2013 2014 ACP Best of the Christian Press Awards Booklet

20 Pages·2014·0.6 MB·English

Associated Church Press
2013 Best of the Christian Press Awards
Presented at the Palmer House on April 25, 2014
Chicago, Illinois
B C
est in lass
1. Regional Newspaper 3. National/International Magazine
Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
Metro Lutheran Cathedral Age
Bob Hulteen, Editor and the Metro Lutheran staff Richard M. Weinberg, Director of Communications;
Craig W. Stapert, Associate Director of Online
Honorable Mention Strategies; Mimi M. McNamara, Senior Graphic
Word & Way Designer; M. Leigh Harrison, Communications
Bill Webb, Editor; Vick Brown, Associate Editor; Ken Manager
Satterfield, Marketing Coordinator
Honorable Mention
award of Merit The Christian Century
The Alabama Baptist David Heim, Executive Director
The Alabama Baptist staff award of Merit
Sojourners
award of excellence The Sojourners staff
The Catholic Review
The Catholic Review staff award of excellence
Christian Science Monitor
2. National/International Newspaper Clayton Collins, Weekly Edition Editor; Owen
Thomas, Deputy Editor; John Kehe, Design Director;
Honorable Mention
Alfredo Sosa, Director of Photography; Scott
The Christian Chronicle
Armstrong, Clara Germani, Greg Lamb, senior editors;
Lynn McMillon, Editor
Amelia Newcomb, Cheryl Sullivan, world and U.S.
news editors; Kendra Nordin, Staff Editor; Heather
Honorable Mention
Ehmke, Casey Fedde, Copy Editors; Joanne Ciccarello,
Mennonite World Review
Assistant Photo Editor; Lily Mui, Operations Manager;
Paul Schrag
Rich Clabaugh, Julie Fallon, Patti Carter, graphics and
layout
award of Merit
Episcopal Journal
4. Denominational/Special Interest Magazine
Solange De Santis, Editor; Linda Brooks, Art Director
Honorable Mention
award of excellence Friends Journal
Anglican Journal Gabriel Ehri, Executive Director; Martin Kelly, Senior
Paul Feheley and the Anglican Journal staff Editor; Alla Podolsky, Art Director
award of Merit
Interpreter
The Rev. Larry Hollon, Publisher; The Rev. Kathy
quality
Noble, Editor; Matthew McVane, The Guildhouse
Group, Designer
content
award of Merit
The Presbyterian Outlook
Jack Haberer, Editor; Jana Blazek, Associate Editor;
coverage
Leslie Scanlon, National Reporter; Roy Howard, Book
Editor; Stann Bailey, Art Designer
B C
est in lass
award of excellence 7. Online: News Service
The United Church Observer
Honorable Mention
David Wilson, Editor
Epicenter Communications
LaShane Eaglin, Web Administrator/Designer; Carol
5. Journal
E. Barnwell, Director of Communication; Luke Blount,
Honorable Mention Staff Writer
Concordia Journal
Dale A. Meyer, Publisher; Charles Arand, Executive award of Merit
Editor; Travis Scholl, Editor Presbyterian News Service
Jerry Van Marter and Bethany Daily, Editors
award of Merit
Lutheran Forum award of excellence
Sarah Hinlicky Wilson and Paul Robert Sauer, editors Religion News Service
award of excellence RNS Staff
Reflections journal, Yale Divinity School
Ray Waddle, Editor-in-Chief; Gregory Sterling, Dean of 8. Online: Independent Website
Yale Divinity School and Publisher; John Lindner,
Honorable Mention
Editorial Director; Constance Royster, Senior Advisor;
Boldcafe.org
Peter W. Johnson, Designer
Elizabeth McBride, Editor and Graphic Designer; Kate
Elliott, Editor; Orbit Media Studio, Website Designer
6. Newsletter
Honorable Mention award of Merit
Quarterly News for Presbyterian Women LCMS Communications
Yvonne Hileman Becky Cummings, Rudy Blank and Sam Ambrose,
Designers; LCMS Communications staff writers
award of Merit
Hunger News & Hope award of excellence
Katie Cook, Editor ECF Vital Practices
Nancy Davidge, Editor; Miguel Escobar, Strategy and
award of Merit Editorial Input; Brendon Hunder, Strategy and Issue
Breaking Barriers Design (Vestry Papers)
Terry A. Young and Mark Stephenson, Editors;
Reformed Church in America Production Services,
Designer
award of excellence
At Home with Our Faith
Annemarie Scobey, Catherine O’Connell-Cahill and
