COMMUNITY JOURNALISM
Honors reporting and writing for local and special-interest audiences
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WINNER
ProPublica and Anchorage Daily News
Stephen Engelberg, Editor in Chief, ProPublica
David Hulen, Editor, Anchorage Daily News
“Unheard,” by Adriana Gallardo, Nadia Sussman and Agnes Chang, ProPublica, and Kyle Hopkins and Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, June 1 on propublica.org

Judges' Citation
This stunning two-year investigation of child abuse and sexual assault in Alaska shows the promise
of sustained investment by national newsrooms in underrepresented communities.

5280
Geoff Van Dyke, Editorial Director
Daniel Brogan, Chief Executive Officer and Editor in Chief
“The Block,” by Robert Sanchez, October

The Marshall Project and Slate
Susan Chira, Editor in Chief, The Marshall Project
“What Do We Really Know About the Politics of People Behind Bars?,” by Nicole Lewis, Aviva Shen and Anna Flagg, March 11, “Millennials, Meth and Mass Incarceration,” by Aviva Shen and Katie Park, March 11, and “What 2,392 Incarcerated People Think About #DefundThePolice,” by Nicole Lewis, Anna Flagg and Aviva Shen, October 27, at themarshallproject.org

Mother Jones
Clara Jeffery, Editor in Chief
“Whose Streets?,” by Samantha Michaels, September/October, “How Black Oaklanders Finally Expelled the School Police,” by Edwin Rios, October 16 at motherjones.com, and “Carroll Fife Is in the House. Now She Wants to Burn It Down,” by Jamilah King, October 19 on motherjones.com

The Trace With Code Switch From NPR
James Burnett, Editorial Director, The Trace
“In a Year of Racial and Political Turmoil, This Black Gun Group Is Booming,” by Lakeidra Chavis and Agya K. Aning, at thetrace.org, and “Black and Up in Arms,” hosted by Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji with Lakeidra Chavis and Alain Stephens, at npr.org, December 16