THE 2018 FRONT PAGE AWARDS
November 8, 2018
This year’s winners have given voice to child survivors of gun violence, brought to light abuses against refugees in America and abroad, investigated ethical concerns in our healthcare system, documented unrest in the Middle East, and held power to account from neighborhood police precincts to the White House.
This year’s theme: “Why I Reported It.” At a time when so much of “the story” is about whose tales have gone untold and why, the theme underscores just how important uncovering these stories — and doing so relentlessly, sensitively and accurately — really is. For every person out there staying silent, either to hide the truth or for fear of speaking it, there is a newswoman ready to open that conversation using the most basic but fundamental journalistic tools: woman-on-the-street reporting, rigorous research and fact-checking, impartial ears and an open heart.
The Front Page Award for Lifetime Achievement
The Front Page Award for Journalist of the Year
THE MARIE COLVIN FRONT PAGE AWARD FOR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
THE MARTHA COMAN FRONT PAGE AWARD FOR BEST NEW JOURNALIST
DOCUMENTARY
Long Form Documentary
Katie Couric, Jeanmarie Condon, Betsy Forhan, Cheryl McDonough, Melia Patria, Emilie de Sainte Maresville, Keisha Katz and Millie Chapman; National Geographic and ABC News Lincoln Square Productions
LOCAL REPORTING
MAGAZINES
Feature
Abigail Pesta, Texas Monthly
Interview
Simi Horwitz, The Forward
Essay
Reverend Sharon Risher, as told to Abigail Pesta, Notre Dame Magazine
In-Depth Reporting
Anjali Kamat, The Investigative Fund in partnership with The New Republic
“Political Corruption and the Art of the Deal”
News
E.B. Solomont, The Real Deal
NEWSPAPERS
Beat Reporting
Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times
“It Was Supposed to Be an Unbiased Study of Drinking. They Wanted to Call It ‘Cheers.’”
“Federal Agency Courted Alcohol Industry to Fund Study on Benefits of Moderate Drinking”
Feature
Nikita Stewart, The New York Times
Homelessness, mental illness, poverty:
“Selling MetroCard Swipes Remains Illegal, and a Way of Life”
“Can a Subway Menace Be Reformed? Yes, He Says, With Housing”
In-Depth Reporting
Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, Susan Dominus, Emily Steel, Susan Chira, Catrin Einhorn, Melena Ryzik and Cara Buckley; The New York Times
Harassed:
“Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades”
“Weinstein’s Complicity Machine”
“Bill O’Reilly Settled New Harassment Claim, Then Fox Renewed His Contract”
“How Tough Is It to Change a Culture of Harassment? Ask Women at Ford”
The Nellie Bly Award for Best Bylined Front Page Story
Rosa Goldensohn, The New York Times
“They Shared Drugs. Someone Died. Does That Make Them Killers?”
ONLINE
Digital Video
Connie Wang, Refinery29 - Style Out There
“Why you’ll see these Victorian-style European dresses in Nambia”
Blogs
Helaine Olen, Washington Post
“What that horrible story about imprisoned children says about America”
”The Parkland kids are revealing America’s failings for all to see”
”‘I can’t afford that’: A viral tweet shows why we need Medicare for all”
Feature
Sarah Gonser, The Hechinger Report, in partnership with NBC News
In-Depth Reporting
Allison McCann, Taylor Dolven, Carter Sherman, Simone Landon, Leslie Xia, Kathleen Caulderwood, Brittany Ross, Morgan Conley and Diamond Naga Siu; VICE News
Multimedia News Package
Meera Jagannathan, Jennifer Weiss, Sam Reichman and Kristi Oloffson; Moneyish (Dow Jones) - Ceiling Smashers
“These badass women have knocked down barriers in every industry”
“One of America’s first sportswriters tells Moneyish how she fought her way into the locker room”
“An investor tells Moneyish why she’ll only bankroll companies that benefit women”
“A lawyer and Gov. Cuomo appointee tells Moneyish the upside of being underestimated”
“Out of poverty, into the middle class”
“Jobs in cybersecurity are exploding: Why are women locked out?”
