Please join us at the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists [NJSPJ] Excellence in Journalism Awards program‚ which will be held Sunday‚ June 13‚ 3 p.m.‚ at the Theatre Square Grill‚ New Jersey Performing Arts Center (PAC)‚ 1 Center Street- Newark‚ New Jersey. There will be a cash bar. Wendy S. Ruderman‚ Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Philadelphia
Daily News‚
will be the keynote speaker. She will talk about her work as an investigative reporter.
The cost is $20 per person. Please RSVP to Sue Livio [Slivio@starledger.com ] by June 5 to let us know whether you plan to attend‚ and if so‚ whether you will be bringing guests. Send a check made payable to NJ-SPJ to Jane Primerano‚ our Treasurer‚ at PO Box 511‚ Hope‚ NJ 07844.
Entries must have been published or broadcast during the calendar year of January 1 to December 31‚ 2009.
DAILY NEWSPAPERS
- First Place: Jake Remaly‚ Daily Record
- Second Place: Sarah Rahman‚ The Jersey Journal
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS
- First Place: Jason Braff‚ Town News
- Second Place: Lina Khouri‚ The Montclair Times
- Third Place: Jacob Kamaras‚ Eliyahu Publications
Given for Community Weekly Newspaper Journalism
- The News Transcript‚ Greater Media Newspapers “Greater Media Benefit Aids Local Food Pantry ” Writer: Amy Rosen
- Honorable Mention: South Bergenite‚ Rutherford‚ NJ For a series about fire dangers on playgrounds. Writer: Jaimie Winters
Given for best investigative reporting using the NJ Open Public Records Act [OPRA]
- The Montclair Times “Where’s Your Money Going? ” Reporter: Terrence T. McDonald
This year’s winners in daily and weekly newspaper‚ design‚ photography‚ magazine‚ newsletter‚ broadcast‚ and online categories:
DEADLINE REPORTING
- First Place: The Record Staff “Greed‚ Betrayal‚ Shame ”
- Second Place: Oshrat Carmiel‚ Dunstan McNichol‚ Pat Wechsler‚ Bloomberg News “Dwek Laundered $3 million in FBI Sweep Ensnaring Hoboken Mayor ”
- Third Place: The Record Staff “Miracle on the Hudson ”
SERIES WRITING AND REPORTING
- First Place: Carolyn Davis‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “The Hidden Home Front: The Impact of War on Military Families ”
- Second Place: Todd B. Bates‚ Asbury Park Press “Is it worth going green? ”
- Third Place: John R.D. Celock‚ Westfield Patch “Society for Work Group ”
ENTERPRISE REPORTING
- First Place: Abbott Koloff‚ Daily Record “In the Minority ”
- Second Place: Mark Mueller‚ Tomas Dinges‚ The Star-Ledger “The Wounds Within: Suicide in the Military ”
- Third Place: Meredith Mandell‚ Leslie Barbaro‚ The Record. “Desperation Street ”
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
- First Place: Peter Sampson‚ Mike Kelly‚ The Record “Hal Turner - FBI’s extremist insider ”
- Second Place: Matt Katz‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “The promise and the price: How the state takeover failed Camden ”
BUSINESS REPORTING
- First Place: Terrence Dopp‚ Bloomberg News “N.J. leads municipal bond downgrades as aid shrinks ”
- Second Place: Kevin G. DeMarrais‚ The Record “Harvesting Tourism Dollars ”
- Third Place: Erik Ortiz‚ Press of Atlantic City “Shore home sales show signs of life ”
EDITORIAL WRITING
- First Place: Josh Gohlke‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “On New Jersey Nonsense ”
- Second Place: Alfred P. Doblin‚ The Record “Guilty as Charged ”
FEATURE WRITING
