Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Among Military Reporters & Editors Winners

'Wash Post,'DMN' and 'Military Times' Among Military Reporters & Editors Winners

By Joe Strupp

Published: October 01, 2008 12:12 PM ET

NEW YORK The Washington Post, Providence (R.I.) Journal, and Dallas Morning News were among the winners of the Military Reporters & Editors annual awards, announced on Wednesday.

In addition, Joshua Kors of The Nation won the prestigious Joseph Galloway Award for his "Thanks for Nothing" report on the misdiagnosis of some combat veterans.

The first James Crawley Award, named for the former MRE president who died earlier this year, went to April Johnston and Kevin Maurer of The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer.

The list of other newspaper winners follows:

Print:

Category 1 - Overseas Coverage - large newspapers/magazine: Kelly Kennedy, Military Times, for "Blood Brothers."

Category 2 - Overseas Coverage - small newspapers/magazines: James Kitfield, National Journal, "The Thin Iraqi Line" & "Baghdad, Surged."

Category 3 - Domestic Coverage - large newspapers/magazines: Kristin Henderson, The Washington Post magazine, "Us and Them."

Honorable Mention: John Mulligan, The Providence Journal, "Back from the Brink."

Category 4 - Domestic Coverage - small newspapers/magazines: Sydney Freedberg Jr, National Journal, "The Other Three Thousand" & related stories.

Honorable Mention: David Simon & The Frederick (Md.) News-Post, "Nine Lost Warriors."

Photography:

Category 1 Large newspapers/ wire services/ magazines: No winner

Category 2 Small newspapers/magazines: Drew Brown, Stars and Stripes.

Online

Lara Solt, Dallas Morning News, “Among the Wounded.”

Other non-newspaper categories can be found here.


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I like many other veterans appreciate the hard work these reporters have put into telling the stories that affect us....thank you and SALUTE

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