Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Press Democrat Entry Title: Institutional Betrayal: Sonoma Academy teacher harassment, school inaction Entry Credit: Kaylee Tornay, Martin Espinoza, John Burgess, Elissa Chudwin Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Claremont Courier Entry Title: Gaming the System Entry Credit: Mick Rhodes Judge Comment: Dig, dig dig--this is a great example of investigative and unrelenting journalism to get to the truth and heart of the issue, while providing a great service to community that may have never known of this company's misleading methods
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Los Angeles Times Entry Title: Extreme Heat's Deadly Toll Entry Credit: Los Angeles Times Staff Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: The Record Entry Title: Vaccination efforts for undocumented essential workers Entry Credit: Laura Diaz Judge Comment: None
Place Name: Fifth Place Contestant Name: Monterey County Weekly Entry Title: Mobilizing the community to take a stand against anti-Asian hate Entry Credit: Pam Marino, Sara Rubin, Monterey County Weekly editorial staff Judge Comment: None
