2002 Science in Society Journalism Awards

Presented February 15, 2003, at the NASW reception in Denver

An article about the awards is also available.

Book

Jon Cohen

Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS Vaccine

W.W. Norton

Description and biography

Other years’ book award winners

Magazine

Shannon Brownlee

“The Big Fat Question”

Self magazine

Description and biography

Charels W. Schmidt

“e-Junk Explosion”

Environmental Health Perspectives

Description and biography

Other years’ magazine award winners

Newspaper

Rick Weiss

“Building a New Child: Embryo Screening Creates a Tool Against Disease — and Ethical Questions”

The Washington Post

Description and biography

Other years’ newspaper award winners

Radio

William S. Hammack

“Engineering and Life”

WILL-AM580 and Illinois Public Radio

Description and biography

Other years’ radio award winners

Television

Richard Hutton

“Evolution”

NOVA/WGBH-TV

Description and biographies

Other years’ television award winners

Web

Alan Boyle

“Genetic Genealogy”

MSNBC

Description and biography

Other years’ web award winners

2002 Science in Society Journalism Awards committee

AWARD CHAIRS

• Carol Ezzell, staff editor and writer, Scientific American
• Peggy Girshman, assistant managing editor, National Public Radio

BOOK AWARD COMMITTEE

• Steve Tally, author, Purdue University (chair)
• Sara Latta, author
• Ivan Amato, author
• Sally Maran, managing editor, Smithsonian

MAGAZINE AWARD COMMITTEE

• Carol Ezzell, staff editor and writer, Scientific American (chair)
• Marquerite Holloway, science writing instructor, Columbia School of Journalism
• Nancy Shute, U.S. News & World Report

NEWSPAPER AWARD COMMITTEE

• Pete Spotts, Christian Science Monitor (chair)
• Lee Hotz, Los Angeles Times
• Eric Sorenson, The Seattle Times
• Lori Valigra, freelance

BROADCAST AWARD COMMITTEE

• Don Torrance, Syracuse University (chair)
• Nancy Sharp, Syracuse University
• Jane Weiner, documentary filmmaker

WEB AWARD COMMITTEE

• Jim Keeley, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (chair)
• Anne Amparo, ScienCentral
• Dave Tennenbaum, The Why Files

FINAL SELECTION COMMITTEE

• Dan Haney, medical editor, Associated Press
• John Rennie, editor-in-chief, Scientific American
• Jane Stevens, multi-media freelance journalist
• Laura Tangley, National Wildlife magazine

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