PROFILE WRITING
Honors news or feature stories that explore the character and background of an individual or a group of closely linked individuals

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WINNER
The New Yorker
David Remnick, Editor
“Past Imperfect,” by Rachel Aviv, April 5

Judges' Citation
Rachel Aviv’s profile of the psychologist Elizabeth Loftus for The New Yorker
is a deeply reported, deceptively complicated piece of writing that probes
a thoroughly modern question: Who is to be believed?

The Atavist
Seyward Darby, Editor in Chief
“Invisible Kid,” by Maddy Crowell, April 30

Bicycling
Bill Strickland, Enthusiast Group Editorial Director
“Justin Williams Can See the Future,” by Carvell Wallace, Issue 5

ESPN.com
Scott Burton, Executive Editor
“Is Jake Paul Bad for Boxing? Next Question,” by Dotun Akintoye, August 27

 
New York
David Haskell, Editor in Chief
“Infinite Self,” by E. Alex Jung, August 2–15

Pipe Wrench
Michelle Weber, Editor in Chief
“If We Can Soar: What Birmingham Roller Pigeons Offer the Men of South Central,” by Shanna B. Tiayon, June/July

ProPublica
Stephen Engelberg, Editor in Chief
“The Child Care Industry Was Collapsing. Mrs. Jackie Bet Everything on an Impossible Dream to Save It,” by Lizzie Presser, May 1