• NEEDA, 2024.

    By Alana Minkler and Erin Sheridan

  • SUNRISE, 2024.

    By Alana Minkler and Paul Ghusar.

  • In the Stax, 2024

    By Alana Minkler.

  • "Missing Yurok woman brings to light crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Northern California" for The Press Democrat

    2023 CNPA California Journalism Award 2nd Place for Feature Story (Dailies: 15,001 - 50,000)

    Judge Comment: The lede with a child crying and reaching for the picture of her missing mother reels you in, but the background and support makes this piece a real winner.

  • "Yuki tribal members: UC Hastings proceeding on name change ‘without our voices’" for The Press Democrat

    1st Place CNPA Award for Enterprise News Story or Series ( Dailies: 15,001 - 50,000)

    Judges comment: Detailed interviews educated and enlightened readers to the state’s history with deeply moving interviews and a deep dive into many issues the renaming project brought to the surface after so many generations.

  • "Hope and anxiety grip voters in Kamala Harris’ Bay Area haunts" for the LA Times

    By Hannah Wiley, Alana Minkler, Daniel Hennessy and Amaray Alvarez