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THE INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS WINS 
GOLD KEYBOARD IN 2017 NEW YORK PRESS CLUB
JOURNALISM AWARDS

"The Panama Papers:  Politicians, Criminals and the Rogue Industry that Hides Their Cash" by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists  from the Center for Public Integrity, is the grand prize-winner of the New York Press Club's 2017  Gold Keyboard. This year, the NYPC's highest award, presented for outstanding journalism  across all media, honors the ICIJ's investigative  collaboration of more than 300 reporters on six continents to expose the hidden infrastructure and global scale of offshore tax havens.

An additional 90 winners in 38 categories were drawn from among the 460 entries submitted by TV, radio, newspapers, Internet, magazines and newswire newsrooms throughout New York City and the U.S. This year's  New York Press Club Journalism Awards also included special categories for coverage of the 2016 Presidential race. The trend towards  more entries from digital news organizations, along with crossover work from traditional newsrooms, continued this year.

The awards will be presented at the Club's Annual Awards & Installation Dinner - Monday, June 5th at Manhattan's Water Club,
7 p.m. cocktails, 8 p.m. dinner.
 
"There are a lot of firsts this year, and they attest to the esteem in which our awards contest is held by colleagues from across the country," said NY Press Club president Steve Scott.
 
"The number of entries and the exceptional scope of much of the material received, tells us that outstanding working journalism is by no means lagging, even in these tumultuous times for the craft and the industry." 
 
Click  here to vie w the list of 2017 awardees and to purchase tickets to the awards banquet. Tickets are $115 for New York Press Club members, $150 for non-members.     
 
The investigation that produced "The Panama Papers: Politicians, Criminals and the Rogue Industry that Hides Their Cash" exposed offshore companies linked to more than 140 politicians in over 50 countries - including 14 current or former world leaders.

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enduring tradition in New York media, the annual New York Press Club Awards for Journalism honor excellence by writers, reporters, editors, producers, photographers and multi-media journalists. Entries are considered in 38 categories from material submitted by New York metropolitan area news organizations and individual journalists. Judging is by prominent journalists, former journalists and academics selected for their expertise in each category.
 
A list of this year's winners follows.
 
Gold Keyboard
Internet
"The Panama Papers: Politicians, Criminals and the Rogue Industry that Hides Their Cash"                                              
Panama Papers Reporting Team  with  Michael Hudson and Jake Bernstein
ICIJ.ORG
 
Nellie Bly Cub Reporter  Radio     
"EPA approves dredging plan, angering environmentalists"
Gabrielle Fonrouge                                            
WSHU Public Radio
 
TV
Emily Wichick for 48 Hours
48 Hours / CBS News
               
Internet
"Not so peachy, Not milk?, Who certifies the certifiers?"
Claire Brown        
New Food Economy
 
Rev. Mychal Judge Heart of New York
Newspaper           
"Bells are Still Ringing, If Less Often"
Alex Vadukul
The New York Times
                                                               
Radio     
"Forgivenss: Officer Steven McDonald"
Sean Adams
WCBS NewsRadio 880
 
TV
"Homeless Man Goes Home for Christmas"
Marvin Scott
WPIX-TV                
 
Internet "What Makes a New York City Kid"
Amy Zerba, Andy Newman and Yousur Al-hlou
The New York Times
 
Business Reporting                          
Newspaper          
"Inside Bridgewater"                                          
Rob Copeland and Bradley Hope     
Wall Street Journal
 
Magazine              
"The Red Tape Conundrum"                             
Brian O'Keefe      
Fortune 
 
TV
"Drug Deals"
Walt Kane, Karin Attonito, Anthony Cocco
News 12 New Jersey                                                                                                           
Internet
"Lowering the Bar"
John Fauber, Kristina Fiore, Matthew Wynn 
MedPage Today and Milwaukee Journal Sentinal                                                                       
 
Commentary
Newspaper
"Ross Barkan Village Voice Commentary"
Ross Barkan
Village Voice        
               
