First
“Revisiting and Revisualizing Syracuse’s 15th Ward”
Sonny Cirasuolo, Amanda Paule, Molly Gibbs, Kevin Camelo, Lawry Boyer
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Second
“A taxing divide”
Mackenzie Wilkes
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

Third
“Local voter guide”
Marisa Martinez, Meghan Bravo, Joshua Letona, Tahiti Salinas, Daniel Rojas
University Times
California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Fourth
“The Trouble We’ve Seen”
Arno Pedram, John Philp, Jocelyn Contreras, Joseph Jungermann, Holly DeMuth
NYCity News Service
The City University of New York
New York, New York

Fifth
“Pay Day”
Leo Smith, Lela Johnson
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Honorable mentions

“Inside Clarke County schools as district makes plans for return to in-person classes”
Henry Queen
The Red & Black, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

“It’s Just Not Fair: One Woman’s Fight For Access to Community Water”
Rabria Moore, Billy Schuerman
The Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi

“Black Wall Street Greenwood centennial (and related stories)”
Jacinda Hemeon, Blake Douglas, Ari Fife, Jillian Taylor, Beth Wallis
The OU Daily, University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma

“Mapping U.S. colleges’ fall 2020 plans”
Pia Singh, Jonah Charlton
The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“Shots fired as Black Lives Matter and Back the Blue collide in Provo”
Lisi Merkley
BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah

First
“Systems in place for survivors of sexual, emotional abuse at DePaul leave victims feeling abandoned”
Ella Lee, Emma Oxnevad
The DePaulia
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

Second
“Under their wings”
Courtney Weiner, Abby Gibbs, Samantha Casamento, Amanda Gibson
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

Third
“Hitting a Language Wall:
The Life or Death Translation Crisis at the U.S.- Mexico Border”
Kimberly Cruz, Marina Rodriguez
Al Día
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, California

Fourth
“FLUX: Creatives in COVID”
Jenna Babinchak, Daniela Patricio, Francisco Torres, Sean Jackson, Michaela Wong
Emerge
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario

Fifth
“Next New York”
Staff
NYCity News Service
The City University of New York
New York, New York

Honorable mentions

“Living in the shadow of the temple: Jean Okimoto’s story”
Abbie Putnam
Ke Alaka’i, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Laie, Hawaii

“Making change loudly:
Local tattoo artist fights to create space for Black people in Bloomington”
Ty Vinson, Abbie Gressley, Carson TerBush
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

“Supporting and being supported:
Mothers navigate life over a year of COVID-19″
Brooklyn Draisey, Katie Goodale, Jenna Galligan
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

“The Little Things”
Kennedy Miller
Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

“I need to be better; I need to be stronger:
An exploration of Black history at Texas State”
Staff
The University Star, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

First
“Women coaches underrepresented at Elon, Division I sports”
Grace Terry
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

Second
“App State football super seniors: how the pandemic created a rare opportunity”
Silas Albright
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

Third
“Student-Athletes Deferred Enrollment at Markedly Higher Rates than College Students at Large in 2020-21, Crimson Analysis Finds”
David Aley, Eliot Min, A.J. Dilts, William Boggs
The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Fourth
“For the love of the sport”
Kathryn Skeean
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Fifth
“The Young legacy: two gymnasts journey from BYU to the Olympics”
Natalie Orr, Hannah Miner
BYU Daily Universe
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

Honorable mentions

“We knew that she was the special one:
Caitlin Clark dominating in her first season with the Iowa women’s basketball team”
Chloe Peterson, Hannah Kinson, Kelsey Harrell
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

“Homefield”
Sydney Hill
Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

“He’s got all the tools:
Goalkeeper Russell Shealy emerges at Syracuse”
Alex Hamer
The NewsHouse, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

“Super Bowl LV Predictions”
Jacob Mahaffey, Kyle Saxon, Alex Lehmbeck, Henry Jackson, Alexander Ganias
The Pitt News. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

“Full capacity, low excitement”
Elias Valverde II
The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas

First
“BLM and WLM Face-Off in Huntington Beach”
Jonathan Putman
The Corsair
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California

Second
“For the Win”
T.J. Shaw
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Third
“Texas Rangers play in front of fans”
Elias Valverde II, Julia Mendoza
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

Fourth
“Road to Gulf Shores”
Kyle Calzia
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Fifth
“Gallery: Views from quarantine”
Samantha Chow
The State Press
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona

Honorable mentions

“ASI and BSU collaboration brings peaceful protest to Cal State LA”
Joshua Mejia, Joshua Letona
University Times, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

“’Enough is Enough’”
Jacob Musselman
The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

“Photo Essay: A day in the life of a dementia patient”
Lois Magner
Crusader News, Seward County Community College, Liberal, Kansas

“Shots From a Pandemic Year”
Staff
NYCity News Service, The City University of New York, New York, New York

“Elon’s devoted beekeeper”
Jakob Reuter
Elon News Network, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina

First
“How ‘The Big 6’ led the Civil Rights Movement”
Emily Nichelle Wolfe
UHCL The Signal
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, Texas

Second
“Pandemic Pub”
Luke Ettinger, Mikayla Ottogalli, John Sequiera, Ashley Cave, Lucas Damiani
Emerge
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario

Third
“An Athens summer without AthFest”
Staff
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Fourth
“Hoosiers with a Hearing Disability”
Nicole Thomas
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Fifth
“Policing In the USA”
Lela Johnson
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Honorable mentions

“The president’s speeches:
Looking back on McRobbie’s tenure by analyzing his words”
Vivek Rao, Carson TerBush
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

“UIndy tuition 2021-22″
Taylor Strnad
The Reflector, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana

“2020 Voter Guide”
Kelsey Harrell
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

“Use This Tool for SNAP at Farmers’ Markets”
Zachary Smith
NYCity News Service, The City University of New York, New York, New York

“Dashboard: App State and Watauga County COVID case count”
Moss Brennan, Abi Pepin
The Appalachian, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina

First
“Bridging the Gap”
Cameron Oglesby
Duke Chronicle
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Honorable mentions

“Melanated Muckraker —
Failure to Live Up to Ideals Part 2: Pepperdine and Students of Color”
Anitiz Muonogolu, Emily Shaw
Graphic, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

“The Front Page: The story of Linnentown”
Henry Queen, Drew Hubbard
The Red & Black, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

“30 Days: The Voices of Hunger Strikers Fighting Environmental Racism”
Richard Requena
14 East, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

“ENN Radio”
Anna Terry
Elon News Network, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina

“Protest Organizers Reflect on Black Lives Matter Demonstrations”
Staff
The University Star, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

First
“Pelo Malo: An Afro-Latina Experience”
Ashlie Rodriguez
Urbana Literary & Arts
Miami Dade College, Eduardo J. Padrón Campus
Miami, Florida

Second
“Alyssa Curates the Internet”
Alyssa Shotwell
UHCL The Signal
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, Texas

Third
“Election 2020 Live Blog”
Lacey Latch, Ella Lee, Emma Oxnevad
The DePaulia
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

Fourth
“The Hoof”
Nicki Butler
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Fifth
“Winter storm brings freezing rain to Elon University, Alamance County”
Staff
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

Honorable mentions

“Election 2020 Live Blog”
Staff
The Reflector, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana

“Autumn Oak Lane: Vegetable gardening”
Justin Williams
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

“Flyby Blog”
Staff
The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

“Scraping By in the Digital Age”
Drew Taylor
KBVR-FM, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

“Asking for a Friend: How not to screw up love”
Em Chan
Daily Emerald, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon