A shout-out from the Washington Post: Patting yourself on the back is harder than it looks

Our WSB-TV colleague Lori Geary also made the list. Galloway was noted as a "longtime stalwart" and Malloy was recognized as a young reporter who was nominated by readers inside and outside of Georgia.

AJC writers, including Aaron Gould Sheinin and Kristina Torres, have regularly made the list. We think they are all swell, too.

--Susan Potter, Senior Editor, State Government and Politics