Spot News
1st – Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, “Horse Kick”
2nd – Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer, “Sheriff’s deputy”
3rd – Abigail Bobrow, Sandusky Register, “Silouhette”
General News
1st – John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer, ” Saying Goodbye”
2nd – Chuck Humer, Elyria Chronicle, “Telegram apology”
3rd – Ken Love, Akron Beacon Journal, “Foreclosure”
HM – Lisa Dejong, The Plain Dealer, “Harvey Gannon”
HM – Kirk Irwin,Columbus Dispatch, “Homeless Shelter”
HM – Gus Chan, Plain Dealer, “Home loss”
Feature Single
1st – Andrea Kjerrumgarrd, Columbus Dispatch – “Cold Feet”
2nd – Ken Love, Akron Beacon Journal – “Ski Flip”
3rd – Marshall Gorby, Springfield New-Sun, “A Dog With Higher Standards”
HM – Neal Lauron, Columbus Dispatch “MLK Service”
HM – Chris Stewart, Dayton Daily News, “Flame”
HM – Lisa Powell, Dayton Daily News, “Opossum”
Portrait
1st – Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer, “Ludlow residents”
2nd – Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer, “Transitions”
3rd – Shari Lewis, Columbus Dispatch, “Whitfield Convictions”
HM – Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer, “Cheese Lady”
Sports
1st – Fred Squillante, Columbus Dispatch, “Ohio State Basketball”
2nd – Jason Werling, Sandusky Register, ” Wrestling”
3rd – Joshua Gunter, The Plain Dealer, “LSU v Ohio”
HM – Adam Cairns, ThisWeek Newspapers, “Diving”
Feature Picture Story
1st – Ken Love, Akron Beacon Journal “Foreclosure”
2nd – Shari Lewis, Columbus Dispatch, “Convictions”
3rd – Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer, “Foreclosure”