Excellence in Student Journalism Award First Place presented to Colin Dugdale, Indiana University, "Black Thongs, Leather Pants & Angel Wings" Second Place presented to Rachel Abbey, Kent State University, "On the Path to Domestic Partner Benefits in Ohio" Third...
Awards
News & Notes, NPR – 2008 Winner
Excellence in HIV/AIDS Coverage Award Presented to News & Notes, National Public Radio
“Fighting for Acceptance,” CNN.com – 2008 Winner
Excellence in Online First Place presented to CNN.com, "Fighting for Acceptance" Second Place presented to Nova Safo, Yahoo! News, "Courting the Gay Vote" Third Place presented to Carl Sullivan, Newsweek.com, "Legitimate Journalism or Witch Hunt" (Writers: Chris Crain...
“Sportswriter Embarks on New Life as a Woman,” NPR – 2008 Winner
Excellence in Radio Presented to Madeleine Brand, Nihar Patel & Rick Holter, NPR, Day to Day, "Sportswriter Embarks on New Life as a Woman"
“Born in the Wrong Body – Girls Will Be Boys,” MSNBC – 2008 Winner
Excellence in Network Television First Place presented to Cory Gnazzo, Caroline Sommers, Keith McKay & Team, MSNBC, "Born in the Wrong Body – Girls Will Be Boys" Second Place presented to Joseph Kepnes, Tom Goldstone, Kim McCabe, Jeanne D'Agostino & Alison...
“Harrowing Incident a Troubling Reminder of Homophobia” by LZ Granderson – 2008 Winner
Excellence in Opinion/Editorial Presented to LZ Granderson, ESPN.com, "Harrowing Incident a Troubling Reminder of Homophobia"
“Our Man in Baghdad” by Michael Luongo – 2008 Winner
Excellence in Feature First Place presented to Michael Luongo, Gay City News, "Our Man in Baghdad" Second Place presented to David Whitley, Orlando Sentinel, "A Personal Journey of Self-Discovery" Third Place presented to Laura Grotz, Renee Fields, Rachel Williams...
“Legal in Unlikely Places” by Joseph Contreras and Team – 2008 Winner
Excellence in News First Place presented to Joseph Contreras & Team, Newsweek International, "Legal in Unlikely Places" Second Place presented to Victoria A. Brownworth, Philadelphia Gay News, "Killing Ourselves with Hate: Suicide in the GLBT Community" Third...
Laura Douglas-Brown – 2008 Winner
Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Media First Place presented to Laura Douglas-Brown, Southern Voice Second Place presented to Lou Chibbaro, Jr., Washington Blade Third Place presented to Kynn Bartlett, Colorez!
Martha Irvine – 2008 Winner
Journalist of the Year Martha Irvine, Associated Press