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Associated Press Wins New York Press Club's Premier Journalism Award Gold Keyboard Winner is Tops In Crowded Field
The Associated Press investigative series “Death at Rikers Island” is the top prize winner in this year's New York Press Club Awards For Journalism. The series was one in a record-breaking overall turnout of entries spanning 26 categories of journalism. Nearly 500 entries were received this year from working journalists who gather and publish news on TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, newswires, and on the Internet.
The AP’s Jake Pearson uncovered the deaths of two mentally ill inmates being held at the huge city jail as well as lapses in the treatment they received from city agencies and the jail’s health-care provider.
“The Gold Keyboard is the New York Press Club’s highest award,” said NYPC president Larry Seary. “It is recognition for outstanding investigative reporting on a story that might not otherwise have been reported.”
The award will be among those presented on June 8th at the Press Club's annual Awards and Installation of Officers Dinner at Manhattan's Water Club.
Among other top winners in this year's competition is Jack Dickey of TIME who will receive the Nellie Bly Cub Reporter Award for a number of articles, including his 4,500 word cover story about Taylor Swift.
Rev. Mychal Judge Heart of New York Awards for stories that are most complimentary of New York City will be presented in four categories. Newspaper: "Urban Gardner", The Wall Street Journal; Radio: "How Sweet It Is: Riding in The Candy Cab", WFUV-FM; TV: "How New York City Works", NY1 News; Internet: "Clown Care – When Laughter Heals", WomanAroundTown.com.
News 12 TV news operations in the Bronx, Connecticut, Long Island, New Jersey and Westchester County came away with 10 awards. The Wall Street Journal followed closely with nine awards. Bloomberg properties and Newsday each received eight awards. ESPN properties and The Associated Press received seven citations. The New York Times and WCBS Newsradio 880 were each awarded four wins this year.
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An enduring tradition in New York media, the annual New York Press Club Awards For Journalism honor excellence by writers, reporters, editors, producers, photographers and multi-media journalists. Entries are considered in more than 26 categories of reporting from material submitted by New York metropolitan area news organizations and individual journalists. Judging is by prominent journalists, former journalists and academics selected for their expertise in each category.
More information about the New York Press Club and the awards can be found on the club's Web site: https://www.nypressclub.org/awards.php.
A list of this year's winners follows.
The New York Press Club Awards For Journalism 2015 Gold Keyboard Internet "Offshore Secrets: Luxembourg Leaks" "Death on Rikers Island" Leslie Wayne, Kelly Carr, Marina Walker Guevara, Mar Jake Pearson Cabra and Michael Hudson The Associated Press International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Nellie Bly Cub Reporter Radio "CEO Radio" Ray Hoffman "Taylor Strikes a Chord" WCBS-AM Jack Dickey TIME TV "Subprime Auto Loans" Rev. Mychal Judge Heart of New York Chris Glorioso, Evan Stulberger WNBC-TV TV "How NYC Works" Commentary Roger Clark, Davide Cannaviccio, Jessica Steiner, Dan Komarinetz, Yoojin Lin, Ryan Cooney, Michael Dudley NY1 News Internet "Unwritten Canon" Newspaper Tim Kurkjian, Michael Knisley, Patrick Hanrahan, Chris "WSJ Urban Gardner" Philpot Ralph Gardner Jr. ESPN Digital Media The Wall Street Journal Magazine Radio "The Truth" Columns "How Sweet It Is: Riding in the Candy Cab" Howard Bryant George Bodarky ESPN The Magazine WFUV TV Internet "WRNN -TV Richard French Editorial Compilation" "Clown Care - When Laughter Heals" Richard French Alix Cohen WRNN-TV Richard French Live WomanAroundTown.com Consumer Reporting Business Reporting Magazine Magazine "The Lure of Forex" "How GM Silenced Its Whistle-Blowers" David Evans Tim Higgins, Nick Summers Bloomberg Markets Bloomberg Businessweek Newswire Newswire "Health Secrets for Sale" "Tax Runaways" Shannon Pettypiece, Jordan Robertson Zachary R. Mider Bloomberg News Bloomberg News TV Newspaper "Not the Driveway" "Business Battle - Ignition Inceptor" Andrew Hurley, Melissa Sheketoff Newsday Staff News 12 Connecticut Newsday
