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2013 National Magazine Awards widen scope, and women win

Andrew Beaujon — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:24:02 +0000

The Huffington Post | Jezebel | ASME

At the American Society of Magazine Editors awards Thursday night, Dahlia Lithwick won for commentary and Pamela Colloff won for feature writing. No women won either category last year because no women … Read more

4 questions about the Pulitzer Prizes

Andrew Beaujon — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:23:10 +0000

Discussion of the winners and finalists for the 2013 Pulitzer Prizes was muted Monday, as news producers and consumers turned their attention to the bombings in Boston. But 24 hours later, enough time has passed for a little journo-navel-gazing:

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Javier Manzano first freelance photographer to win Pulitzer in 17 years

Mallary Jean Tenore — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:57:54 +0000

Javier Manzano was “shocked” when he found out he had won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography.

“To be honest, I am still having a bit of trouble processing the magnitude of the recognition,” Manzano, a freelancer for Agence France-Presse, said … Read more

Pulitzer, finalists are source of pride for Poynter

Roy Peter Clark — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:42:35 +0000

My usual pride in the Poynter Institute derives from its benign influence on journalists across the globe. Such influence may flow from a seminar or conference, an online course, or work published on this website. We teach journalism in the … Read more

Tampa Bay Times wins Pulitzer, reacts to announcement

Taylor Miller Thomas — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:26:38 +0000

Poynter’s Tampa Bay Times has won a 2013 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing and is a finalist in two other categories.

The Times’ Tim Nickens and Daniel Ruth won for their editorials on Pinellas County’s decision to fluoridate residents’ water won. … Read more

Listen live to Pulitzers announcement

Andrew Beaujon — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:01:06 +0000

If you’ve tried to follow the Pulitzer announcements by Twitter in the past, you know it’s like trying to drink from a firehose. Columbia University will broadcast the audio of the announcement starting at 2:45 p.m. ET.

Host Sree … Read more

Winners to watch for when the Pulitzers are announced today

Roy J. Harris Jr. — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:00:56 +0000

About a half-dozen journalism organizations have already weighed in on their versions of 2012’s best reporting, commentary and press photography. Today at 3 p.m. ET, it’s the Pulitzer Prize Board’s turn — for the 97th time — to announce the … Read more

IRE Award winners, Mirror Award finalists announced

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:17:14 +0000

Investigative Reporters and Editors | S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

California Watch’s “Broken Shield” series by Ryan Gabrielson and The Chicago Tribune’s “Empty Desk Epidemic” series by David Jackson, Gary Marx and Alex Richards are among … Read more

SCOTUSblog gets a Peabody Award

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:57:54 +0000

Peabody Awards | SCOTUSblog

SCOTUSblog is among the winners of the 72nd-annual Peabody Awards, announced Wednesday. It’s the first blog to receive a Peabody, Amy Howe writes in an announcement on the site. “[T]he website provides everything you … Read more

What makes journalism ‘innovative’? Lessons from this year’s Scripps Howard Awards

Mark Briggs — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:46:15 +0000

What is innovation in journalism today? I heavily debated that question with Dan Gillmor and Retha Hill earlier this month while judging the Scripps Howard Awards at Poynter.

The 44 entries in the “Digital Innovation” category we were judging were … Read more