Best international reporting in the print medium showing a concern for the human condition
AWARD YEAR: 2002
AWARD NAME: The Madeline Dane Ross Award 2002
RECIPIENT: Chris Hedges
AFFILIATION: PublicAffairs
HONORED WORK: “War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning”
This book is at once an intelligent, ethical and heartbreaking portrait of war, and a probing exploration of the role of the press in perpetuating the myth of war. “War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning” encompasses Hedges 15 years’ experience as a foreign correspondent with breathtaking range and clarity.
Citations for Excellence:
Paula Bock
The Seattle Times
“In Her Mother’s Shoes”
Bill Toland
Beaver County Times
“Ghosts of Chernobyl