NC Health News
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2nd Place
Editorial
Jennifer Fernandez
HPV vaccinations declining
Nice marriage of data and image. Works well to illustrate the story.
3rd Place
Editorial
Jennifer Fernandez
Abortions by NC county in 2021
Good presentation of data and use of an interactive element. Tricky to navigate on a smart phone.
3rd Place
Editorial
Lucas Thomae
Will medical marijuana make roads less safe?
Many people are facing this. Great job at pointing it out.
3rd Place
Editorial
Rose Hoban, Anne Blythe
State budget heavy on health care spending
3rd Place
Editorial
Jennifer Fernandez
I tried to get one of your guns today'
A wrenching personal story helps draw the reader into the reporting about alarming teen suicide trends and the effort to prevent suicides by securing firearms.
3rd Place
Editorial
Jennifer Fernandez
TambraPlace
Excellent reporting on a serious national issue that is hyper-localized by the writer. Residents should be proud of what sounds to be a very successful program.
3rd Place
Editorial
Jaymie Baxley
Crooning for a Cure
2nd Place
Editorial
Rose Hoban
Cooper puts veto stamp on abortion restrictions bill
Good quality and use of tik-tok to reach audience on a local political story w national importance
2nd Place
Editorial
Anne Blythe
Heat guidelines for student athletes
Well covered, important topic. The writer checked all the boxes for a good story.
2nd Place
Editorial
Anne Blythe
Anne Blythe ledes
Great examples of what draws readers in. Excellent visual in the extreme heat article. The dentist story is strong. A lot of people dislike the dentist (hand raised)! Good language "chill out" caught my eye. The weakest lede is wholesome foods, but the other two make up for it.
2nd Place
Editorial
Jennifer Fernandez
Care to Care
Strummed my heart strings. Good read
2nd Place
Editorial
Staff
Best headlines, NC Health News
"Cursed at. Shoved. Punched..." - Great impact headline did its job and made me want to read more.
2nd Place
Editorial
Taylor Knopf
Death by Distribution' law
Good job covering both sides of an issue. Fantastic example of unbiased reporting. It is an extremely informative article without being encyclopedic. Great job.
2nd Place
Editorial
Jaymie Baxley
Medicaid Unwinding
Another great set of stories that captures real people falling through the cracks as a result of a large policy shift.
2nd Place
Editorial
Rachel Crumpler
Prison to Promise podcast
1st Place
Editorial
Jaymie Baxley
Medicaid Unwinding explainer
great quality and informative video
1st Place
Editorial
Rachel Crumpler
After the fall of Roe in NC
Such a sad situation.
1st Place
Editorial
Jaymie Baxley
Rural Health in the Budget
This puts a lot of useful information into a tiny space. Easy to use on a desktop, but kind of hard to read/use on a smart phone (where a lot of people get their news). Faint type kind of hard to read as reverse type. But overall a very thoughtful presentation.
1st Place
Editorial
Rachel Crumpler
Benevolence Farm
A touching and personalized look at what appears to be a successful and meaningful alternative within the corrections industry. Solid and engaging reporting. Good job!
1st Place
Editorial
Rachel Crumpler, Rose Hoban
Late-night abortion bill vote
For something that happened and moved through very quickly, this story is packed with quotes and context.