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- FROM THE PUBLISHER, Page 16
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- Less than two months into 1992, well before the opening of
- the main season for journalistic awards, and we have already
- bagged a big one. The American Society of Journalists and Authors
- has selected associate editor Richard Behar for its Conscience in
- Media Award, in recognition of his expose of the Church of
- Scientology in the May 6, 1991, issue. The award, honoring
- "those who have demonstrated singular commitment to the highest
- principles of journalism at notable personal cost or sacrifice,"
- has been conferred only seven times previously in the 17 years
- it has existed. Needless to say, we are delighted and proud.
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- But not terribly surprised. Awards are very far from
- anything new here. During 1991, in fact, TIME, its editors,
- writers, correspondents and photographers received 83 such
- accolades, more than any of our competitors. Most, of course,
- were for stories or pictures that appeared in 1990, beginning
- with the Jan. 1 issue. Its cover story on Mikhail Gorbachev as
- Man of the Decade was chosen by the Overseas Press Club to
- receive the Hallie and Whit Burnett Award as best
- general-magazine article on foreign affairs. The Overseas Press
- Club also presented its Olivier Rebbot Award for best
- photographic reporting from abroad to TIME photographer
- Christopher Morris of the Black Star agency for pictures
- published on the British poll-tax riots and the Liberian civil
- war.
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- Morris and his pictures for TIME won six other awards as
- well. Nor was he the only multiple winner. Senior editor Nancy
- R. Gibbs and senior writer William A. Henry III each wrote all
- or part of stories that bagged four awards.
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- The Unity Awards in Media from the Lincoln University of
- Missouri gave Gibbs' stories (one written with associate editor
- Anastasia Toufexis) first prizes for both economics reporting
- and reporting of politics. The fall 1990 special issue Women:
- The Road Ahead won four citations: one as a whole, two for
- design and one for the story "The Lesbians Next Door." Now maybe
- we've bragged enough -- for the moment. The start we're off to
- in 1992 -- well, wait till this year.
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- -- Elizabeth P. Valk
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