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Radley Balko a Finalist for "Journalist of the Year," and Other Reason L.A. Press Club Nominations
Though there are several relevant categories that
have yet to be announced, the L.A. Press Club has issued a
preliminary list [PDF]
of finalists for the Southern California Journalism Awards, and
Reason is well represented:
* Journalist of the Year (under 50,000 circulation): Radley Balko. He's up against friend-of-Reason Amy Alkon, the Glendale News-Press' Dan Evans, and the L.A. Downtown News' Ryan Vaillancourt. The over-50,000 J of Y noms include former Reason intern and all-around good gal Mariel Garza of the L.A. Daily News.
* Best Website, News Orgnaziation. We're up against LAweekly.com, OCweekly.com, People.com, and KPCC.org.
* Best Magazine News/Investigative: Brian Doherty, for L.A.'s Pot Revolution: How Los Angeles became the "wild West" of medical marijuana – and lived to tell the tale; and Steven Greenhut for Class War: How public servants became our masters.
* Best Magazine
Feature/Commentary: Damon Root, for
Conservatives v. Libertarians: The debate over judicial
activism divides former allies; and Peter Suderman, for The
Gatekeeper: How a little bureaucratic office became the biggest
impediment to Barack Obama's health care plans.
* Best Online Column/Commentary: Greg Beato, for Copy Fight: A new front opens in the battle over online copyright infringement
* Best Online Sports News/Feature/Commentary, Daniel Wattenberg, for The Persecution of Gilbert Arenas: How gun prohibitionists and an image-conscious NBA scapegoated a basketball star.
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PIRS|5.16.11 @ 11:48AM|#
Congrats to all of you!
"Best Website, News Orgnaziation. We're up against LAweekly.com, OCweekly.com, People.com, and KPCC.org."
There are still people who read People?
Anomalous|5.16.11 @ 1:50PM|#
People, people who read People
Are the yuckiest people in the world
rather|5.16.11 @ 12:04PM|#
I'm entertained you take these awards seriously. Would you like a Nobel too?
|5.16.11 @ 12:36PM|#
Awards are important and meaningful.
But why isn't there an award for the best award?
if you're 10|5.16.11 @ 1:48PM|#
and still playing soccer, otherwise, awards are for losers
Hobie Hanson|5.16.11 @ 1:53PM|#
Journalist of the Year (under 50,000 circulation)
Sort of like winning the batting title in the T-ball league.
PIRS|5.16.11 @ 2:06PM|#
For someone who hates this sight you sure show up a lot. DO you know Max?
Hobie Hanson|5.16.11 @ 2:25PM|#
Call me stupid, but I think there might be some people reading this who might be well-served by having something other than libertarian drivel to read.
some men need a |5.16.11 @ 2:26PM|#
Hobbie ;-)
air max pas cher|5.17.11 @ 12:04AM|#
funny