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4 | Headlines | First Place | Colorado Politics | Medium newsrooms | The Condo Conundrum | Excellent alliteration to sum up the story with both insight and wit. | Luige del Puerto, Thelma Grimes | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Headlines | Second Place | Vail Daily | Medium newsrooms | Congress gets a CORE workout | Sean Naylor | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Headlines | Third Place | Vail Daily | Medium newsrooms | Good tidings, and behavior | Sean Naylor | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 | Headlines | First Place | Rocky Mountain PBS | Large newsrooms | Rocky Mountain PBS headlines | This entry achieves the main aim of any headline - compels you to read the story beneath. Joni Mitchell would love the Paved Paradise headline. | Kyle Cooke, Chase McCleary | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Headlines | Second Place | Aurora Sentinel | Large newsrooms | Headlines by Dave Perry | Caw of the wild is puntastic | Dave Perry | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Headlines | Third Place | Durango Herald | Large newsrooms | Lead Foot, Say Cheese, Dinner Bell | Katie Chicklinski-Cahill | ||||||||||||||||||||
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12 | Headlines | First Place | Albuquerque Journal | Extra-large newsrooms | Haus Party | Clever, compelling and fun. | Elizabeth Trujillo | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | Headlines | Second Place | Colorado Sun | Extra-large newsrooms | We asked for your big ideas to fix the Colorado Rockies. You made some great pitches (unlike the Rockies). | John Ingold | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Headlines | Third Place | Denver Gazette | Extra-large newsrooms | With new Michelin stars, Denver's South Pearl Street ready to make the dining world its oyster | Bernadette Berdychowski | ||||||||||||||||||||
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16 | Headlines | First Place | Greater Park Hill News | Small newsrooms | Show Us Your Kitties (and other headlines) | Attention grabbing, smart and fun work. | Cara DeGette | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Headlines | Second Place | Ouray County Plaindealer | Small newsrooms | Headlines by Mike Wiggins | Mike Wiggins | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Headlines | Third Place | Utah Policy | Small newsrooms | Jared Whitley's headlines | Jared Whitley | ||||||||||||||||||||
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20 | Science and Technology News | First Place | Green River Star | Small newsrooms | Nuclear possibilities | I was impressed by the strong writing, stats and budget information, and the open-minded approach the reporter took. Great testimonials from people interviewed too. Romero's work here is commendable. | Hannah Romero | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Science and Technology News | Second Place | Utah Public Radio | Small newsrooms | This scientist studies how parasites and flowers spread disease between bees | Ryan Helcoski | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Science and Technology News | Third Place | Utah Public Radio | Small newsrooms | Utahns watch as the largest rocket booster ever fails its first test | Spencer Wilkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||
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24 | Editorial Cartoons | First Place | Colorado Sun | Extra-large newsrooms | Jim Morrissey cartoon selection for The Colorado Sun | Smart, funny-- punch! | Jim Morrissey | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | Editorial Cartoons | Second Place | Colorado Sun | Extra-large newsrooms | A selection of multipanel strips from "What'd I Miss?" | R. Alan Brooks, Cori Redford | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Editorial Cartoons | Third Place | Colorado Sun | Extra-large newsrooms | Drew Litton collection of editorial cartoons | Drew Litton | ||||||||||||||||||||
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28 | Illustration | First Place | New Mexico Jewish Journal | Small newsrooms | Jacob's Ladder | The struggle feels real in this wonderful, artistic painting. | Gloria Abella Ballen, Ellen Marks | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Illustration | Second Place | Western Confluence | Small newsrooms | Game on the Range-Pronghorn Linocut | Jill Bergman | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Illustration | Third Place | Western Confluence | Small newsrooms | Managers Unite-Title page watercolor | Claire Baldwin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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32 | Business Enterprise Reporting | First Place | WyoFile | Medium newsrooms | How Wyoming got tasked with returning $270M to crypto customers around the world | CJ Baker | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Business Enterprise Reporting | Second Place | Aspen Journalism | Medium newsrooms | Private ski area proposal near Steamboat divides community | Kari Dequine | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Business Enterprise Reporting | Third Place | KFF Health News | Medium newsrooms | Workers' Wages Siphoned To Pay Medical Bills, Despite Consumer Protections | Rae Ellen Bichell, Holly K. Hacker, Matt Volz, Lydia Zuraw, Henry Larweh | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | Business Enterprise Reporting | First Place | Coloradoan | Large newsrooms | Vet accused of 'significant violations,' Fort Collins clinic closes | A different business story, very well worth telling. | Erin Udell | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | Business Enterprise Reporting | Second Place | Durango Herald | Large newsrooms | A fight for minimum wage increase | Christian Burney | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Business Enterprise Reporting | Third Place | Denver Business Journal | Large newsrooms | Downtown Dream Deferred | Noelle Harff | ||||||||||||||||||||
