The Best of Digital Competition judging is underway at the Medill News Service facility in Washington, D.C. Judges began the morning with brief introductions and a review of rules. From there, judges broke into teams and began to work.
More than 1,000 entries were received for this year’s competition, the largest volume of entries to date.
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This year’s judges, and the general categories they are judging, are below.
NEWS:
– Alyson Hurt (NPR – @alykat)
– Douglas Okasaki (Gulf News – @dokasaki)
– Josh Penrod (Minneapolis Star Tribune – @teampenrod)
WORLD’S BEST:
– Jessica Yu (@UjessU)
– Mariana Santos (@marysaints)
– Martin Kotynek (Die Zeit – @martin_k)
– Kat Downs (WaPo – @katdowns)
FEATURES:
– Jessica Gilbert (McClatchy – @jessicapgilbert)
– Bethany Powell (National Geographic – @b_p_james)
– Javier Zarracina (Vox – @JZarracina)
GRAPHICS:
– Allison McCann (Vice – @atmccann)
– Hannah Fairfield (NYTimes – @hfairfield)
– Xaquín G.V. (@xocasgv)