Magazine              
"Three"
Peter Coy
Bloomberg Businessweek
               
TV           
"News 12 Presidential Election Night Coverage"
Janine Rose, News 12 Westchester Staff Backfill: Tara Rosenblum, Stan Kowalski, Tim Cassidy, Scott McGee, Alan Flamenhaft, Eric Leeds, Dina Moss, Doug White
News 12 Westchester
 
Internet
"Andre Perry's Degree of Interest"
Andre Perry
The Hechinger Report
 
Community Coverage 
Newspaper
"Preserving Bedford Park"
David Cruz, Daniela Beasley, Deborah Cruz, Adi Talwar
Norwood News
 
Consumer Reporting
Newspaper          
"Called to Account - Inside Wells Fargo's Sales Scandal"
Emily Glazer
The Wall Street Journal
               
TV
"Death by Another Name"
Chris Glorioso, Evan Stulberger
WNBC - TV
 
Internet                                
"Cheat Sheet"
Renee Dudley, Steve Stecklow, Alexandra Harney, Irene Jay Liu, Koh Gui Qing, James Pomfret and Ju-min Park Reuters           
 
Continuing Coverage
Newspaper
"Power Player's $1.4M Tax Debt"
Scott Eidler
Newsday  
                                                                                              
Magazine
"The Prosecution of Thabo Sefolosha"
Scott Eden            
ESPN The Magazine
 
Radio
"2016 Presidential Election"                                             
1010 WINS Staff  
1010 Wins
 
TV
"No Place To Call Home: Homeless Hotels"
Jay Dow, Mario Diaz, Victor Lopez, Ian Handler, Pete Ruello, Chris Behn and Staff              
WPIX-TV
 
Internet
"Hurricane Matthew"                         
Weather.com staff
weather.com        
 
Crime Reporting 
TV           
"Inside the NYPD: Compstat"
Jonathan Dienst, Evan Stulberger, Rich McHugh, Eddie Alonzo, Jeffrey Richardson, Tom Cooke
WNBC - TV
 
Internet
"The Pickup Artisits"
Brandy Zadrozny 
The Daily Beast
 
Documentary 
Newspaper
"The Last Diplomat"
Adam Entous and Devlin Barrett     
The Wall Street Journal
 
Magazine
"The Education of Edwin Raymond"
Saki Knafo            
The New York Times Magazine in partnership with The Investigative Fund
 
TV           
"Cosecha de Miseria (Harvest of Misery) and The Source"
Telemundo Network and weather.com                         
Telemundo Network and weather.com
 
Internet
"Orlando Gets its Pulse Back"                          
Anna Clare Spelman, Laura Prieto, Almudena Toral    
Univision News Digital
 
Entertainment News
Magazine
"The Disturbing Decline of Sumner Redstone"             
Peter Elkind, with Marty Jones
Fortune
 
Radio
"Erroll Garner: A Master Remastered"
Sara Fishko, Karen Frillmann, Wayne Shulmister
WNYC                    
 
Internet
"Rose Styron: The Truth About Life With Her Husband, Literary Legend William Styron"
Tim Teeman
The Daily Beast
 
Feature Photo
Newspaper           
"Doubly Devoted: The Tartif Twins"
Thomas A. Ferrara
Newsday               
 
Magazine
"Bitter Sweets"                                    
Benjamin Lowy    
Fortune
 
Internet
"Reflections of the Flood"
Julie Dermansky
weather.com
 
Feature Reporting
Newspaper
"Fight"
Dan Barry             
The New York Times

Radio     
"Sounds of the Roaring 20s"            
Alex Silverman
WCBS Newsradio 880
 
TV
"A Matter of Trust"                                            
David Corvo, Elizabeth Cole, Adam Gorfain, Izhar Harpaz, Paul Ryan, Lester Holt, Terrell Tangonan, David Ketterling
Dateline NBC
 
Magazine
"Hot Mess"
Erika Fry
Fortune 
 
Internet
"The Migration Machine"
Selam Gebrekidan, Stephen Grey and Amina Ismail
Reuters 
 
Feature-Science Medicine & Technology
Newspaper
"Cancer Researcher's 'Eureka' Moment"
Delthia Ricks        
Newsday
 
Feature-Science Medicine & Technology 
Magazine
"Broken Route"
Shaun Assael and Jean-Jacques Taylor
ESPN The Magazine
 