The New York Press Club Awards For Journalism 2015 Consumer Reporting (cont'd) Crime Reporting (cont'd)
Newspaper Internet "WSJ Deadly Medicine" "Myls Dobson's Death Reveals Loophole in New York's Jennifer Levitz, Jon Kamp, Thomas Burton Child Safety Policy" The Wall Street Journal Janon Fisher, James Fanelli and DNAinfo New York Staff DNAinfo.com New York Internet "Congress to Launch Probe Into Escort and Prostitution Magazine Services on Twitter" "Hunted" Jonathan Marino and Joe Deaux Julie Weingarden Dubin TheStreet Marie Claire
Continuing Coverage TV "The Devil's Drug - Hooked on Heroin" TV Tara Rosenblum, Alan Flamenhaft, Jenna Russo, "Kane In Your Corner: Helmetta Animal Shelter" Janine Rose Walt Kane, Karin Attonito, Anastasios Stefanidis, News 12 Westchester Anthony Cocco News 12 New Jersey Newspaper "WSJ Americas Rap Sheet" Newspaper Gary Fields, John Emshwiller, Rob Barry, Coulter Jones "Dumping" The Wall Street Journal Sarah Armaghan, Sarah Crichton Newsday Documentary
Newswire Internet "Central American Violence" "Mizzou Did Not Pursue Alleged Assault" Alberto Arce Tom Farrey, Nicole Noren, Chris Buckle, Dwayne Bray, The Associated Press Tim Hays, Jason Morris, Cody Shimek, Nick Waligorski, Michael Mikulec Magazine ESPN Digital Media "Scott Sherman for The Nation: The Battle for 42nd Street" TV Scott Sherman "The Real Death Valley/Muriendo Por Cruzar (Dying to The Nation Cross)" John Carlos Frey, Solly Granatstein, Marisa Venegas, Internet Shawn Efran, Neil Katz, Esther Kaplan, Greg Gilderman "Activist Investing" The Weather Channel, Telemundo and The Investigative Staff of The Deal Fund with Efran Films The Deal Magazine Radio "RISE" "NYPD Under Fire" Jonathan Woods WCBS News Team TIME WCBS-AM Radio Crime Reporting "60 Words" Kelsey Padgett, Matt Kielty, Jad Abumrad, Dylan Keefe, Newswire Robert Krulwich, Gregory Johnsen "The Business of Child Porn: Following the Money" WNYC and NPR Kristen Schweizer, Clarissa Batino Bloomberg News
The New York Press Club Awards For Journalism 2015
Entertainment News Feature Reporting
Internet Radio "Miss American Dream" "Blasting Through Bedrock: Here Comes the Second Taffy Brodesser-Akner Avenue Subway" Matter Carole Zimmer, Mark Mills, Al Mayers Bloomberg WBBR Radio TV Magazine "ON THE SCENE With John Bathke: The Bill T. Jones "Who Are You Calling a Bully?" Interview" Abigail Pesta John Bathke; Ed Hannen; Adam Jenkins Cosmopolitan News 12 New Jersey TV Radio "The Incredible Life of Gardner Watts" "Behind the Scenes at the TODAY Show" Tara Rosenblum, Alan Flamenhaft Jessica Ettinger, Matt Ianni, Mike Rappaport, Liz Aiello News 12 Westchester SiriusXM Satellite Radio & NBC Newswire Newswire "Chaos in West Africa" "Meditations on the Movies" Krista Larson Jocelyn Noveck The Associated Press The Associated Press Internet Newspaper "The Lives of Non-Muslims in Islamic Pakistan" "Gender and Ethnic Identity Politics in Theater: Jewish Jaweed Kaleem Drag Queens and Drag Kings" The Huffington Post Simi Horwitz The Jewish Daily Forward Newspaper "WSJ Risking Everything" Magazine Adam Entous "Post-Finale Stress Disorder" The Wall Street Journal Taffy Brodesser-Akner The New York Times Magazine Feature-Science Medicine & Technology
Feature Photo Magazine "New Blood" Magazine Roger Parloff "Border Lines: Tracking Unauthorized Migrants From Fortune Above" Kirsten Luce Newswire Bloomberg Businessweek "Farmaceuticals" Brian Grow, P.J. Huffstutter, Michael Erman, Duff Wilson, Newspaper Mimi Dwyer "Ramos Liu Memorial 2" Reuters James Keivom New York Daily News Newspaper "WSJ Cancers Super Survivors" Internet Ron Winslow "Clouds over Manhattan" The Wall Street Journal Bill Lyons Staten Island Advance/SILive.com
The New York Press Club Awards For Journalism 2015 Feature-Science Medicine & Technology Feature Video
Internet Internet "Virus Hunters" "Welcome To The College Football Playoff" Neil Katz, Kevin Hayes, Shawn Efran, David Quammen, Neil Jamieson, John Korpics, John B. Morris, Greg Gilderman, Katie Wiggin, Annie Hauser David Duffey, Cub Studio, Morgan Samuel The Weather Channel ESPN Digital Media
TV TV "The Barbershop Project" "How NYC Works" Andrew Siff, Michael DelGiudice Davide Cannaviccio WNBC-TV NY1 News
