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GOOD FOR US
Praise and prizes from NEPA
BY CLIF GARBODEN

The New England Press Association (NEPA) handed out its annual " Better Newspaper Contest " awards on Saturday, February 8, at Park Plaza Hotel, and the Boston Phoenix was on hand to reap this year’s crop of plaques and certificates.

First Place honors in the Investigative category went to reporter Kristen Lombardi for her continued work uncovering the Catholic Church’s sex-abuse scandal (see " Cutthroat Tactics, " News and Features, August 24, 2001, and " Failure to Act, " News and Features, October 5, 2001). The Boston Phoenix also won top honors in NEPA’s Alternative division for its editorials on Cardinal Law’s handling of the pedophile-priest crisis (see " Cardinal Law’s Shame, " News and Features, February 1, 2002; " The Geoghan Settlement, " News and Features, March 15, 2002; and " The Vatican Is the Problem, " News and Features, April 12, 2002).

Features writer Chris Wright grabbed a Second Place award in the Human Interest category for his feature on rat control in Boston (see " Rat Race, " News and Features, March 15, 2002). And Kristen Lombardi snagged a second in the Religious Issues category for her feature-length report on married priests (see " Bitter Divorce, " News and Features, July 19, 2002).

Media reporter Dan Kennedy gathered Third Place honors for the Phoenix for his coverage of First Amendment Issues (see " Pens and Swords, " News and Features, October 5, 2001; " Witness to the Execution, " News and Features, June 14, 2002; and " The 2002 Muzzle Awards, " News and Features, July 5, 2002). Third Place recognition also went to senior managing editor Clif Garboden for his review of the Worcester Art Museum’s show " Weegee’s World " (see " Character Study, " Arts, April 12, 2002), and to the Phoenix editing staff for headline writing (see February 22, 2002).

On the editorial-design-department side, design director Kristen Goodfriend and her staff (Jenna Talbott and Kelly Davidson) took Second Place honors for overall design excellence. Phoenix illustrators took all three places in NEPA’s Illustration category: First Place to freelancer Corey Smigliani for her November 16, 2001, Education-supplement cover; Second Place to freelancer Thom Parsons for his January 25, 2002, Arts-section cover illustrating a collection of reviews of books about writing; and Third Place to editorial designer Jenna Talbott for her cover of the Spring 2002 Band Guide.

Our freelance photographers took home three First Place plaques: Brandon Constant for his Personality Photo of monologuist Rusty DeWees (News and Features, November 16, 2001); Mike Mergen for his Feature Photo of fuzzy legs in fuzzy slippers (Urban Buy, November 2, 2001); and Michael Manning for his Photo Series accompanying Chris Wright’s report on Boston’s rat problem (News and Features, March 15, 2002).

Congratulations to all our winners.

Issue Date: February 13 - 20, 2003
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