- First Place: Wayne Parry‚ Associated Press “After dodging Saddam & bombs‚ Iraqi metal band is rockin’ in the free world ”
- Second Place: TIE – Matt Katz‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Recipe for Responsibility ”
Second Place: Leslie Kwoh‚ The Star-Ledger‚ “Winston Trumpet‚ Jersey City businessman‚ refocuses a once-blurry life to help others ”
- Third Place: Amy Rosenberg‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Pool of rock ”
BEST REGION/STATE NEWS
- First Place: George Anastasia‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “A Shore Tradition: Wiseguys’ Summer Getaways ”
- Second Place: Dunstan McNichol‚ Bloomberg News “New Jersey Pays Goldman Sachs for Swaps on Nonexistent Bonds ”
- Third Place: Jonathan Tamari‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “No Pedicure‚ No Wax ”
HEALTH‚ SCIENCE‚ TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING
- First Place: Todd B. Bates‚ Asbury Park Press “Water pollution signs sought ”
- Second Place: Wayne Parry‚ Associated Press “Science collides with ‘Flipper factor’ in debate over whether to move NJ’s river dolphins ”
- Third Place: Joe Tyrrell‚ NewJersey Newsroom.com “U.S. no longer The Leader in solar power ”
EDITORIAL CARTOONING
- First Place: Mike Scott‚ NewJerseyNewsroom.com “Corzine’s Undertaking ”
- Second Place: Jimmy Margulies‚ The Record “Tiger Woods Please Be Seated ”
- Third Place: Mike Scott‚ NewJerseyNewsroom.com “Dick Cheney’s Executive Bathroom ”
COLUMN WRITING
- First Place: Annette John-Hall‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Weak response to beatings at high school ”
- Second Place: Monica Yant Kinney‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “For gambling addict‚ New Jersey’s list is a loser ”
- Third Place: Monica Yant Kinney‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Camden‚ at last‚ on cusp of great riverfront potential ”
PROFILE WRITING
- First Place: Mike Daigle‚ Daily Record “Something Bigger ”
- Second Place: Cynthia Burton‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Christie Enjoys a Good Argument ”
- Third Place: Jason Nark‚ Philadelphia Daily News “Rocky & The Kid ”
SPORTS REPORTING
- First Place: Kathleen Carroll and Jeff Roberts‚ The Record “Sports gear scam hits high schools ”
- Second Place: Aaron Kuriloff‚ Bloomberg News ”Cowboys under 60-yard-long HDTV signaling player-pay showdown ”
- Third Place: Manish Mehta‚ The Star- Ledger “His own man ”
BEST LOCAL NEWS
- First Place: Jan Hefler‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Ex-Owner Knew Daycare Was Contaminated ”
- Second Place: Matt Katz‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Office By Day‚ Refuge By Night ”
- Third Place: Todd Bates‚ Asbury Park Press ”Home Rule A Hurdle For Tax-Cutters ”
OPINION WRITING
- First Place: Joe Mysak‚ Bloomberg News “Nobody Gets Fired Except Governors in Recessions ”
REVIEW WRITING
- First Place: David Patrick Stearns‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “The high – and low – notes of opera in South Jersey ”
- Second Place: David Patrick Stearns‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “A foray into Baroque ”
- Third Place: William Westhoven‚ Daily Record‚ “History was never so enjoyable as in ‘1776’ ”
HEADLINE WRITING
- First Place: Mariam Tarver‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Top shelf meets bottom line ”
