FIRST PLACE

Namibia’s Farmers Take Control
NPR
There are people like Elias Neftali, a farmhand in Namibia, who have left raising livestock to participate in a radical experiment in Namibia: helping wildlife survive by putting their fate in the hands of the people who share their lands.

John W. Poole, Producer and Videographer
Christopher Joyce, Reporter
Anne Gudenkauf, Senior Producer
Keith Jenkins, Senior Producer
Vikki Valentine, Senior Producer
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Comments
Wise: Really wish you could chop the ends of that off, the opening and close Baylen: I rest on the visuals as I’m listening to the story.
SECOND PLACE

LifeQuest
NPR
In Colorado Springs, Colo., hundreds of Fort Carson soldiers are taking part in an intense physical training program offered by a nonprofit called LifeQuest Transitions. A few programs, such as LifeQuest, have started popping up around the country to address post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

David Gilkey, Photographer
Claire O’Neill, Producer
Keith Jenkins, Senior Producer
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Comments
Yurman: Good audio, but photographs didn’t add very much

Wise: Didn’t catch me emotionally until the end. Photography never draws me in. Baylen: As I’m listening to a story, I don’t want to be distracted by the technique. And in this piece I am. The end makes me care more about the rest of the piece.