Local Reporting
Andrew McLemore, 25, of The Williamson County (Texas) Sun for "Until Proven Innocent," a three-part series about Michael Morton, a man falsely imprisoned for 25 years for the murder of his wife.
National Reporting
Olga Pierce, 32, Jeff Larson, 30 and Lois Beckett, 25, of ProPublica for "Redistricting: How Powerful Hands Are Drawing You Out of a Vote," an investigation into the politics and manipulation of redistricting.
International Reporting
Mattathias Schwartz, 32 of The New Yorker for "A Massacre in Jamaica," a revealing report on the extradition of a Jamaican drug lord that left nearly 75 civilians dead.
Mentoring Young Journalists
The Richard M. Clurman Award for mentoring young journalists honors Stephen B. Shepard, founding dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at City University of New York.