Best Feature Story ( Less than 15,000 Students)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Occidental College Entry Title: Light at the end of the subway tunnel: LA Metro adapts to pandemic and reopening Entry Credit: Divya Prakash Judge Comment: Professional level writing and reporting that could be published in any mainstream outlet. Great information, good details and engaging writing that followed a clean narrative that pulled the reader along. Although this was not factored into the decision, the story package was also very beautifully designed.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Claremont Colleges Entry Title: The rise and fall of @5C_roomiesss Entry Credit: Gabriel Sherman, Maria Heeter Judge Comment: Intriguing and complicated topic handled with grace and care.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Humboldt State - El Lenador Entry Title: Eureka Chinatown Project: Bringing attention to a forgotten past Entry Credit: Ricardo Lara Nava Judge Comment: Great details and historical context.
Competition Comment: It was difficult to narrow down the list of a clear top 5 to only 3, but almost all of these submissions displayed good reporting technique. All followed fascinating feature subjects.