TV
"The Incredible True Story of Fleeing the Nazis"
Richard French, Caryn McBride
WRNN-TV & Richard French Live
 
Internet
"Toxic Lake: The Untold Story of Lake Okeechobee"
Marcus Stern, Kait Parker and Spencer Wilking with Weather.com
weather.com       
 
Feature Reporting-Sports   
 Newspaper         
"The Courts of Kings"
Kevin Armstrong 
New York Daily News
 
Magazine
"Water's Edge: The story of Bill May, the greatest male synchronized swimmer who ever lived, and his improbable quest for Olympic gold"
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
ESPN The Magazine           
 
TV
"First Pitch Perfection"
Kevin Maher, Dan Jacobsen, Ashley LoFaso, Gregory Stevens  
News 12 Long Island
 
Internet
"The Agitator: Harry Edwards on the Revolt of Today's Black Athlete"
Saqib Rahim Magazine
Vice Sports
 
Feature Video   
TV
"Michael DelGuidice - Composite"
Michael DelGiudice
WNBC - TV            
 
Feature Video
Internet
"Education in the Delta"
Emrys Eller, Cariba Party
The Hechinger Report                                                                        

Food Writing
Magazine
"Free Bird"
Beth Kowitt
Fortune 
 
TV
"Restaurant Hunter: Inside The C.I.A."
Rob Petrone, Amanda Prince, Danyella Vitucci, Bobby Ramasami, Grant Thonack, Pete Fiorillo      
TV Fios1 News
 
Humor   
Newspaper
"I was Misinformed"
Joyce Wadler       
NY Times
 
Radio
"Foraging for Greens in Central Park"
Patricia Marx, Steven Valentino, David Krasnow, Paul Schneider            
The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker
 
TV
"Sports Powerball"
Kevin Maher, Brian Jingeleski, Ashley LoFaso, Gregory Stevens
News 12 Long Island
 
Internet
"Please Remain Seated"
Tom Junod                           
ESPN The Magazine
 
Infographics
Magazine              
 "Will's Testament, 400 Years On"                  
Sarah Begley, Merrill Fabry, Heather Jones, Lily Rothman Time Magazine
 
Infographics 
Internet
"Fatal Car Accidents on Long Island"
Joe Diglio, Tim Healy, Joshua Stewart, Ryan Restivo   
Newsday
 
News Special
TV                                                           
"Terror in Orlando: A Dateline Special,"
David Corvo, Elizabeth Cole, Adam Gorfain, Robert Dean, Charmain Ling, Ann Preisman, Andy Franklin, Carol Gabel, Marianne Haggerty, Dennis Murphy, Jane Stone, Marianne O'Donnell, Sue Simpson, Mario Garcia, Cynthia McFadden, Justin Balding, Brenda Breslauer, Mike Nardi, Lester Holt, Keith Morrison, Fred Rothenberg, Ester Zucker, Harry Smith, Vince Sturla, Bob Gilmartin, Kate Snow, Izar Harpaz, Dorthey Newell, Josh Mankiewicz, Dan Bregman, Cassandra Marshall, Brad Davis, Andrea Canning, Liz Keller, Dan Slepian
Dateline NBC

Podcast
Internet
"NBC News: The Trail Tapes"
Jake Heller and Melanie Bencosme
NBC News             
 
Political Coverage
Newspaper
"Congresional Clout"                                          
Jonathan D. Salant              
NJ Advance Media/ The Star Ledger                               
 
Magazine
"Business Gets Schooled"
Peter Elkind
Fortune 
 
TV
"Unsafe Haven"
Courtney Gross
Spectrum News NY1
 
Internet
"Politics of Pain"
Geoff Mulvihill, Matthew Perrone, Liz Essley Whyte, Ben Wieder
Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity    
 
President Race - Commentary
Newspaper
"Donald Trump: Answered Prayers"
David A. Andelman             
USA Today
 
TV
"Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate Truth Squad"
Courtney Gross, Nick Reisman, Web Staff     
Spectrum News NY1
 
