Finalist: Associated Press , by Staff
For its breathtaking images of brutal warfare between Israel and Hezbollah.
Winners
Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography in 2007:
Oded Balilty
For his powerful photograph of a lone Jewish woman defying Israeli security forces as they remove illegal settlers in the West Bank.
Breaking News Photography
Finalists
Nominated as finalists in Breaking News Photography in 2007:
Michael Bryant
For his poignant photographs of the devastating injury to Barbaro, the famed racehorse.
The Jury
The Jury
Kenneth Irby(chair )
visual journalism group leader and diversity program director
Ronnie Agnew
executive editor
Hai Do
director of photography
Liza Gross
managing editor, presentation
Karin Winner
editor
Winners in Breaking News Photography
Staff
For its vivid photographs depicting the chaos and pain after Hurricane Katrina engulfed New Orleans.
Staff
For its stunning series of photographs of bloody yearlong combat inside Iraqi cities.
David Leeson and Cheryl Diaz Meyer
For their eloquent photographs depicting both the violence and poignancy of the war with Iraq.
Photography Staff
For its powerful, imaginative coverage of Colorado's raging forest fires.
2007 Prize Winners
The Wall Street Journal
For its creative and comprehensive probe into backdated stock options for business executives that triggered investigations, the ouster of top officials and widespread change in corporate America.
Staff
For its skillful and tenacious coverage of a family missing in the Oregon mountains, telling the tragic story both in print and online.
Kenneth R. Weiss, Usha Lee McFarling, and Rick Loomis
For their richly portrayed reports on the world's distressed oceans, telling the story in print and online, and stirring reaction among readers and officials.
Renée C. Byer
For her intimate portrayal of a single mother and her young son as he loses his battle with cancer.