- Second Place: Addam Schwartz‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Beneath it all‚ optimism ”
- Third Place: Bob Caughron‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Her crusts are definitely upper ”
ESSAYS
- First Place: Jennifer V. Hughes‚ The Record‚ ”A Valentine’s Day Essay on (very) Young Love. ”
DAILY FEATURE PAGE DESIGN
- First Place: Lisa Dalie‚ The Record “Travel Section Feature Page ”
- Second Place: Elaine Isaacson‚ The Record “Front Page Better Living ”
FRONT PAGE LAYOUT
- First Place: Robert Townsend and Bill Becerra‚ The Record
- Second Place: Kevin Davis‚ Daily Record
- Third Place: Scott Sturgis‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer
INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC
- First Place: Bill Becerra and R.L. Rebach‚ The Record “Sports page Graphic--Yankee Stadium ”
SPORTS PHOTO
- First Place: Ron Cortes‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Two-out lightning ”
- Second Place: Chris Pedota‚ The Record “Monkey off his back/Legends of the fall ”
- Third Place: Sharon Gekoski-Kimmel‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Surfer Dude ”
FEATURE PHOTOJOURNALISM
- First Place: Leslie Barbaro‚ The Record‚ “Desperation Street ”
- Second Place: Michael S. Wirtz‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Peco’s Aerial Line School ”
- Third Place: Sharon Gekoski-Kimmel‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Connecting ”
PHOTOJOURNALISM SPOT NEWS
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS
BUSINESS REPORTING
- First Place: Martin C. Daks‚ NJBIZ “The Cost of Corruption: $1B ”
- Second Place: Meghan O’Connell‚ Suburban News “A Growth Industry: One hand feeds another in northwest Bergen County ”
- Third Place: Beth Fitzgerald‚ NJBIZ “Tapping Jobless Pay to Start a Business ”
PROFILE WRITING
- First Place: Josh Lipowsky‚ The Jewish Standard “A Hidden Child No More ”
- Second Place: Jamie Saxon‚ US 1 Newspaper‚ “Emily Mann ”
- Third Place: John Soltes‚ The Leader “Honor‚ Duty‚ Fidelity ”
ENTERPRISE REPORTING
- First Place: John Soltes‚ The Leader “Williams Center…A phoenix rising ”
- Second Place: Phillip DeVencentis‚ Suburban News “Missions adapt to fluctuating flocks ”
- Third Place: Josh Lipowsky‚ The Jewish Standard “Day School Daze ”
FEATURE WRITING
- First Place: Jaimie Julia Winters‚ South Bergenite “Recalling Woodstock: 40 Years Later ”
- Second Place: Lois Goldrich‚ The Jewish Standard “Untangling the Knot ”
- Third Place: Al Sullivan‚ Bayonne Community News “Eight Brothers Served‚ One Never Came Back ”
LOCAL NEWS
- First Place: Lois Goldrich and Josh Lipowsky‚ The Jewish Standard “Libya in our backyard? ”
- Second Place: Staff‚ Verona-Cedar Grove Times “A Century on Call: 100 Years of the Verona Fire Department ”
- Third Place: Harry Trumbore‚ Andrea Hughes and Erin Patricia Griffiths‚ The Item of Millburn and Short Hills “High School Parking Lot Assault Case ”
REVIEW WRITING
- First Place: John Soltes‚ The Montclair Times “Mamet Uses Ultimate Four-Letter Word ”
- Second Place: Mark S. Porter‚ The Montclair Times “Inscribed With A Poison Pen: It’s Noose to Me ”
- Third Place: Miriam Rinn‚ The Jewish Standard “Play Captures Kaye’s ‘Signature Charm’ “
SPORTS REPORTING
- First Place: rian Smith‚ The Montclair Times “A Hull of a First Year ”
- Second Place: Bill Alden‚ Town Topics “PU Crew Coach Jordan Rides Off Into the Sunset ”
