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PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2022 Emerging Vision Photojournalist of the Year 2022 Magazine Photojournalist of the Year 2022 Photojournalist of the Year – Large Market 2022 Photojournalist of the Year – Small Market 2022 Sports Photojournalist of the Year

PORTRAIT

2022 Portrait Series 2022 Portrait-Personality

NEWS

2022 Breaking News Singles 2022 Feature 2022 General News 2022 Politics 2022 Science 2022 Sports Action 2022 Sports Feature

STORY

2022 Breaking News Story 2022 Feature Story 2022 General News Story 2022 Politics Story 2022 Science Story 2022 Sports Picture Story

OTHER

2022 Cliff Edom New America Award

NEWS

2022 Digital Feature 2022 Digital General News 2022 Magazine Feature 2022 Magazine General News 2022 Newspaper Editing Team (circulation over 100,000) 2022 Newspaper Editor of the Year (circulation over 100,000) 2022 Newspaper Editor of the Year (circulation under 100,000) 2022 Newspaper Feature 2022 Newspaper Front 2022 Newspaper General News 2022 Newspaper Section

OTHER

2022 Digital Editing Team of the Year 2022 Digital Picture Editor of the Year 2022 Digital Project 2022 Magazine Picture Editor of the Year 2022 Magazine Picture Editors of the Year – Team

PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2022 Ernie Crisp Photojournalist of the Year

NEWS

2022 24 Hour Feature Soft – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 24 Hour Feature Soft – Video Photojournalist 2022 48 Hour Feature – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 48 Hour Feature – Video Photojournalist 2022 Breaking News 2022 Deadline News 2022 General Hard News – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 General Hard News – Video Photojournalist 2022 News Feature Hard – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 News Feature Hard – Video Photojournalist 2022 News Feature Soft – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 News Feature Soft – Video Photojournalist 2022 Sports Feature – Video Photojournalist

OTHER

2022 Investigative – Video Photojournalist 2022 Live 2022 NPPA Award for Reporting 2022 Station of the Year – Large Market 2022 Station of the Year – Small/Medium Market 2022 Team

NEWS

2022 General Hard News – Editor 2022 General Hard News – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 General Soft News – Editor 2022 General Soft News – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 Hard Feature – Editor 2022 Hard Feature – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 Soft Feature – Editor 2022 Soft Feature – Solo Video Photojournalist

OTHER

2022 Bumps/Teases/Pre-Show 2022 Deadline – Editor 2022 Deadline – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 Effects 2022 Hard Photo Essay 2022 Investigative 2022 Social 2022 Soft Photo Essay 2022 Sports 2022 Team 2022 Video Editor of the Year

NEWS

2022 Culture, Sports and Science – Individual 2022 Culture, Sports and Science – Team 2022 Culture, Sports and Science – Visual Presentation 2022 News and Issues – Individual 2022 News and Issues – Team 2022 News and Issues – Visual Presentation

OTHER

2022 24 Hour – Team 2022 24 Hour Individual 2022 Innovation 2022 Portfolio – Individual 2022 Portfolio – Team 2022 Portfolio – Visual Presentation 2022 Race and Identity – Individual 2022 Race and Identity – Team 2022 Race and Identity – Visual Presentation

OTHER

2022 Documentary of the Year 2022 Docuseries 2022 Editor 2022 Long Form 2022 Short Form

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Still Photojournalism

PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2022 Emerging Vision Photojournalist of the Year 2022 Magazine Photojournalist of the Year 2022 Photojournalist of the Year – Large Market 2022 Photojournalist of the Year – Small Market 2022 Sports Photojournalist of the Year

PORTRAIT

2022 Portrait Series 2022 Portrait-Personality

NEWS

2022 Breaking News Singles 2022 Feature 2022 General News 2022 Politics 2022 Science 2022 Sports Action 2022 Sports Feature

STORY

2022 Breaking News Story 2022 Feature Story 2022 General News Story 2022 Politics Story 2022 Science Story 2022 Sports Picture Story

OTHER

2022 Cliff Edom New America Award

Picture Editing

NEWS

2022 Digital Feature 2022 Digital General News 2022 Magazine Feature 2022 Magazine General News 2022 Newspaper Editing Team (circulation over 100,000) 2022 Newspaper Editor of the Year (circulation over 100,000) 2022 Newspaper Editor of the Year (circulation under 100,000) 2022 Newspaper Feature 2022 Newspaper Front 2022 Newspaper General News 2022 Newspaper Section

OTHER

2022 Digital Editing Team of the Year 2022 Digital Picture Editor of the Year 2022 Digital Project 2022 Magazine Picture Editor of the Year 2022 Magazine Picture Editors of the Year – Team

Video Photojournalism

PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2022 Ernie Crisp Photojournalist of the Year

NEWS

2022 24 Hour Feature Soft – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 24 Hour Feature Soft – Video Photojournalist 2022 48 Hour Feature – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 48 Hour Feature – Video Photojournalist 2022 Breaking News 2022 Deadline News 2022 General Hard News – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 General Hard News – Video Photojournalist 2022 News Feature Hard – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 News Feature Hard – Video Photojournalist 2022 News Feature Soft – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 News Feature Soft – Video Photojournalist 2022 Sports Feature – Video Photojournalist

OTHER

2022 Investigative – Video Photojournalist 2022 Live 2022 NPPA Award for Reporting 2022 Station of the Year – Large Market 2022 Station of the Year – Small/Medium Market 2022 Team

Video Editing

NEWS

2022 General Hard News – Editor 2022 General Hard News – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 General Soft News – Editor 2022 General Soft News – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 Hard Feature – Editor 2022 Hard Feature – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 Soft Feature – Editor 2022 Soft Feature – Solo Video Photojournalist

OTHER

2022 Bumps/Teases/Pre-Show 2022 Deadline – Editor 2022 Deadline – Solo Video Photojournalist 2022 Effects 2022 Hard Photo Essay 2022 Investigative 2022 Social 2022 Soft Photo Essay 2022 Sports 2022 Team 2022 Video Editor of the Year

Online Video Presentation & Innovation

NEWS

2022 Culture, Sports and Science – Individual 2022 Culture, Sports and Science – Team 2022 Culture, Sports and Science – Visual Presentation 2022 News and Issues – Individual 2022 News and Issues – Team 2022 News and Issues – Visual Presentation

OTHER

2022 24 Hour – Team 2022 24 Hour Individual 2022 Innovation 2022 Portfolio – Individual 2022 Portfolio – Team 2022 Portfolio – Visual Presentation 2022 Race and Identity – Individual 2022 Race and Identity – Team 2022 Race and Identity – Visual Presentation

Documentary

OTHER

2022 Documentary of the Year 2022 Docuseries 2022 Editor 2022 Long Form 2022 Short Form

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