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PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2021 Emerging Vision Photojournalist of the Year 2021 Magazine Photojournalist of the Year 2021 Photojournalist of the Year (Large Market) 2021 Photojournalist of the Year (Small Market) 2021 Sports Photojournalist of the Year

PORTRAIT

2021 Portrait Series 2021 Portrait/Personality

NEWS

2021 Breaking News 2021 Feature 2021 General News 2021 Politics 2021 Sports Action 2021 Sports Feature

STORY

2021 Breaking News Story 2021 Contemporary Issues Story 2021 Environment Story 2021 Feature Story 2021 Feature Story 2021 General News Story 2021 Politics Story 2021 Presidential Story 2021 Sports Picture Story

OTHER

2021 Cliff Edom New America Award 2021 Contemporary Issues 2021 Environment 2021 Presidential

NEWS

2021 Newspaper Front Page 2021 Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year: Individual (Less than 100,000 circulation) 2021 Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year: Individual (More than 100,000 circulation) 2021 Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year: Team (Less than 100,000 circulation) 2021 Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year: Team (More than 100,000 circulation) 2021 Newspaper Section Front

STORY

2021 Digital Contemporary Issues Story 2021 Digital Feature Story 2021 Digital General News Story 2021 Digital Presidential Story 2021 Digital Sports Story 2021 Magazine Contemporary Issues Story 2021 Magazine Feature Story 2021 Magazine General News Story 2021 Newspaper Contemporary Issues Story 2021 Newspaper Feature Story 2021 Newspaper General News Story 2021 Newspaper Presidential Story 2021 Newspaper Sports Story

OTHER

2021 Digital Picture Editor of the Year – Individual 2021 Digital Picture Editor of the Year – Team (more than 2) 2021 Digital Project 2021 Magazine Cover 2021 Magazine Picture Editor of the Year (Individual) 2021 Magazine Picture Editor of the Year (Team) 2021 Multiplatform Picture Editor of the Year

PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2021 Ernie Crisp Photojournalist of the Year

NEWS

2021 48 Hour Feature 2021 Breaking News 2021 Deadline News 2021 General Hard News 2021 General Soft News 2021 News Feature 2021 Solo Video Journalist – Feature 2021 Solo Video Journalist – General News 2021 Sports Feature

OTHER

2021 Documentary 2021 In-Depth 2021 Investigative 2021 Live 2021 NPPA Photojournalism Award for Reporting 2021 Pandemic 2021 Solo Video Journalist – In-Depth 2021 Solo Video Journalist – Pandemic 2021 Station of the Year (Large Market) 2021 Station of the Year (Medium Market) 2021 Station of the Year (Small Market) 2021 Team

NEWS

2021 General Hard News Edit – Photojournalist 2021 General Hard News Edit – Solo Journalist 2021 General Soft News Edit – Photojournalist 2021 General Soft News Edit – Solo Journalist 2021 Hard Feature Edit – Photojournalist 2021 Hard Feature Edit – Solo Journalist and Newsroom Editor 2021 Pandemic Edit – Newsroom Editors 2021 Soft Feature Edit – Photojournalist 2021 Soft Feature Edit – Solo Journalist and Newsroom Editor

OTHER

2021 Bumps/Teases/Pre-Show Edit 2021 Deadline Edit – Photojournalist 2021 Deadline Edit – Solo Journalist 2021 Documentary Edit 2021 Editor of the Year 2021 Effects Edit 2021 Hard Photo Essay Edit 2021 Investigative Edit 2021 Pandemic Edit – Photojournalists 2021 Pandemic Edit – Solo Journalist 2021 Social Edit 2021 Soft Photo Essay Edit 2021 Sports Edit 2021 Team Edit

NEWS

2021 Online Visual Presentation – News and Issues

STORY

2021 Online Video Storytelling – 2020 Election 2021 Online Video Storytelling – 24 Hour 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Culture – Individual 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Culture – Team 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Documentary 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Docuseries 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Environment 2021 Online Video Storytelling – News and Issue – Individual 2021 Online Video Storytelling – News and Issue – Team 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Pandemic – Individual 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Pandemic – Large Team 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Pandemic – Small Team 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Portfolio 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Race and Identity in America – Individual 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Race and Identity in America – Team 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Video Editing

OTHER

2021 Innovation 2021 Online Visual Presentation – 2020 Election 2021 Online Visual Presentation – Culture 2021 Online Visual Presentation – Environment 2021 Online Visual Presentation – Pandemic 2021 Online Visual Presentation – Race and Identity in America 2021 Portfolio