writing
Angela Cox
editing
design
B C
est in lass
9. Online: Blog 10. Online: Digital Edition/Mobile Publication
Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
Breaking Barriers The Lutheran Witness
Mark Stephenson Concordia Publishing House, Designer
Adriane (Dorr) Heins, Managing Editor
Honorable Mention
Faith & Leadership award of Merit
Kelly Gilmer, Executive Editor; Bob Wells, News & ECF Vital Practices
Ideas; Nancy James, Nathan Kirkpatrick, Alaina Nancy Davidge, Editor; Miguel Escobar and Rebecca
Kleinbeck,David L. Odom and Gretchen E. McDonald, Episcopal Church Foundation, interface
Ziegenhals, blog contributors with site designer; Mike Wu, Bandwidth Productions,
mobile site design
award of Merit
Christian Century award of excellence
Steve Thorngate, Web Editor Envision Magazine
Kenty Ramdatt, Web Developer
award of excellence
Catholic Review 11. Public Relations/Marketing Campaign
Ritta Buettner
Honorable Mention
LCMS Communications
award of excellence
Vicki Biggs, Director of Public Relations, The
Sojourners
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Sojourners Web Staff
award of Merit
Adventist World
Bryan Gray, Designer; Claude Richli, Marketing
Director
award of excellence
Rethink Church
Jennifer Rodia, Sophia Agrarap and SKSW
e o
ditoRial oR pinion
12. News Service/Website/Blog Honorable Mention
The United Church Observerfor “Malignant metaphor” by
Honorable Mention
Alanna Mitchell
Anglican Journalfor “A time to be born, and a time to
die” by Paul Feheley award of Merit
The United Church Observerfor “The right kind of
Honorable Mention trouble” by Mardi Tindal
U.S. Catholicfor “When profiling is ‘reasonable,’
award of Merit
injustice becomes excusable” by Father Bryan
The Alabama Baptistfor “A threat to religious liberty” by
Massingale
Bob Terry
award of Merit
award of excellence
Religion News Servicefor “Jonathan Merritt on Faith and
Adventist Reviewfor “Reclaiming the Library” by Bill
Culture” by Jonathan Merritt
Knott
award of excellence 14. James Solheim Award for Editorial
The Baptist Standardfor “Get ready for all those babies” Courage: All Media
by Marv Knox
Honorable Mention
The United Church Observerfor “Becoming Ruth Wood”
13. Newspaper/Newsletter/Magazine/Journal
by Trisha Elliott
Honorable Mention
Presbyterian Recordfor “A mausoleum to Christendom” award of Merit
by Andrew Faiz The Baptist Standardfor “Get ready for all those babies”
by Marv Knox
Honorable Mention
Mennonite World Reviewfor “The right to marry” by Paul award of excellence
Schrag Baptist Peacemakerfor “A proposal to Christian
peacemakers about guns” by Bob Tiller
R & W
epoRting Riting
15. Feature Article: Newspaper/Newsletter 16. Feature Article: News
Service/Website/Blog
Honorable Mention
Episcopal Journalfor “Cancer survivors climb the Honorable Mention
Himalayas” by Jerrold Hames, writer and Solange De Presbyterian News Servicefor “Living water: Water
Santis, editor purification system fuels Cuban congregation’s
outreach” by Jerry L. Van Marter
award of Merit
Anglican Journalfor “My little residential school
Honorable Mention
suitcase” by Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journalfor “Salvadoran activist takes her case
to Canada” by Leigh Anne Williams
award of excellence
The Christian Chroniclefor “Camp Shamrock” by Erik
award of Merit
Tryggestad
Religion News Servicefor “Children conceived through
rape open new front in abortion culture wars” by
Adelle M. Banks
R & W
epoRting Riting
award of excellence 20. News Sevice/Website/Blog
UMConnectionsfor “Wedding bells sound challenge for
Honorable Mention
church” by Kathy L. Gilbert
United Methodist News Servicefor “What does
Obamacare mean for churches?” by Heather Hahn
17. Feature Article: Magazine, Short Format
Honorable Mention Honorable Mention
The Lutheran Magazinefor “Lutheran trump cards” by epicenter.orgfor “West explosion leaves Episcopalians
Dave Daubert, writer; Elizabeth Hunter, editor; dazed, but ready to help” by Luke Blount
