2011 Sigma Delta Chi Award Honorees
The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism.Judges chose the winners from more than 1,700 entries in categories covering print, radio, television and online. The awards recognize outstanding work published or broadcast in 2011.
Dating back to 1932, the awards originally honored six individuals for contributions to journalism. The current program began in 1939, when the Society granted the first Distinguished Service Awards. The honors later became the Sigma Delta Chi Awards.
Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well- informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press.
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Newspaper/Wire Services
Deadline Reporting (Daily Circulation of 100,001+)
Groundhog Day Blizzard - by staff, Chicago Tribune
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Deadline Reporting (Daily Circulation of 50,001-100,000)
Capitol shocker - by staff, Wisconsin State Journal
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Deadline Reporting (Daily Circulation of 1-50,000)
Tropical Storm Irene - by Staff, Valley News
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Non-Deadline Reporting (Daily Circulation 100,001+)
Breakaway Wealth - by Staff, The Washington Post
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Non-Deadline Reporting (Daily Circulation 50,001-100,000)
Pill sick - by Matt Lakin, Knoxville News Sentinel
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Non-Deadline Reporting (Daily Circulation 1-50,000)
Blue water veterans - by Will Doolittle, The Post-Star
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Non-Deadline Reporting (Non-Daily Publication)
Other People's Money - by Greg Lamm, Puget Sound Business Journal
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Investigative Reporting (Daily Circulation 100,001+)
Shattered Trust - by Raquel Rutledge, Rick Barrett, John Diedrich, Ben Poston, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Investigative Reporting (Daily Circulation 50,001-100,000)
Danger below: Cancer cluster raises questions about legacy of toxic waste - by Amy Choate-Nielsen, Deseret News
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Investigative Reporting (Daily Circulation 1-50,000)
The case of Dr. Konasiewicz - by Brandon Stahl and Mark Stodghill, Duluth News Tribune
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Investigative Reporting (Non-Daily Publication)
The Waste Land - by Rebekah L. Cowell, Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University. Story published in The Independent Weekly.
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Feature Reporting (Daily Circulation 100,001+)
A Chance in Hell - by Corinne Reilly, The Virginian-Pilot
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Feature Reporting (Daily Circulation 50,001-100,000)
Transgender - by Paul Grondahl and Cindy Schultz, Albany Times Union
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Feature Reporting (Daily Circulation 1-50,000)
Hard Lessons of the Tweed - by Candace Page, Burlington Free Press
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Feature Reporting (Non-Daily Publication)
My Father's Bones - by Stefan Kamph, New Times Broward/Palm Beach
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Editorial Writing (Daily Circulation 100,001+)
Hospital Merger: A Series of Editorials - by Keith Runyon, The Courier-Journal
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Editorial Writing (Daily Circulation of 1-100,000/Non-Daily Publication)
Editorials on Social Justice Issues - by Jane Eisner, Forward Newspaper
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Washington Correspondence
Disabled System - by Damian Paletta, The Wall Street Journal
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Foreign Correspondence
China: Repression and Dissension - by Tom Lasseter, McClatchy Newspapers
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General Column Writing (Daily Circulation 100,001+)
Brian McGrory, The Boston Globe
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General Column Writing (Daily Circulation 1-100,000/Non-Daily Publication)
Dan Casey, The Roanoke Times
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Sports Column Writing (Daily Circulation 100,001+)
Sally Jenkins, The Washington Post
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Sports Column Writing (Daily Circulation 1-100,000/Non-Daily Publication)
Ron Chimelis, The Republican
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Public Service Journalism (Daily Circulation 100,001+)
The End of Privacy - by Staff, The Wall Street Journal
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Public Service Journalism (Daily Circulation 50,001-100,000)
The Jerry Sandusky-Penn State Scandal - by Sara Ganim, Donald Gilliland, Ivey DeJesus, Jeff Frantz, The Patriot-News
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Public Service Journalism (Daily Circulation 1-50,000)
For a Child's Sake: The epidemic of child abuse - by Douglas Walker and Keith Roysdon, The Star Press
Download [PDF, 14.4 MB]
Public Service Journalism (Non-Daily Publication)
Rotten to the Core: An investigation of the McKay Scholarship Program - by Gus Garcia-Roberts, Miami New Times
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Magazines
Magazine Investigative Reporting (National Circulation)
The Invisible Army - by Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker
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Magazine Investigative Reporting (Regional/Local Circulation)
Behind Bars: Love, Sex, Rape and New York's Women Prisoners - by Kelly Virella, City Limits
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Magazine Writing (National Circulation)
Smoke Signals - by J. Malcolm Garcia, The Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute
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Magazine Writing (Regional/Local Circulation)
The Return: One Marine's story of a mission accomplished, but not really over - by Sarah Stuteville, The Common Language Project. Published in Pacific Northwest Magazine.
