AHCJ Awards
Large Newspapers (over 250,000 circ.) & wire services
First Place: A Hidden Shame: Danger and Death in Georgia's Mental Hospitals; Alan Judd and Andy Miller, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Second Place: Golden Opportunities; Charles Duhigg, The New York Times
Third Place: Six Killers; Gina Kolata and Denise Grady, The New York Times
Medium Newspapers (90,000-250,000 circ.)
First Place: Medical Misconnections: Patient-Safety Problems and Solutions; David Wahlberg, Wisconsin State Journal
Second Place: Living with Cancer; Leslie Brody and Lindy Washburn, The Record (Hackensack, N.J.)
Third Place: The Mercury Connection; Tony Bartelme and Doug Pardue, The Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.)
Small Newspapers (under 90,000 circ.)
First Place: State of Decay: West Virginia's Oral Health Crisis; Eric Eyre, Charleston Gazette
Second Place: Pam's Story; Mary K. Reinhart, East Valley Tribune
Third Place: Putting a Price on Health Care; J.K. Wall, Tracy Donhardt, Norm Heikens, Indianapolis Business Journal
Third Place: Defining death sparks debate; Kris B. Mamula, Pittsburgh Business Times
General Interest Magazines above 1 million circ.
First Place: How Bad Does the Health Care Crisis Have to Get?; Fran Smith, Redbook
Second Place: Is Your Doctor Playing Judge?; Sabrina Rubin Erdely, Self
Third Place: A Deadly Twist; Jennifer Wolff, Self
General Interest Magazines below 1 million circ.
First Place: Fresh pain for the uninsured; Brian Grow and Robert Berner, BusinessWeek
Second Place: The Debate Over Health Care Reform; Marilyn Werber Serafini, James A. Barnes, National Journal
Third Place: The Young Invincibles; David Amsden, New York
Trade Publications/Online Journals/Newsletters
First Place: Wasting Away: Superfund's Toxic Legacy; Staff, Center for Public Integrity
Second Place: Reality Check; Sue Rochman, CR
Third Place: Improper Marketing As An Infectious Disease; Ed Silverman, Pharmalot.com
Third Place: The Pandemic Vaccine Puzzle; Maryn McKenna, CIDRAP News
Beat Reporting
First Place: 2007 Body of Work; Amy Harmon, The New York Times
Second Place: 2007 Body of Work; Marshall Allen, Las Vegas Sun
Third Place: 2007 Body of Work; Laura Meckler, The Wall Street Journal
Third Place: 2007 Body of Work; Susan Brink, Los Angeles Times
Limited Report
First Place: Something to ask yourself: Is it worth it?; Judy Peres, Chicago Tribune
Second Place: Violence and Nursing; Joy Jacobson, American Journal of Nursing
Third Place: Diabetes Drug Use Surges in U.S. Children; Christopher Bowe, The Financial Times
TV/Radio (Top 20 markets, network, syndicated)
First Place: Where's Molly?; Elizabeth Cohen, CNN
Second Place: Nick's Choice; Joe Fryer, KARE-Minneapolis
Third Place: Dan Rather Reports: Toxic Trailers; Chandra Simon, Dan Rather and Resa Matthews, HDNet
TV/Radio (Below Top 20 markets)
First Place: North Carolina Voices: Diagnosing Health Care; Emily Hanford, North Carolina Public Radio
Second Place: Care-less Denials; Hagit Limor and Phil Drechsler, WCPO-Cincinnati
Third Place: Love, War, and PTSD: Anna and Peter Mohan; Karen Brown, WFCR Public Radio