Best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues
AWARD YEAR: 2013
AWARD NAME: The Whitman Bassow Award 2013
RECIPIENT: Craig Welch and photographer Steve Ringman
AFFILIATION: The Seattle Times
HONORED WORK: Sea Change: The Pacific’s Perilous Turn
The Seattle Time’s five-part examination of carbon’s effects on our oceans represents an extraordinary effort: fresh, important, and dynamic in its presentation and depth. Times reporter Craig Welch and photographer Steve Ringman took on a subject of crucial scientific and environmental importance that is under-covered and classically challenging to convey to readers. They did it ambitiously and gracefully, finding stories that connected their local economy with larger global issues, and with creative images that were engaging and added a sense of wonderment. The Times demonstrated its commitment to the project with excellent video production, an interactive web presentation and prominent placement in print that elevated the overall effort.
Citation for Excellence:
Antoni Slodkowski, Mari Saito and Reuters Staff
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