SERVICE JOURNALISM
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WINNER
Heatmap News
Nico Lauricella, Editor in Chief
Edited by Jillian Goodman
“Decarbonize Your Life,” September 23

“Decarbonize Your Life” presents an irrefutable answer to the argument that there's nothing an individual can do in the fight against climate change. Six deeply reported chapters—work led by two journalists with more than a decade of experience on the beat—explore an often intimidating and complex subject. With a full-time staff of 16, Heatmap News is a young publication punching above its weight. The result is a step-by-step guide to sustainable living—the very definition of service with impact.

FINALISTS

5280
Daniel Brogan, Chief Executive Officer and Editor in Chief
Edited by Geoff Van Dyke
“Death Comes for Us All, But It Shouldn’t Come Like This,” by Lindsey B. King, October

Bicycling
William Strickland, Editorial Director, Hearst Enthusiast Group
Edited by Leah Flickinger
“Why We Need to Talk About Cycling’s Silent Epidemic,” by Gloria Liu, Spring

Men's Health
Richard Dorment, Editorial Director
Edited by Rachel Epstein
“Beyond Obesity,” introductory essay by Drew Magary, January/February

Philadelphia
Brian Howard, Editor
Edited by Sandy Hingston
“The Waiting Game,” by Christine Speer Lejeune, with “The Doctor Won’t See You Now,” by Riane Lumer, May