Powering a Nation, a UNC News21 project, was chosen from more than 40 nominations to be shortlisted as one of six multimedia productions in the World Press Photo awards.

Powering a Nation will compete in the Interactive Production category. Final judging will take place in Amsterdam on May 6-7, 2011.

Powering a Nation investigates the political, economic and scientific tensions behind U.S. energy through multimedia reporting to engage citizens and inspire informed decision-making. The project is funded by News21, a national initiative led by 12 of America’s leading research universities with the support of the Carnegie and Knight foundations to advance the U.S. news business.