The Deadline Club is pleased to announce the winners in the 2009 Annual Awards Contest, which honors excellence in journalism in 2008. The Awards recognize the best in New York area journalism – printed, broadcast or otherwise distributed. Winners were announced at the Annual Awards Dinner at the historic Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. The evening featured a keynote address by Bill Keller, Executive Editor of The New York Times.
Newspapers and Wire Services
1. The Daniel Pearl Award for Investigative Reporting
Winner
· David Barstow, The New York Times, “Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand”
Finalists
· Walt Bogdanich, Andrew W. Lehren, Robert A. McDonald, Nicholas Phillips, Duff Wilson, The New York Times, Long Island Rail Road disability payments to retirees
· Fredric U. Dicker, New York Post, New York state police scandal
2. Beat Reporting
Winner
· Jonathan M. Katz, The Associated Press, Haiti’s poverty
Finalists
· Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Newsday, School lunch programs
· Michael M. Phillips, The Wall Street Journal, American soldiers in Afghanistan
3. Feature Reporting
Winner
· Deborah Sontag, The New York Times, “Immigrants Deported, by U.S. Hospitals”
Finalists
· Sharon Cohen, The Associated Press, “The Long Haul: Stories of American Soldiers in Iraq”
· Mei Fong, The Wall Street Journal, China earthquake coverage
Newspapers
Circulation over 100,000
4. Spot News Reporting
Winner
· Carrick Mollenkamp, Susanne Craig, Serena Ng, Aaron Lucchetti, Matthew Karnitschnig, Dan Fitzpatrick, Deborah Solomon, Dennis K. Berman, Liam Pleven, Peter Lattman, The Wall Street Journal, “Crisis on Wall Street as Lehman Totters, Merrill Is Sold, AIG Seeks to Raise Cash”
Finalists
· Amir Efrati, Tom Lauricella, Dionne Searcey, Peter Lattman, Robert Frank, Jason Zweig, The Wall Street Journal, Madoff scheme coverage
· Larry McShane, Michael Daly, Rich Schapiro, Kerry Burke, Dorian Block, Greg B. Smith, Jonathan Lemire, Christina Boyle, Tanyanika Samuels, Edgar Sandoval, Alison Gendar, Kate Lucadamo, Elizabeth Hays, Brendan Brosh, John Lauinger, Adam Nichols, New York Daily News, “Crane Disaster”
5. Reporting
Winner
· Nathaniel Popper, The Forward, Coverage of problems in the kosher industry
Finalist
· Greg Alvarez, Michael Becheck, Emma Dumain, Mark Stein, Glenn Nyback, Claire Regan, Staten Island Advance, “Call a Cab, Take a Chance”
Magazines
Includes magazines with general circulations, magazine sections of newspapers and Sunday supplements.
6. News, Series or Investigative Reporting
Winner
· Allen T. Cheng, Jo Wrighton, Loch Adamson, Institutional Investor, “Sovereign Wealth Funds”
Finalists
· Bryan Burrough, Vanity Fair, “Bringing Down Bear Stearns”
· Philippe Sands, Vanity Fair, “The Green Light”
7. Feature Reporting
Winner
· Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair, “Commie Ball”
Finalists
· Richard Behar, Fast Company, “China Storms Africa”
· Christian Parenti, Playboy, “Our Battles Joined”
Online
8. Web News Exclusive
Winner
· Bob Rosato, Damian Strohmeyer, Peter Read Miller, Robert Beck, John W. McDonough, John Biever, John Iacono, Heinz Kluetmeier, Al Tielemans, John Blackmar, SI.com, “Super Bowl XLII”
9. News Blog
Winner
· Rod Nordland, Newsweek.com, “Zimbabwe: An Underground Diary”
Finalists
· Andrew Romano, Newsweek.com, “Stumper”
· David Welch, David Kiley, Ian Rowley, BusinessWeek.com, Auto industry
10. Multimedia Presentation
Winner
· Siobhan Dooley, Rukmini Callimachi, Jaime Holguin, Nicolas Rapp, Amanda Barrett, Bradley Klapper, The Associated Press, “Child Trafficking in Africa: Thousands of Children at Work”
Finalists
· Christopher Dickey, Lee Wang, Seamus Murphy, Ira Spitzer, Jessica Bloustein, Imani Cheers, Xaquín González Veira, Jon Groat, Karsten Moran, Kathy Jones, Newsweek.com, “Southern Discomfort”
· Francois Duckett, Sean McDade, Merrill Sherman, Jae Hong, The Associated Press, “The Long Haul: Stories from the Longest Deployment on the Ground”
· Karen Zraick, Lam Thuy Vo, Divya Gupta, fromburmatonewyork.com, “From Burma to New York”
Specialized Writing
Open to newspapers, magazines, wire services, Web sites.
11. Arts Reporting
Winner
· Kurt Andersen, Vanity Fair, “From Mao to Wow”
Finalists
· Nancy Jo Sales, Vanity Fair, “The Golden Suicides”
· Joel Stein, Time, “Guess Who Came to Dinner?”
12. Business Feature
Winners
· Diana B. Henriques, The New York Times, “Madoff Scheme Kept Rippling Outward, Crossing Borders”
· Kate Kelly, The Wall Street Journal, “The Fall of Bear Stearns”
Finalists
· Loch Adamson, Institutional Investor, “Being Kieran Prior”
· Richard McGill Murphy, Fortune Small Business, “Jihad or Jobs?”
