2008 – Print/Photo

DAILY NEWSPAPERS & NEWS SYNDICATES – Writing & Reporting 
Spot News
First Place: Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA
“Virginia Tech Shootings”
Second Place: Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI
“A New U.S. Auto Industry”
Third Place: Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA
“Angora Fire”
News Beat Coverage or Continuing Story
 First Place: The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD
David Wood
“Iraq Coverage”
Second Place: Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL
Howard Witt
“Hidden Struggles Reveal Unfinished
Business of Civil Rights in America”
Third Place: Associated Press, New York, NY
Rukmini Callimachi
“West Africa Coverage”
News Series, circulation up to 75,000
 First Place: Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV
Eric Eyre
“State of Decay”
Second Place: The Frederick News-Post, Frederick, MD
Staff Entry
“Left Behind”
Third Place: Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, SD
Peter Harriman, Kelly Hildebrandt, Steve Young
“Cost of Credit”
News Series, circulation over 75,000
First Place: South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sally Kestin, Peter Franceschina, John Maines and Mike Clary
“Fast Fortune, Big Spending”
Second Place: Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX
Brooks Egerton, Reese Dunklin
“Unequal Justice”
Third Place: Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK
Michael Overall
“Going to Prison”
Local Interest Column on a Variety of Subjects
 First Place: The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH
Phillip Morris
Second Place: The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC
Tommy Tomlinson
Third Place: The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, FL
Frank Cerabino
Special or Feature Column on One Subject
 First Place: St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL
John Pendygraft
“Paycheck to Paycheck”
Second Place: Associated Press, New York, NY
Jocelyn Noveck
Third Place: Politico, Arlington, Va.
Roger Simon
Editorial Writing
 First Place:   The Oregonian, Portland, OR
Rick Attig, Doug Bates
“Insurance for the Uninsured”
Second Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA
Maureen Downey
“Editorials on Genarlow Wilson”
Third Place: The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL
Joe Adams
“Editorials About Law Abuses at City Council and the County’s State
Leading Murder Rate”
Sports Column
 First Place: The Boston Globe, Boston, MA
Dan Shaughnessy
Second Place: Bloomberg News, New York, NY
Scott Soshnick
“It’s Not Just A Game”
Third Place: Associated Press, New York, NY
Tim Dahlberg
Sports Writing
 First Place: St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL
Dave Scheiber
Second Place: The Boston Globe, Boston, MA
Bob Hohler
Third Place: Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO
J. Brady McCollough
Feature Writing on a Variety of Subjects
First Place: Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD
Abigail Tucker
Second Place: St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL
Lane DeGregory
Third Place: Associated Press, New York, NY
Helen O’Neil
Business News Coverage
First Place: Newsday, Melville, NY
Newsday Staff
“The Mortgage Crisis”
Second Place: The Detroit News, Detroit, MI
The Detroit News Autos Team
“Changing Minds”
Third Place: Las Vegas Sun, Henderson, NV
Liz Benston
Education Writing
First Place: The Boston Globe, Boston, MA
Tracy Jan
“Last Chance for English High”
Second Place: The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY
Robert Tomsho, Daniel Golden, John Hechinger
“Cross-Currents in Mainstreaming”
Third Place: The Oregonian, Portland, OR
David Sarasohn
“Funding For Higher Education in Oregon”
Health/Medical Science Writing
First Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA
Alison Young
“Andrew Speaker/TB Coverage”
Second Place: The News Journal, New Castle, DE
Kelly Bothum, Suchat Pederson
“Little People”
Third Place: The Record, Bergen County, NJ
Lindy Washburn & Leslie Brody
“Living with Cancer”
Environmental  Reporting
First Place: The Boston Globe, Boston, MA
Beth Daley
“45th Parallel: Warming Where We Live”
Second Place: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA
Ken Foskett, Margaret Newkirk, Jeremy Redmon, Stacy Shelton & Matt Kempner
“The Power of Water”
Third Place: The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.
Tony Bartelme and Doug Pardue
“The Mercury Connection”
Investigative Reporting
First Place: The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.
Ron Menchaca, Glenn Smith, David Slade, Tony Bartelme, Robert Behre   & Doug Pardue”
“Sofa Super Store Fire”
Second Place: New York Daily News, New York, NY
Greg Smith, Benjamin  Lesser, Robert Gearty, Richard T. Pienciak
“School Bus Disgrace”
Third Place: Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA
Alan C. Miller & Myron Levin
“Danger in Tow”
Public Service
First Place & GRAND AWARD – PRINT DIVISION: News Sentinel, Knoxville, TN
News Sentinel Staff
“Term Limit Turmoil”
 
