2009 FRONT PAGE AWARDS WINNERS
Newspapers:

Beat Reporting
Kathy Chu, USA TODAY
"The Credit Trap."

Commentary
Irene Virag, Newsday,
"Her Touch is Alive in Brooklyn;" A Window Seat for Slimes of Passion;" and "Studiously Painted with Plants."

Culture
 Kelly Crow, The Wall Street Journal
"From the Art World to the Underworld."

Features
 Amy Ellis Nutt, The Star-Ledger
"The Accidental Artist."

In-Depth
Kate Kelly, The Wall Street Journal
"The Fall of Bear Stearns," a 3-part series.

Magazines:

Arts/Culture/Lifestyle
Tula Karras, Self Magazine
"The Disorder Next Door."

Business
Anne Kadet, Smart Money Magazine
"Price Profiling."

Features
Jennifer Gonnerman, New York Magazine
"Blood on the Tracks."

Health
Mary Carmichael, Newsweek
"Growing Up Bipolar—Welcome to Max’s World."

News
Melinda Liu, Newsweek
"The Next Saffron Revolution."

Profiles
Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker
"Chef on the Edge."

Science/Environment
Mara Der Hovanesian, BusinessWeek
"I Have One Word for You: Bioplastics."

Specialized Reporting
Barbara Mantel, CQ Press
(a division of Sage Publishing)
"Public Defenders: Do Indigent Defendants Get Adequate Legal Representation?"
   Wires:

Business
Carol S. Remond, Dow Jones News Service
"When the SEC Follows Your Leads."

Features
Sinead Carew, Reuters
"Mobile Phone Inventor Dreams of Human Embeds."

In-Depth
Claudia Parsons, Reuters
"Mental Health in the Military," a 3-part series.

Lifestyles
Janet Frankston Lorin, Bloomberg News
"Rejected Wall Street Kids Enrich City Public Schools."


Internet:

Best Blog
Lee Rosenbaum, CultureGrrl,
"Stealth Deaccessions by the National Academy."

Best Multimedia News Package
Jessica Bennett and Jennifer Molina, Newsweek.com,
"Invisible and Overlooked."

Best News/Commentary
Rebecca Traister, Salon,
"McCain Gets Mean.."


Photos
News
Susan Watts, New York Daily News
"Sea of Sorrow."

Photo Essay
Ariana Cubillos, Associated Press
"Mud Cookies."


Television:

Features
Mona Iskander and Brenda Breslauer, NOW on PBS,
"Education City."

News
Barbara Nevins Taylor, My9News –– WWOR TV,
"Subway Fall."

Radio:

Best Radio Entry
Petra Bartosiewicz and Sarah Koenig, This American Life, WBEZ Chicago
"The Prosecutor."