Associated Press Photographers Lead Winners' Parade At The 73rd Overseas Press Club Awards

Stories related to the upheaval in Libya accounted for six of the 27 awards, four came from Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster, and three more were connected to the Arab Spring, including Christiane Amanpour of ABC News, the only journalist to interview doomed leaders Moammar Gadhafi and Hosni Mubarak.

"It is a privilege to recognize the groundbreaking work by this year's OPC award winners," said OPC President David Andelman. "We admire their courage, brilliance and originality."

The OPC created six new categories for online coverage as it acknowledged the changing media landscape.  Online and web winners include foreignpolicy.com, GlobalPost.com, the Council on Foreign Relations and MediaStorm, The Financial Times and ProPublica, Virginia Quarterly Review and The New York Times .

"The OPC recognizes the amazing creativity of online journalists with the new awards," said Andelman. "These extraordinary winners are adding their important voices to the global dialogue."

Andelman will present Turner with the OPC President's Award for distinguished service in the field of journalism.  Turner's many contributions in the media field are highlighted by founding CNN, the first 24-hour cable news network that revolutionized the news business.

Video clips of the winners will be posted on the OPC website at www.opcofamerica.org after the dinner. Media organizations are encouraged to link to the clips.

There were 520 entries in this year's competition.  The winners include:

Newspaper and news services

THE HAL BOYLE AWARDBest newspaper or news service reporting from abroad C.J. Chivers The New York Times "War Reports from Libya and Afghanistan

THE BOB CONSIDINE AWARDBest newspaper or news service interpretation of international affairs Marcus Walker, Charles Forelle, Matthew Karnitschnig, David Enrich, Stacy Meichtry, Brian Blackstone, David Gauthier-Villars, Gordon Fairclough The Wall Street Journal"European Disunion"

THE MALCOLM FORBES AWARDBest international business news reporting in newspapers or news services Paul Sonne, Steve Stecklow, Farnaz Fassihi, Margaret Coker, Loretta Chao, Christopher Rhoads, Matt Bradley, Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Nour Malas, Don Clark The Wall Street Journal"Censorship Inc."

THE MADELINE DANE ROSS AWARDBest international reporting in the print medium showing a concernfor the human condition Andrew Higgins and Aaron Harlan The Washington Post"Disaster in Japan"

Photography

THE ROBERT CAPA GOLD MEDAL AWARDBest published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise Andre Liohn, European Pressphoto Agency / Prospekt Photographers for Newsweek"Almost Dawn in Libya"

THE OLIVIER REBBOT AWARDBest photographic reporting from abroad in magazines or books David GuttenfelderThe Associated Press for National Geographic"The Zone"

THE JOHN FABER AWARDBest photographic reporting from abroad in newspapers or news services Pete Muller, The Associated Press"Battling Impunity:  The Fight Against Mass Rape in Eastern Congo"

FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDBest feature photography published in any medium on an international theme David GuttenfelderThe Associated Press"Inside a Closed Society:  Daily Life in North Korea"

TV and Radio

THE LOWELL THOMAS AWARDBest radio news or interpretation of international affairs Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, Loren Jenkins, Douglas Roberts, Jonathan Blakely, Sean Carberry, Grant Clarke, Nishant Dahiya, J.J. SutherlandNational Public Radio"Arab Spring"

THE DAVID KAPLAN AWARD Best TV spot news reporting from abroad Christiane Amanpour, Katie Hinman, Bartley Price, Nasser Atta, Jeanmarie CondonABC News"Arab Spring – Cairo to Tripoli"

THE EDWARD R. MURROW AWARDBest TV interpretation or documentary on international affairs Abigail E. Disney, Pamela Hogan, Gini Reticker, Nina Chaudry, Peter Bull, Claudia Rizzi, Oriana Zill de Granados, Johanna HamiltonThirteen/WNET and Fork Films"Women, War & Peace"

THE ROBERT SPIERS BENJAMIN AWARDBest reporting in any medium on Latin America Pamela Hogan, Abigail Disney, Gini Reticker, Nina Chaudry, Oriana Zill de Granados, Kristen Huntley, Jennifer Janisch, Lena Shemel, Juan CarlosThirteen/WNET and Fork Films"The War We Are Living" from "Women, War & Peace"

THE DAVID A. ANDELMAN and PAMELA TITLE AWARDBest international reporting in the broadcast media and online showing a concern for the human condition Diane Sawyer, Dr. Richard Besser, John Quinones, Deborah Roberts Jessica Velmans, Kerry SmithABC News"Giving Life:  A Risky Proposition"

THE CARL SPIELVOGEL AWARDBest international business news reporting in the broadcast media  Christof  Putzel, Jeff Plunkett, Alex SimmonsCurrent TV"Sex, Lies and Cigarettes"

Magazines

THE ED CUNNINGHAM AWARDBest magazine reporting from abroad Charles Graeber Bloomberg Businessweek"Nothing To Do But Start Again"

THE MORTON FRANK AWARDBest international business news reporting in magazines Daniel Golden Bloomberg Businessweek"New Oriental Cracks the SAT Code"

THE JOE and LAURIE DINE AWARDBest international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights Sarah Stillman The New Yorker"The Invisible Army"

THE WHITMAN BASSOW AWARDBest reporting in any medium on international environmental issues Evan Osnos The New Yorker"The Fallout"

Books

THE CORNELIUS RYAN AWARDBest non-fiction book on international affairs Robin Wright, Simon & Schuster Rock the Casbah:  Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World

Cartoons

THE THOMAS NAST AWARDBest cartoons on international affairs Patrick Chappatte, International Herald Tribune

Web

GENERAL EXCELLENCE ONLINE AWARDBest overall international coverage on a websiteStaff of Foreign Policy, foreignpolicy.com

BEST ONLINE COVERAGE OF BREAKING NEWSBest online coverage, including Tweets, during a 72-hour period of an international breaking news eventGlobalPost Staff"The Libyan Rebellion"

BEST USE OF ONLINE MULTIMEDIABest use of techniques such as interactive graphics, Flash and slideshows to report oninternational newscfr.org and MediaStorm, Council on Foreign Relations"Crisis Guide: Iran"

BEST ONLINE INVESTIGATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL ISSUE OR EVENTBest original or exclusive reporting that provides new insights into an event or trend ofinternational significance Vanessa Houlder, Megan Murphy, Benjamin Freese, Johanna Kassel, Christine Spolar (FinancialTimes); Jeff Gerth and Tom Detzel (ProPublica) The Financial Times and ProPublica"Tax Wars:  A Cross-Border Battle Worth Billions"

BEST USE OF ONLINE VIDEOExcellence in original video on an international topic created specifically for a news website Maisie Crow and Jesse Dukes, Virginia Quarterly Review"Half-Lives:  The Chernobyl Workers Today"

BEST ONLINE COMMENTARYBest international affairs commentary or blog Nicholas D. Kristof, Adam B. Ellick, Sean Patrick Farrell, Jaron Gilinsky The New York Times "A Year Through a Kaleidoscope: The Arab Spring"

SOURCE Overseas Press Club of America

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