Feature Series or Continuing Story ( Daily Group 3)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot Entry Title: The saga of sharecropping Entry Credit: Denise Watson, Amy Poulter Judge Comment: A fascinating peek inside the impact Langley played on the Apollo 11 mission, and the NASA program overall. The explanation of the choice of Neil Armstrong as the first to step on the moon was particularly compelling.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Side Effects: The opioid crisis Entry Credit: Bridget Balch Judge Comment: The story, centered on a man with chronic, hellish pain, vividly explains a lesser known side of the opioid crisis. Opioids' positive virtues remain real for chronic pain sufferers, and Bridget Balch gives their predicament a needed spotlight.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Daily Press Entry Title: 50th anniversary of the moon landing Entry Credit: Tamara Dietrich, Mike Holtzclaw, Josh Reyes Judge Comment: A fascinating peek inside the impact Langley played on the Apollo 11 mission, and the NASA program overall. The explanation of the choice of Neil Armstrong as the first to step on the moon was particularly compelling.
