Best magazine reporting from abroad
AWARD YEAR: 1988
AWARD NAME: The Ed Cunningham Award 1988
RECIPIENTS: Richard M. Smith and Newsweek team
AFFILIATION: Newsweek International
HONORED WORK: “His Game Plan: A Talk With Gorbachev” and “Reagan in Moscow”
This coup of an interview and the follow-up piece show the attention that can be paid successfully when resources are concentrated to bring the subject to life. It was a very clear and concise presentation of a complicated and comprehensive subject.
Citations for Excellence:
Colin Nickerson
The Boston Globe
“War Stories”
Peter Wilkinson
Rolling Stone
“Nothing to Declare”