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2008 Southern California Journalism Awards Finalists



A. JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR
A1. PRINT (Over 100,000 circulation)
REPORTER, COLUMNIST OR EDITOR
* Amy Alkon, Creators Syndicate
* Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times
* Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times
* Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times

A2. PRINT (Under 100,000 circulation)
REPORTER, COLUMNIST OR EDITOR
* Amy Alkon, Creators Syndicate
* Michael Collins, Los Angeles CityBeat
* Sandra Hernandez, Los Angeles Daily Journal
* Scott Moxley, OC Weekly
* Anat Rubin, Los Angeles Daily Journal

A3. TELEVISION JOURNALIST
*Ana Garcia and Fred Mamoun, KNBC
*Willa Sandmeyer, KTLA
*Antonio Valverde, KMEX

A4. RADIO JOURNALIST
* Steven Cuevas, KPCC
* Patt Morrison, KPCC
* Patricia Nazario, KPCC
* Warren Olney, KCRW
* Frank Stoltze, KPCC

A5. SPORTS JOURNALIST – Print, broadcast or online
* T.J. Simers Los Angeles Times

A6. ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST – Print, broadcast or online
*Nikki Finke, LA Weekly
*Matthew Garrahan, Financial Times
*John Horn, Los Angeles Times
*Meg James, Los Angeles Times

A7. PHOTO JOURNALIST
* Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, Portfolio

A8. DESIGNER - Print or online
* Kelli Sullivan, Los Angeles Times
* Derek Simmons, Los Angeles Times
* Laura Dobbins, The Daily Independent (Ridgecrest, CA)

A9. HEALTH JOURNALIST - Print, broadcast or online.
* Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times
* Patricia Nazario, KPCC
* Charles Ornstein, Los Angeles Times
* Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times
* Charles Ornstein, Los Angeles Times

A10. ONLINE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
* Michael Collins and Denise Anne Duffield, EnviroReporter.com
* Bennet Kelley, Huffington Post
* Eric Longabardi, ERSNews.com
* Jacob Soboroff, Why Tuesday?

B. DAILY/WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS, Over 100,000 circulation

B1. HARD NEWS
* Associated Press Staff, Associated Press, "California Wildfires," October 23, 2007
* Beth Barrett, Los Angeles Daily News, "Other Woman in the Mayor's Life Revealed"
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, "Southern California Wildfires," October 24, 2007
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, "Southern California Wildfires," October 23, 2007
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, "Assassination Rocks Pakistan"

B2. NEWS FEATURE
*Christine Buckley, LA Weekly, "Hunter to Hunted"
*Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, "Attacked by a Grizzly"
*Matthew Fleischer, LA Weekly, "Children of the Revolutionary"
*Peter Landesman, LA Weekly, "Nine Miles and Spreading"
*Christine Pelisek, LA Weekly, "Flying High with the Vicious Ladies"
*Luis Sinco, Los Angeles Times, "Two lives blurred together by a photo"
*Kurt Streeter, Los Angeles Times, "A teenage girl, a terrible injury and a will to recover"

B3. INVESTIGATIVE/SERIES
* Jeffrey Anderson, LA Weekly, "The Town The Law Forgot"
*Alan C. Miller and Myron Levin, Los Angeles Times, "U-Haul International skimped on safety"
*Charles Piller, Edmund Sanders, Robyn Dixon and Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, "An investigation of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation"
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times "The danger of a campaign fundraising system increasingly reliant on bundlers and obscure sources of cash"
* Staff, Los Angeles Daily News, "Exposed Porn in Valley"

B4. BUSINESS
* Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times, "Blue Cross Cancellations"
* Chip Jacobs, Los Angeles Times, "Inherit a Home, Not a Hassle"
* Ross Johnson, LA Weekly, "Wendy's Posse"
* Alan Miller, Myron Levin, Los Angeles Times, "U-Haul Series"
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, "Mortgage Series"

B5. SIGNED COMMENTARY
* Amy Alkon, Creator's Syndicate, "Look Before You Sleep"
* Marc Cooper, LA Weekly, "East Versus West"
* Bennett Ramberg, freelance writer, "A Lesson on Staying the Course"
* Jervey Tervalon, LA Weekly, "The Slow Death of a Chocolate City"

B6. COLUMNIST
* Marc Cooper, LA Weekly
* Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times
* Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times
* Tom Petruno, Los Angeles Times
* Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times

