2017 Excellence in Journalism Awards

Honorees

Best News/Feature

Dan Zak
“The Polaroids of the Cowboy Poet”
The Washington Post

Best Commentary

Kavitha Cardoza
4-Part Series on Ending Poverty
-“How Traditional Nonprofits Run Into Problems Trying To Tackle Poverty“
-“Taking The Personal Approach To Lifting People Out Of Poverty“
-“For Nonprofits Tackling Poverty, Collaboration Remains Important Hurdle“
-“Researchers Identify One Of The Strongest Factors In Ending Poverty: Hope“
WAMU — with support from the   Economic Hardship Reporting Project, a journalism nonprofit dedicated to reporting on inequality.

Best Photography

Chris Earnshaw & Bill O’Leary
“The Polaroids of the Cowboy Poet”
The Washington Post