Radio "Ana and Mia: How Eating Disorders Evolved Online" Newspaper Manoush Zomorodi, Alex Goldmark, Andrew Dunn "Morocco's Mule Ladies" WNYC Almudena Toral, Suzanne Daley, Rachel Chaundler, Tomas Peire, Carles Delgado Feature Reporting-Sports The New York Times
Newswire Magazine "Baseball Caught Looking as Fouls Injure 1750 Fans a "Behind The Video of Eric Garner’s Deadly Confrontation Year" With NYPD" David Glovin Paul Moakley Bloomberg News TIME
Magazine Food Writing "While The World Watched" Wright Thompson Newspaper ESPN The Magazine "Beer Project" Peter Gianotti TV Newsday "Throwing Pains" Kurt Semder, Jose Sanchez, Greg Thompson Internet News 12 Bronx "Long Islands AllStar Chefs 12 to Know" Polly Higgins, Alejandra Villa, Matthew Cassella, Joan Newspaper Reminick, Erica Marcus, Marjorie Robins "Tears For Tom" Newsday.com Bob Herzog Newsday Newswire "Food Features" Internet J.M. Hirsch "Where Sports and Politics Collide" The Associated Press Dave Zirin The Nation.com Magazine "Chicken by the Sea" Radio Jeff Chu "Not Just Special Athletes, But Remarkable Champions" Travel & Leisure Southeast Asia Drew Casey WFUV
The New York Press Club Awards For Journalism 2015 Humor Newswire "The Echo Chamber" TV Joan Biskupic, Janet Roberts and John Shiffman "On the Spot" Reuters Lily Stolzberg, Josh Schnitzer, John Prentice, Brian Stahl, Glenn Garthwaite Newspaper News 12 Long Island "WSJ Midterm Elections" Patrick O'Connor Newswire The Wall Street Journal "Go For the Food A New Yorker finds perfect steaks and lamb fries at Cattlemens in Oklahoma" Radio Beth Harpaz "Election Night 2014" The Associated Press Neil A. Carousso WRHU-FM and 103.9 LI News Radio Newspaper "WSJ Jason Gay" Special Event Reporting Jason Gay The Wall Street Journal Magazine "The Final Walk-Off" Internet J.R. Moehringer "Stressed Out Mom, Neglected Dad - Nuggets from a ESPN The Magazine Mom with No Filter" Becky Langton Internet WomanAroundTown.com "The Test of the Champion at Belmont Stakes" Newsday multimedia department News Special Newsday.com
TV Newswire "Fallen Heroes Memorial Day 2014 Special" "70 years after DDay daughter listens anew to voice of Virginia Huie, David Garden, Andrew J. Singh, James late father who jumped with the 101st" Luning, Brian Endres, Charles Bucci Beth Harpaz News 12 Long Island The Associated Press
Newspaper Political Coverage "WSJ Peering Inside Alibaba" Juro Osawa, Paul Mozur, Rolfe Winkler, Kathy Chu, Laurie Internet Burkitt, Telis Demos, Matt Jarzemsky "Mayor's Top Aide Hid Relationship With Convicted The Wall Street Journal Felon" James Fanelli, Murray Weiss and DNAinfo NY Staff Radio DNAinfo.com New York "Eye On Ebola" WCBS News Team Magazine WCBS-AM "Citizenship for Sale" Peter Elkind, with Marty Jones TV Fortune "WRNN -TV Richard French Live An Unbreakable Bond" Richard French, Christine Persichette, Michael Madden, TV Ashley Giddix, Michael Fitzsimmons "School Speed Zone Tickets" WRNN-TV Richard French Live Rich Barrabi, John Prentice, David Garden, David Rahner News 12 Long Island
The New York Press Club Awards For Journalism 2015 Sports News Spot News Photo
TV Newspaper "Tragic State" "Harlem Building Explosion" William Weinbaum, John Barr, Scott O'Leary, Rob James Keivom Berman, Carolyn Hong, Dwayne Bray, Chris Buckle, New York Daily News Joshua Vorensky, Bryan Brousseau, Joe LoMonaco, Marc Lustig Newswire ESPN "The PBR Buck Off" Staton Rabin Internet ZUMA Press Wire Service "Manny Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri" Jeffrey Basinger, Anthony Carrozzo, Mark LaMonica, Greg Spot News Video Logan Newsday.com Internet "I Cant Breathe" Newspaper Ramsey Orta "Domestic Abuse in the NFL" New York Daily News Steve Eder The New York Times TV "Snow Cars" Radio Christopher Wood, Allison Bybee "Verne Lundquist: Coming Full Circle" News 12 Connecticut Mack Rosenberg WFUV Travel Writing Spot News Newspaper "Day for Night in Norway" Internet Reif Larsen "NYPD Officers Fatally Shot" The New York Times Newsday.com and Newsday Staffs Newsday.com Magazine "Ghosts and Gods of Penang" TV Jeff Chu "No Indictment in the Death of Eric Garner" Travel & Leisure Southeast Asia Staff NY1 News Internet "A French Ramble Through Rambouillet" Newspaper Julie Chateauvert "WSJ Comcast Time Warner Deal" WomanAroundTown.com Shalini Ramachandran, Dana Cimilluca, Brent Kendall, Gautham Nagesh, Rani Molla, Martin Peers, Dana Mattioli The Wall Street Journal
Radio "Explosion In Harlem" WCBS News Team WCBS-AM
The New York Press Club Awards For Journalism 2015