Michael D. Watson, art director
award of Merit
award of Merit
UM Connectionsfor “Bishop Talbert performs Alabama
Lutherans Engage the Worldfor “A light in the darkness”
wedding for two men” by Kathy L. Gilbert
by Katie Schuermann, writer; Erica Schwan, designer
award of Merit
award of excellence
Adventist News Networkfor “First in a Series: Monteiro
The Bannerfor “Cyber bullying: What parents and
says judge told him he was innocent” by Ansel Oliver
schools can do” by Ron De Boer, writer; Bob De
Moor, editor
award of excellence
Reporter“Moore, Oklahoma pastor relates tornado
award of excellence
nightmare” by Melanie Ave
Envision Magazinefor “Uncalled For?” by Melodie
Roschman
21. News Story: Magazine
18. Feature Article: Magazine, Long Format
Honorable Mention
The United Church Observerfor “The gospel of
Honorable Mention
secularism” by Samantha Rideout
The United Church Observerfor “Making amends with
Malawi” by Pieta Woolley
award of Merit
Sojournersfor “Nonviolence and the drug war” by
award of Merit
Margaret Regan
The Christian Centuryfor “Racked by fracking” by Amy
Frykholm
award of excellence
United Church Observerfor “Did Canadian oil poison this
award of excellence
town?” by May Warren
The United Church Observerfor “Losing the hooded
grebe” by Alanna Mitchell
award of excellence
United Church Observerfor “Standing up to big gold” by
19. News Story: Newspaper/Newsletter
Roxana Olivera
Honorable Mention
Mennonite World Reviewfor “Abuse victims’ stories told” 22. Convention or Meeting Coverage: All
by Kelli Yoder Media
Honorable Mention
award of Merit
Adventist News Networkfor “Annual Council 2013 —full
The Christian Chroniclefor “Mandela legacy in South
coverage of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s
Africa: All worship freely” by Bobby Ross Jr.
meeting of the International Executive Committee” by
Elizabeth Lechleitner, Ansel Oliver, Edwin Manual
award of excellence
Garcia and Mark A. Kellner
The Christian Chronicle for “God put his hand on us” by
Erik Tryggestad
R & W
epoRting Riting
Honorable Mention award of Merit
Reporterfor “LFL conference: Share God’s love on life Adventist News Networkfor “500 days of injustice: The
issues” by Paula Schlueter Ross case of Pastor Antonio Monteiro —Jailed for 500 days
without evidence or trial” by Ansel Oliver
award of Merit
The Christian Chroniclefor “Homosexuality and the award of excellence
church” by Bobby Ross Jr. Religion News Servicefor “Boy Scouts’ policy change” by
Adelle M. Banks
award of Merit
Reporterfor “Man-made tragedies a focus of Disaster 25. In-Depth Coverage: Magazine/Journal
Response Conference” by Kim Plummer Krull
Honorable Mention
award of excellence Adventist Reviewfor “Cats, Kids — and Jesus?” by
Religion News Servicefor “Southern Baptist Convention Kimberly Luste Maran, editor
2013” by Adelle M. Banks
Honorable Mention
award of excellence The Lutheranfor “The Shrinking Church” by Nicole
The Mennonitefor “Walls will fail” by Everett J. Thomas, Radziszewski and Robert C. Blezard, writers; Julie B.
Gordon Houser, Anna Groff and Dee Birkey Sevig, editor; and Michael D. Watson, art director
23. In-Depth Coverage: award of Merit
Newspaper/Newsletter The United Church Observerfor “Imagine your church in
2025: The 2013 Observer survey” by Samantha
Honorable Mention
Rideout and David Wilson, writers and David
Anglican Journalfor “Archbishop of Canterbury’s
Turnbull, photographer
installation” by Marites N. Sison
award of Merit
Honorable Mention
The Christian Science Monitorfor “A Middle East Without
Word & Wayfor “Communication breakdown” by
Christians?” by Christa Case Bryant
Vicki Brown, Associate Editor
award of Merit
award of excellence
The Alabama Baptistfor “Human trafficking” by Kristen
U.S. Catholicfor “Voting block” by Kristen Hannum
Padilla
award of excellence
award of excellence
Sojournersfor “Climate Change Issue” by Sojourners
The Christian Chroniclefor “Coverage of Oklahoma,
staff
Texas tornadoes” by Erik Tryggestad, Bobby Ross Jr.,
