Congratulations to the following finalists in the 2012 RNA Annual Contests for Religion Reporting Excellence! View the winners.

Listed in alphabetical order. For work published/broadcast in 2011. Contests will small numbers of entries do not list finalists. Winners for all contests have been notified by Contest Chair Jeff Diamant. 

Commentary (Multi-Media)
David Gibson, Religion News Service
Charles Honey, The Grand Rapid Press
Michael McManus, Ethics & Religion
Jamie Manson, National Catholic Reporter
Anisa Mehdi, Whetstone Productions
Asra Nomani, The Daily Beast
Stephen Prothero, CNN.com
Christine A. Scheller, Explorations Media, LLC
Peter Smith, The Courier Journal
Doug Todd, The Vancouver Sun

Cornell (Mid-Sized Newspaper)
Michelle Bearden, The Tampa Tribune
Peggy Fletcher-Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune
Dana Massing, Erie Times-News
Michael Miller, Miami News Times
Kristen Moulton, The Salt Lake Tribune
Adam Parker, The Post and Courier
Bill Sherman, Tulsa World
Bob Smietana, The Tennessean
Sandra Svoboda, Metro Times freelance
Michelle Woo, OC Weekly

News Reporter (Magazine)
Sarah Breger, Moment Magazine
Julia Duin, The Washington Post Sunday Magazine
Nadine Epstein, Moment Magazine
Joshua McElwee, National Catholic Reporter
Ruth Moon, Christianity Today
Dean Nelson, The Saturday Evening Post
Bobby Ross, The Christian Chronicle
Zoe Ryan, National Catholic Reporter
Dibin Samuel, Christian Today India

Renner Enterprise (Multi-Media)
Manya Brachear, The Chicago Tribune
Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com
Candace Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer
Karen Lange, HumaneSociety.org
Aubrey Lopez, Moment Magazine
Caryle Murphy, GlobalPost
David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune
Allison Pond, Deseret News
Bob Smietana, The Tennessean
David Yonke, The Toledo Blade

Large Newspaper
Adelle Banks, Religion News Service
Tom Breen, The Associated Press
Daniel Burke, Religion News Service
Julia Duin, The Washington Post Sunday Magazine
David Gibson, Religion News Service
Jeff Karoub, The Associated Press
Brian Kaylor, Ethics Daily
Lauren Markoe, Religion News Service
Omar Sacirbey, freelance
Kimberly Winston, freelance

Metro Newspaper
Jesse Bogan, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Helen Gray, The Kansas City Star
Meredith Heagney, The Columbus Dispatch
Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Abraham Levy, San Antonio Express-News
Dean Nelson, (San Diego) North County Times
Peter Smith, The (Louisville) Courier Journal
Judy Thomas, The Kansas City Star
Tim Townsend, St. Louis Post Dispatch
Janet Tu, The Seattle Times

Supple (Multi-Media)
Adelle Banks, Religion News Service
Michelle Bearden, The Tampa Tribune
Daniel Burke, Religion News Serviece
Julia Duin, The Washington Post Sunday Magazine
David Gibson, Religion News Service
Abraham Levy, San Antonio Express-News
Peter Smith, The Courier Journal
Doug Todd, The Vancouver Sun
Tim Townsend, St. Louis Post Dispatch
David Yonke, The Toledo Blade