B7. EDITORIALS
* Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times "American Values and the Next President"
* Dan Turner, Los Angeles Times, "A Warming World"

B8. ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS/CRITICISM/COLUMN
* Nikki Finke, LA Weekly, "Deadline Hollywood"
* Scott Foundas, LA Weekly, "Film Reviews"
* Jonathan Gold, LA Weekly, "Restaurant Reviews"
* Patrick Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, "The Big Picture"
* Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times, "Book Reviews"

B9. ENTERTAINMENT HARD NEWS
* Nikki Finke, LA Weekly, "Deals, Lies and Back Channels"
* Matthew Garrahan and James Politi, Financial Times, "Credit Crunch Stalls Film Funds"
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times "Hollywood Writers' Strike"

B10. ENTERTAINMENT FEATURE
* Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times, "You, Too, Can Rent a Rock Star"
* Glenn F. Bunting, Los Angeles Times, "Special Report: SAHARA"
* Daniel Hernandez, LA Weekly, "The Art Outlaws of East L.A."
* Judith Lewis, LA Weekly, "Chaos Control"
* Judith Lewis, LA Weekly, "The Way He Lives Now"

B11. SPORTS
* Jeffrey Anderson, LA Weekly, "The Boras Factor"
* Scott Gold, Los Angeles Times, "Savagery as Spectacle"
* Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, "Big Man On Campus"
* Ramona Shelburne, Los Angeles Daily News, "A Season Behind the Scenes with the Birmingham Football Team"
* David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, "Young Gay Athletes Find a Place Out on the Field"

B12. SPECIAL SECTION
* Business Staff, Los Angeles Times, "Made in LA"
* Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, "Under the Influence"
* Staff of LA Weekly, "People 2007"
* Kelli Sullivan, Michael Whitley, Mary Cooney, Calvin Hom, Los Angeles Times, "Facing the Flames"
* Staff, LA Weekly, LA Weekly "Best of LA"

B13. HEADLINES
*Amy Alkon, Creators Syndicate, "The Incredible Sulk"
*Dave Bowman, Los Angeles Times, "A Pair of Stars/an L.A. Sky/a happy Galaxy"
*Steve Devol, Los Angeles Times, "Cast as a leader, but what's his motivation?"
*Tim Lynch, Los Angeles Times, "A Town Right on the Default Line"
*Libby Molyneaux, LA Weekly, "A Scary Home Companion"

B14. DESIGN
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, "Massive Evacuations"
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, "Weekend Edition"
* Ryan Ward, LA Weekly, "Jonathan Gold's 99 Essential LA Restaurants"
* Michael Whitley, Kelli Sullivan, Mary Vignoles, Genaro Molina, Los Angeles Times, "New Orleans Two Years Later"
* Michael Whitley, George Wilhelm, Colin Crawford, Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, "Stanley Cup"

C. DAILY/WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS,
Under 100,000 circulation

C1. HARD NEWS
* Andre Coleman, Pasadena Weekly, "No Secrets"
* Andre Coleman, Pasadena Weekly, "Tale of the Videotape"
* Don DeBenedictis, Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Could Chemerinsky Controversy Actually Boost Law School?"
* Gabe Friedman, Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Prosecutors Will File Plea Deal for Lerach"
*Wendy Thomas Russell and Tracy Manzer, Long Beach Press-Telegram, "Nine Guilty in Beatings"

C2. NEWS FEATURE
* Michael Collins, Ventura County Reporter, "Dirty Business"
* Julie Gruenbaum Fax, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, "Transcendence – A True Story for Yom Kippur"
* Anat Rubin, Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Historic Hotel Offers Homeless Remedy"
* Wendy Thomas Russell, Long Beach Press-Telegram, "A Tale of Abuse and Murder"
* Nick Schou, OC Weekly, "Just a Random Female"

C3. INVESTIGATIVE/SERIES
* Jason Armstrong, Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Defender Exodus Wracks Riverside"
* Michael Collins, Los Angeles CityBeat, "The Radiation Rangers"
* Sandra Hernandez, Los Angeles Daily Journal, "U.S. Agents Forcibly Drug Immigrants to Deport Them"
* Sandra Hernandez, Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Denied Medication, AIDS Patient Dies in Custody"
* Anat Rubin, Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Prosecutors Target Drugs on Skid Row"

