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Reuters journalists win New York awards

Thursday 10 May 2012

Reuters journalists have been named winners of awards for excellence given each year by the New York Press Club. Entries are considered in more than 20 categories of reporting from material submitted by New York metropolitan area news organisations and individual journalists.

The top prize, the club’s Gold Keyboard Award, was won by the Associated Press. Bloomberg dominated the business reporting awards. Reuters won in the following categories:

  • Business Reporting - best story or series focusing on business, finance, economics, trends or management:

“Shell Games” - Brian Grow, Kelly Carr, Laurence Fletcher, Nanette Byrnes, Cynthia Johnston, Matthew Bigg, Joshua Schneyer, Kevin Drawbaugh, Martin de Sa’Pinto, Sara Ledwith.

  • Continuing Coverage - coverage of an ongoing story or series, reflecting a news operation’s day-to-day coverage:

“Libyan Revolution” - Samia Nakhoul, Marie-Louise Gumuchian, Alastair MacDonald, Oliver Holmes, Lamine Chikhi, Christian Lowe, Emma Farge, Jessica Donati, Paul Taylor, Dmitry Zhdannikov, Regan E. Doherty, Mohammed Abbas, Rania El Gamal.

  • Political Coverage - coverage of politics, campaigns, government, municipal agencies, or civil service:

“Secret US/Taliban Talks” - Missy Ryan, Warren Strobel, Mark Hosenball. 

The awards will be presented on 11 June. ■

SOURCE
The New York Press Club