Poynter Institute | Sports Feature

Sports Feature

Any feature story about participants, spectators, or those involved or interested in a sport of sporting event. Does not need to focus on the outcome of the game.

90% of the video must have been shot by the entering photojournalist. Max. length is 10 minutes.

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1st place: Keeping Up With Kos, John Hendon/WYFF Greenville

Here are the runners-up:

2nd place: A More Special Player, Doug Burgess/WFAA Dallas

3rd place: Dirt Track Charley, Scott Jensen/KTUU Anchorage

Honorable Mention: Dream Park, Corky Scholl/KUSA Denver

Honorable Mention: Age to Spare, Steve Rhodes/WTHR Indianapolis

Judges
Comments

Jay Korff-The inspiring stories of children dominated this category. "Keeping Up With Kos," a narrative resonating with hope and determination, was the clear and away favorite. "Dream Park" was a visual delight but disappointed in terms of storytelling.

Joel Eagle-Large group with a few bright spots. I loved the shooting of "Dream Park." Excellent work. The first three places were voted in as a result of their storytelling. I was still leading a "Dream Park" charge; by virtue of the category it could have been higher in the standings.

Regina McCombs-This category saw a lot of failed attempts to use the storytelling techniques of holding a surprise or revealing something new later in the package. It can work well, but it’s also torturous if you can see the surprise coming from a mile away. Our winning stories had great photography, great characters and naturally unfolding stories.

Erica Simpson-"Keeping up with Kos" exhibited some good shooting and solid storytelling. My personal favorite in this category was the honorable mention "Dream Park." Because of the lack of a storyline, it fell short of placing, but I was inspired by the beautiful photography and great editing.

Mark Morache-There was a long, heated debate about "Dream Park." It had the most beautiful pictures and was creatively edited, but it didn't tell a story. This year we went with story. Watching the other stories, we saw a lot of "almosts." I'd like to suggest that people limit the number of times they use short, fast-editing pops to try to artificially pump up the pace of their stories. If there's a natural sequence that lends itself to it, great. Otherwise, it's just so much zip, zap, zop.

Stations of the Year

Photography

Web Video Photography

Editing

Web Video Editing

Special Award

Student Work

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Sports Feature