AltWeekly Awards

2005 Investigative Reporting Below 50,000

2nd Place: Rate of Exchange by Jake Bernstein and Dave Mann , The Texas Observer
3rd Place: LA's Real Drinking Problem by Kevin Uhrich and Chip Jacobs , Pasadena Weekly
Honorable Mention: Honor Among Thieves by Terje Langeland , Colorado Springs Independent

2005 Media Reporting/Criticism Above 50,000

1st Place: At the Ripping Point by Eric Celeste , Dallas Observer
2nd Place: A Tale of Two Papers by Dan Kennedy , Boston Phoenix
3rd Place: Gary Webb, R.I.P. by Marc Cooper , L.A. Weekly
Honorable Mention: Credibility Gap by Christopher Twarowski , Long Island Press

2005 Media Reporting/Criticism Below 50,000

1st Place: Owning the Airwaves and Media Monopoly series by Lisa Sorg, Elaine Wolff, Gilbert Garcia, Michael Cary, David Martin and Abraham Mahshie , San Antonio Current
2nd Place: Deconstructing Al by Brenda Bell , The Texas Observer
Honorable Mention: A Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy and The Monitor by Fiona Morgan , INDY Week

2005 News Story-Long Form Above 50,000

1st Place: Confessions and Recantations by Ann Mullen , Metro Times
2nd Place: Insane Asylum by Steve Fennessy , Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

2005 News Story-Long Form Below 50,000

1st Place: Cancer Wars by Renee Downing , Tucson Weekly
2nd Place: Dump Life by Susan Cooper Eastman , Folio Weekly
3rd Place: There Goes the Neighborhood by John E. Citrone , Folio Weekly
Honorable Mention: The Companies He Keeps by Jennifer Strom , INDY Week
Honorable Mention: The Golden Hour by Emily Pyle , The Texas Observer