Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Pacific Sun Entry Title: Point Reyes National Seashore series Entry Credit: Peter Byrne Judge Comment: Great detail; compelling storytelling; worthwhile subject matter
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Bohemian Entry Title: Rotten Core: Former Employees say Farm-to-Table Restaurateur is Toxic and Abusive Entry Credit: Chelsea Kurnick Judge Comment: Great flow to the series -- compelling interviews, the story offers clearheaded detail and the conclusion rewards readers who stuck it out. Nice job!
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Jennifer Junghans Entry Title: Energy Revolution Entry Credit: Jennifer Junghans Judge Comment: Lots of detail on a technical topic but understandable and accessible to an audience of laymen.
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: North Coast Journal Entry Title: Fight of the River People Entry Credit: Thadeus Greenson Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Fifth Place Contestant Name: Palos Verdes Peninsula News Entry Title: DDT found off the coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Entry Credit: Michael Hixon, Chris Haire, David Rosenfeld Judge Comment: None