Second Place: Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL
Patricia Callahan, Maurice Possley, Sam Roe, Evan Osnos, Michael Oneal
“Hidden Hazards”
Third Place: The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH
Jill Riepenhoff and Jennifer Smith Richards
“The ABC’s of Betrayal”
Editorial Cartoons
First Place: Dayton Daily News
Mike Peters
Second Place: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA
Mike Luckovich
Third Place: Investor’s Business Daily, Los Angeles, CA
Michael P. Ramirez
Journalistic Innovation
First Place: Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN
Star Tribune News & Online Staff
“13 Seconds in August”
Second Place: Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board
“Great Expectations”
Third Place: The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA
Lee Rood
“Who Deserves to Drive?”
MAGAZINES – Writing & Reporting 
Coverage of a Major News Event
First Place: The Nation, New York, NY
Joshua Kors
“Thanks for Nothing”
Second Place: Newsweek, New York, NY
Jon Meacham
“Voices of the Fallen”
Third Place: Glamour, New York, NY
Shaun Assael
“Gang Rape, Murder & Justice in a Small Town”
Feature Writing on a Variety of Subjects
First Place: The Boston Globe Magazine, Boston, MA
Neil Swidey
Second Place: BusinessWeek, New York, NY
Jena McGregor
Third Place: BusinessWeek, New York, NY
Diane Brady
Column
First Place: Texas Monthly, Ft. Worth, TX
Christopher Kelly
“Hollywood, TX”
Second Place: Good Housekeeping, New York, NY
Geneen Roth
“Feed Your Soul”
Third Place: Newsweek, New York, NY
Fareed Zakaria
“Series by Fareed Zakaria”
PHOTOGRAPHY AND GRAPHICS FOR DAILY NEWSPAPER, MAGAZINES, NEWS SERVICES AND SYNDICATES 
Newspapers – Spot News Photography
First Place: Roanoke Times, Roanoke, VA
Alan Kim
“Virginia Tech Shootings”
Second Place: Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO
Ahmad Terry
“Capitol Killing”
Third Place: San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, CA
K.C. Alfred
“Alameda County Firefighters”
Newspapers – Feature Photography
First Place: Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO
Barry Gutierrez
“Close to His Heart”
Second Place: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO
Robert Cohen
“Superman Comes Home”
Third Place: Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN
Jim Gehrz
“Honk if You Love Flying”
Newspapers – Sports Photography
First Place: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA
Johnny Crawford
“Helmet Grab”
Second Place: Detroit News, Detroit, MI
David Guralnick
“Tanked: Wings Run Out of Gas”
Third Place: Newsday, Melville, NY
Kathy Kmonicek
“Sir, I Respectfully Disagree”
Magazines, News Services, Syndicates – Spot News Photography
First Place: Associated Press, New York, NY
Pavel Rahman
“Bangladesh Mudslide Victims”
Second Place: Associated Press, New York, NY
Ghassan Al-Yasiri
“Iraq Explosion”
Third Place: Associated Press, New York, NY
Darek Redos
“Midair Collision”
Magazines, News Services, Syndicates – Feature Photography
First Place: Time Magazine, New York, NY
Anthony Suau
“Rachel Guy-Latham, 22, Morn’s Husband”
Second Place: Newsweek, New York, NY
Gary Knight
“The War on the Rescuers Darfur”
Third Place: No Award Given
Magazines, News Services, Syndicates – Sports Photography
First Place: Sports Illustrated, New York, NY
Heinz Kluetmeier
“China’s Qi Hui Competes”
Second Place: No Award Given
Third Place: No Award Given
Photography Portfolio
First Place: Austin American-Statesman, Austin, TX

Jay Janner

 

Second Place: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO
Robert Cohen
Third Place: Oakland Tribune/Bay Area News Group, Oakland, CA
Ray Chavez
Photo Essay/Story
First Place & GRAND AWARD WINNER – PHOTOGRAPHY DIVISION: Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX
Melanie Burford
“The Fight for Sugar Hill”
Second Place: Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, KY
David Stephenson
“A New Dawn?”
Third Place: Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL
Kuni Takahashi
“Hidden Poverty in Illinois”
Newspapers/Magazines: Informational Graphics
First Place: Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN
Ray Grumney, Mark Boswell, Jane Friedmann,
Billy Steve Clayton, Eddie Thomas
“Detailing the Collapse of the I-35W Bridge”
Second Place: The Oregonian, Portland, OR
Steve Cowden
“State’s Tallest Sitka Spruce in Danger & other graphics”
Third Place: Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX
Alberto Cuadra, Robert Dibrell, Jay Carr, John Valles, Ken Ellis
Newspapers/Magazines: Illustrative Graphics
First Place: The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH
Andrea Levy
Second Place: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA
Daniel Marsula
Third Place: Politico, Arlington, VA
Matt Wuerker