video News Series

Winner

KTUU-TV  / "Are you Prepared?" / KTUU Staff 

Audio News Series

Winner

Northwest News Network / Washington sent brain injury patients to Oklahoma, then all but forgot about them / Austin Jenkins

Runner-up

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio / Along the Mother Road / Joshua McNichols, Carolyn Adolph, Kate Walters, Carol Smith

Investigative Video Reporting

Winner

The Oregonian/OregonLive / Ghosts of Highway 20 / Dave Killen, Noelle Crombie, Beth Nakamura

Runner-up

KIRO 7 / A Terrifying Ride with Ted / Dave Wagner, Casey McNerthney, Michael Griffith, Peter Gamba

General News Audio Reporting

Winner

OPB / Woodburn Works Against Immigration Rhetoric To Build Trust In Police / Conrad Wilson

Runner-up

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio / Yes, light rail station escalators do break a lot. Here’s why / Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, Gil Aegerter

General News Video Reporting

Winner

The Oregonian/OregonLive / PERS explainer / Teresa  Mahoney, Ted Sickinger

Runner-up

The Seattle Times / The Lopez family's tough decision / Corinne Chin, Ramon Dompor, Erika Schultz

Breaking News Audio Reporting

Winner

OPB / Fatal Oregon Wildfire Devastates Prime Wheat Country / Molly Solomon, Ericka Cruz Guevarra

Runner-up

OPB / Armed Campus Police Shoot And Kill Black Man Near Portland State / Ericka Cruz Guevarra, Conrad Wilson, Amelia Templeton

AUDIO, VIDEO (SMALL)

General News Video Reporting

Winner

KBTC Public Television / Shorelines of Stone / Tom Layson

Runner-up

EastIdahoNews.com / Transparency - even when it's 'troublesome' / Nate Eaton

Feature Audio Reporting

Winner

KNBA / Inuit throat singers, Silla, perform for their 'cousins' during their first AFN / Tripp Crouse

Runner-up

KTOO / Avrum Gross: Gov. Hammond’s ‘long-haired hippie’ ally, attorney general and in-house antagonist / Jeremy Hsieh

Sports Audio Reporting

Winner

KTOO / Is testing Juneau's student athletes for drugs and alcohol effective? / Kavitha George

Runner-up

KLCC / Oregon Athlete's Contribution a Revolutionary Flop / Barbara Dellenback

Investigative Audio Reporting

Winner

KTOO / Juneau shamanism retreat leader's financial, cultural and spiritual legitimacy challenged / Scott Burton, Jacob Resneck

Runner-up

KTOO / Ethics enforcers let former Juneau lawmaker’s unpaid ethics fines slide / Jeremy Hsieh

Audio News Series

Winner

KTOO & Alaska Public Media / Midnight Oil: The Big Thaw / Annie Feidt, Jennifer Pemberton, Liz Ruskin, Elizabeth Harball

Runner-up

KLCC / Remembering Thurston Parts I-III / Brian Bull

Breaking News Audio Reporting

Winner

Northwest News Network / Radioactive Waste At Hanford Keeps Spreading / Anna King

Video News Series

Winner

Newschannel 21 KTVZ / Road Rants / Newschannel 21

Runner-up

EastIdahoNews.com / East Idaho Survivors / Nate Eaton

General News Audio Reporting

Winner

KLCC / Corvallis Community Grapples with Increasing Homelessness / Brian Bull

Runner-up

Jefferson Public Radio / How Do You Want Your Smoke? / Liam Moriarty

Feature Video Reporting

Winner

Newschannel 21 KTVZ / Lilly / Steve Kaufmann

Runner-up

Newschannel 21 KTVZ / He Loves Me and I Love Him / Lauren Melink, Steve Kaufmann