SUSTAINED COVERAGE/SERIES

Judged by Walter Johns, Assistant Managing Editor, Houston Chronicle

"Competition was really keen in this category, but the winner truly must have had an impact on the affected communities, as the category indicates. The reporter showed strong individual initiative and clarified an important issue for readers of this newspaper."

First Place
Cindy Barks, Prescott Daily Courier, "The Prescott Lakes Series"

Second Place
Douglas Murphy, Ahwatukee Foothills News, "Phoenix Prepares for Shadow War"

Third Place
Mark Duncan, The Prescott Daily Courier, "Execution"

Honorable Mention
Lukas Velush, The Arizona Daily Sun, "Two Faces of Tusayan"