SPJ — New Jersey Chapter
Journalism Awards for 2003

WEEKLY

Wilson Barto First-Year Reporter Award

Judith E. Klein, Pascack Valley Community Life, "Two Precious Gems Unearthed in the Heart of Hillsdale"

Photography

  1. Scott D. Longfield, Two River Times, "You’re Outta Here"
  2. Joe Gigli, The Beacon, "Powerhouses Play for Title"
  3. Jim Connelly, The Item, "Agony and Ecstasy"

Deadline Reporting

  1. William Young, New Jersey Lawyer, "Metamorphosis of Megan’s Law"
  2. Jean Norton-Torjussen, The Progress, "School Board Fires Lupo"
  3. Robert G. Seidenstein, New Jersey Lawyer, "What a Ride! From Reproach to Respect"

Feature Writing

  1. Christine Sablynski, West Essex Tribune, "Joe Falcone: A ‘special’ guy"
  2. Elizabeth S. Ludas, Montclair Times, "A Friendship Founded in Loss"
  3. Jim Edwards, New Jersey Law Journal, "A man without a country"

Profile Writing

  1. Helen Weiss Pincus, The Jewish Standard, "The world according to Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz"
  2. Maria Vogel-Short, New Jersey Lawyer, "Joseph Hayden: A Big-Case Guy"
  3. Michael Wojcik, The Beacon, "My community care team"

Business Reporting

  1. Robert G. Seidenstein, New Jersey Lawyer, "Outsourcing Across Oceans"
  2. William T. Quinn, NJBIZ, "Battling Big Pharma"
  3. Shankar P., NJBIZ, "Turning Around Tyco"

Sports Reporting

  1. Mike Gesario, Verona-Cedar Grove Times, "Catch them if you can"
  2. Mike Gesario, Verona-Cedar Grove Times, "Girls just wanna have fun"
  3. Darius Amos, Pascack Valley Community Life, "Indians claim court crown"

Health Science, Technology and Environmental Reporting

  1. William T. Quinn, NJBIZ, "Stop Dividing and conquer"
  2. Henry Gottlieb, New Jersey Law Journal, "A compromise in the pinelands"
  3. William Young, New Jersey Lawyer, "S-Porn-A-M"

Series Writing and Reporting

  1. William Young, New Jersey Lawyer, "How some municipal judges make a bundle"
  2. Jaimie Julia Winters, Howard Prosnitz, Kelly Nicholaides, David Hoffman, South Bergenite, "A Week in the Life of …"
  3. Angela G. King, Alicia Zadrozny, Montclair Times, "Making ends meet"

Investigative Reporting

Jaimie Julia Winters, Howard Prosnitz, Kelly Nicholaides, South Bergenite, "Series on local charter/private airports"

Enterprise Reporting

  1. Al Sullivan, Secaucus Reporter, "A Question of Motive"
  2. William T. Quinn, NJBIZ, "No Silver Lining"
  3. Henry Gottlieb, New Jersey Law Journal, "A Private Judge’s Brush with Conflict

Editorial Writing

  1. Rita Annan-Brady, The Progress, "Palestinian voices should be heard"
  2. Carolyn Malyneaux, Pascack Valley Community Life, "Identifying the ‘We’ in ‘We, the People’"
  3. Editorial Board, New Jersey Law Journal, "Better than a thousand words"

Column Writing

  1. Joanne Palmer, The Jewish Standard, "Organ donation"
  2. Scott Morgan, The Messenger-Press, "Requiem for Opening Day"
  3. Minx McCloud, The Manville News, "Even When Prepared, Only Time Can Heal the Loss of a Parent"

Review Writing

  1. Rebecca Boroson, Jewish Standard, "High Praise for Novella Collection"
  2. Liz Keill, Independent Press, "Much Ado"
  3. Thom Molyneux, Pascack Valley Community Life, "Sound of Music"

Headline Writing

  1. Owen Proctor, Verona-Cedar Grove Times, "Tire in the Hole"
  2. Teresa Akersten, Montclair Times, "Donating Old Macs is PC"
  3. Bill Slossar, Twin-Boro News, "Dubya Pa"

Editorial Cartooning

  1. George Koukos, New Jersey Lawyer, "Roy Was Fooled by Lou, the World’s Smallest Process Server"
  2. Harry Trumbore, The Item, "Cell Tower Madness"
  3. George Koukos, New Jersey Lawyer, "Lawyer Sushi Bars"

Informational Graphics

  1. Paul Milo, Verona-Cedar Grove Times, "Still Such an Honor"
  2. George Koukos, New Jersey Lawyer, "The DWI Den of Iniquity"
  3. Svetlana Levin, New Jersey Lawyer, "Lawyers Disciplined"

Front Page Layout

  1. Jaimie Julia Winters, South Bergenite, Dec. 24
  2. Harvey C. Fisher, New Jersey Lawyer, May 5
  3. Douglas Jones, New Jersey Law Journal, June 2

Feature Page Design

  1. Mike Gesario, Eric Manziano, Alan Leon, Verona-Cedar Grove Times, "All the Cards on the Table"
  2. Sandra C. Mailman, Svetlana Levin, New Jersey Lawyer, "Business Law Environment"
  3. Teresa Akerstein, Montclair Times, April 10

News Photography

  1. Hartriono B. Sastrowardoyo, Community News, "Another Day in Bordurvia"
  2. Scott Longfield, Two River Times, "Gas Barge Explosion"
  3. Scott Longfield, Two River Times, "Remembering"

Feature Photography

  1. James L. Janoff, Jewish Standard, "Remembering 9/11"
  2. Scott Longfield, Two River Times, "Move of the Century"
  3. Scott Longfield, Two River Times, "That’s What Friends Are For"
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