Judges could but were not compelled to choose first, second and third place winners. In categories where there are fewer than three finalists, the judge could have awarded any combination of places – for example, first and second but no third, or second and third but no first, or just second place.
In addition, judges could decide none of the entries in a category were deserving of recognition.
Winners of lifetime achievement awards and rookie of the year will be announced in July.
We are hoping for an in-person awards banquet in September to announce the final placings of the finalists.
In alphabetical order by news organization, except for individual awards, the finalists are:
General Excellence newspaper
The Equinox
Main Street Magazine
General Excellence, digital presence
The Equinox
Editorial writing – No winners
General news story
The Equinox – Hunter Oberst, Puja Thapa – RA’s Resign and More Cases Arise in First Two Weeks.
The New Hampshire – Staff – UNH coronavirus coverage
The New Hampshire – Staff – 2020 Election
Investigative story
The Equinox – Hunter Oberst
Feature Story
Main Street Magazine – Fiona MacDonald – I Love Woody Harrelson
Main Street Magazine – Jasmine Taudvin, Jared Burnett – The Neon Wheel Surfer
The New Hampshire – Katie Hoppler – Professor raps about fluid mechanics
Feature Page
The Equinox – Tom Benoit
The Equinox – Kiana Joler
Main Street Magazine – Sadie Burgess, Christian McDonald, Alyssa Doust – Coffee For Freedom
Front Page – No Winners
Business/Economic Reporting – No Winners
Entertainment/Arts Reporting
The Equinox – Caitlin Howell
Main Street Magazine – Caleb Jagoda, Davis Cole – The Crank Tank
Main Street Magazine – Shane Jozitis, Christian McDonald – Finding His Sound: The Journey of a Young Artist
Columnist of the Year
Angelique Inchierca – The Equinox
Sports News
The Equinox – Claire Boughton – seniors-standing-strong-in-light-of-the-cancelled-spring-season
The Equinox – Claire Boughton, Tom Benoit – KSC’s track and field record board sits un-updated in Spaulding Gym
The New Hampshire – Cameron Beall – Former Wildcat Prince Smith Jr. signs with the Philadelphia Eagles
Sports Feature
The Equinox – Matthew Holderman, Claire Boughton
The New Hampshire – Cameron Beall – Pop Lacey has sights set on the NFL after canceled UNH pro day
The New Hampshire – Cameron Beall – The long road back to normalcy for UNH head coach Mac
Sports Page
The Equinox – Claire Boughton – 2019 Highlights
The Equinox – Claire Bouhgton – The Faces Behind the Cameras
The Equinox – Claire Boughton – Turf Gets Put to the Test
General News Photo
The Equinox – Soren Frantz – Keene Mask Freedom Rally
The Equinox – Soren Frantz – Keene State’s men’s ice hockey
The Equinox – Soren Frantz – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders addresses crowd
Feature Photo
The Equinox – Soren Frantz – The filming of ‘Brangelina’
The Equinox – Soren Frantz – The Equinox – “Babylon: Journeys of Refugees”
Main Street Magazine – Lauren Hellman – Fancy Clown
Photo essay
The Equinox – Henry Hobson
The Equinox – Puja Thapa
Graphic/Cartoon/Illustration
The Equinox – Griffin Ell
Main Street Magazine – Alyssa Doust – Make This Chaos Count
Main Street Magazine – Alyssa Doust – I’m fixing to fire the tiny alchemists running amuch in my heart valves
Best Use of Video – News
The Equinox – Benajil Rai – COIVD -19 Upends Student Life
The Equinox – Benajil Rai – Keene State Sustainable Product Design and Innovation (SPDI) club
The Equinox – Benajil Rai – American Democracy Project
Best Use of Video – Feature
The Equinox – Benajil Rai
The Equinox – Benajil Rai
Best Use of Social Media
The Equinox – Emma Bishop
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