Here are the finalists in the NHPA 2022 Distinguished Journalism Contest

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The finalists to be honored, in no particular order:

—– CLASS ONE (large news organizations) —-

Editorial Writing

Bill Bilodeau, Keene Sentinel

Mark Guerringue, Conway Daily Sun

Laurie Kaiser, Keene Sentinel

General News

Kevin Landrigan and Shawne K. Wickham, NH Union Leader

Stepdaughter: Loeb sexually molested me as a young child

Paul Feely, NH Union Leader

I’m not gonna go out like this

Gabriela Lozada, NHPR
A good haircut transcends language

Investigative

Olivia Belanger and Ryan Spencer, Keene Sentinel

Fentanyl loss

Cassidy Jensen, Concord Monitor

Counting Cops

Lauren Chooljian, NHPR

Sexual misconduct at substance misuse recovery facilities

Political

Todd Bookman, NHPR
Oath Keepers among us

Catherine McLaughlin, Laconia Daily Sun

Somersworth mayor brings track record to challenge Kenney’s experience for Executive Council

Catherine McLaughlin, Laconia Daily Sun

‘No disruptions will be tolerated’: Belknap County Republican Committee facing turmoil

Spot News

Jonathan Phelps, NH Union Leader

Arrest made in deadly South Willow Street shooting

Michael Cousineau and Shawne K. Wickham, NH Union Leader

Shooter hoax rattles schools

Paul Feely, NH Union Leader

Firefighters battle blaze at scene of fatal fire 22 years ago

Crime reporting

Mark Hayward, NH Union Leader
City readies new strategy to battle gun crime

Ian Lenahan, Portsmouth Herald

Quarius Dunham’s parents speak out on son’s death at age 8

Mark Hayward, NH Union Leader
Drug money laundered at NH casinos, police say

Health Reporting

Karen Dandurant, Deb Cram, Foster’s Daily Democrat

It didn’t have to be this way

Mark Hayward, NH Union Leader

New Hampshire grapples with overlap of crime and mental illness

Alli Fam, NHPR

Zero restraint

Business Reporting

Michaela Towfighi, Concord Monitor
Two New Hampshires: Meredith

Michael Cousineau, NH Union Leader

Empire Builders

Ian Lenahan, Portsmouth Herald

Portsmouth’s ‘insane’ rent, home prices out of reach for most people. What is being done?

Arts & Entertainment

Julia Ann Weekes, NH Union Leader

A scary good time

Sarah Gibson, NHPR

Keeping the Magic Alive

Julia Ann Weekes

The family dog as fine art

Columnist of the Year

Mark Hayward, NH Union Leader

City Matters: When police tell you your boyfriend is a drug dealer

Mike Cote, NH Union Leader

Love on the rocks with Southwest Airlines

Rookie of the Year

Michaela Towfighi, Concord Monitor

Eric Rynston-Lobel, Concord Monitor

Environmental Reporting

Shawne K. Wickham, NH Union Leader

Lebanon goes green

Sruthi Gopalakrishnan, Concord Monitor

Landfill landcape

Mark Hayward, Union Leader

Granite State famers find a friend in sludge

Sports Writing

Terry Leavitt, Conway Daily Sun
Having a ball

Jack Rooney and James Rinker, Keene Sentinel

The March to DeMar

Marty Basch, Conway Daily Sun

Fantastic football weekend

Sports Photo