Newspaper Division / Issue Reporting
| First Place | Meri Simon, The San Jose Mercury News, "Horrid Evidence" |
| Second Place | Nicole Bengiveno, The New York Times, "LaShonda & Linnie / Welfare Reform" |
| Third Place | Dan DeLong, The Seattle Post - Intelligencer, "An Aunt's Tears" |
| Award of Excellence | Carol Guzy, The Washington Post, "Asylum" |
| Award of Excellence | Darren McCollester, The Community Newspaper Company, "Teens, Alcohol & Drugs" |
| Award of Excellence | Michael Robinson - Chavez, The Washington Post, "A Mother Again" |
Newspaper Division / Global News
| First Place | Claus Bjorn Larsen, Berlingske Tidende Denmark, "Kosovo Crisis" |
| Second Place | Bullit Marquez, The Associated Press, "Anti-Australia Protest I" |
| Third Place | Santiago Lyons,The Associated Press, "Kosovars Cry" |
| Award of Excellence | Carol Guzy, The Washington Post, "Reunion" |
| Award of Excellence | Pete Souza, Chicago Tribune/Washington Bureau, "Border Confrontation" |
Newspaper Division / Feature Picture
| First Place | Todd Heisler, Sun Publications / Copley Chicago Newspapers, "Prom Smooch" |
| Second Place | Carolyn Cole, The Los Angeles Times, "In the Shadow of War" |
| Third Place | Jon Lowenstein, Sun Publications / Copley Chicago Newspapers, "Endless Summer" |
| Award of Excellence | Andrea Bruce, The Concord Monitor, "Potty-Training" |
| Award of Excellence | Mark Bugnaski, The Kalamazoo Gazette, "Birthday Cake" |
| Award of Excellence | Josh Estey, The San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group, "New Year's Baptism" |
| Award of Excellence | Sylwia Kapuscinski, The Naples Daily News, "Horseshoes Club" |
| Award of Excellence | Callie Lipkin, Freelance/ Minnesota Daily News, "Goofing Around" |
| Award of Excellence | Michael Wirtz, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Doggy Kiss" |
Newspaper Division / Sports Action
| First Place |
Eric J Larson, The Sun -Sentinel, "Goin' Down" |
| Second Place | Roberto Schmidt, Agence France Presse, "The Win" |
| Third Place | Tom Copeland, The News & Record, "Lucky to be Alive" |
| Award of Excellence | David Bergman, The Miami Herald, "Tongue Lashing" |
| Award of Excellence | Thomas Boyd, The Register-Guard, "High Pressure Jump" |
| Award of Excellence | Tom Copeland, The News & Record, "Touchdown" |
| Award of Excellence | Eric J Larson, The Sun -Sentinel, "Walkin' on Water" |
| Award of Excellence | Robert Mayer, The Sun -Sentinel, "High and Inside" |
| Award of Excellence | Brian Plonka, The Spokesman-Review, "Eye of the Storm" |
| Award of Excellence | Andrew P Scott, The Dallas Morning News, "The Delight of the Corp of Cadets" |
Newspaper Division / Sports Feature
| First Place | John C Tlumacki, The Boston Globe, "Fan Fall" |
| Second Place | David Pierini, The Herald, "Tough Season" |
| Third Place | Michael Ainsworth, The Dallas Morning News, "Duck & Cover" |
| Award of Excellence | Jahi Chikwendiu, Lexington Herald-Leader, "Pain of Loss" |
| Award of Excellence | James Glover II, The Ventura County Star, "Father's Day Bonding" |
| Award of Excellence | Bill Greene, The Boston Globe," Chip Shot" |
| Award of Excellence | Rick Loomis, The Los Angeles Times, "Doing Swimmingly" |
Newspaper Division / Portrait/Personality
| First Place | Brennan Linsley, The Associated Press, "Suspected Poachers" |
| Second Place | Michael Williamson, The Washington Post, "Sad Return to Kosovo" |
| Third Place | Gabriel Bouys, Agence France Presse, "The Pope" |
| Award of Excellence | Cheryl Diaz Meyer, The Dallas Morning News, "Echoes of Childhood" |
| Award of Excellence | Carol Guzy, The Washington Post, "Aferdita" |
| Award of Excellence | Carol Guzy, The Washington Post, "Refugee" |
