Society of the Silurians EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS BANQUET The Players Club 16 Gramercy Park South Thursday, May 17th In Honor of ROBERT LIPSYTE Drinks: 6 p.m. Dinner: 7:15 p.m. Meet old friends Merriment e-mail:
[email protected] Reservations: Published by The Society of The Silurians, Inc. an organization of veteran New York City journalists founded in 1924 (212) 532-0887 by Charles Edward Russell, William O. Inglis, Perry Walton, and David G. Baillie. Members and One Guest $100 Each Non-Members $120 THE OLDEST PRESS CLUB IN THE UNITED STATES MAY 2012 Crème de la Crème of NY Journalism Top Silurians 2012 Honors Sports Columnist/Author Robert Lipsyte Winner of Prestigious Peter Kihss Award By Eve Berliner In a season of fierce competition, The Society of the Silurians 2012 Ex- cellence in Journalism Awards Com- petition, was once again distin- guished by the highest caliber of journalistic work. Now in its 88th year, the contenders fought it out with distinction and commit- Robert Lipsyte ment to truth and the human condition. Among a few of the greats: The Record’s stunning revelation of chromium contamination under- ground in the small city of Garfield, New Jersey, a toxic landscape where the poison flowed for de- cades, an exposé of life and death implications; Bloomberg Markets’ gut- wrenching probe into “Crime and Human Organs,” the market in or- gan trafficking run by murderous multinational criminal gangs who capture their prey over four conti- nents, desperate victims who struggle in life-threatening poverty Marcus Santos/Daily News and are willing [or not willing] to sell Winner in Breaking News Photography, the Daily News’ Marcus Santos, for a photograph of gripping power, “We’re Going Down,” the pilot’s their organs for survival; last words as his chopper plunged into the East River.