C4. BUSINESS
* Business Journal Staff, Los Angeles Business Journal, "Wealthiest Angelenos: Mega Moguls"
* Rebecca U. Cho, Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Greener Pastures"
* Don J. DeBenedictis, Los Angeles Daily Journal, "As Receipts Law Takes Effect, Lawyers Ring Up Suits"
* Maya Meinert, Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Firms, Lawyers Adjust"
* Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Downtown News, "The Navigator"

C5. SIGNED COMMENTARY
* Lucinda Sue Crosby, The Daily Independent, sports commentaries
* Thomas Elias, California Focus syndicated writer, California Focus columns
* Bennet Kelley, Santa Monica Daily Press
* Judea Pearl, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, "A Mighty Heart."
* Luke Y. Thompson, O.C. Weekly, "Fight Club"

C6. COLUMNIST
* Amy Alkon, Creators Syndicate, "The Advice Goddess"
* Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly, "Ask a Mexican"
* Melissa Heckscher, Daily Breeze
* Amy Klein, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
* Gina Nahai, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles

C7. EDITORIALS
* John Canalis, Long Beach Press-Telegram, "New Boss Wears a Badge"
* Rob Eshman, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, "Shutting Jewish Mouths"
* Harold Glicken, Long Beach Press-Telegram, "Fatherhood"
* Sue Laris and Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Downtown News, "Mayor Needs Substance, Not Style"

C8. ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS/CRITICISM/COLUMN
* Robert David Jaffee, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, "Creative Minds at Work"
* Andy Klein, Los Angeles CityBeat, "'Diva' Rediviva"
* Alfred Lee, Los Angeles CityBeat, "Daft Punk Planet"
* Anthony Miller, Los Angeles CityBeat, "An American Hymnal for Gastronomes"
* Luke Y. Thompson, OC Weekly, "Rock'em, Sock'em"

C9. ENTERTAINMENT HARD NEWS
N/A

C10. ENTERTAINMENT FEATURE
* Drew Combs, Los Angeles Business Journal, "A Pro Bono to Pick"
* Erik Himmelsbach, Los Angeles CityBeat, "Iron Dude"
* Alexa Hyland, Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Drama Dominates Entertainment Industry's Year"
* Derek Olson, OC Weekly, "Chicken Babies, Bondage Nights and Severed Monkey Heads"
* Amy Tenowich, Pasadena Weekly, "Salsa Without Borders"

C11. SPORTS
* Daffodil J. Alton, OC Weekly, "Ronny"
* Robert David Jaffee, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, "Joe ‘Master Blaster' Weider, Still Going Strong"
* Bob Keisser, Long Beach Press Telegram, "Little Fishies in the Brook, Come and Bite my Little Hook"
* David Nusbaum, Los Angeles Business Journal, "Beckham Blitz Out of This World for Galaxy"
* Bob Keisser, Long Beach Press Telegram, "Welcome to Hallifornia"

C12. SPECIAL SECTION
*Linda Renaud, Palisadian-Post, "Real Estate Stories"
* Staff, Los Angeles Business Journal, "The Next Century"

C13. HEADLINE
* Amy Alkon, Creators Syndicate, "Splendor in the Wheatgrass"
* Amy Alkon, Creators Syndicate, "Opportunity Knockers"
* Todd Cunningham, Los Angeles Business Journal, "Broke-o-Matic"
* Jay Firestone, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, "One Camp, Two Camp, Red Camp, Jew Camp"

C14. DESIGN
* Brian Allison, Los Angeles Downtown News, "Los Angeles Downtown News"
* Heidi Fikstad, Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Rainmakers"
* Dan Kacvinski and Carvin Knowles, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, "My Mother's Table"
* Dan Kacvinski and Carvin Knowles, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, "Jewish Gelt"
* Robert Landry, Los Angeles Business Journal, "Dream Teams That Shape L.A. Skyline"

D. ART/PHOTOGRAPHY
Print - Newspaper/magazine/wire service/online

D1. NEWS PHOTO
* Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, "Virginia Tech Vigil"
* Diandra Jay, Long Beach Press Telegram, "Iraq War Funeral"
* Rick Loomis, Los Angeles Times, "Baghdad Raid"
* Rick Loomis, Los Angeles Times, "Gang Shooting"
* Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times, "A Valiant Effort"