- Third Place: Brian Farrell‚ The Ridgewood News “Brotherly Impact ”
HEALTH‚ SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING
- First Place: Meghan O’Connell‚ Suburban News “Reservoir Purchase Leads to Watershed of Woes ”
- Second Place: Dan Prochilo‚ The Montclair Times‚ “All Charged Up ”
- Third Place: Dan Prochilo‚ The Montclair Times‚ “Hawk Nearly Nabs Tiny Dog ”
SERIES WRITING AND REPORTING
- First Place: Meghan O’Connell‚ Christina Hernandez and Marsha Stoltz‚ Franklin Lake/Oakland Park Suburban News “Special Report: Your Library at Work ”
- Second Place: Mark J. Bonamo‚ Hackensack Chronicle “Hackensack Police Turmoil ”
- Third Place: Daniel O’Keefe‚ Michael Lamendola‚ Brian Anderson‚ D.R. Foster‚ and Corey Klein‚ South Bergenite “A Week in the Life ” Series
REGIONAL OR STATE NEWS
- First Place: Lois Goldrich‚ The Jewish Standard “Jewish Women and Politics: Perfect Together ”
- Second Place: Christina Hernandez‚ Suburban News “In the Schools: Virtual Studies are ‘Here to Stay’ ”
- Third Place: Corey Klein‚ South Bergenite “EnCap’s Insurance Comes Through for Landfills Closure ”
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
- First Place: Al Sullivan‚ Bayonne Community News “Chiappone Probe Goes to Grand Jury ”
- Second Place: John Soltes‚ Susan C. Moeller and Alexis Tarrazi‚ The Leader “Dirty Diner Deal ”
- Third Place: Seth Mandel‚ Eliyahu Publications “Fifth Avenue Terror Funders Have NJ Ties ”
EDITORIAL CARTOONING
- First Place: .E. Cohen‚ The Montclair Times “Never Forget ”
- Second Place: John Rosa‚ The Leader “Happy Halloween! ”
- Third Place: John Rosa‚ The Leader “You Don’t Have to Go Home‚ But You Can’t Stay Here ”
COLUMN WRITING
- First Place: Seth Mandel‚ Eliyahu Publications “A Better Way for Palestine ”
- Second Place: Mike Daly‚ Ridgewood News “Stuck in Park‚ In Need of a Jump-Start ”
- Third Place: Darius Amos‚ Hackensack Chronicle “McKnight’s Tale of Success ”
EDITORIAL
- First Place: John Soltes‚ The Leader “ ‘Dirty’ Was the Right Word to Use ”
- Second Place: Mark S. Porter‚ The Montclair Times “Skin Color ”
- Third Place: Rebecca Boroson‚ The Jewish Standard “You Cannot Legislate Loyalty ”
DEADLINE REPORTING
- First Place: John Soltes‚ Alexis Tarrazi and Susan C. Moeller‚ The Leader “Feds Crack Down on ‘Corruption’ in Meadowlands ”
- Second Place: Karen F. Mrnarevic‚ Pascack Valley Community Life “40 Weapons Seized From Resident’s Home ”
- Third Place: Megan Burrow‚ Pascack Valley Community Life “Public Hearing Draws Hundreds ”
INFO GRAPHICS
- First Place: Meghan Shapiro‚ Joe St. Arney‚ NJBIZ‚ “Making The Grade ”
- Second Place: Corey Klein‚ South Bergenite “What $100 Will Get You at Xanadu ”
FRONT PAGE LAYOUT
- First Place: John Soltes and Winie Varillas‚ The Leader “Earth Day Issue ”
- Second Place: Jennifer Webber and Meghan Shapiro‚ NJBIZ “Business and the Back Alley ”
- Third Place: Jerry Szubin‚ The Jewish Standard “The Richard Wagner Problem ”
FEATURE PAGE DESIGN
- First Place: Joe St. Arney‚ NJBIZ‚ “Intaxicated ”
- Second Place: Joan Finn‚ The Montclair Times “The World is a Wondrous Place ”
- Third Place: Kathryn A. Burger and Christina Scotti‚ Pascack Valley Community Life “First Grade Geometry = Shape Creatures ”
SPOT NEWS PHOTOJOURNALISM
- First Place: Scott D. Longfield‚ Two Rivers Times “Memory Lanes--Just A Memory! ”
- Second Place: Nick Messina‚ The Gazette “Hawthorne Blaze on February 6 ”
