NPF judges said: “The Washington Post team produced a well-crafted, user-friendly project titled ‘Raising Barriers,’ about 63 border walls or fences that separate neighboring countries on four continents. The graphic and video elements were seamless and worked beautifully together. The project exemplifies technology in the service of extraordinary storytelling.”

The judges also awarded an honorable mention to the Arizona Republic and USA Today Network for “The Wall,” a multimedia project that mapped every mile of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Anthony Faiola not pictured above.

2017 Innovative Storytelling Award
Samuel Granados, Zoeann Murphy, Kevin Schaul and Anthony Faiola / The Washington Post