by The Newswomen’s Club of New York
Front Page Awards for 2010 to Recognize the Work of 31 Women in the Media
AP’s Edith Lederer to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Newswomen’s Club of New York
New York Times’ Gretchen Morgenson to Receive Reporter of the Year Award
Political unrest at the G20 summit, Alzheimer’s disease, and the image of a heartbroken father at the burial of his young daughter were among the words and pictures that captured this year’s Front Page Awards from the Newswomen’s Club of New York.
The 2010 Front Page Awards will be presented in 23 categories and represent the work of 31 women in newspapers, television, wire services, photography, online, magazines, radio, and opinion. One award will be presented for best new reporter.
Edith Lederer, senior correspondent at the United Nations for the Associated Press and a pioneering war correspondent, will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. It will be presented by veteran correspondent Dan Rather.
Gretchen Morgenson of The New York Times will receive this year’s Reporter of the Year award. It will be presented by Paul Steiger of Pro Publica.
The Newswomen’s Club of New York established the Front Page Awards in 1937 to recognize extraordinary work of women in the media. The club was founded in 1922 to give newswomen in the New York metropolitan area a professional environment in which they could network, learn new skills and promote the highest standards of journalism.
This year’s awards will be presented at a gala black tie dinner on Thursday, November 4, at The Down Town Association in Manhattan.
2010 FRONT PAGE AWARDS WINNERS
Newspapers
In-Depth Reporting Betsy Pisik
“Lost Story of the Lost Continent: How Rape Is Used as a Tool of War in Congo” for The Washington Times
Beat Reporting Amy Chozick
Reporting on Television for The Wall Street Journal
Features Denise Bonilla
“Alzheimer’s: The Love and the Heartbreak” for Newsday
Online
In-Depth Reporting Barbara Mantel
“Terrorism and the Internet” for CQ Global Research/CQ Press
Multimedia Jessica Bennett, Monica Parra, Cara Phillips, Susanna Schrobsdorff, Raina Kelley
“The Beauty Advantage” for Newsweek
Radio
In-Depth Reporting Carole Zimmer
“Shut Out: Jobs on Lockdown” for Bloomberg News
Wires
Spot News Michelle Nichols
G20 demonstrations in Pittsburgh for Reuters
In-Depth Reporting Manuela Badawy
“Special Report: Planes, Trains, and Frontier Markets” for Reuters
Feature Christine Kearney
“Burmese Monks Who Fled to U.S. a Vanishing Breed” for Reuters
Beat Reporting Oshrat Carmiel, Sharon Lynch
Coverage of New York City’s Stuyvesant Town for Bloomberg News
Television
In-Depth Reporting Kim Balin, Sianne Garlick, Laura Minnear
“Pornland, Oregon” for Dan Rather Reports/HDNet
Feature Jenny Nordberg, Laura Minnear
“Price of an Afghan Bride” for Dan Rather Reports/HDNet
Documentary Kyoko Gasha of Reuters TV
“Mothers’ Way, Daughters’ Choice” for FUNTel Productions
Magazines
News Meryl Gordon
Coverage of the Astor Verdict for Vanity Fair
Features Abigail Pesta
“An American Tragedy” for Marie Claire
In-Depth Reporting Nina Munk
“Rich Harvard, Poor Harvard” for Vanity Fair
Essay Amanda Bennett
“The End of Life: Lessons from a $618,616 Death” for Bloomberg Businessweek
Photography
Spot News Debbie Egan-Chin
“She Was My Heart” for The New York Daily News
Essay Julia Xanthos
“Nisa’s Golden Gloves” for The New York Daily News
Opinion
Cultural Criticism Amy Fine Collins
“Toujours Couture” for Vanity Fair
Political Commentary Merle Hoffman
“Selecting the Same Sex” for On The Issues Magazine
Business/Financial Commentary Lisa Anderson
“Can Local Television Afford Investigations” for Columbia Journalism Review
New Reporter Alexis Leondis of Bloomberg News
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