D2. FEATURE PHOTO
* Bob Chamberlin, Los Angeles Times, "Bora Bora"
* Carolyn Cole, Los Angeles Times, "Dirty Job"
* Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, "On the Inside"
* Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times, "City Scape"

D3. SPORTS PHOTO
* Kevin Chang, Long Beach Press Telegram, "Boxing"
* Wally Skalij, Los Angeles Times, "Football Player Upended"

D4. EDITORIAL CARTOON
* Dwayne Booth, LA Weekly, "Mr. Fish 2007"
* Doug Davis, Los Angeles Downtown News, "Four Cartoons: Mayor"
* Steve Greenberg, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, "President of Iran"
* Jake Novak, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, "Schmooze or Lose"
* Patrick O'Connor, Los Angeles Daily News, "Summer of Scandal"

D5. PHOTO ESSAY (single topic)
* Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, "Stanley Cup"
* Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News, "Ex-LAPD Officer"
* Genaro Molina, Los Angeles Times, "Katrina Survivors"
* Luis Sinco, Los Angeles Times, "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder"
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, "Wildfires"

E. TELEVISION
E1. REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST
(35 minutes or less)

E2. REGULARLY SCHEDULED NEWSCAST (over 35 minutes)
* Rich Goldner, Joseph Russin, Angela Kye, Leila Feinstein, Emmett Miller and Todd Griffithe, KTLA, Prime News
* Rich Goldner, Michaela Pereira, Frank Buckley, Brad Luck and Bill Stratford, KTLA, Morning News

E3. BREAKING NEWS
* Rich Goldner, Joseph Russin, Angela Kye, Todd Griffith, Stan Chambers, Willa Sandmeyer, Hal Fishman and Leila Feinstein, KTLA, "Griffith Park Fire"

E4. FEATURE
* Gayle Anderson, KTLA, "Flow Rider"
* Chris Blatchford, KTTV-Fox11, "$100,000 Tupac Challenge"
* Frank Buckley and Terry L. Saenz, KTLA, "Wounded Warriors"
* Ron Fleury and Gordon Tokumatsu, KNBC, "Goats at Getty Center"
* Fred Mamoun and Ana Garcia, KNBC, "Traffic Test"
* Val Zavala, KCET, "Lenore Rae Smith"

E5. INVESTIGATIVE/SERIES
* Chris Blatchford, KTTV-Fox11, "Prison Clampdown"
* Frank Snepp, Yvonne Beltzer, Paul Moyer, Jim Hourani, David Fernandez, Hernan Vasquez, Martin Proctor, Joel Cooke and Scott Meadows, KNBC, "Fire Safety"
* Antonio Valverde, KMEX-Univision, "Musulmanes Latinos"
* Colleen Williams and Fred Mamoun, KNBC, "Without a Tribe"

E6. SPORTS
* Damon Andrews, Ted Green, Bob Konysky, Michael Allred, KTLA, "Jackie Robinson: 60 Years Later"

E7. ENTERTAINMENT NEWS OR FEATURE
* Sam Rubin, Grace Mendoza and Willa Sandmeyer, KTLA, "Writers' Strike"

E8. TALK/PUBLIC AFFAIRS
* Bryan Hileman, Todd Griffithe, Frank Buckley, Leila Feinstein, Cher Calvin, Janet Choi and Jay Wilson, KTLA, "Access L.A."
* Val Zavala, Linda Burns, Hena Cuevas, Saul Gonzales and Vicki Curry, KCET, "Life and Times"

E9. DOCUMENTARIES
* Christine Miceli, Rich Goldner, Joseph Russin, Gerald Ruben, Leila Feinstein and Scott Aulerich, KTLA, "A Tribute to Hal"
* Eric Longabardi, Suzanne Murch, Melanie Switzer and Raheem Dawson, E! Entertainment Television, "Paparazzi"
* Joseph Russin, Scott Aulerich, Todd Griffithe, Frank Buckley, Michaela Pereira, Cher Calvin, Janet Choi and Christie Lyn Lugo Leigh, KTLA, "Learning Curves"
* Adam Wilkenfeld, CWK Network, "On the Rocks"

