Michael Kelly Award Explained

The Michael Kelly Award is a journalism award sponsored by the Atlantic Media Company. It is given for "the fearless pursuit and expression of truth"; the prize is $25,000 for the winner and $3,000 for the runners-up.[1] It is named for Michael Kelly, an American journalist killed covering the Iraq War.

In 2003 the University of New Hampshire, Department of English, established the Michael Kelly Memorial Scholarship Fund, which awards a sophomore or junior student "who is passionate about journalism".[2]

YearWinnerFinalists
2004Anthony Shadid[3] Dan Christensen
2005Nicholas D. Kristof[4] David Grann
Kim Murphy; Maximillian Potter; Elizabeth Rubin
2006Sharon LaFraniere[5] Kurt Eichenwald
James Risen; Eric Lichtblau; Chris Rose; Cam Simpson
2007C. J. Chivers[6] Rukmini Maria Callimachi
Jesse Hamilton; William Langewiesche; Charles Forelle, James Bandler, and Mark Maremont; Steve Stecklow
2008Loretta Tofani[7] Kelly Kennedy
Joshua Kors; Tom Vanden Brook; Peter Eisler; Blake Morrison
2009[8] Barry Bearak
Celia W. Dugger; Richard Behar; Peter Godwin
2010David S. Rohde[9] Ken Bensinger and Ralph Vartabedian; Sheri Fink; Jeffrey Gettleman
2011Mandy Locke and Joseph Neff[10] Emily Bazelon
John Bowe; Jonathan M. Katz
2012Sarah Stillman[11] Rukmini Maria Callimachi
Kathy Dobie; A.M. Sheehan and Matt Hongoltz-Hetling
2013Brian Mockenhaupt[12] Alberto Arce
David Barboza; Michael Phillips
2014Rukmini Maria Callimachi[13] Matthieu Aikins
David Phillips; Megan Twohey
2015Matthieu Aikins
Alex Campbell; Dexter Filkins[14]
2016Alissa J. Rubin[15] Martha Mendoza, Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Esther Htusan; Ian Urbina; James Verini[16]
2017Shane BauerHannah Dreier
David Fahrenthold; Selam Gebrekidan, Stephen Grey, Amina Ismail[17]
2018Dionne Searcey[18] Kristen Gelineau, Todd Pitman, Esther Htusan; Carol Marbin Miller, Audra D.S. Burch; John Woodrow Cox[19]
2019Maggie Michael, Nariman Ayman El-Mofty, Maad al-Zikry[20] Hannah Dreier
Christine Kenneally, Connor Sheets[21]
2020Azam AhmedTom Warren, Katie J.M. Baker, Kyle Hopkins; Craig Whitlock[22]
2021Nadja DrostMargie Mason, Robin McDowell, Tony Plohetski; Megha Rajagopalan; Alison Killing; Christo Buschek[23]
2022Ian UrbinaJessica Contrera, Leah Sottile, Andrew Quilty[24]
2023Lynzy BillingWilliam Wan, Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloltka, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Lori Hinnant, Terence McCoy[25]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Michael Kelly Award: Entry Information. Atlantic Media Company. 11 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121202080122/http://kellyaward.com/mk_entry.html. 2 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Michael Kelly Journalism Scholarship . Department of English, University of New Hampshire. 2012-11-19.
  3. Web site: Paul. McLeary. Anthony Shadid on Reporting in Baghdad and Telling the Story of Ordinary Iraqis . Columbia Journalism Review. 2005-12-09. 2012-11-19.
  4. News: Donna. Shor. Around Town. Washington Life. October 2005. 2012-11-19.
  5. News: Ann. Geracimos. Washington Times. Journalism's human side. 2006-05-21. 2012-11-19.
  6. News: C.J. Chivers Wins Michael Kelly Award. Esquire. 2007-04-20. 2012-11-19.
  7. News: Joe. Strupp. Tofani of 'Salt Lake Tribune' Wins Michael Kelly Award. Editor & Publisher. 2008-05-09. 2012-11-19.
  8. News: Seattle Times reporters honored for series on UW's 2000 football team . Seattle Times . 2009-04-09 . 2012-11-19.
  9. Web site: Jim . Romenesko . NYT's Rohde wins 2010 Michael Kelly Award . Poynter.org . https://archive.today/20130415152244/http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/mediawire/102111/nyts-rohde-wins-2010-michael-kelly-award/ . dead . 2013-04-15 . 2010-04-19 . 2012-11-19 .
  10. News: N&O reporters win national award for SBI series . News & Observer . 2011-04-18 . 2012-11-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928133323/http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/04/18/v-print/1136958/no-reporters-win-national-award.html . 2011-09-28 .
  11. Web site: Betsy . Rothstein . Sarah Stillman Wins Michael Kelly Award . Media Bistro . 2012-04-16 . 2012-11-19.
  12. Web site: The Living and the Dead (Excerpt). byliner.com. An excerpt from the Byliner Original The Living and the Dead, winner of the 2013 Michael Kelly Award and a Finalist for the National Magazine Award for Feature Writing.. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130122082532/http://byliner.com/brian-mockenhaupt/stories/the-living-and-the-dead-excerpt. 2013-01-22.
  13. News: AP's Rukmini Callimachi Wins the 2014 Michael Kelly Award for Coverage of al-Qaida in West Africa . Atlantic Media . 2014-04-14 . 2014-10-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018230852/http://www.atlanticmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Michael-Kelly-Award-Winner-04.14.14-FINAL.pdf . 2014-10-18 . dead .
  14. Web site: ATLANTIC MEDIA ANNOUNCES 2015 MICHAEL KELLY AWARD FINALISTS - MPA. Magazine.org. 8 July 2018.
  15. Web site: Alissa J. Rubin | the Michael Kelly Award . 2018-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180107214046/http://www.kellyaward.com/2016/alissa-j-rubin/ . 2018-01-07 . dead .
  16. Web site: Atlantic Media Names Michael Kelly Award Finalists. Adweek.com. 29 March 2016 . 8 July 2018.
  17. Web site: Atlantic Media Announces Finalists for the 2017 Michael Kelly Award. 22 March 2017. Theatlantic.com. 8 July 2018.
  18. Web site: Dionne Searcey Wins 2018 Michael Kelly Award. 9 April 2018. Theatlantic.com. 8 July 2018.
  19. Web site: 2018 Michael Kelly Award Finalists Announced. 16 March 2018. Theatlantic.com. 8 July 2018.
  20. Web site: May 24, 2019 . Pulitzer Center Grantees Win 2019 Michael Kelly Award .
  21. Web site: Finalists . 13 December 2021 .
  22. Web site: Azam Ahmed of the New York Times Wins 2020 Michael Kelly Award . . 12 November 2020 .
  23. Web site: Nadja Drost Wins 2021 Michael Kelly Award for California Sunday Magazine Cover Story . . 27 January 2022 .
  24. Web site: Ian Urbina Wins 2022 Michael Kelly Award for Story in the New Yorker About the Secret Prisons That Keep Migrants Out of Europe . . 3 October 2022 .
  25. Web site: Lynzy Billing Wins 2023 Michael Kelly Award for ProPublica Investigation . . 13 July 2023 .

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