- Third Place: Adam Anik‚ Verona-Cedar Groves Times “An Entire Community Grieves A Fallen Friend ”
FEATURE PHOTOJOURNALISM
- First Place: Al Sullivan‚ Bayonne Community News “Autism: A Lot to be Thankful For ”
- Second Place: Colleen Reynolds‚ The Leader “Stretching It Out ”
- Third Place: John Soltes‚ The Leader “Crucifix in Lisbon‚ Portugal ”
SPORTS PHOTOJOURNALISM
- First Place: W.L. Bill Allen Jr.‚ The Leader “The Boxer ”
- Second Place: Sean M. Simmons‚ The The Two River Times “Haskell at Monmouth Park ”
HEADLINE WRITING
- First Place: John Soltes‚ The Leader “Inspecting Cracks in the Glass Ceiling ”
- Second Place: Joe St. Arney‚ NJBIZ “Silent Nights in Store ”
- Third Place: Brett Freeman‚ Town Journal “Of Ice and Men ”
MAGAZINES
REPORTING
- First Place: Nyier Abdou‚ Inside Jersey “Medical Marijuana ”
- Second Place: Mark Mueller‚ Inside Jersey “Death by Train ”
- Third Place: 2009 Mark Hrywna‚ Craig Causer‚ Paul Clolery‚ The Nonprofit Times “The Nonprofit Times 100 ”
BUSINESS REPORTING
- First Place: Mark Hrywna‚ The Nonprofit Times “Special Report: 2009 salary survey ”
- Second Place: Karl Vilacoba‚ InTransition Magazine “Reinventing the Wheel ”
- Third Place: Ron Panko‚ A.M. Best Co. “What’s Your Agency Worth? ”
FEATURE & PROFILE WRITING
- First Place: Christopher Hann‚ Drew Magazine “On the Inside ”
- Second Place: John T. Ward‚ Drew Magazine “The day she should have died ”
OPINION WRITING
- First Place: Paul Clolery‚ The Non-Profit Times “Federal Two-Step ”
- Second Place: Paul Clolery‚ The Non-Profit Times “Right Message‚ Wrong Messenger ”
RADIO
ENTERPRISE
- First Place: Rachel Katz‚ WWFM‚ The Classical Network “Views and Voices‚ January 24‚ 2009 ”
- Second Place: Rachel Katz‚ WWFM‚ The Classical Network “Views and Voices‚ July 11‚ 2009 ”
TELEVISION
NEWS
- First Place: Walt Kane‚ Anthony Cocco‚ News 12 New Jersey “College Drinking ”
- Second Place: Walt Kane‚ Anthony Cocco‚ News 12 New Jersey “Church Conflict ”
- Third Place: Roxanne Evans‚ News 12 New Jersey “Health Barn ”
ENTERPRISE
- First Place: Marie DeNoia Aronsohn‚ Peggy George Micucci‚ Briana Vannozzi‚ Mark DiPietro and Kirk Sohr‚ New Jersey Network “Springsteen at 60 ”
- Second Place: Sandra King‚ New Jersey Network “Due Process: Crisis in the Cellblock ”
- Third Place: Walt Kane‚ Anthony Cocco‚ News 12 New Jersey‚ “Transparency Test ”
NEWSLETTER
- First Place: Greg Trevor‚ Carla Cantor‚ John Chadwick‚ Karen Smith‚ Rutgers Today
- Second Place: Caroline Saucer‚ Best Week “AIG Effect—A year later and beyond ”
- Third Place: Tony Mottola‚ Linda Lobdell‚ Mitchell Seidel‚ Jersey Jazz
INTERNET
MEDIA-AFFILIATED BLOGS
- First Place: Amy Rosenberg‚ The Philadelphia Inquirer “Downashore ”
- Second Place: Michael Lewis‚ Big Apple Soccer.com “Offside Remarks ”
INDEPENDENT BLOGS
- First Place: Geoffrey Wertime‚ “Gay in Public ”
INTERNET PAGE DESIGN
- First Place: The Jewish Standard
- Second Place: Michael Lewis‚ Charlie Cuttone and Linda Cuttone‚ BigAppleSoccer.com “Red Bulls Coverage ”
- Third Place: Trish Russoniello‚ Redbankgreen.com “Redbankgreen 2009 ”
INTERNET PUBLICATION‚ NEWS COVERAGE
- First Place: John T. Ward‚ Redbankgreen.com “Redbankgreen.com ”
- Second Place: Charlie Cuttone‚ Big AppleSoccer.com “Big AppleSoccer.com ”
- Third Place: Paul Clolery and Mary Hrywna‚ The Non-Profit News “Turmoil at the DMA ”
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