Murray Evans and Ted Parks
26. Theme Issue, Section or Series:
Newspaper/Newsletter
24. In-Depth Coverage: News
Service/Website/Blog
Honorable Mention
The Christian Chroniclefor “Rural redemption series” by
Honorable Mention
Bobby Ross Jr., Erik Tryggestad and David Chenault
The Mennonitefor “Unfinished business with John
Howard Yoder” by Anna Groff
award of Merit
Anglican Journalfor “Children’s ministry” by Leigh
Honorable Mention
Anne Williams
The Baptist Standardfor “Loving West: Coverage of
disaster recovery efforts in West Texas” by Leah Allen,
writer; Ken Camp, managing editor
R & W
epoRting Riting
award of excellence award of Merit
The Alabama Baptistfor “Human trafficking” by Kristen The Christian Science Monitorfor “Healing Newtown” by
Padilla G. Jeffrey McDonald
27. Theme Issue, Section or Series: News
award of excellence
Service/Website/Blog
Interpreterfor “ The Advance —Alternative giving
captures spirit of season” by The Rev. Larry Hollon,
Honorable Mention
publisher; The Rev. Kathy Noble, editor; Ben Rhodes,
Unbound: An Interactive Journal of Social Justicefor
Melissa Hinnen, James Rollins, collaborators; Matthew
“Trayvon’s verdict on us” by Rob Moore, designer and
McVane, Designer; Carrie Madren, The Rev. Erik
Tricia Lloyd-Sidle, editor
Alsgaard, Tom Gillem, Sandra Brands, Heather Peck
Honorable Mention Travis, Julia Kayser, Christine Kumar, Tita Parham,
Order of Carmelites/McG Mediafor “Christmas Emily Snell, writers; Mike DuBose, Paul Jeffrey,
conversion — A Carmelite Advent practice inspired by Kathleen Barry, photographers; Hal Sadler, illustrator
Therese of Lisieux” by Bill McGarvey and David
Genders award of excellence
award of Merit Reflections journal: Yale Divinity Schoolfor “Test of time:
Adventist Reviewfor “Route to roots: Tracking Adventist The art of aging” by Ray Waddle, editor-in-chief;
pioneers” by Gerald A. Klingbeil Gregory Sterling, Dean of Yale Divinity School and
publisher; John Lindner, editorial director; Peter
award of excellence
Johnson, designer
Faith & Leadershipfor “Six-part series in behavioral
theology” by Ken Evers-Hood
29. Theme Issue, Section or Series: Journal
28. Theme Issue, Section or Series: award of excellence
Magazine The Journal of Adventist Educationfor “Special section on
mathematics” by Wil Clarke, coordinator and Harry
Honorable Mention
Knox, art director
Cathedral Agefor “Gun violence in America” by
Richard M. Weinberg, director of communications;
30. Interview: All Media
Craig W. Stapert, associate director for online
strategies; Mimi M. McNamara, senior graphic Honorable Mention
designer; M. Leigh Harrison, communications The Lutheranfor “Friday night lights...” by Shawn
manager Windsor, writer; Julie B. Sevig, editor; Michael D.
Watson, art director/designer
Honorable Mention
Friends Journalfor “Outside the Quaker bubble” by
Honorable Mention
Martin Kelley, senior editor; Alla Podolsky, art director
Anglican Journal for “Holocaust survivor offers message
and Gabriel Ehri, executive director
of hope” by Marites N. Sison
Honorable Mention
award of Merit
U.S. Catholicfor “Special issue on
Unbound: An Interactive Journal of Christian Social Justice
homelessness/poverty” by Paula Lomanzzi, Meghan
for “Mandela, dignity, and divestment for South Africa:
Murphy-Gill, Laura Fletcher, Roberto Goizueta,
An interview with Douglas J. Tilton” by Chris Iosso,
Ronald Raab C.S.C., U.S. Catholic editors
writer; Ginna Bairby, editor and designer
award of Merit
Presbyterians Todayfor “War beyond the battlefield” by award of excellence
Patrick Heery, editor; Jeffrey Lawrence, publisher; Mark Church Health Readerfor “Let us laugh! Finding joy in
Thomson, Designer; Derek Keefe, copyeditor; the face of cancer: Q&A with the Rev. Susan Sparks”
Kathleen Cannon, production manager by Stacy Smith
R & W
epoRting Riting
31. Biographical Profile: All Media award of excellence
Adventist Reviewfor “Do I need a gun?” by Claude
Honorable Mention
Richlil
The United Church Observerfor “I just followed my path.
