SPJ — New Jersey Chapter
Journalism Awards for 2001

DAILY NEWSPAPERS


Deadline Reporting

1st Place Staff, The Record, "Terror hits home"
2nd Place Staff, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Camden Parking Authority director murder/suicide"
3rd Place Andrew Glazer, A. Scott Ferguson, Herald News, "Tears for a fallen firefighter"

Feature Writing

1st Place Eleanor Barrett, The Star-Ledger, "Seeking globally, hiding locally"
2nd Place Matthew Katz, Daily Record, "Dreams of apartment met with frustration" 
3rd Place Peter Genovese, The Star-Ledger, "Food so good it's criminal"

Business Writing

1st Place Ewart Rouse, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Connectiv" 
2nd Place Joseph R. Perone, The Star-Ledger, "A long, hard road" 
3rd Place Kevin G. DeMarrais, The Record, "Keeping the lights on"

Profile Reporting

1st Place Peter Genovese, The Star-Ledger, "A walk on the wild side"
2nd Place Jay Levin, The Record, "At 88, dressed to the nines"
3rd Place Kirk Moore, Asbury Park Press, "Pilot takes bravery to new heights"

Sports Reporting

1st Place  Tara Sullivan, The Record, "Sneaker wars — footing the bill"
2nd Place Kristian Pope, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "A gift for running"
3rd Place  Angela Daidone, The Jersey Journal, "Bad News, Bears"

Health, Science, Technology, and Environmental Reporting

1st Place  Joseph R. Perone, Beth Fitzgerald, The Star-Ledger, "The pitch"
2nd Place Jason Fink, The Jersey Journal, "Diabetes: hitting minorities hard" 
3rd Place Todd B. Bates, Asbury Park Press, "Green Line" 

Series Writing & Reporting

1st Place  Michael Vitez, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Paulsboro Wrestling"
2nd Place Sarah Kanter, Herald News, "Urban Health, Obesity: Reaching Critical Mass" 
3rd Place Mike Kelly, The Record, "Fire in the Hills" 

Investigative Reporting

1st Place Will Van Sant, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Camden overtime"
2nd Place Jason Method, Asbury Park Press, "Childhood lost: problems at DYFS"
3rd Place Staff, The Record, "Driving by deception" 

Enterprise Reporting

1st Place  Staff, The Record, "Generation ecstasy"
2nd Place Douglas A. Campbell, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Lobstermen jockey for lucrative territory" 
3rd Place Michael Diamond, John Froonjian, Jack Kaskey, The Press of Atlantic City, "There's no backbone in state wetlands law" 

Editorial Writing

1st Place Cynthia A. Henry, The Philadelphia Inquirer
2nd Place Jim Wright, The Record, "Trenton's Silence On Mall" 
3rd Place Henry Bryan, The Philadelphia Inquirer 

Column Writing

1st Place  Michael Kelly, The Record, "A cop on his own"
2nd Place John Petrick, The Jersey Journal, "Ticket to ride" 
3rd Place Bill Handleman, Asbury Park Press, Coming full circle" 

Review Writing

1st Place John Zeaman, The Record
2nd Place Peter Genovese, The Star-Ledger, "Somethin' Fishy" 
3rd Place Eleanor O'Sullivan, Asbury Park Press, "A Tarnished Tale" 

Headline Writing

1st Place Howery Pack, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "New Jersey Group Says It Has a Chance of a Ghost"
2nd Place Jeffery Cohen, The Jersey Journal, "Pet Peeves" 
3rd Place Jeff Trently, The Times of Trenton, "Jesus Is Just Alright to Read" 

Editorial Cartooning

1st Place Jimmy Margulies, The Record, "We the people" 
2nd Place Jimmy Margulies, The Record, "Torricelli, DiFrancesco, Verniero" 

Informational Graphic

1st Place  Jeffery Cohen, The Jersey Journal, "Diabetes"
2nd Place Laurie Triefeldt, The Star-Ledger, "Mountains" 

Front Page Layout

1st Place Karen P. Funfgeld, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "McGreevey New N.J. Governor"
2nd Place Lance Theroux, The Record, "Many Faiths Rally for America" 

Feature Page Design

1st Place Mark Voger, Asbury Park Press, "Oh, Mickey, You're So Fine"
2nd Place Elaine Isaacson, The Record, "Finding Her Wings"  

Spot News Photography

1st Place Thomas E. Franklin, The Record, "Firemen flag-raising"
2nd Place Dan Hulshizer, Associated Press, "Liberty Stands Amid Darkness"
3rd Place Dan Hulshizer, Associated Press, "Tug of War" 

Feature Photography

1st Place  Ellie Markovitch, Herald News, "Three faces of survival"
2nd Place Sarah J. Glover, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Gotta dance" 
3rd Place  Daniel Hulshizer, Associated Press, "Helping hand"
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