Hurray for the Winners
We're proud to write that many of the stories we've highlighted in News Gems won National Journalism Awards last week.
"Hidden Hazards: Kids at Risk" by Patricia Callahan and Maurice Possley of the Chicago Tribune took first prize in the public service reporting category for exposing potentially fatal flaws in the recall system for cribs, toys, car seats and other children's products. spj.org/blog/blogs/newsgems/archive/2007/09/28/8612.aspx
The New York Times' Charles Duhigg, who wrote "Bilking the Elderly, with a Corporate Assist," was a finalist in the same category. spj.org/blog/blogs/newsgems/archive/2007/05/21/7320.aspx So were The Washington Post's Anne Hull and Dana Priest, authors of “The Other Walter Reed.” spj.org/blog/blogs/newsgems/archive/2007/02/25/5841.aspx
The Washington Post also won best Web reporting for its “Fixing D.C.’s Schools” series. spj.org/blog/blogs/newsgems/archive/2007/06/12/7614.aspx. The Roanoke (Va.) Times, who had terrific coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings, was a finalist in the Web reporting category. spj.org/blog/blogs/newsgems/archive/2007/04/18/6932.aspx
Matthew Jones and Meghan Hoyer of The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., were finalists in investigative reporting for their “Cashing in on Blight” expose of how local governments allow large landlords to let their properties deteriorate. spj.org/blog/blogs/newsgems/archive/2007/03/21/6612.aspx
Ken Fuson, who wrote "So This Is How It All Ends" for the Des Moines Register, was a finalist in the human interest category. spj.org/blog/blogs/newsgems/archive/2007/03/12/6482.aspx
Beth Daley of The Boston Globe was a finalist in environmental reporting for her excellent coverage of global warming in “The 45th Parallel: Warming Where We Live.” spj.org/blog/blogs/newsgems/archive/2007/05/04/7036.aspx The Globe was also a finalist in the Washington reporting category for Bryan Bender and Kevin Baron's “The Army’s Cheating Scandal.” spj.org/blog/blogs/newsgems/archive/2007/12/20/13036.aspx
Congratulations to all of our News Gems winners. We look forward to learning which ones win Pulitzers.