SPJ— New Jersey Chapter
Journalism Awards for 2000 

DAILY NEWSPAPERS

Deadline Reporting
1st Place New Jersey news staff, The Philadelphia Inquirer, mid-air crash in Burlington County
2nd Place Mark Mueller and William T. Quinn, The Star-Ledger, The fall of John DeLorean
3rd Place Frank Kummer, Kathy Hennessy, Jennifer Wahl, Angela Rucker, Kim Maialetti and Richard Pearsall, Courier-Post, plane crash in Burlington County
Feature Writing
1st Place Mike Kelly, The Record, "Shore Stories: Atlantic City, Faded Resort"
2nd Place Peter Genovese, The Star-Ledger, ``A View from the Bridge''
3rd Place John Curran, The Associated Press, ``Shore Churches''
Business Writing
1st Place Kevin DeMarais, The Record, ``Taking Stock: North Jersey's Supermarket Industry Changes''
2nd Place John T. Ward, The Star-Ledger, ``Tone Deaf''
3rd Place James W. Prado Roberts, Asbury Park Press, ``Teetering on the Hedge''
Sports Reporting
1st Place Patrick C. Borzi, The Star-Ledger, ``The Forgotten Champions''
2nd Place Steve Adamek, The Record, ``Life Sweet Again''
3rd Place Brad Parks, The Star-Ledger, ``Jack's Roughest Tournament''
Health, Science, Technology, and Environmental Reporting
1st Place Lindy Washburn, The Record, ``Did She Have to Die? Fragile, Handle with Care''
2nd Place Tony Hagen and Mary Sisson, The Times of Trenton, ``Drug Costs Hit the Middle Class''
3rd Place Todd B. Bates, Asbury Park Press, ``Superfund at 20''
Series Writing & Reporting
1st Place Robert Cullinane, Kelly-Jane Cotter, Michael Riley, Lois M. Rogers, Shannon Mullen, Amy Zurzola, Kirk Moore, Asbury Park Press , ``Seven Deadly Sins''
2nd Place Candy J. Cooper, The Record, ``The Tear-Down Wars: Giant New Houses Have Fans and Foes''
3rd Place Douglas A. Campbell, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ``Lost at Sea: The Atlantic claims 10 men''
Investigative Reporting
1st Place Nancy Phillips, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ``Carol Neulander Murder''
2nd Place Jason Method and Paul D'Ambrosio, Asbury Park Press, ``Childhood Lost: Problems at DYFS''
3rd Place Bill Hughes, Herald News, ``One Cop, Two Jobs, Same Shift''
Enterprise Reporting
1st Place Melanie Burney, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ``Camden Schools, Traveling Board Runs Up the Bill''
2nd Place Kristen Ostendorf, Asbury Park Press, ``Missing Persons, Anguished Families''
3rd Place Andrea Gurwitt, Herald News, ``German Woman Reunited With Daughters: A Mother's Secret Agony''
Editorial Writing
1st Place Jim Wright, The Record, ``West Nile Hysteria''
2nd Place Andrew Sharp, Asbury Park Press, ``The Fight to Find Out''
3rd Place Alfred Doblin, Herald News, ``Racial Profiling or Political Profiling?''
Column Writing
1st Place Mike Kelly, The Record, ``Election Nightmare''
2nd Place Mark Simon, The Times of Trenton, ``Brophy: Love Him or Hate Him''
3rd Place Rick Malwitz, Home News Tribune, ``Young Mourners Shed Tears.''
Review Writing
1st Place Bob Ivrey, The Record, ``Dante's Rings of Hell Come to Disturbing Life''
2nd Place Eleanor O'Sullivan, Asbury Park Press, ``A Miraculous Movie''
3rd Place Bob Ivrey, The Record, ``Grandma, What Big Hands You Have?''
Headline Writing
1st Place William C. Hacker, Asbury Park Press, ``God Fella: Armed with Gospel Ex-Mobster Spreads Good Word''
2nd Place Jeff Cohen, The Jersey Journal, ``Modern-Day Prophet or Loose Canon? Controversial Bishop Looks Forward to New Challenges''
3rd Place Joel Pisetzner, The Star-Ledger, ``Parasites Lost: Some Hygienists Say We're Too Clean for Comfort''
Editorial Cartooning
1st Place Jimmy Margulies, The Record, ``Gov. Whitman's Baggage''
2nd Place Jimmy Marguilies, The Record, ``Wealthy Newcomer Jon Corzine''
3rd Place Steve Breen, Asbury Park Press, ``Supreme Court''
Informational Graphic
1st Place Laurie Triefeldt, The Star-Ledger, ``Ancient Egypt''
2nd Place Jerry Luciani, The Record, ``How Firefighters Battled the Edgewater Blaze''
3rd Place Laurie Trifeldt, The Star-Ledger, ``Rainforest Part 1''
Front Page Layout
1st Place Robert Townsend, The Record, ''2000!''
2nd Place Harris Siegel, Asbury Park Press, ``Bush''
3rd Place Jeff Cohen, The Jersey Journal, ``Seven Firefighters Injured: July 19, 2000''
Feature Page Design
1st Place Lisa Mahsolillo-Palie, The Record, ``Celebrating Steinbeck''
2nd Place Lisa Mahsolillo-Palie, The Record, ``Shopping Survivor''
3rd Place Toni Misthos, Asbury Park Press, ``Good on Paper''

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