2006 – Print/Photo

DAILY NEWSPAPERS & NEWS SYNDICATES – Writing & Reporting 
Hurricane Coverage
First Place:
The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA
Staff Entry
“Coverage of Hurricane Katrina”
Second Place: The Wall Street Journal, New York., N.Y.
Staff Entry
“Coverage of Hurricane Katrina”
Third Place: Knight Ridder, Washington Bureau
Staff Entry
“Coverage of Hurricane Katrina”
Spot News
First Place:
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA
Staff Entry
“Killer Eludes Cops”
Second Place: Sun Herald, Biloxi, MS
Staff Entry
“Our Tsunami”
Third Place: New York Daily News, New York, N.Y.
Staff Entry
“Transit Strike”
News Beat Coverage or Continuing Story
 First Place:   USA Today
Gregg Zoroya
“Home Front”
Second Place: Associated Press, London Bureau
Paisley Dodds
“Guantanamo Exposed”
Third Place: Detroit Free Press, Detroit MI
M.L. Elrick and Jim Schaefer
“Detroit Mayor Lives Large While City Struggles”
News Series, circulation up to 75,000
 First Place:   The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV
Scott M. Finn
“Brother’s Keeper: West Virginia’s Mental Health Crisis”
http://www.wvgazette.com/section/Series/Brother%27s+Keeper
Second Place: Oakland Tribune
Douglas Fischer
“A Body’s Burden: Our Chemical Legacy”
Third Place: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Ontario, CA
Sara Carter, Brenda Gazzar and Mason Stockstill
“Beyond Borders”
http://lang.dailybulletin.com/socal/beyondborders/part_1/
News Series, circulation over 75,000
First Place:
The Orange County Register, Santa Ana, CA
Larry Welborn
“Murder by Suicide”http://www.ocregister.com/news/2005/linda/
Second Place: St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL
Thomas French, Christopher Goffard & Jamie Thompson
“The Hard Road: Inside the Jennifer Porter Case”
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/09/Floridian/Award_winning_work.shtml
Third Place: The Seattle Times, Seattle, WA
Ray Rivera
“Suspicion in the Ranks”
Local Interest Column on a Variety of Subjects
First Place:
The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, LA
Chris Rose
Second Place: San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA
Jon Carroll
Third Place: The Miami Herald, Miami, FL
Leonard Pitts, Jr.
Special or Feature Column on One Subject
First Place:
The Miami Herald, Miami, FL
Glenn Garvin
“Television Columns”
Second Place: The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.
J. Peder Zane
“Columns on Books & Literary Culture”
Third Place: The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, CA
Ruben Navarrette, Jr.
“Immigration Issues”
Editorial Writing
First Place:
 
The Oregonian, Portland, OR
Rick Attig & Doug Bates
“Oregon’s Forgotten Hospital”
Second Place: The Birmingham News, Birmington, AL
Bob Blalock, Joey Kennedy, Robin DeMonia & Eddie Lard
“Choosing Life in a Death Penalty State”
Third Place: The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y.
Mark Mahoney
“Fighting for the Citizens”
Sports Writing
First Place:
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA
Gwen Knapp
Second Place: The New York Times, New York, N.Y.
Bill Pennington
Third Place: Dayton Daily News, Dayton, OH
Tom Archdeacon
Feature Writing on a Variety of Subjects
First Place:
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL
Kelley Benham
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/09/Floridian/Award_winning_work.shtml
Second Place: St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL
Lane DeGregory
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/09/Floridian/Award_winning_work.shtml
Third Place: Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL
William Mullen
Business News Coverage
First Place:  The News Journal, New Castle, DE
Staff Entry
“MBNA Sale and Follow-Ups”
Second Place: The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH
Teresa Dixon Murray
“Personal Finance”
Third Place: Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, FL
Staff Entry
“Disney’s New World”
Education Writing
First Place:
Boston Globe, Boston, MA
Marcella Bombardieri
http://www.boston.com/news/specials/women_in_science
Second Place: The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA
Tony Bizjak
“Road Scholars”
Third Place: Boston Globe, Boston, MA
Tracy Jan
http://www.boston.com/news/education
Health/Medical Science Writing
First Place:
The Miami Herald, Miami, FL
Debbie Cenziper
“Blind Eye”
Second Place: The Seattle Times, Seattle, WA
Sandi Doughton
Third Place: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI
John Fauber
Investigative Reporting
First Place & GRAND AWARD IN PRINT:
  
The Blade, Toledo, OH
James Drew, Mike Wilkinson, Steve Eder, Christopher D. Kirkpatrick, Jim Tankersley & Joshua Boak
“Uncovering Coingate and Ohio’s Pay-to-Play Culture”
      
Second Place: The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, CA
Marcus Stern, Union-Tribune Staff & Copley News Service Staff
“Randy ‘Duke’ Cunningham”
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/cunningham/
Third Place: The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.
Glenn Smith and Ron Menchaca
“Tarnished Badges”
Public Service
First Place:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO
Deborah L. Shelton
“Lives on the Line”
Second Place: The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD
Robert Little & Tom Bowman
“Tourniquets”
Third Place: Newsday, Melville, N.Y.
Elizabeth Moore, Stacey Altherr & Tom McGinty
“Fire Alarm”http://www.newsdayinteractive.com/firealarm/
Editorial Cartoons
First Place:
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA
Mike Luckovich
 
