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PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2026 Emerging Vision Photojournalist of the Year 2026 Photojournalist of the Year – Community 2026 Photojournalist of the Year – National 2026 Sports Photojournalist of the Year

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2026 Breaking News – Story 2026 Feature Story 2026 General News Story 2026 Politics Story 2026 Science Story 2026 Sports Picture Story

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2026 Cliff Edom New America Award

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2026 Picture Editor of the Year – International

PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2026 Ernie Crisp Photojournalist of the Year 2026 Solo Video Photojournalist of the Year

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2026 Breaking News 2026 Daily News – Hard 2026 Daily News – Light 2026 Deadline News 2026 News Feature – Hard 2026 News Feature – Light Sports Feature

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2026 60-Minute Edit 2026 Editor of the Year 2026 Effects Edit 2026 Investigative 2026 Live 2026 Long Form 2026 Natural Sound-Driven 2026 Reporter of the Year 2026 Station of the Year – M2 2026 Station or the Year – Market 1

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2026 Culture, Sports and Science – Online Video Individual 2026 Culture, Sports and Science – Online Visual Presentation 2026 Culture, Sports, and Science – Online Video Team 2026 News and Issue – Online Video Individual 2026 News and Issue – Online Video Team 2026 News and Issue – Online Visual Presentation

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2026 24 Hour – Online Video Individual 2026 Innovation 2026 Portfolio – Online Video Individual 2026 Portfolio – Online Visual Presentation 2026 Race and Identity in America – Online Video Individual 2026 Race and Identity in America – Online Visual Presentation 2026 Social Video – Online Video Individual 2026 Social Video – Team Online Video

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Still Photojournalism

PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2026 Emerging Vision Photojournalist of the Year 2026 Photojournalist of the Year – Community 2026 Photojournalist of the Year – National 2026 Sports Photojournalist of the Year

PORTRAIT

2026 Portrait Series 2026 Portrait/Personality Singles

NEWS

2026 Breaking News – Singles 2026 Feature Singles 2026 General News Singles 2026 Politics Singles 2026 Science Singles 2026 Sports Action Singles 2026 Sports Features Singles

STORY

2026 Breaking News – Story 2026 Feature Story 2026 General News Story 2026 Politics Story 2026 Science Story 2026 Sports Picture Story

OTHER

2026 Cliff Edom New America Award

Picture Editing

OTHER

2026 Picture Editor of the Year – International

Video Photojournalism

PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

2026 Ernie Crisp Photojournalist of the Year 2026 Solo Video Photojournalist of the Year

NEWS

2026 Breaking News 2026 Daily News – Hard 2026 Daily News – Light 2026 Deadline News 2026 News Feature – Hard 2026 News Feature – Light Sports Feature

OTHER

2026 60-Minute Edit 2026 Editor of the Year 2026 Effects Edit 2026 Investigative 2026 Live 2026 Long Form 2026 Natural Sound-Driven 2026 Reporter of the Year 2026 Station of the Year – M2 2026 Station or the Year – Market 1

Online Video Presentation & Innovation

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2026 Culture, Sports and Science – Online Video Individual 2026 Culture, Sports and Science – Online Visual Presentation 2026 Culture, Sports, and Science – Online Video Team 2026 News and Issue – Online Video Individual 2026 News and Issue – Online Video Team 2026 News and Issue – Online Visual Presentation

OTHER

2026 24 Hour – Online Video Individual 2026 Innovation 2026 Portfolio – Online Video Individual 2026 Portfolio – Online Visual Presentation 2026 Race and Identity in America – Online Video Individual 2026 Race and Identity in America – Online Visual Presentation 2026 Social Video – Online Video Individual 2026 Social Video – Team Online Video

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2026 Innovation

First Place

To Be At War

Arin Yoon

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Second Place

‘He’s a Maximalist’: Inside Trump’s Gilded Oval Office

Jeffrey Furticella/The New York Times

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