President Race - Feature Reporting
Magazine                              
"The Joy of Being Reince: Can Republican Party Chair Reince Priebus Put Trump in the White House? Does He Even Want To?"
Joshua Green      
Bloomberg Busineeweek    
 
TV
"Not Wanted: NBC's Investigation of Racial Bias at Trump Properties in New York"
Anna Schecter, Cynthia McFadden, Hannah Rappleye, Tracy Connor, Rachel Maddow, Rob Kaplan, Cory Gnazzo, Robert Dembo, Mark Schone, Richard Greenberg
NBC News
 
Internet
"Foreign Influence"            
Jon Schwarz, Lee Fang & Elaine Yu
The Intercept                                                                        
 
President Race - Humor
Radio    
"Another Brick in Trump's Wall"
Jesse Wann, Chris Eigeman, Alex Barron, Michael Raphael, Emma Allen, Susan Morrison
The New Yorker Radio Hour BY WNYC Studios & The New Yorker
 
President Race - Infographics
Magazine
"The Dirtiest Election Ever?"
Emily Barone, Heather Jones           
Time      
 
President Race - Infographics 
Internet
"How Every New York City Neighborhood Voted In The 2016 Presidential Election"
Tanveer Ali, John Ness, Michael P. Ventura, Nicole Bode, Julia Bottles, Camille Bautista, Angely Mercado
DNAinfo New York
 
President Race - Podcast
Internet
"The United States of Anxiety - 8-Episode Podcast"
Karen Frillman, Kai Wright, Arun Venogupal, Joe Capriglione, Jim O'Grady, Julianne Hing, Cayce Means, William Moss, Matt Katz, Amanda Aronczyk, Lee Hill, Richard Yeh
WNYC Studios and The Nation Magazine
 
President Race - Political Reporting
Radio
"Campaign 2016: The Road to the White House"
WCBS News Team               
WCBS NewsRadio 880
 
TV           
"Trump Tower"
Grace Rauh          
Spectrum News NY1
               
Internet
"NBC News: United States of Trump"
Benjy Sarlin, Leigh Ann Caldwell, Matt Rivera, Sam Petulla, Mark Peterson, Dante Chinni, Beth Fouhy, Liz Johnstone, Ian Rose, Robert Adashev, Annie Cruickshank, Michael Sperling, Rachelle Klapheke, EJ Fox
NBC News Digital
 
President Race - Special Event
TV
"Democratic Presidential Primary Debate Day and Night"
NY1 Staff               
Spectrum News NY1           
 
Internet
"First Presidential debate at Hofstra University"
Newsday.com Staff, Newsday Multimedia Staff, Newsday Staffs             
Newsday
 
President Race - Spot News
Radio
"The 2016 Election"
Ethan Harp           
WOR 710 Radio   
 
President Race - Videography
Internet
"9 Latinos: diversity at the polls"
Gabriela Arp, Andrea Patiño, Ana María Rodríguez, Laura Prieto, Ricardo Weibezahn, Nacho Corbella, Almudena Toral, Jika González               
Univision News DIgital
 
Special Event Reporting   
TV
"48 Hours Bringing A Nation Together"
48 Hours staff      
48 Hours / CBS News
 
Sports News   
Newspaper           
"The King Delivers -- and weeps"
Mike Vaccaro
NY Post 
 
Radio     
"One on One Remembers Muhammad Ali"
Dan Bradley, Tom Terzulli. Pat Costello, James Corrigan, Jonah Haskell, Matt Breen, Tyler Freire
WFUV
 
TV
To Have A Vision
Christopher Wood, Marissa Alter
News 12 Connecticut
 
Internet
"Baylor Faces Accusations"
Paula Lavigne
ESPN

Spot News
Radio    
"The Chelsea Bombing"                                  
WCBS News Team
WCBS NewsRadio 880
 
TV
"Chelsea Bombing"
NY1 Staff             
Spectrum News NY1          
 
Travel Writing
Newspaper          
"On the Trail of Nabokov in the American West"
Landon Y. Jones  
The New York Times
 
Internet
"Penitents, Pedophiles, Poets, Movie Stars, Silversmiths, and Drug Lords"
Phoebe Eaton
The Daily Beast