2012 Excellence in Religion Reporting Awards


Nonfiction Religion Book of the Year

Tom Roberts, “The Emerging Catholic Church”

Cassels Religion Reporter of the Year—Small-Sized Newspapers

First Place: Jennifer Preyss, Victoria Advocate
Second Place: Catherine Godbey, The Decatur Daily
Third Place: Matthew Waller, San Angelo-Standard Times

Religion Commentary of the Year

First Place: David Gibson, Religion News Service
Second Place: Jamie L. Manson, National Catholic Reporter
Third Place: Charles Honey, The Grand Rapids Press
Honorable Mention: Asra Nomani, The Daily Beast
Honorable Mention: Michael McManus, self-syndicated

Cornell Religion Reporter of the Year—Mid-Sized Newspapers

First Place: Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune
Second Place: Bob Smietana, The Tennessean
Third Place: Bill Sherman, Tulsa World

Religion Documentary of the Year

First Place: Jody Hassett, PS Productions
Second Place: “I Believe You: Faiths’ Response to Intimate Partner Violence” by Diva Communications Inc. (Debra Gonsher Vinik)
Third Place: “A Peace of Bread: Faith, Food and the Future” by Diva Communications Inc. (Debra Gonsher Vinik)

Magazine Religion Graphic or Illustration of the Year

First Place: Nadine Epstein, Moment Magazine
Second Place: Staff, Christianity Today
Third Place: Lauren Pond, freelance work done for The Washington Post Magazine

Magazine Religion Story Layout and Design of the Year

First Place: Staff, Christianity Today
Second Place: Elizabeth Dabney Hochman, KidSpirit Online
Third Place: Nadine Epstein, Moment Magazine

Magazine Religion News Report of the Year

First Place: Ruth Moon, Christianity Today
Second Place: Julia Duin, The Washington Post Sunday Magazine
Third Place: Nadia Epstein, Moment Magazine

Magazine of the Year: Overall Excellence in Religion Coverage

First Place: Moment Magazine
Second Place: Christianity Today
Third Place: Harvard Divinity Bulletin

Radio or Podcast Religion Report of the Year

First Place: Lily Percy, NPR
Second Place: Brian Ellison, Stephen Steigman and Danie Alexander, KCUR-FM’s “Up to Date with Steve Kraske”
Third Place: Asma Khalid, NPR
Honorable Mention: Aelfie Tuff, Columbia University’s “The Conference of the Birds”

Gerald A. Renner Enterprise Religion Report of the Year

First Place: CNN.com
Second Place: Caryle Murphy, GlobalPost
Third Place: Candace R. Kwiatek, The Dayton Jewish Observer

Religion Reporter of the Year—Large Newspapers

First Place: Tom Breen, Associated Press
Second Place: David Gibson, Religion News Service
Third Place: Julia Duin, The Washington Post Sunday Magazine

Religion Reporter of the Year—Metro Newspapers

First Place: Judy Thomas, The Kansas City Star
Second Place: Abraham Levy, San Antonio Express News
Third Place: Tim Townsend, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Honorable Mention: Annysa Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Schachern Award for Online Religion Section of the Year

First Place: CNN.com’s Belief Blog
Second Place: The Washington Post’s On Faith
Third Place: Houston Chronicle

Supple Religion Feature Writer of the Year

First Place: David Gibson, Religion News Service
Second Place: Julia Duin, The Washington Post Sunday Magazine
Third Place: Tim Townsend, St. Louis Post Dispatch

Television National Network/Cable News Religion Report of the Year

First Place: Eric Marrapodi, Chris Lawrence, John Person and Jonathan Schaer, CNN.com
Second Place: Jerome Socolovsky and Mike Burke, Voice of America
Third Place: Mike O’Sullivan, Voice of America

Television Local News Religion Report of the Year

First Place: Ben Winslow, Doug Eldridge and Neil Olsen, KSTU Fox 13
Second Place: Ben Wilson and Doug Eldridge, KSTU Fox 13
Third Place: Michelle Bearden, WFLA-TV

Television News Magazine Religion Report of the Year

First Place: Eric Marrapodi, CNN Belief Blog
Second Place: Eric Marrapodi, Chris Turner and Dan Lothian, CNN