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40 | Breaking News Story | First Place | Colorado Politics | Medium newsrooms | Colorado Sen Sonya Jaquez Lewis resigns amid ethics investigation and allegations of fabricating letter of support | The author clearly tells the story and the drama behind the investigation of Sen. Sonya Jaquez Lewis for violating Senate ethics rules. Readers will be guided well to the details of her resignation. | Marianne Goodland | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | Breaking News Story | Second Place | Colorado Politics | Medium newsrooms | EXCLUSIVE: Colorado lawmakers to tackle affordable condo construction issues | Marianne Goodland | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Breaking News Story | Third Place | Source New Mexico | Medium newsrooms | Ruidoso digs out in the aftermath of flooding | Danielle Prokop | ||||||||||||||||||||
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44 | Breaking News Story | First Place | Aurora Sentinel | Large newsrooms | Hundreds in Aurora protest against Trump's anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric | The author clearly narrates what happens when hundreds of community members gathered in the snowy cold at Fletcher Plaza to protest President Donald Trump�s threat of mass deportations, the demonization of immigrants, housing injustices and exploitation by the ultra-rich. | Cassandra Ballard | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Breaking News Story | Second Place | Boulder Daily Camera | Large newsrooms | Predawn fire destroys Nederland shopping center | Abigail Ankeney, Olivia Doak | ||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Breaking News Story | Third Place | Durango Herald | Large newsrooms | Federal agents use pepper spray, rubber bullets on Durango protesters | Scout Edmondson, Christian Burney | ||||||||||||||||||||
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48 | Business Enterprise Reporting | First Place | WyoFile/Jackson Hole News&Guide/KHOL | Extra-large newsrooms | Politics, press and philanthropy: How a Jackson Hole billionaire couple is shaping Wyoming | Andrew Graham, Jasmine Hall, Sophia Boyd-Fliegel | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Business Enterprise Reporting | Second Place | Salt Lake Tribune | Extra-large newsrooms | Redemption Bank: The first Black-owned bank in the West | Sorina Szakacs | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Business Enterprise Reporting | Third Place | Mountain West News Bureau | Extra-large newsrooms | The Wired, Wired West | Greg Hahne, Kaleb Roedel, Hanna Merzbach, Sam Brasch, Michael De Yoanna, Tegan Wendland, Sky Schaudt | ||||||||||||||||||||
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52 | Science and Technology Feature | First Place | The Water Desk | Small newsrooms | Scientists use cosmic rays to study the snowpack | Mitch Tobin | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Science and Technology Feature | Second Place | The Water Desk | Small newsrooms | Scientists clash over how to track the West's vital snowpack | Mitch Tobin | ||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Science and Technology Feature | Third Place | Utah Public Radio | Small newsrooms | UDWR conducts annual surveys of lekking sage-grouse | Erin Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||||
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56 | Breaking News Story | First Place | Albuquerque Journal | Extra-large newsrooms | 'Horrific tragedy' | The author dramatically details the tragic events that led to the devastating Las Cruces event. | Algernon D’Ammassa, Matthew Reisen, Justin Garcia | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | Breaking News Story | Second Place | Colorado Public Radio | Extra-large newsrooms | Evergreen High School Shooting | Colorado Public Radio Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Breaking News Story | Third Place | Salt Lake Tribune | Extra-large newsrooms | Shooting during 'No Kings' protest in Salt Lake City | Brock Marchant, Robert Gehrke, Jordan Miller | ||||||||||||||||||||
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60 | Illustration | First Place | Albuquerque Business First | Medium newsrooms | Housing Balloon Cover | This illustration says it all. Clever and fun at the same time. | Meredith Sheffer | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | Illustration | Second Place | WyoFile | Medium newsrooms | Labor advocates: Most lethal state in the nation for workers ignores blue-collar plight | Tennessee Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Illustration | Third Place | WyoFile | Medium newsrooms | Cheyenne couple seeks support for family after barber taken into ICE custody | Tennessee Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||
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64 | Science and Technology Feature | First Place | WyoFile | Medium newsrooms | Meet North America's oldest dino: Found in Wyoming, named in Shoshone language | Katie Klingsporn | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Science and Technology Feature | Second Place | WyoFile | Medium newsrooms | Inside Wyoming's fight against cheatgrass, the 'most existential, sweeping threat' to western ecosystems | Mike Koshmrl | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | Science and Technology Feature | Third Place | Albuquerque Business First | Medium newsrooms | New Mexico labs revolutionize manufacturing | Molly Callaghan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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68 | Science and Technology Feature | First Place | Colorado Sun | Extra-large newsrooms | Can you fight cancer with cancer? A CSU scientist is trying to find out. | John Ingold | ||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Science and Technology Feature | Second Place | Deseret News | Extra-large newsrooms | Unfolding the future: BYU student's origami discovery has space-age applications | Art Raymond | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Science and Technology Feature | Third Place | Deseret News | Extra-large newsrooms | ALS stole his voice; Elon Musk gave it back | Lois M Collins | ||||||||||||||||||||
