Board lander photo
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front row, left to right: M. Sullivan, N. Lemann, J. Amoss, S. Gissler, A. Lipinski, R. Beck. K. Carroll; back row, left to right: T. Friedman, J. Diaz, R. Blau, G. Moore, P. Gigot, D. Allen, P. Tash, S. Hahn, E. Robinson, K. Willey, J. Dehli and J. VandeHei.
Board Lander Sub Title
Kathleen Carroll, Ann Marie Lipinski and Jim Amoss, co-chairs; Sig Gissler, administrator
Craig F. Walker
Citation
For his compassionate chronicle of an honorably discharged veteran, home from Iraq and struggling with a severe case of post-traumatic stress, images that enable viewers to better grasp a national issue.
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2012
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Feature Photography
Publication
The Denver Post
Jack Ohman
Publication
The Oregonian
Citation
For his clever daily cartoons and a distinctive Sunday panel on local issues in which his reporting was as important as his artistic execution.
Location
Portland
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2012
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Editorial Cartooning
Matt Bors
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For his pungent work outside the traditional style of American cartooning.
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2012
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Editorial Cartooning
the late Manning Marable
Publication
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Citation
An exploration of the legendary life and provocative views of one of the most significant African-Americans in U.S. history, a work that separates fact from fiction and blends the heroic and tragic. (Moved by the Board to the History category.)
Publisher
Viking
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2012
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Biography
Mara Hvistendahl
Publication
Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men
Citation
An evocative, deeply researched book probing the causes and effects of a global imbalance in the gender ratio.
Publisher
Public Affairs
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2012
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General Nonfiction
Diane Ackerman
Publication
One Hundred Names For Love: A Stroke, a Marriage, and the Language of Healing
Citation
A resilient author's account of caring for a stricken husband, sharing fears and insights as she explores neurology and ponders the gift of words.
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
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2012
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General Nonfiction
Aki Soga and Michael Townsend
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Burlington (Vt.) Free Press
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For their campaign that resulted in the state's first reform of open government laws in 35 years, reducing legal obstacles that helped shroud the work of government officials.
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2012
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Editorial Writing
Tim Nickens, Joni James, John Hill and Robyn Blumner
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Tampa Bay (Fla.) Times
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For editorials that examined the policies of a new, inexperienced governor and their impact on the state, using techniques that stretched the typical editorial format and caused the governor to mend some of his ways.
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2012
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Editorial Writing