POY RJI | Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute

Category: Print Newspaper Visual Editing

First Place

Jeffrey Furticella / New York Times
“Baby Antonio: 5 Pounds, 12 Ounces: Homeless from Birth”

Second Place

Nick Kirkpatrick, Chloe Coleman and MaryAnne Golon / Washington Post
“The new Arctic frontier”

Third Place

Morrigan McCarthy / New York Times
“Despair, Love and Loss: A Journey Inside West Virginia’s Opioid Crisis”

Award of Excellence

Jeffrey Furticella / New York Times
“Steeped in the Brine of Nostalgia”

Award of Excellence

Deb Pastner and Greg Mees / Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“Denied Justice”

Award of Excellence

Bill Greene, Craig F. Walker and Omar Vega / Boston Sunday Globe
“Raising Connor”

Award of Excellence

John Keating and Thomas A. Ferrara / Newsday
“A Real Splash — A glimpse into the world of Long Island’s Mermaid Culture”

Third Place

“Despair, Love and Loss: A Journey Inside West Virginia’s Opioid Crisis”

People suffering from drug addiction are commonly depicted at their most vulnerable — nameless refugees from a world of misery, washed up on city sidewalks or huddling beneath an overpass.

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