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72 | Climate Reporting | First Place | KUNM - Public Radio | Medium newsrooms | Climate change is having drastic impacts on New Mexico | Bryce Dix | ||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Climate Reporting | Second Place | Aspen Journalism | Medium newsrooms | Exceptional drought and a ring of fire for northwest Colorado | Kari Dequine | ||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Climate Reporting | Third Place | Colorado Politics | Medium newsrooms | Rural Reckoning | Colorado's energy shift leaves rural livelihoods in limbo | Thelma Grimes, Marianne Goodland, Michael Braithwaite, David Williams, Hap Fry, Marissa Ventrelli, Rachael Wright | ||||||||||||||||||||
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76 | Illustration | First Place | Deseret News | Extra-large newsrooms | Do Americans favor mandatory school vaccines? | This illustration serves as an exclamation mark to the article about vaccinating children. Very poignant. | Eliza Anderson | |||||||||||||||||||
77 | Illustration | Second Place | Salt Lake Tribune | Extra-large newsrooms | Utah jury size | Christopher Cherrington | ||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Illustration | Third Place | Denver Gazette | Extra-large newsrooms | Child Rape | Cat Kammerer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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80 | Illustration | First Place | 5280 | Large newsrooms | 5280 - Shrooms | First class illustration of the booming shroom industry. Clever to plant shrooms on the brain. Great package. | Armando Veve, David McKenna | |||||||||||||||||||
81 | Illustration | Second Place | 5280 | Large newsrooms | 5280 - Type II Fun | Lars Leetaru, Sean Parsons | ||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Illustration | Third Place | KUER | Large newsrooms | Utah @ Work | Rakel Davis, Jim Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||
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84 | Columns/Op Ed pieces | First Place | Colorado Times Recorder | Small newsrooms | What's Next - Genital Inspections at Book Stores? | The essay functions as polemical commentary rather than reporting, employing exaggeration to challenge the logic of a lawsuit concerning gendered language and compelled speech. This rhetorical strategy is sharp and effective in exposing practical contradictions, particularly where enforcement would rely on unverifiable assumptions about identity. | Ari Armstong | |||||||||||||||||||
85 | Columns/Op Ed pieces | Second Place | Boulder Reporting Lab | Small newsrooms | Boulder's outdoors, examined: Who risks, who wins, who's left out | Simon Testa | ||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Columns/Op Ed pieces | Third Place | Front Porch | Small newsrooms | Column: Green Simple Living | Christina Foust | ||||||||||||||||||||
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88 | Climate Reporting | First Place | Deseret News | Extra-large newsrooms | How wildfires beget floods and the delayed danger we ignore at our peril | Harrowing personal stories brought this piece to life. | Kevin Lind | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | Climate Reporting | Second Place | Colorado Springs Gazette | Extra-large newsrooms | The legacy and loss of Colorado's once-mighty glaciers | Seth Boster | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Climate Reporting | Third Place | Colorado Public Radio | Extra-large newsrooms | The air quality threat inside data centers | Sam Brasch, Tegan Wendland, Kevin J. Beaty | ||||||||||||||||||||
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92 | Climate Reporting | First Place | Boulder Reporting Lab | Small newsrooms | Boulder fire officer on LA wildfire devastation: 'Everything we historically trained on is irrelevant now' | The piece stood out for telling the story of climate change from a firefighters perspective. | Brooke Stephenson | |||||||||||||||||||
93 | Climate Reporting | Second Place | Utah Public Radio | Small newsrooms | Colorado River water shortages threaten to curtail Utah towns and farmers | Thys Reynolds | ||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Climate Reporting | Third Place | Boulder Reporting Lab | Small newsrooms | Boulder's fierce winds aren't new. What's new is the extreme fire risk that now comes with them. | Por Jaijongkit | ||||||||||||||||||||
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96 | News Reporting- Single Story | First Place | Denverite | Medium newsrooms | What we saw from inside ICE's raid at Aurora's Edge apartments | A timely story, well researched and exquisitely told. | Kevin J. Beaty | |||||||||||||||||||
97 | News Reporting- Single Story | Second Place | Aspen Daily News | Medium newsrooms | U.S. House dials up cuts to local public radio | Lucy Peterson | ||||||||||||||||||||
98 | News Reporting- Single Story | Third Place | WyoFile | Medium newsrooms | Wyoming lawmaker uses slur for Japanese people before visiting Heart Mountain internment site | Andrew Graham | ||||||||||||||||||||
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100 | Social Justice Photography/Videography | First Place | The Southern Ute Drum | Medium newsrooms | Albuquerque welcomes Gathering of Nations | Strong, emotionally connected visuals-- telling a heartbreaking story beautifully. | Jeremy Wade Shockley |