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Public Service in Magazine Journalism (National Circulation)
Why your food isn’t safe – by Madeline Drexler, Good Housekeeping.
Download [PDF, 2.1 MB]
Public Service in Magazine Journalism (Regional/Local Circulation)
Out at first - by Angela Caputo, Kimbriell Kelly, The Chicago Reporter
Download [PDF, 2.3 MB]
Art/Graphics
Breaking News Photography (Newspaper Circulation 100,001+, Affiliated Website, National Magazine)
For Those I Love I Will Sacrifice - by Laura Rauch, Stars and Stripes
Breaking News Photography (Newspaper Circulation 1-100,000, Regional Magazine, Non-Daily Publication or Online Independent)
Violence, Vandals Divide a Movement - by Ray Chavez, Bay Area News Group
Editorial Cartooning (Newspaper Circulation 100,001+, Affiliated Website, National Magazine)
Matt Bors, Universal Press Syndicate
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Editorial Cartooning (Newspaper Circulation 1-100,000, Regional Magazine, Non-Daily Publication or Online Independent)
Marty Two Bulls, Indian Country Today Media Network
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Feature Photography (Newspaper Circulation 100,001+, Affiliated Website, National Magazine)
A Lasting Toll - by Katie Falkenberg, Los Angeles Times
Feature Photography (Newspaper Circulation 1-100,000, Regional Magazine, Non-Daily Publication or Online Independent)
Hope for Haiti - by Andrew West, The News-Press Media Group
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Informational Graphics (Newspaper Circulation 100,001+, Affiliated Website, National Magazine)
The Recession's Toll: A Seattle Times report - by Drew DeSilver, Sanjay Bhatt, Justin Mayo and Whitney Stensrud, The Seattle Times
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Informational Graphics (Newspaper Circulation 1-100,000, Regional Magazine, Non-Daily Publication or Online Independent)
Fracking Environmental Impact - by Robert Zavala, Dianna Wray and Chris Cobler, Victoria (Texas) Advocate
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Sports Photography (Newspaper Circulation 100,001+, Affiliated Website, National Magazine)
Keith Appling - by John W. McDonough, Jimmy Colton, Steve Fine and Jennifer Grad, Sports Illustrated Magazine
Sports Photography (Newspaper Circulation 1-100,000, Regional Magazine, Non-Daily Publication or Online Independent)
The Shot! - by William Gibson, Dean Hockney, Sports Journal of Central Indiana
Radio
Breaking News Reporting (1-100 Market or Network Syndication)
Death of Osama bin Laden - by staff, CBS Radio News
Breaking News Reporting (101+ Market)
Tuscaloosa Tornado - by Pat Duggins Ryan Vasquez Maggie Martin Stan Ingold, Alabama Public Radio
Investigative Reporting (1-100 Market or Network Syndication)
Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families - by By Laura Sullivan and Amy Walters, NPR
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Investigative Reporting (101+ Market)
Bone Marrow Testing Scandal - by Jon Greenberg, New Hampshire Public Radio
Feature Reporting (1-100 Market or Network Syndication)
Frank's Donation - by David C. Barnett, WVIZ/PBS & 90.3 WCPN ideastream (Cleveland)
Feature Reporting (101+ Market)
Assistance in Dying Case Raises Legal and Ethical Questions in Connecticut - by Craig LeMoult, Naomi Starobin, WSHU Public Radio (Fairfield, Conn.)
Documentaries (1-100 Market or Network Syndication)
Our 9/11 - by WNYC Radio Rookies and PRX (New York City)
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Documentaries (101+ Market)
Fear of Fracking - by Sandy Hausman, WVTF and RadioIQ (Roanoke, Va.)
Public Service in Radio Journalism (1-100 Market or Network Syndication)
Danger At Work - by John Ryan and Jim Gates, KUOW-FM (Seattle)
Public Service in Radio Journalism (101+ Market)
LIPA struggles to provide oversight of storm costs - by Charles Lane, Naomi Starobin, WSHU Public Radio (Fairfield, Conn.)
Television
Breaking News Coverage (Large-Market Station, 1-50 market)
State Fair Tragedy - by 24-Hour News 8 Staff, WISH-TV (Indianapolis)
Breaking News Coverage (Small-Market Station, 51+ market)
Giddings Homicide Investigation - by Michelle Quesada and Tyler Southard, WGXA NewsCentral FOX24/ABC16 (Macon, Ga.)
