AAAS Science Journalism Award Recipients

2008 Recipients

Large Newspaper—Circulation of 100,000 or more
Terry McDermott
Los Angeles Times
"Chasing Memory" (series)
19-22 August 2007

Small Newspaper—Circulation less than 100,000
Kara Platoni
East Bay Express
"In Search of Life" (series)
4 July 2007 and 11 July 2007

Magazine
John Carey
BusinessWeek
Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?
28 January 2008

Television
Joseph McMaster, Gary Johnstone
WGBH/NOVA and Vulcan Productions
"Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial"
13 November 2007

Radio
Daniel Grossman
WBUR Boston
"Meltdown: Inside Out"
8 December 2007

Online
Stefan Lovgren
National Geographic News
Megafishes (three-part series)

"Megafishes project to size up real 'Loch Ness Monsters,'" 24 July 2007
"World's largest trout thrives in Mongolia—for now," 7 November 2007
"Giant river stingrays found near Thai city," 29 April 2008

Children's Science News
Yoon Shin-Young
Children's Science Donga
"Roadkill, Horror on Roads"
15 June 2008

Certificate of Recognition:
Career Excellence in Science Reporting
David Perlman
San Francisco Chronicle

Read the list of 2008 Judges

2007 Recipients

Large Newspaper
Kenneth Weiss and Usha Lee McFarling
Los Angeles Times
"Altered Oceans"
30 July — 3 August 2006

Small Newspaper
Jennifer Frazer
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
"Getting to the Bottom of Mysterious Elk Deaths"
26 November 2006 and 3 December 2006

Magazine
Po Bronson, with Ashley Merryman
New York
"How Not to Talk to Your Kids"
19 February 2007

Television
Llewellyn Smith, Stephen Lyons
WGBH/NOVA
"Forgotten Genius"
6 February 2007

Radio
Keith Seinfeld
KPLU-FM
"The Electric Brain"
8-11 January 2007

Online
Katie Alvord
KeweenawNow.com
"Lake Superior Basin Climate Change" series
3 May 2007; 3 June 2007; 30 June 2007

Children's Science News
Mona Chiang
Science World
"A Whale of a Mystery"
15 January 2007

Certificate of Merit: Children's Science News
Sina Löschke
GEOlino
"The Show of the Beautiful Slimers"

Read the list of 2007 Judges

2006 Recipients

Large Newspaper
Stacey Burling, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Small Newspaper
Michelle Nijhuis, High Country News

Magazine Reporting
Craig Canine, Smithsonian

Television Reporting
Samuel Fine, Julia Cort, Vincent Liota, Peter Doyle and Dean Irwin, NOVA scienceNOW

Radio Reporting
Bruce Gellerman, Steve Curwood, Terry Fitzpatrick, Chris Ballman, Public Radio International's "Living on Earth" program

Online Reporting
Larisa Epatko, Leah Clapman, Rich Vary and Katie Kleinman, Online NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

Children's Science News
Beth Geiger, Current Science

2006 Judges

2005 Recipients

Large Newspaper
Dennis Overbye, The New York Times

Small Newspaper
Richard Monastersky, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Magazine Reporting
Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker
Atul Gawande, The New Yorker

Television Reporting
Joseph McMaster, Martin Williams, Lara Acaster, Alex Williamson, NOVA-WGBH

Radio Reporting
John Nielsen, National Public Radio

Online Reporting
Daniel Grossman, wbur.org

Science Reporting for Children
Elizabeth Carney, Scholastic's SuperScience

2005 Judges

2004 Recipients

Large Newspaper
Amy Ellis Nutt of The Star-Ledger

Small Newspaper
Melinda Burns of Santa Barbara News Press

Magazine
W. Wayt Gibbs of Scientific American

Television
Mark Davis of WGBH-NOVA

Radio
Cynthia Graber, with Christopher Ballman, of National Public Radio's Living on Earth

Online
Carl Zimmer of Corante.com

2004 Judges

2003 Recipients

Large Newspaper
Dan Fagin, Newsday

Small Newspaper
Nadia White, the Casper Star-Tribune

Magazine
David Ewing Duncan, Wired

Television
Renata Simone, WGBH/Frontline/World

Radio
David Kestenbaum, National Public Radio

Online
Daniel Grossman, WBUR

2003 Judges

2002 Recipients

Large Newspaper
Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times

Small Newspaper
Peter N. Spotts, The Christian Science Monitor

Magazine
Michael Specter, The New Yorker

Television
Sarah Holt, WGBH/NOVA

Radio
Bari Scott, SoundVision Productions for National Public Radio

Online
Alan Boyle, MSNBC.com

2002 Judges

2001 Recipients

Large Newspaper
Scott Shane, The Baltimore Sun

Small Newspaper
Richard Monastersky, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Magazine
Heather Pringle, Discover

Television
Betsey Arledge, Julia Cort and Robert Krulwich, WGBH/NOVA

Radio
Christopher Joyce, National Public Radio: All Things Considered

Online
David J. Tenenbaum, Sue Medaris, Terry Devitt, Darrell Schulte and Amy Toburen, The Why Files

2000 Recipients

Large Newspaper
Rick Weiss and Deborah Nelson, The Washington Post

Small Newspaper
James B. Ericson, The Arizona Daily Star

Magazine
Mark Schoofs, The Village Voice

Television
Richard Hudson, Eliene Augenbraun, Gino Del Guercio and Ira Flatow, Twin Cities Public Television/PBS

Radio
Moira K. Rankin and David Barrett Wilson, SOUNDPRINT Media Center, Inc.

1999 Recipients

Large Newspaper
George Johnson, The New York Times

Small Newspaper
Gayle Worland, Denver Westword

Magazine
Robert Kunzig, Discover
Charles W. Petit, U.S. News & World Report

Television
Elizabeth Arledge, WGBH - Nova

Radio
Michael Lamp, KNAU, Northern Arizona Public Radio

1998 Recipients

Large Newspaper
John McQuaid, et al., The Times-Picayune

Small Newspaper
Robyn Suriano and Todd Halvorson, Florida Today

Magazine
Mark Schoofs, Village Voice

Television
Julia Cort and Robert Gardner, WGBH/NOVA

Radio
David Baron, NPR

1997 Recipients

Large Newspaper
Robert Lee Hotz and Julie Marquis, The Los Angeles Times

Small Newspaper
Jenni Laidman, The Bay City Times

Magazine
Fred Guterl, Discover

Television
Kristian Berg, et al., KTCA-Twin Cities Public Television

Radio
Joe Palca and Michelle Trudeau, NPR

1996 Recipients

Large Newspaper
Curt Suplee, The Washington Post

Small Newspaper
Eric Scigliano, Seattle Weekly

Magazine
J. Madeleine Nash, Time

Television
Jon Palfreman, WGBH - Frontline

Radio
Andrea de Leon, Maine Public Radio for Living on Earth

1995 Recipients

Large Newspaper
Terry McDermott, The Seattle Times

Small Newspaper
Doug O'Harra, The Anchorage Daily

Magazine
Alan Burdick, The New York Times Magazine

Television
Gary Hochman, Nebraska ETV Network

Radio
Richard Harris, NPR

1994 Recipients

Newspaper
Karl Leif Bates, The Ann Arbor News

Magazine
Robert Kunzig, Discover
Terence Monmaney, The New Yorker

Television
Kathy Slobogin and LeeAnn Stauffer, CNN

Radio
Jon Palfreman, WGBH-TV
David Baron, WBUR-FM

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