13. Business News, Series or Investigative Reporting
Winner
· Brian Grow, Keith Epstein, Chi-Chu Tschang, Ben Elgin, Cliff Edwards, Brian Burnsed, BusinessWeek, “Cyber War”
Finalists
· Peter Coy, Mara Der Hovanesian, BusinessWeek, Housing market coverage
· Julie Creswell, Eric Dash, Peter S. Goodman, Gretchen Morgenson, The New York Times, “The Reckoning”
· William Sherman, New York Daily News, Real estate swindles
14. Opinion Writing
Winner
· Anne Kadet, SmartMoney, “The Lab Rats Next Door,” “Our Cups Runneth Over,” “Time to Bury Your Cash?”
Finalists
· Michael Wolff, Vanity Fair
· Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek
15. Science, Technology, Medical or Environmental Reporting
Winner
· Michael Grunwald, Time, “The Clean Energy Myth”
Finalists
· Arik Hesseldahl, BusinessWeek.com, “Unconnected America”
· Angie C. Marek, SmartMoney, “Peddling Pills”
16. Sports Reporting
Winner
· Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated, “It’s Gone! Goodbye!”
Finalists
· Michael Lewis, Vanity Fair, “Commie Ball”
· Chuck Salter, Fast Company, “The Most Valuable Player in Sports is…this Doctor”
Photography and Graphics
Open to all newspapers, wire services and magazines.
17. Spot News Photo
Winner
· Shaul Schwarz, Getty Images for Newsweek, “Wreckage of a Democracy”
Finalists
· Alan Chin for Newsweek, “China’s Tears”
· Tim Hetherington, Vanity Fair, “Into the Valley of Death”
18. Feature Photo
Winner
· Eugene Richards, Newsweek, “No One Much Cares”
Finalists
· Charles Ommanney, Getty Images for Newsweek, “Obama on the Trail”
· Shaul Schwarz, Getty Images for Newsweek, “Bloodshed on the Border”
· Tim Walker, Vanity Fair, “England Made Them”
19. Sports Photo
Winner
· Vincent Laforet for Newsweek, “Divers”
Finalists
· Scott Heppell, The Associated Press, “Aerial Feat”
· Heinz Kluetmeier, Sports Illustrated, Michael Phelps finish
20. Information Graphic
No Finalists
21. Page Design
Winner
· Claire Regan, Staten Island Advance, “America’s Historic Vote”
Radio
Open to radio and satellite networks, and local stations. Original programs may be edited down to the required length.
22. Spot News Reporting
No Entries
23. General Reporting
Winner
· Sara Fishko, WNYC Radio, “Cliburn Takes Moscow”
Television
Open to broadcast and cable-television networks, and local stations. Original programs may be edited down to the required length.
24. Spot News Reporting
No Finalists
25. Feature Reporting
Winner
· William Weinbaum, Tom Rinaldi, Kimberly Molloy, Andre Ninchritz, Tim Hays, Dwayne Bray, Craig Lazarus, Vince Doria, Anne Hollenbeck, Simon Baumgart, ESPN, Outside the Lines: “The Lyman Bostock Tragedy”
Finalists
· Allan Chernoff, Jessica Kelly, Aspen Steib, CNN, “Suicide Attempt Survivor”
· Lisa LaRocca, Paul Simone, Eric Leeds, News 12 Westchester, “New Surgery, New Hope”
26. Series or Investigative Reporting
Winner
· Matt Meagher, Charles McLravy, Marissa Yaremich, Filip Kapsa, Bob Read, Charles Lachman, Inside Edition, “Congressional Travel”
Finalists
· Brian Conybeare, Eric Leeds, News 12 Westchester, “Raceway Casino Probe”
· Barbara Nevins Taylor, Chris O’Donoghue, Ed Lopez, Roy Isen, Paul Tsakos, Jonathan Weaver, Brian Kartagener, WWOR-TV, My 9 News, “Medicaid Fraud”
27. Business Reporting
Winner
· Matt Meagher, Cindi Galli, Charles McLravy, Bob Read, Charles Lachman, Inside Edition, “Craftmatic Beds”
Finalists
· Allan Chernoff, Bonnie Druker, CNN, “Iowa Flooding”
· Matt Meagher, Ned Berkowitz, Scott Phillips, Filip Kapsa, Bob Read, Charles Lachman, Inside Edition, “Cash 4 Gold”
Omnibus Awards
For all media.
28. Minority Focus
Winner
· Gary Fields, The Wall Street Journal, “Communities Pay Price of High Prison Rate,” “Violence Roils Black Funeral Parlors,” “Learning (and Succeeding) on Jump Street”
Finalists
· Veronika Belenkaya, New York Daily News, “Robbing Cradles For Their New Blood”
· Jessica Bennett, Jennifer Molina, Carl Sullivan, Newsweek.com, “Gay Rights 2.0”
29. Public Service Award
Winner
· Jeff Donn, Martha Mendoza, Justin Pritchard, The Associated Press, “PharmaWater”
Finalists
· Donald L. Barlett, James B. Steele, Vanity Fair, “Monsanto’s Harvest of Fear”
· Nathaniel Popper, J.J. Goldberg, The Forward, Coverage of problems in the kosher industry