Here are the winners and finalists.
Category: Newspapers
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The Guardian’s U.S. Edition Names Dana Canedy Managing Editor
Ms. Canedy, the first Black woman to serve as the publisher of Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint, will oversee the newsroom’s daily operations.
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Neal Boenzi, Top New York Times Photographer for Four Decades, Dies at 97
He built a reputation for finding compelling subjects on the street. “Anyone can take a picture,” he liked to say, “but are you a journalist?”
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Texas Observer Reverses Plan to Shut Down and Lay Off Staff
The New York Times – Business:Former and current staff members had fought the decision to shut down the 68-year-old magazine, a bastion of liberal opinion and investigative journalism in a red state.
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A Column That Listens for What’s Not Being Said
The New York Times – Business:Shop Talk examines the business jargon used by executives to elevate ordinary functions and conceal ugly truths.
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The Messenger, a Media Start-Up, Aims to Build a Newsroom Fast
The New York Times – Business:The company, which will begin operating in May, plans to have around 550 journalists covering entertainment, politics and sports within a year.
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Bernadette Carey Smith, Black Reporter in Mostly White Newsrooms, Dies at 83
The New York Times – Business:She was one of the first Black female journalists at The New York Times and The Washington Post. The Times put her on the staff of a women’s news section.
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Newspapers Drop ‘Dilbert’ Comic After Creator’s Rant About Black ‘Hate Groups’
The New York Times – Business:Scott Adams, who created the syndicated comic strip, also said that white people should “get the hell away from Black people,” prompting criticism from editors across the country.
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Joyce Dopkeen, Barrier-Breaking News Photographer, Dies at 80
The New York Times – Business:In 1973, she was the first woman hired by The New York Times to be a full-time staff photographer.
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Gwen Knapp, Sportswriter Who Looked at the Big Picture, Dies at 61
The New York Times – Sports:She was well known in the San Francisco area for focusing on subjects like racism, sexism and drugs, in columns that sometimes angered sports stars.
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Former CNN Digital Chief Named Publisher of Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The New York Times – Business:Andrew Morse, who was an architect of CNN+, plans to team up with Axios to grow the newspaper’s digital business