AltWeeklies Awards | News Writing

1st Place: Above the Law by Willy Stern , Nashville Scene

2nd Place: Comrades in Crime by Mike Tobin , Cleveland Scene

3rd Place: The Other Face of Tri-Met by Bob Young , Willamette Week

1st Place: Whitehouse Scandal by Anne Schindler , Folio Weekly

Honorable Mention: What Really Happened to the Class of '99? by Nate Blakeslee and Karen Olsson , The Texas Observer

Honorable Mention: Mother vs. Murder by Debbie Nathan , San Antonio Current

1st Place: Bad News by Steven Mikulan , L.A. Weekly

2nd Place: After the Honeymoon by Dan Kennedy , Boston Phoenix

3rd Place: Nice Guy, Wrong Job by Jim Mullin , Miami New Times

Honorable Mention: Black & White... and Red All Over by David Schimke , City Pages (Twin Cities)

1st Place: Below the Fold by Joe Tarr , Metro Pulse

2nd Place: No Peace at Pacifica by Michael King , The Texas Observer

3rd Place: Star-Bulletin Shot Down! by Robert M. Rees , Honolulu Weekly

1st Place: West-Side Story by Molly Rath and Brennen Jensen , Baltimore City Paper

2nd Place: Back to Reform School by Molly Rath , Baltimore City Paper

3rd Place: Up Against the Oil by Monte Paulsen , Metro Times

Honorable Mention: Raising McCain by Amanda Ripley , Washington City Paper

1st Place: Twice the Pain by Mara Leveritt , Arkansas Times

2nd Place: Buying Baca Ranch by Anne Constable , Santa Fe Reporter

3rd Place: Safety First? by Steven T. Jones , San Luis Obispo New Times

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