F. RADIO

F1. NEWSCAST, 5 mins or less

F2. NEWSCAST, over 5 mins

F3. BREAKING NEWS
* Brooke Binkowski, Steven Cuevas, Julie Small, Brian Watt, Doualy Xaykaothao, Air Talk, Patt Morrison, KPCC, "Fires in the Southland"
* Warren Olney and Karen Radziner, 89.3 KCRW FM, "Scooter Libby Verdict"
* Lance Orozco, 88.3 KCLU FM, "Santa Rosa Valley Fire"
* Lance Orozco, Jim Rondeau, John Palminteri, 88.3 KCLU FM, "Zaca Fire"

F4. FEATURE
* Steven Cuevas, KPCC, "Iraq Veteran Puts Wartime Experience Into Music"
* Steven Cuevas, KPCC, "Mt. Residents Get a First Look at Wildfire Damage"
* Rachel Myrow, KPCC, "Meth Survivor Tells Her Story"
* Cason Smith, 90.1 KSAK , "Serious Songs, Serious Respect"
* Frank Stoltze, KPCC, "Gang Member Vows to End Violence in Harbor Gateway"

F5. INVESTIGATIVE/SERIES
* Steven Cuevas, KPCC, "More Worries for Hinckley"
* Steven Cuevas, Rachel Myrow and Frank Stoltze, KPCC, "Meth Abusers and Survivors in the Southland"
* Cheryl Devall, Adolfo Guzman-Lopez and Frank Stoltze, KPCC, "A Killing in Harbor Gateway"
* Darby Maloney and Matt Holzman, 89.9 KCRW FM, "Film Piracy"
* Frank Stoltze, KPCC, "Former Bangladeshi Diplomat Faces Deportation"

F6a. ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM
* Joe Morgenstern, 89.9 KCRW FM, "Film Reviews"
* James Taylor, 89.9 KCRW FM, "Theater Talk" 

F6b. ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING
* Steven Cuevas, KPCC, "Fuzz Guitar Christmas"
* Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, KPCC, "Gustavo Dudamel"* Matt Holzman, 89.9 KCRW FM, "The Business - Lakers"
* Cason Smith, 90.1 KSAK Radio, "Silly Songs, Serious Respect"

F7. SPORTS
*Matt Holzman, 89.9 KCRW FM, "What Makes the Lakers 'The Entertainment Industry Home Team'"
*Cason Smith, 90.1 KSAK, "Superbowl and the Alumni"

F8. USE OF SOUND
*Catalina Island Conservancy, Isla Earth Radio Series
*Steven Cuevas, KPCC, "Iraq Veteran Puts Wartime Experience into Music"
*Matt Holzman, KCRW, "The Business"
*Cason Smith, 90.1 KSAK, "Silly Songs, Serious Respect"
*Gerald Zelinger, KCRW, "Remembering Columbia Square"

F9. TALK/PUBLIC AFFAIRS
* Warren Olney/Karen Radziner, KCRW, "Which Way, L.A.? Pedophiles, parents and the constitution"
* Larry Mantle, Linda Othenin-Girard, Jackie Oclarey, Mindy Steinman and Chumi Paul, KPCC, "AirTalk - Racially Motivated Gang Violence in South L.A."
* Matt Miller, Arianna Huffington, Robert Scheer, Tony Blankley and Sarah Spitz, KCRW, "Left, Right and Center: CIA tapes; Iran, No Nukes? "
* Patt Morrison, Aimee Machado, Janice Watje-Hurst and Jonathan Serviss, KPCC, "Comedy Congress"
* Jim Rondeau, KCLU, "In the Hot Zone"

F10. DOCUMENTARIES
*Patt Morrison, Aimee Machado, Janice Wetje-Hurst, Jonathan Serviss, KPCC, "Recidivism: Ending the Vicious Cycle"
*Gerald Zelinger, 89.9 KCRW FM, "Remembering Columbia Square"

F11. NEWS BUREAU
* Catalina Island Conservancy, Isla Earth Radio Series
* Warren Olney and Karen Radziner, 89.9 KCRW FM, "House Votes"
* Warren Olney and Karen Radziner, 89.9 KCRW FM, "Libby"
* Warren Olney and Karen Radziner, 89.9 KCRW FM, "Obama"


G. MAGAZINES, Including magazines with L. A. bureaus

G1. NEWS/INVESTIGATIVE
*Radley Balko, Reason Magazine, "CSI: Mississippi: A case study in expert testimony gone horribly wrong"
 *Vince Beiser, Tu Ciudad Magazine, "U.S.-Born Children of Illegal Workers: A Moral Dilemma" 
*Linda Burstyn, Ms. Magazine, "The Most Feared Woman on Capitol Hill?"
*Kerry Howley, Reason Magazine, "Everyones making money in the market for body tissue -- except the donors"
*Maia Szalavitz , Reason Magazine, "The Trouble with Troubled Teen Programs"