I knew it was the right one.” by Gary Stephen Ross
34. Personal Experience, Short Format:
News Service/Website/Blog
Honorable Mention
Religion News Servicefor “C.T. Vivian adds Presidential
Honorable Mention
Medal of Freedom to a lifetime of activism” by Adelle
Presbyterian News Servicefor “A revolutionary response in a
M. Banks
revolutionary time: A U.S. Presbyterian living in Cairo
shares a perspective on recent developments in Egypt”
award of Merit
by a writer whose name is withheld for security reasons;
Sojournersfor “Faith to the utmost” by Ronald Osborn
Jerry Van Marter, editor
award of excellence
award of Merit
Adventist Reviewfor “Carlton Byrd takes New York by
Church Health Readerfor “The unplugged pastor” by
storm” by Celeste Ryan Blyden
Darian Duckworth
32. Personal Experience, Short Format:
award of excellence
Newspaper/Newsletter
Order of Carmelites/McG Mediafor “Resurrection in a
Honorable Mention Kansas backyard” by Gregory Houck, writer; Bill
Chris Herlingerfor “Church World Service humanitarian McGarvey, McG Media; David Genders, Order of
fought hunger, poverty at home and abroad” in the Carmelites
National Catholic Reporter
35. Personal Experience, Long Format:
award of Merit Newspaper/Newsletter
Breaking Barriersfor “On a journey toward wholeness”
award of Merit
by a former RCA pastor living with PTSD
The Alabama Baptistfor “50 Years after ‘The
Movement’” by John L. Cantelow III; The Alabama
award of excellence
Baptist staff
The Alabama Baptistfor “Today I am grieving” by Bob
Terry
award of excellence
Forum Letterfor “Retirement reflections” by Richard O.
33. Personal Experience, Short Format:
Johnson
Magazine/Journal
Honorable Mention 36. Personal Experience, Long Format:
The Covenant Companionfor “The flight home” by Magazine/Journal
Douglas W. Johnson
Honorable Mention
Baptist Peacemakerfor “Rosa Parks goes to Tutti Island”
Honorable Mention
by Lee McKenna, writer
Horizons Magazinefor “What goes missing?” by Anitra
Kitts, writer; Sharon Dunne Gillies, editor
Honorable Mention
Friends Journalfor “We think he might be a boy” by Su
award of Merit
Penn, writer; Martin Kelley, senior editor
The Christian Centuryfor “The Protestant” by Brian
Doyle
Honorable Mention
The (cid:49)(cid:72)(cid:87)for “Living on the Ragged Edge"

Honorable Mention
United Church Observerfor “All work and no pay”
R & W
epoRting Riting
award of Merit award of Merit
The Bannerfor “Grace in times of evil” by James Common Call: The Baptist Standard Magazinefor
Boldenow, writer; Bob De Moor, editor “Edgewise” by Marv Knox
award of excellence award of excellence
Gatherfor “Please, God” by S.K.O.; Kate Sprutta The United Church Observerfor “Observations” by David
Elliott and Terri Lackey, editors; On Track, designers Wilson
award of excellence 40. Department: Print Media
Sojournersfor “Friends without borders” by Shane
Honorable Mention
Claiborne
Gatherfor “Playing for Keeps” by Elyse Nelson
37. Personal Experience, Long Format: Winger, writer; Kate Sprutta Elliott and Terri Lackey,
News Service/Website/Blog editors; On Track, designers
award of Merit Honorable Mention
Presbyterian News Servicefor “Not a SNAP: Linda Forum Letterfor “Omnium gatherum” by Richard O.
Valentine chronicles her week’s Food Stamp Johnson
Challenge” by Linda Valentine, writer; Jerry Van
award of Merit
Marter, editor
The Bannerfor “Tuned In” by Kristy Quist, editor for
award of excellence Tuned In; Bob De Moor, editor
Unbound: An Interactive Journal of Social Justicefor “My
feet are tired, but my soul’s rested” by Rev. Maurice award of Merit
‘Bojangles’ Blanchard, writer; Patrick Heery, editor and The Alabama Baptistfor “Faith and family” by The
designer Alabama Baptist staff
38. Column: Newspaper/News award of excellence
Service/Newsletter/Website/Blog Sojournersfor “Culture watch” by Julie Polter
Honorable Mention
41. Department: Online Media
Mennonite World Reviewfor “World neighbors” by
Richard Showalter award of excellence
Faith & Leadershipfor “News and ideas” by Bob Wells
Honorable Mention
The Alabama Baptistfor “Rashional thoughts” by 42. Critical Review: All Media
Jennifer Davis Rash
Honorable Mention
The Christian Centuryfor “Making Jesus look good” by
award of Merit
Katherine Willis Pershey
Anglican Journalfor “Come and see” by Archbishop
Fred Hiltz
award of Merit
Sojournersfor “Can you hear my song?” by Shefa Siegel
award of excellence
Metro Lutheranfor “Grace notes” by Jean Johansson
award of Merit
U.S. Catholicfor “Unexplained mysteries” by Meghan
39. Column: Magazine/Journal
Murphy-Gill
Honorable Mention
Canadian Adventist Messengerfor “Connected church” by award of excellence
Dr. Rajkuman Dixit, writer; Stan Jensen, editor; Joan Chris Herlingerfor “Exposing the fine lines” in the
Tanasiychuk, designer Harvard Divinity Bulletin