2007 Front Page Award Winners
Newspapers
Beat: Sarah Ellison, The Wall Street Journal, “Bulldog Edition: Clash of Cultures Exacerbates Woes for Tribune Co. – L.A. and Chicago Newspapers Are Driven by a Big Debate Over Process and Purpose.”
Business: Carol Hymowitz, The Wall Street Journal, “‘Any College Will Do’–Nation’s Top Chief Executives Find Path to the Corner Office Usually Starts at State University.”
Commentary: Lauren Terrazzano, Newsday, “‘Bald Chicks Rule’ and the Other Laughs.”
Feature: Andrea Gurwitt, Herald News, “Walking Wounded–Part One: Casualties of War – Iraq Veteran Fought with His Heart; Now the Battle is for His Mind.”
In-Depth: Andrea Elliot, The New York Times, “More Muslims Are Coming to U.S. After a Decline in Wake of 9/11.”
Lifestyles: Denise Flaim, Newsday,”Lost & Found and Lost Again.”
New Reporter: Alexandra Fenwick, The Advocate
“El Barrio, The Neighborhood: A Tale of Sister Cities.”
Science: Amy Harmon, The New York Times, “Facing Life With a Lethal Gene.”
Sports: Selena Roberts, The New York Times
“Big Time College Sports May Be Due For an Audit.”
Magazines
Business: Nina Munk, Vanity Fair, “Jeffrey Sachs’s $200 Billion Dream.”
Criticism/Commentary: Francine Prose, Ann Crittenden, Rebecca Traister, Dani Shapiro, Gloria Feldt, Leslie Bennetts Elle,”The Incredible Shrinking Woman.”
Culture/Arts: Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, “Banksy Was Here.”
Exercise/Diet: Pallavi Gogoi, Business Week, “Cloned Beef Burgers: ‘Delicious.’”
Leslie Laurence, Ladies’ Home Journal. “Fight Fat Over 40 “
Features: Sheridan Prasso, Fortune, “Made in Vietnam.”
Lifestyles: Sara Corbett, Elle, “The Kids Are Not All Right.”
Medicine/Health: Jennifer Wolff, Self, “A Deadly Twist.”
News: Mimi Swartz, Texas Monthly Magazine, “Eva vs. Goliath.”
Profiles: Jennifer Gonnerman, New York Magazine, “The Panhandler’s Payday.”
Service: Liz Welch, Glamour, “What No One Ever Tells You About Breast Implants.”
Environment: Karen Breslau, Newsweek, “The Green Giant.”
Radio
Feature: Julianne Welby, WFUV-FM, “Lower Manhattan Diaries.”
News: Carole Zimmer, Bloomberg News, “Venture Capitalists Go Green.”
Wires
Beat: Emily Chasan, Reuters, “SEC Warns Auditors Firms May Manipulate New Rule,” ”Lifting the Lid: Unusual IPO Tax Structure May Plague Blackstone,” ”Lifting the Lid: Auditor’s Subprime Exits Show Risks.”
Business: Christine Richard, Bloomberg News, “MBIA Debt Backed by Crack Houses Perpetuates Blight.”
Culture: Tara Burghart, Associated Press, “Museums Wrestle With Antiquities Ownership,” “Internet Helps Link Art with Owners.”
Deadline: Sharon L. Crenson, Bloomberg News, “Tishman, BlackRock to Pay $5.4 Billion for Stuyvesant.”
Features: Martha Irvine, Associated Press, “Mom’s Long Goodbye.”
In-Depth: Ellen Wulfhorst, Reuters, “New Orleans Weighs Fate of Historic Public Housing,” ”Ending Buses to Stymie Regrowth of New Orleans,” ”Gardeners Cultivate Hope in Battered New Orleans.”
Lifestyles: Claudia Parsons, Reuters, “Camp Aims to Free Closet Rock Stars From Suits.”
Specialized Writing: Amity Shlaes, Bloomberg News, “”This Nobel Prize Sends a Stark Signal to Columbia,” ”Gas Tax Fans Invoke a Telling Name for Road Hogs,” ”Girlfriend Salaries for Everyone at World Bank.”
Internet
Business: Angela Moore, Marketwatch.com, “Do You Have That in Green? Even Big-Box Wal-Mart and Home Depot Are Embracing Ecology.”
Commentary: Roberta Brandes Gratz, City Limits Weekly (Citylimits.org), “Robert Moses Reconsidered.”
Feature: Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Salon.com, “Deadly Prose: How should creative writing teachers handle students who turn in gruesome stories?.”
In-Depth: Jennifer Barrett, Jessica Bennett, Kathy Jones and Karen Springen, Newsweek.com, “United We Owe.”
Multimedia: Lauren Johnston & Linda Perney, AM New York (amNY.com),
“The Debt Generation.”
Service: Jeanne Sahadi, CNNMoney.com, “What Bush’s Health Plan Means to You.”
Photos and Visual Arts
Feature: Ann Heisenfelt, Associated Press, “That’s My Dad!”
Human Interest: Debbie Egan-Chin, New York Daily News,
“Tears for 9/11 Hero.”
News: Debbie Egan-Chin, New York Daily News, “Agony, Tears for Finest.”
Photo Essay: Maya Alleruzzo, Associated Press, “Iraq.”
Sports: Amy Sancetta, Associated Press, “Dejection.”
Visual Art Design/Special Issue: Annie Leibovitz, Vanity Fair,”Vanity Fair Africa Issue Covers.”
Visual Art Design/Feature: Carla Frank, O, The Oprah Magazine, “O’s Worst-Case-Scenario Handbook”/”Close Calls!”
Television
Business: Susie Gharib, anchor, Nightly Business Report, (PBS), “Woodstock for Capitalists: The 2007 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting.”
Documentary: Elizabeth Hashagen, reporter, writer, producer, News 12 Long Island,
“Decade of Determination.”
Feature: Kathleen Johnston, senior investigative producer, and Kira Kay, producer, CNN, “Is There a Better Way to Govern?”
News: Mary Garofalo, reporter, Lori Bullerdick, camera, Christal Roberts, video editor, Fox 5 News WNYW, “Saving Brandon.”
Health: Elizabeth Cohen, correspondent, Jennifer Pifer, producer, CNN,
“Paula Zahn Now: Race-Bone Marrow Transplant.”
Investigative: Barbara Nevins Taylor, investigative reporter, My 9 News WWOR-TV,
“No Way to Live.”
Public Service: Rosanna Scotto, reporter, Erica Posse, producer and Christal Roberts, editor, Fox 5 WNYW, “Heart Gallery.”