Second Place: The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY
Nick Anderson
Third Place: Dayton Daily News, Dayton, OH
Mike Peters
MAGAZINES – Writing & Reporting 
Coverage of a Major News Event
First Place:
ESPN the Magazine
Peter Keating, Shaun Assael & Jon Pessah
“Who Knew?”
Second Place: The Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT
Anne Farrow
“Beyond Complicity”
Third Place: TIME Magazine, New York, N.Y.
Staff Entry
“An American Tragedy”
Feature Writing on a Variety of Subjects
First Place:
Milwaukee Magazine, Milwaukee, WI
Kurt Chandler  “At War”
www.milwaukeemagazine.com/articles/pdfs/AtWar0305.pdf#zoom=100
“A Fall From Grace”
www.milwaukeemagazine.com/052005/fall%20from%20grace.pdf#zoom=100
“The Damage Done”
www.milwaukeemagazine.com/112005/Drug%20Dr.pdf#zoom=100
Second Place: The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH
Christopher Evans
Third Place: The Boston Globe, Boston, MA
Neil Swidey
http://www.boston.com/news/specials/charlestown/
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/
articles/2005/08/14/what_makes_people_gay/?page=full
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/
articles/2005/10/30/fast_times_at_brooksby_high/
Special Column on One Subject
First Place:
Newsweek, New York, NY
Anna Quindlen
Second Place: The Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT
Jenny Blair, M.D.
Third Place: U.S. News & World Report
Fouad Ajami
PHOTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHICS FOR DAILY NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINES, NEWS SERVICES AND SYNDICATES 
Newspapers – Spot News Photography
First Place:
Daytona Beach News-Journal, Dayton Beach, FL
Roger Simms
“Jeep Helps Cessna”
Second Place: St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL
Ken Helle
“I Want My Baby”
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/09/Floridian/Award_winning_work.shtml
Third Place: San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA
Kim Komenich
“Tikrit Suicide Bomber Aftermath”
Newspapers – Feature Photography
First Place:
Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO
Todd Heisler
“Coming Home”
Second Place: St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL
Chris Zuppa
“The Secret of the Night”
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/09/Floridian/Award_winning_work.shtml
Third Place: Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
Peter Tobia
“Surreal Thing”
Newspapers – Sports Photography
First Place:
The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO
Shane Keyser
“Wizards Choke”
 
Second Place: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA
Brant Sanderlin
“Tiger Woods’ Birdie “
Third Place: The  Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ
John Munson
“Yankees Hit The Wall”
Magazines, News Services, Syndicates – Spot News Photography
First Place:
Associated Press
Nabil al-Jurani
“Burning Warrior”
 
Second Place: Associated Press
Jane Mingay
“Underground Explosions”
Third Place: Associated Press
Emilio Morenatti
“Palestinian Boys Hurl Stones”
Magazines, News Services, Syndicates – Feature Photography
First Place:
Associated Press
Rajesh Kumar Singh
“India Cattle Fair”
 
Second Place: VII/TIME Magazine
James Nachtwey
“Global Health Crisis”
Third Place: Polaris/TIME Magazine
Gerard Rancinan
“Hibakusha”
Magazines, News Services, Syndicates – Sports Photography
First Place:
EPA/Sports Illustrated
John G. Mabanglo
“Head Board”
 
Second Place: Associated Press
Charles Krupa
“Shattered Bat”
Third Place: LAT Photographic/Sports Illustrated
Phil Rider
“Hot Wheels”
Photography Portfolio
First Place: St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL
John Pendygrafthttp://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/09/Floridian/Award_winning_work.shtml
  
Second Place: Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX
Melissa Phillip
Third Place: Austin American-Statesman, Austin, TX
Matt Rourke
Photo Essay/Story
First Place & GRAND AWARD IN PHOTOGRAPHY:   Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO
Todd Heisler
“Final Salute”
 
  
Second Place: TIME Magazine
Christopher J. Capozziello
“A Diary of Healing”
Third Place: Associated Press
Tomas Munita
“Earthquake in Pakistan”
Hurricane Coverage
First Place:
The Orange County Register, Santa Ana, CA
Bruce Chambers
“Katrina Victim Rescued”
Second Place: St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL
John Pendygraft
“Buffeted by Winds”
http://www.sptimes.com/2006/03/09/Floridian/Award_winning_work.shtml
Third Place: Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX
Melissa Phillip
“She is Alive”
Newspapers/Magazines – Informational Graphics
First Place:
The Oregonian, Portland, OR
Steve Cowden
 
Second Place: San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, CA
Staff Entry
Third Place: The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH
William Neff
Newspapers – Illustrative Graphics
First Place: The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH
Andrea Levy
 
Second Place: Dayton Daily News, Dayton, OH
Randy Palmer
Third Place: San Jose Mercury News, San Jose, CA
Stephanie Grace Lim
Online Journalism
First Place: Sun Herald and Knight Ridder Digital, Biloxi, MS
Staff Entry
“Hurricane Katrina”
Second Place: Roanoke Times, Roanoke, VA
Ralph Berrier, Seth Gitner & Kyle Green
“Going Down the Crooked Road”http://www.roanoke.com/multimedia/crooked/interactive.html
http://www.roanoke.com/multimedia/crooked/franklin.html
Third Place: Dayton Daily News, Dayton, OH
Staff Entry
“Flight of Angels”