G2. FEATURE/COMMENTARY
*Peter Bagge, Reason Magazine, "Bums: Why there are no 'happy hobos'"
*Lorenzo Benet, People Magazine, "A Shattering Loss-and a Mission"
*Champ Clark, People Magazine, "Thumbs Up"
*Jacob Sullum, Reason magazine, "Thank Deng Xiaoping for Little Girls"
*Matt Welch, Reason Magazine, "Be Afraid of President McCain"

G3. ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS/CRITICISM/COLUMN
*Greg Beato, Reason Magazine, "Say You Love Santa"
*Charles Paul Freund, Reason Magazine, "The Politics of Pants"
*Amy Sturgis, Reason Magazine, "Florida's Forgotten Rebels"
*Joe Woodward, Poets & Writers Magazine, "A Novelist's Inner Poet"
*Joe Woodward, Poets & Writers Magazine, "His Soft Side"

G4. ENTERTAINMENT NEWS OR FEATURE
*Brian Doherty, Reason Magazine, "Robert Heinlein at 100"
*Lisa Ingrassia, People Magazine, "My Nine Year Struggle With Anorexia"
*Amy Keith, People Magazine, "Fighting Autism With My Son"
*Seth Lubove, Bloomberg News, "Star Struck"
*Lyndon Stambler, Emmy Magazine, "Still Burning"

G5. IN HOUSE OR CORPORATE PUBLICATION
* Bryan Alexander and Lizz Leonard, People Magazine, "The Oscar Daily"
* Jim Perry, The Los Angeles Fire Fighter
* Dave Wagner, Juan Carlos Sanchez and Eric Santiago, The Firement's Grapevine

G6. DESIGN
N/A

H. NEWS BUREAUS AND CORRESPONDENTS

H1. BREAKING NEWS
*Terri Vermeulen Keith, City News Service, "Man Convicted of Murdering 10 Women Sentenced to Death."

H2. INVESTIGATIVE/SERIES
* David Evans and Richard Tomlinson, Bloomberg News, "Subprime Mortgage-tainted Investments"
* Jacob H. Soboroff, Why Tuesday?

H3. ENTERTAINMENT NEWS OR FEATURE
* Champ Clark, People Magazine, "Thumbs UP"
* Maureen Harrington, People Magazine, "I've Been to the Worst Place"
* Amy Keith, People Magazine, "Tyra Talks"
* Seth Lubove, Bloomberg, "Poseidon Misadventure"
* Lyndon Stambler, Emmy Magazine, "Where to draw the line?"

I. ONLINE

I1. ONLINE NEWS STORY, FEATURE, SERIES OR PACKAGE
* Michael Collins and Denise Anne Duffield, EnviroReporter.com, "V.A. Nuclear Dump in Brentwood"
* Ken Ellingwood and Richard Boudreaux, Los Angeles Times, "40th Anniversary of 1967 Israel War"
* Staff, Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Daily News, "Coverage of Bush Fires"
* Eric Longabardi, Roger Scott and Steve Butler, ERSNews.com, "L.A. Mayor Romance Scandal"
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, "Wildfires"

I2. MULTIMEDIA PACKAGE
* Drew Carey, Reason Online, "Medical Marijuana"
* Robert Gauthier, Scott Anger, Alan Hagman, Los Angeles Times, "Schizophrenia"
* Rick Loomis, Hector Bacerra, Los Angeles Times, "Gang Flash"
* Staff, Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Daily News, "Porn in the Valley"
* Anthea Raymond, Tony Cox, Gary Dauphin, National Public Radio, "Photo by Sammy Davis"

I3. ONLINE COLUMN/COMMENTARY/CRITICISM
* Ronald Bailey, Reason Online, "The Secrets of Intangible Wealth"
* Nick Gillespie, Reason Online, "America's No. 1 Endangered Species"
* Bennet Kelley, Huffington Post, "The Kool-Aid Society Strikes Back"
* Sandra Kobrin, Women'senews.org, "Beat a Woman? Play On; Beat a Dog? Your're Gone
* Rip Rense, The Rip Post, "Miss Seipp"

