Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Cincinnati Enquirer Entry Title: portfolio of Keith BieryGolick Entry Credit: Keith BieryGolick Judge Comment: Gripping, nuanced, detailed work. Fantastic story about the pen pals that illustrates the power of feature writing.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Cincinnati Enquirer Entry Title: portfolio of Dan Horn Entry Credit: Dan Horn Judge Comment: Powerful narrative storytelling about divisive issues such as vaccine hesitancy and abortion.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Columbus Dispatch Entry Title: Mike Wagner Best Feature Writer Entry Credit: Mike Wagner Judge Comment: Wonderful attention to detail. The coroner's office story was especially compelling and well told.