Breaking News Coverage (Network/Syndication Service/Program Service)
World News with Diane Sawyer: Disaster in the Pacific - by Diane Sawyer and the staff of World News, ABC NEWS
Documentaries (Large-Market Station, 1-50 market)
Desert Underwater - by Staff, KLAS-TV (Las Vegas)
Documentaries (Small-Market Station, 51+ market)
32 Minutes in May - by Michelle Bogowith, Jim Riek, KOMU-TV 8 (Columbia, Mo.)
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Documentaries (Network/Syndication Service/Program Service)
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Terror in the Dust - by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Roni Selig,Timothy Langmaid and Stephanie Smith, CNN
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Feature Reporting (Large-Market Station, 1-50 market)
When Cultures Clash - by Tara Rosenblum, Jack Kearney, Gina Curran & Eric Leeds, News 12 Westchester (New York)
Feature Reporting (Small-Market Station, 51+ market)
15 Days: A Soldier's Journey Home - by Mark Geary, Erik Arendt and Liz Martin, KCRG-TV9 (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Feature Reporting (Network/Syndication Service/Program Service)
60 Minutes: Hard Times Generation (I) - by Scott Pelley, Robert G. Anderson, Daniel Ruetenik and Nicole Young, CBS News 60 Minutes
Watch online [cbsnews.com]
Investigative Reporting (Large-Market Station, 1-50 market)
Toxic Secrets - by Tammy Leitner and David L. Paredes, KPHO - CBS 5 News (Phoenix)
Investigative Reporting (Small-Market Station, 51+)
Hiding Behind the Badge - by Lee Zurik, Donny Pearce, Greg Phillips and Mikel Schaefer - News Director, WVUE-TV (New Orleans)
Investigative Reporting (Network/Syndication Service/Program Service)
Brian Ross Investigates 'Peace Corps: A trust Betrayed' - by Brian Ross Anna Schecter Rhonda Schwartz Angela Hill, ABC NEWS
Public Service in Television Journalism (Large-Market Station, 1-50 market)
Bully Project - by News 4 Team, WIVB-TV (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Public Service in Television Journalism (Small-Market Station, 51+ market)
Recording Police Illegal - by Patrick Fazio, Bob Bruce, Tony Grant, WTWO-TV (Terre Haute, Ind.)
Public Service in Television Journalism (Network/Syndication Service/Program Service)
The CNN Freedom Project - by CNN Worldwide Staff
Watch online [cnn.com]
Newsletters
Public Service in Newsletter Journalism
Fukushima fallout - by Douglas P. Guarino, Inside EPA
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Research
Research about Journalism
Tablet Revolution and Non Profit News: Two Groundbreaking Studies of Emerging Trends in Journalism - by Tom Rosenstiel, Amy Mitchell and the staff of the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism
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Deadline Reporting (Affiliated)
Occupy Burlington Shooting - by Staff, Burlington Free Press
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Deadline Reporting (Independent)
Gene Therapy May Reverse Hemophilia - by Brenda Goodman, Sean Swint, and Laura Martin, MD, WebMD
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Digital Media Presentation (Affiliated)
The Reckoning - by The New York Times
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Digital Media Presentation (Independent)
31 Days, 31 Ways: The Casualties of Texas' Budget Crisis - by Staff, Texas Tribune
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Investigative Reporting (Affiliated)
Wired for Repression - by Vernon Silver, Ben Elgin, Alan Katz, Bloomberg News
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Investigative Reporting (Independent)
Green Energy: Contracts, Connections and the Collapse of Solyndra - by Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk, The Center for Public Integrity in partnership with ABCNews.com
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Non-Deadline Reporting (Affiliated)
Victoria's Secret Revealed in Child Picking Burkina Faso Cotton - by Cam Simpson , Bloomberg News
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Non-Deadline Reporting (Independent)
Fueling Fears - by Jim Morris and Chris Hamby, The Center for Public Integrity
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Online Column Writing (Affiliated)
American Story with Bob Dotson - by Bob Dotson, MSNBC
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Online Column Writing (Independent)
The Great Recession, c. 2011 - by Robert Scheer, Truthdig
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Public Service in Online Journalism (Affiliated)
The Fed's Trillion-Dollar Secret - by Richard Teitelbaum, Bob Ivry, Bradley Keoun and Phil Kuntz, Bloomberg News
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Public Service in Online Journalism (Independent)
Poisoned Places: Toxic Air, Neglected Communities - by The Center for Public Integrity in partnership with NPR and Investigative News Network
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Specialized Journalism Site
SchoolBook - by The New York Times and WNYC
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