Newhouse School announces winners in third annual Mirror Awards
Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications presented six awards at the third annual Mirror Awards luncheon honoring excellence in media industry reporting. The event, emceed by MSNBC anchor Contessa Brewer ‘96, was held this morning at the Harmonie Club in New York City.
The winners, chosen by a group of journalists and journalism educators, are:
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Best Commentary,Traditional Media: David Carr (The New York Times)
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Best Commentary, Digital Media: Clive Thompson (Wired.com)
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Best In-depth Piece, Traditional Media: David Barstow, “Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand” and “One Man’s Military-Industrial-Media Complex” (The New York Times)
Chris Ahearn, president of Reuters Media at Thomson Reuters, and Margaret Carlson, political columnist for Bloomberg News and Washington editor of The Week magazine, presented the awards.
The Mirror Awards, established by the Newhouse School in 2006, honor the reporters, editors and teams of writers who hold a mirror to their own industry for the public’s benefit. Honorees are recognized for news judgment and command of craft in reporting, analysis and commentary on developments in the media industry and its role in our economy, culture and democracy. This year’s competition drew over 170 entries.
More information about the Mirror Awards, including downloadable photos from the luncheon, is available at mirrorawards.syr.edu or by contacting Wendy Loughlin at (315) 412-4522 or wsloughl@syr.edu.