I4. DESIGN AND LAYOUT
* J. Craig Williams, Esq. "May It Please the Court"
* Reason Online

I5. ONLINE SPORTS NEWS/FEATURE/COMMENTARY
*Lonnie White, Los Angeles Times, "Possible Plays for Super Bowl XLI"

I6. ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS/FEATURE/COMMENTARY
* Nikki Finke, LA Weekly, "Morton's: A Million Deals. Now a Wake."
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, "Hollywood Writers Strike"

I7A. WEBLOG, INDIVIDUAL
* Amy Alkon, AdviceGoddess.com – Syndicated, "Tea & Crumpet/Know Your Death Threat"
* Brad Greenberg, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, "The God Blog"
* Jill Leovy, Los Angeles Times, "The Homicide Report"
* Pat Saperstein, EatingLA.com, "Eating LA"
* Eric Spillman, KTLA, "The News Blog"

I7b. WEBLOG - GROUP
* Janine Kahn/OC Weekly Staff, OC Weekly, "Navel Gazing" Blog 9-20-21
* Nick Gillespie, Editor, Reason Online, "Hit and Run Blog"
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, "Dustup"

I8. WEBSITE  ONLINE ONLY
* Don Frederick and Andrew Malcolm, Los Angeles Times, "Top of the Ticket"
* Eric Longabardi, Roger Scott, Steve Butler, ERSNews.com/The Enterprise Report, "The Enterprise Report"
* Adam Rose and Zach Behrens, LAist, "LAist online"
* J. Craig Williams, Esq., May It Please the Court, "May It Please the Court"

I9. WEBSITE, NEWS ORGANIZATION
* Nick Gillespie, Reason, "Reason Online"
* Ted Johnson, Variety, "www.WilshireandWashington.com"
* Staff, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, "latimes.com"

J. INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM
Print, radio, TV or Online

J1. HARD NEWS
*Joy Malbon, Adam Blair, Tom Walters, Caryn Lieberman, CTV News, "California Fires"

J2. NEWS FEATURE
*Helena Groll, Swedish Broadcasting, "The Price of War"
*Tom Tugend, The International Jerusalem Post, "The born identity of Kirk Douglas"
*Tom Walters, CTV News, "Mascots Gone Bad"
*Gry Winther, TV2, "Arlington Memorial"
*Gry Winther, TV2, "Waiting for a Quiet Revolution"

J3. ENTERTAINMENT NEWS OR FEATURE
*Matthew Garrahan, Financial Times, "Credit Crunch Stalls Film Funds"
*Barbara Gasser, Kleine Zeitung, "War is at best: senseless/self defeating"
*Michael O'Sullivan, Voice of America, "Munchkins"
*Tom Walters, CTV News, "Price is Right"
*Tom Tugend, The International Jerusalem Post, "I Just Met a Girl Named Fatima"

J4. COLUMN/COMMENTARY/REVIEWS
*Diana Ljungaeus, Resume, "Mr. Brooks"
*Tom Tugend, The International Jerusalem Post, "Who's a hero?"
*Tom Walters, CTV News, "Jamie Lynn Spears"

K. STUDENT JOURNALISM 

K1. BEST NEWSPAPER
* Brentwood Flyer
* LA Collegian

K2. NEWS WEBSITE OR BLOG
* Patrick Becker and Katherine Riese, Annenberg TV News, "ATVN.org"

K3.TBA
K4 BEST BROADCAST, TV:
*Annenberg TV News Staff, "Your Health and Wellness"
*Annenberg TV News Staff, "10/22,10/23, 11/05, 11/06"
*Annenberg TV News Staff , "11/05, 11/06, 11/12"
*Ana-Luisa Gallo, "School Truancy"
*Sean O'Sullivan, Flintridge Preparatory School, "Water Conservation"

K5. BEST REPORT, PRINT
* Arianna Hanson-Ashkar , Brentwood Flyer, "School surveys bullying"
* Justin Ostroff and Abby Zeltser, Brentwood Flyer, "Writers' strike: students take sides on the latest Hollywood dispute"
* Giuliana Repetti , Brentwood Flyer, "Backpacks: A personal story"
* Giuliana Repetti, Brentwood Flyer, "Little Women" representation in English curriculum
*Iris Towery, LA Collegian, "Selwyn Young Fired, Again"

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