POY RJI | Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute

POY83 JUDGING SCHEDULE

Please note that these galleries may contain sensitive or graphic images.
Captions and story summaries provided by the entering photographers and news organizations.

News
Monday, Feb. 9

3. General News

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

6. Daily Life (singles)

Tuesday, Feb. 10

11. Daily Life Picture Story

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

29. Community Awareness Award

Thursday, Feb. 12

5. Spot News

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

12. Local News (picture story)

Friday, Feb. 13

7. Portrait (singles)

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

26. Local Photographer of the Year

32. Photography Book of the Year

Judging will take place a later date.

Sports
Sunday, Feb. 15

13. Sports Action

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

14. Sports Life and Recreational Sports

Monday, Feb. 16

15. Sports Picture Story

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

27. Sports Photographer of the Year

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Reportage
Wednesday, Feb. 18

1. Science & Natural History (singles)

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

2. Science & Natural History Picture Story

Thursday, Feb. 19

10. Issue Reporting Picture Story

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

28. Environmental Vision Award

Saturday, Feb. 21

4. Impact 2025 Picture Story: The Political Divide

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

30. World Understanding Award

Sunday, Feb. 22

9. National/International News Picture Story

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

25.Interntional Photographer of the Year

Team
Tuesday, Feb. 24

22. Newspaper Picture Editing

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

23. Magazine Picture Editing

8. Portrait Series

Wednesday, Feb. 25

24. Visual Editor of the Year

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

31. Angus McDougall Excellence in Editing Award

Friday, Feb. 27

19. Online Storytelling: Daily Life

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

20. Online Storytelling: News Reporting

Saturday, Feb. 28

21. Online Storytelling Project of the Year

12 p.m. CST — 1 hour lunch

16. Documentary News Reporting (video)

Sunday, March 1

17. Documentary Daily Life

Monday, March 2

18. Documentary of the Year

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