PROFILE WRITING
Honors news or feature stories that explore the character and background of an individual or a group of closely linked individuals

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WINNER
The New York Times Magazine
Jake Silverstein, Editor in Chief
Two articles by Jazmine Hughes: “Viola Davis, Inside Out,” April 17, and “Ms. Big Mouth,” October 2

The Atlantic
Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor in Chief
“Absolute Power,” by Graeme Wood, April, and “American Rasputin,” by Jennifer Senior, July/August

New York
David Haskell, Editor in Chief
“The Woman Who Killed Roe,” by Kerry Howley, May 9–22

The New Yorker
David Remnick, Editor
"Light and Shadow," by Raffi Khatchadourian, May 16

Outside
Christopher Keyes, Editor in Chief
"School of Rocks," by Sean Williams, September/October

Vanity Fair
Radhika Jones, Editor in Chief
“‘Who the Fuck Cares About Adam McKay?,’” by Joe Hagan, February

The Verge With Epic Magazine
Nilay Patel, Editor in Chief, The Verge
“Searching for Susy Thunder,” by Claire L. Evans, January 26