2002 FRONT PAGE AWARDS WINNERS
Newspapers

Beat Reporting
Carol Eisenberg, Newsday
"Defending the Faith, Long Island's New Bishop Known for Tough Stance"

General Business
Joann S. Lublin, The Wall Street Journal
"Uneasy Money, Deadbeat CEO's Plague Firms As Economy and Markets Roil"

Criticism
Linda Winer, Newsday
"Critical Mass: There Is Drama Enough:

Column/Editorial
Sharon Begley, The Wall Street Journal, Science Journal
"Even Thoughts Can Turn Genes 'On' and 'Off'"

Deadline Reporting
Beth Holland, Newsday
"The Crash of Flight 587, A Morning Explodes"

Feature Writing
Mary Voboril, Newsday
"Another Kind of Climb: Kathleen Twonsend, Who Climbed Mount Rainier for Her 50th Birthday, Wants to be Governor of Maryland"

Humor Writing
Lenore Skenazy, New York Daily News
"Gwyneth's Booby Prize Lifts Us All"

In-Depth Reporting
Elizabeth Amon, The National Law Journal
"The Snakehead Lawyers"

Lifestyle Reporting
Teri Agins, The Wall Street Journal
"Bare Ankles Signal New Trend is Afoot Inside Men's Shoes"

Specialized Writing
Carol Eisenberg, Newsday
"A Defiant Congregation"

New Reporter
Dina Montes, Staten Island Advance
"The Deadly Silence, Fear of Deportation and Language Barriers Prevent Many Undocumented Women from Reporting Domestic Abuse"

SEPTEMBER 11

September 11th – Business/Finance
Lucette Lagnado, The Wall Street Journal
"Down Town: Around Ground Zero, An Effort to Rescue Mom and Pop Shops"

September 11th – News Deadline
Heidi Singer, Staten Island Advance
"New Brighton Family Trapped in Living Hell"

September 11th – Commentary
Wendy Bounds & Kathryn Kranhold, The Wall Street Journal
"Amid the Ashes, Baby Carriages, Shoes, Family Photos"

September 11th – In Depth
Amy Waldman, The New York Times
"A Nation Challenged: The Law, Taliban's Code, From A to Z"

September 11th – News Feature
Stephanie McCrummen, Newsday
"I Doubt That You Know Me"

Photojournalism

News
Nancy Siesel, The New York Times
"Salute to a Fallen Firefighter"

Sports
Kathy Willens, Associated Press
"Broken Bat"

Feature
Ruth Fremson, The New York Times
"Refugee Mother and Child"

Human Interest
Susan Watts, The Daily News
"Mama's Girl"

Photo Essay
Susan Watts, The Daily News
"A Community Grieves"

SEPTEMBER 11

September 11th – Single Photo
Suzanne Plunkett, Associated Press
"People Flee Tower Collapse"

September 11th – Photo Essay
Ruth Fremson, The New York Times
"Terrorist Attack"


Magazines

Business
Marie Brenner, Vanity Fair
"The Enron Wars"

Science/Health/Medicine
Sheila Weller, Self
"Did a Vaccine Make This Woman Sick?"

News
Sheila Weller, Self
"Where Have All The Nurses Gone?"

Specialized Writing
Laura Jacobs, Vanity Fair
"The Mark of Mainbocher"

Commentary
Anna Quindlen, Newsweek
"Armed With Only a Neutral Lipstick"; "Patent Leather, Impure Thoughts"; "Doing Nothing Is Something"

Personal Finance
Jane Bryant Quinn, writing for Newsweek


Feature
Sheila Weller for Glamour
"Will Violence Make Them Enemies?"

SEPTEMBER 11

September 11th – News
Amanda Ripley, Time
"What's a Life Worth?"

September 11th – Features
Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair
"September Widows"

   Wire Services

Beat Reporting
Maite Junco, Bloomberg News
for a series of stories about New York's immigrant communities

Personal Finance
Kaja Whitehouse, Dow Jones News Service
"Getting Inside Dirt on Inside Trades"

General Business
Marjorie Olster, Reuters
"Young, Educated and Jobless After U.S. Tech Bust"

Deadline Reporting
Gunna Dickson, Reuters
"The Peep Show is Over On New York's 42nd Street"

Feature Writing
Denise Duclaux, Reuters
"Bagram Presses On with Dogged Demining Campaign"

Column/Editorial
Carol Remond, Dow Jones News Service
In The Money column

Specialized Writing
Caroline Humer, Reuters
"FBI Computer Upgrades Will Not Be An Easy Fix"

New Reporter, Wire Services
Nichola Groom, Reuters
"Solution Elusive for Retired US Steelworkers"; US Steelmakers Blame Imports to Mask Industry Woes"; "WorldCom Underwriters May be Liable for Fund Losses"

SEPTEMBER 11

September 11th – News Deadline
Helen O'Neill, Associated Press
"New York Is Crying"

September 11th – News Feature
Helen O'Neill, Associated Press
"Survivors At A Midtown Firehouse Search Fro Something to be Thankful For"

September 11th – In Depth
Helen O'Neill, Associated Press
Series of storieson children and families of the WTC victims

September 11th – Business/Finance/Stock Exchanges
Siobhan Kennedy, Reuters
"Software Sales Teams Struggle in Wake of Attack"

Internet

General Feature
Leela Jacinto, ABCnews.com
"Human Cargo"

Criticism/Commentary/Editorial
Jane Black, Businessweek Online
"Don't Make Privacy The Next Victim of Terror"; "How Fair is FAIR ISAAC"; "Some TIPS For John Ashcroft"

Business Feature
Diane Brady, Businessweek Online
"Team Giuliani: Back in Business"

SEPTEMBER 11

September 11th – News
Arlene Getz of Newsweek.com
"Swimming Through Black Smoke"

September 11th – Feature
Jane Black of Businessweek Online
"Fear – It's Your New Best Friend"

The Peggy Awards for Broadcasting

Television General Business
Susie Gharib, Nightly Business Report
"Can CEOs Restore Confidence"

Television Documentary
Stacey Reiss, Dateline NBC
"Vision Quest"

Television Spot News
Polly Kreisman & Christina Summers, WPIX-TV
"Man Bites Dog"

Television Magazine
Cynthia McFadden & Jude Dratt, PrimeTime Thursday
"Stacy's Story"

SEPTEMBER 11

September 11th – Television Magazine
Alice S. Rhee, MSNBC
"Have You Seen Melissa"

September 11th – Television Feature
Susan Adams Brock and Edie Magnus, Dateline NBC
"Active Duty: Canine Cop"

September 11th – Television Breaking News
Barbara Nevins Taylor, UPN Channel 9
"September 11 Live and Live Aftermath"

September 11th – Television Documentary
Sharon Hoffman and Jane Pauley, Dateline NBC
"No Greater Love"

Radio Commentary
Sara Fishko, WNYC
"Cultural Glue"

Radio Regular Features
Sara Fishko, WNYC
"The House I Live In"

SEPTEMBER 11

September 11th – Radio Breaking News
Alison Keyes, WCBS Newsradio 88

September 11th – Radio Feature
Marianne McCune & Patricia Willens, WNYC, New York Public Radio
"Memories"