| Award of Excellence | Jonathan Kirshner, Western Kentucky University, "One of the Guys" |
| Award of Excellence | Brennan Linsley, The Associated Press, "Little Girl Smiles" |
| Award of Excellence | Chris Tyree, Ohio University, "The Last Drop" |
Newspaper Division / Pictorial
| First Place | Brian Plonka, The Spokesman-Review, "Defining Boundaries" |
| Second Place | Frank B Johnston, The Washington Post, "Chicken Lady" |
| Third Place | Michael Lutsky, The Washington Post, "The Road Home" |
| Award of Excellence | Eric Mencher, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Schoolyard Exercise" |
| Award of Excellence | Harley Soltes, The Seattle Times, "Stone Silence" |
| Award of Excellence | Damon Winter, The Dallas Morning News, "Morning Prayer " |
Newspaper Division / Issue Reporting Picture Story
| First Place | Rob Finch, The Beacon-News / Copley Chicago Newspapers, "From Hell to Home" |
| Second Place | Mark Crosse, The Fresno Bee, "The Fall and Rise of the San Joaquin River" |
| Third Place | Meri Simon, The San Jose Mercury News, "Battered Lives" |
| Award of Excellence | Jeanie Adams-Smith, Chicago Tribune / Ohio University, "The Next Generation of Violence" |
| Award of Excellence | Dan DeLong, The Seattle Post - Intelligencer, "Life and Death in Iraq" |
| Award of Excellence | Richard Sennott, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Mary Jo" |
Newspaper Division / Global News Picture Story
| First Place | Claus Bjorn Larsen, Berlingske Tidende Denmark, "Kosovo Crisis" |
| Second Place | Claus Bjorn Larsen, Berlingske Tidende Denmark, "Kosovo Crisis" |
| Third Place | Michael duCille, The Washington Post, "Living with the Wounds of a Civil War" |
| Award of Excellence | Carolyn Cole, The Los Angeles Times, "No Winners in War" |
| Award of Excellence | Saurabh Das, The Associated Press, "Kashmir Crisis " |
| Award of Excellence | Sunny H Sung, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Nature's Wrath at the Extreme" |
| Award of Excellence | Michael Williamson, The Washington Post, "Return to Kosovo " |
Newspaper Division / Feature Picture Story
| First Place | Suzanne Carr, The Free Lance-Star, "The Courtship of Chester and Phoebe" |
| Second Place | Brian Plonka, The Spokesman-Review, "Curlew-Rough and Ready" |
| Third Place | Michael Lutsky, The Washington Post, "To Stay or Go" |
| Award of Excellence | Leigh Daughtridge, Copley Chicago Newspapers, "A Life in Three Centuries" |
| Award of Excellence | John Freidah, The Providence Journal, " In the Name of the Holy Ghost" |
| Award of Excellence | Eugene Garcia, The Orange County Register, "In His Brother's Arms" |
| Award of Excellence | Carl Juste, The Miami Herald, "Great Society" |
| Award of Excellence | Bradley E Clift, The Hartford Courant, "Burn Camp, From Fear to Acceptance" |
| Award of Excellence | Paul Morse, The Los Angeles Times, "Phone Alone" |
Newspaper Division / Sports Picture Story
| First Place | Scott Strazzante, The Herald News / Copley Chicago Newspapers, "She's a Knockout" |
| Second Place | Jon Kral, The Miami Herald, "Hotbloods: Beyond the Winners' Circle" |
| Third Place | Craig Golding, Sydney Morning Herald, "Women's and Men's Bodybuilding Championships" |
| Award of Excellence | Matt Freed, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Where Have You Gone, Josh Gibson?" |
| Award of Excellence | Luis Sinco, The Los Angeles Times, "Sport of Exiles" |
Newspaper Division / One Week's Work
| First Place | Allen J. Schaben, The Los Angeles Times |
| Second Place | Rob Finch, The Beacon-News / Copley Chicago Newspapers |
| Third Place | Wally Skalij, The Los Angeles Times |