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Still Photojournalism

PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2021 Emerging Vision Photojournalist of the Year 2021 Magazine Photojournalist of the Year 2021 Photojournalist of the Year (Large Market) 2021 Photojournalist of the Year (Small Market) 2021 Sports Photojournalist of the Year

PORTRAIT

2021 Portrait Series 2021 Portrait/Personality

NEWS

2021 Breaking News 2021 Feature 2021 General News 2021 Politics 2021 Sports Action 2021 Sports Feature

STORY

2021 Breaking News Story 2021 Contemporary Issues Story 2021 Environment Story 2021 Feature Story 2021 Feature Story 2021 General News Story 2021 Politics Story 2021 Presidential Story 2021 Sports Picture Story

OTHER

2021 Cliff Edom New America Award 2021 Contemporary Issues 2021 Environment 2021 Presidential

Picture Editing

NEWS

2021 Newspaper Front Page 2021 Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year: Individual (Less than 100,000 circulation) 2021 Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year: Individual (More than 100,000 circulation) 2021 Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year: Team (Less than 100,000 circulation) 2021 Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year: Team (More than 100,000 circulation) 2021 Newspaper Section Front

STORY

2021 Digital Contemporary Issues Story 2021 Digital Feature Story 2021 Digital General News Story 2021 Digital Presidential Story 2021 Digital Sports Story 2021 Magazine Contemporary Issues Story 2021 Magazine Feature Story 2021 Magazine General News Story 2021 Newspaper Contemporary Issues Story 2021 Newspaper Feature Story 2021 Newspaper General News Story 2021 Newspaper Presidential Story 2021 Newspaper Sports Story

OTHER

2021 Digital Picture Editor of the Year – Individual 2021 Digital Picture Editor of the Year – Team (more than 2) 2021 Digital Project 2021 Magazine Cover 2021 Magazine Picture Editor of the Year (Individual) 2021 Magazine Picture Editor of the Year (Team) 2021 Multiplatform Picture Editor of the Year

Video Photojournalism

PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2021 Ernie Crisp Photojournalist of the Year

NEWS

2021 48 Hour Feature 2021 Breaking News 2021 Deadline News 2021 General Hard News 2021 General Soft News 2021 News Feature 2021 Solo Video Journalist – Feature 2021 Solo Video Journalist – General News 2021 Sports Feature

OTHER

2021 Documentary 2021 In-Depth 2021 Investigative 2021 Live 2021 NPPA Photojournalism Award for Reporting 2021 Pandemic 2021 Solo Video Journalist – In-Depth 2021 Solo Video Journalist – Pandemic 2021 Station of the Year (Large Market) 2021 Station of the Year (Medium Market) 2021 Station of the Year (Small Market) 2021 Team

Video Editing

NEWS

2021 General Hard News Edit – Photojournalist 2021 General Hard News Edit – Solo Journalist 2021 General Soft News Edit – Photojournalist 2021 General Soft News Edit – Solo Journalist 2021 Hard Feature Edit – Photojournalist 2021 Hard Feature Edit – Solo Journalist and Newsroom Editor 2021 Pandemic Edit – Newsroom Editors 2021 Soft Feature Edit – Photojournalist 2021 Soft Feature Edit – Solo Journalist and Newsroom Editor

OTHER

2021 Bumps/Teases/Pre-Show Edit 2021 Deadline Edit – Photojournalist 2021 Deadline Edit – Solo Journalist 2021 Documentary Edit 2021 Editor of the Year 2021 Effects Edit 2021 Hard Photo Essay Edit 2021 Investigative Edit 2021 Pandemic Edit – Photojournalists 2021 Pandemic Edit – Solo Journalist 2021 Social Edit 2021 Soft Photo Essay Edit 2021 Sports Edit 2021 Team Edit

Online Video Presentation & Innovation

NEWS

2021 Online Visual Presentation – News and Issues

STORY

2021 Online Video Storytelling – 2020 Election 2021 Online Video Storytelling – 24 Hour 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Culture – Individual 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Culture – Team 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Documentary 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Docuseries 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Environment 2021 Online Video Storytelling – News and Issue – Individual 2021 Online Video Storytelling – News and Issue – Team 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Pandemic – Individual 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Pandemic – Large Team 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Pandemic – Small Team 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Portfolio 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Race and Identity in America – Individual 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Race and Identity in America – Team 2021 Online Video Storytelling – Video Editing

OTHER

2021 Innovation 2021 Online Visual Presentation – 2020 Election 2021 Online Visual Presentation – Culture 2021 Online Visual Presentation – Environment 2021 Online Visual Presentation – Pandemic 2021 Online Visual Presentation – Race and Identity in America 2021 Portfolio

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