Category: Multimedia Daily Life

First Place

Forough Alaei / Freelance
“Let Me In”

Second Place

Katie Klann / Colorado Springs Gazette
“Learning from the Land: Women in Ranching”

Third Place

Ora DeKornfeld, Taige Jensen and Cora Engelbrecht / New York Times
“What a Soldier Killed in Niger Left Behind”

Award of Excellence

Kristen Zeis / Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
“No turning back: A transgender sailor’s journey”

Award of Excellence

Guy Wathen / San Francisco Chronicle
“The Regulars: The Dancer”

Award of Excellence

Jennifer Gonzalez / NBC Bay Area – KNTV
“Beyond the Fields: Farm Workers Excel Academically Through Cesar Chavez Program”

Second Place

“Learning from the Land: Women in Ranching”

A network of women ranchers in the West is pioneering an ethos of nurturing and sustainability across the region. One of these women, Julie Sullivan, is championing these practices in southern Colorado. She wants to paint agriculture as more than just a job or even some sort of passing adventure. It’s a way of life.