SPJ — New Jersey Chapter
Journalism Awards for 2001

The coverage of the terrorist attacks of September 11 in The Record of Hackensack, The Two River Times and The Montclair Times, including the iconic photograph that rallied a nation behind its heroes, were recognized in the 2001 annual journalism awards of the New Jersey chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

The award for daily deadline reporting went to the staff of The Record for its Sept. 12 edition, headlined "Terror hits home." The photograph by Thomas E. Franklin of The Record, taken on September 11, of firefighters raising the American flag over the ruins of the World Trade Center was chosen best daily spot news photo.

The staff of The Two River Times of Red Bank won the award for weekly deadline reporting for its edition that went to press on September 12, headlined "Two River Torment."

The Stuart and Beverley Awbrey Award for distinguished public service by a community newspaper was shared by The Montclair Times, for its post-September 11 ongoing coverage of the impact of the attacks on Montclair, and the Amboy Beacon, for its campaign to prevent the housing of Perth Amboy's pre-school classes in trailers.

The new Wilson Barto Award for outstanding achievement by a first-year reporter was won by Nicholas Clunn of the Courier News of Bridgewater.

The awards will be presented Saturday at a reception in Hackensack hosted by The Record.

The daily and magazine awards were judged by the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, while the weekly awards were judged by the Western Washington chapter of SPJ. There were more than 500 entries.

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