Live Online Video
Lauren Young, Beth Pinsker, Yahaira Jacquez, Stephanie Brumsey and Jenna Zucker; Reuters
“All the things you don’t learn in school”
“According to a study, supporting your adult children can cost your retirement $227,000”
“Who will log out of your accounts when you die?”
Social Media Video
Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg News
Spot News
E.B. Solomont, The Real Deal
PHOTOGRAPHY
BEST FRONT PAGE PHOTO: Stephanie Keith and Sandy Ciric, Getty Images “Ambassador Nikki R. Haley called for more diplomacy with North Korea at a United Nations Security Council meeting on Monday”
SPORTS: Julie Jacobson, Associated Press "Olympic Twist"
FEATURE: Alejandra Villa, Newsday “Songs of Praise”
PHOTOGRAPHY ESSAY: Stephanie Keith, Corinne Perkins, Frances Kerry, Toni Reinhold and Jillian Kitchener, Reuters “Riding with Native Americans to Mark Pact Anniversary”
PODCAST
Feature
Brittany Luse, The Nod
“The Cowboy of the West Village”
Sports
Hilary Russ and Amy Tennery, Reuters
RADIO
SPECIALIZED REPORTING
Business
Sarah Butrymowicz and Tara García Mathewson, The Hechinger Report, in partnership with Wired
“Tired of fighting that fight”: School districts’ uphill battle to get good deals on ed tech”
“Why some schools pay more than others when buying from Apple”
Editorial Writing
Helaine Olen, The Washington Post
“Do we really need a first lady?”
“Scott Pruitt is acting like what he is: The poorest member of Trump’s Cabinet”
“Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not your manic pixie dream girl”
Editorial Cartoons
Isabella Bannerman, King Features
“A Celebration of International Women's Day, 2018”
Fashion
Connie Wang and Valerie Stivers, Refinery29
“Inside the Fake News Campaign to Smear Russia's Biggest Fashion Influencers”
Opinion/Criticism
Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times
"We Have a Crisis of Democracy, Not Manners"
"The President and the Porn Star"
Sports
Hallie Grossman, espnW and ESPN The Magazine
Medicine/Health/Fitness
Cynthia Koons, Bloomberg Businessweek
"The Women's Libido Pill is Back, and So is the Controversy"
Science
Apoorva Mandavilli, The Atlantic
TELEVISION
Feature
Isobel Yeung, Jackie Jesko and Subrata De, VICE on HBO
Special Programming (Public Affairs or Editorial)
Katie Couric, Jeanmarie Condon, Betsy Forhan, Melinda Arons, Cheryl McDonough, Amber Faris, Misha Rehzvi; National Geographic and ABC News Lincoln Square Productions
“America Inside Out: The Muslim Next Door”
Breaking News
Hannah Thomas-Peter and Jennifer Wetters, Sky News
“Kilauea Eruption - The Story of Kaupili Street”
Interview
Hannah Thomas-Peter, Jennifer Wetters and Emily Upton, Sky News
“Face to face with a rapist: The man who admits #IHave”
Special Reporting (Investigative or Enterprise Reporting)
Antonia Hylton, Shawna Thomas, Rita Chan, Lindsay Van Dyke, Jika González, Mimi Dwyer, Emily Anderson, Madeleine Haeringer, Belle Cushing, Alyse Shorland and Shilpi Gupta; VICE News Tonight on HBO
“One Immigrant Family's Journey from Separation to Reunification”
“How Trump officials are reshaping abortion policy at the Office Refugee Resettlement”
WIRES
Feature
Melissa Fares, Reuters
“Special Report: In Louisiana jail, deaths mount as mental health pleas unheeded”
Spot News
Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
Beat Reporting
Cynthia Koons, Bloomberg News
The High Price of Drugs:
“Why We May Lose Generic Drugs”
“The Loopholes Drug Companies Use to Keep Prices High”
“This Shield of Patents Protects the World’s Best-Selling Drug”
In-Depth Reporting
Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
“Cadavers in the ballroom: Doctors practice their craft in America’s favorite hotels”