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Winners will be announced at awards luncheon June 7 in New York City

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Finalists, chosen by a group of journalists and journalism educators, are:

Best Single Article, Traditional Media

• Devin Friedman, “”  (GQ)
• Gabriel Sherman, “”�� (New York Magazine)
• Mary Walton, “” (American Journalism Review)

Best Single Article, Digital Media

• Don Carli, “” (PBS)
• Jim Hopkins, ““(Gannett Blog)
• Damon Kiesow, “” (Poynter)
• Geoff McGhee, “”” (Stanford)
• Justin Peters, “” (Columbia Journalism Review)
• Jonathan Stray, ““(Nieman Journalism Lab)

Best Profile, Traditional Media

• Ken Auletta, “” (The New Yorker)
• Christopher Beam, “” (New York Magazine)
• Raffi Khatchadourian, “” (The New Yorker)
• Ben McGrath, “” (The New Yorker)
• Jose Antonio Vargas, “” (The New Yorker)    

Best Profile, Digital Media

• Edmund Lee, “” (Ad Age)
• Joel Meares, “” (Columbia Journalism Review)
• Joel Meares, “” (Columbia Journalism Review)   

Best Commentary, Traditional Media

• Eric Alterman (The Nation)
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• Bill Minutaglio (Texas Observer)
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• James Poniewozik (TIME Magazine)
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• James Wolcott (Vanity Fair)
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Best Commentary, Digital Media

• Eric Alterman (Center for American Progress)
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• Joshua Benton (Nieman Journalism Lab)
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• Jina Moore (JinaMoore.com)
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• Scott Rosenberg (MediaShift Idea Lab – PBS)
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• Craig Silverman (Columbia Journalism Review)
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Best In-depth Piece, Traditional Media

• Jodi Enda and Priya Kumar, “” (American Journalism Review)
• Andrew Rice, “” (New York Times)
• Danielle Sacks, “” (Fast Company)
• Mary Van de Kamp Nohl, “” (Milwaukee Magazine)

The awards ceremony will be held from 11:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at The Plaza Hotel, Fifth Avenue at Central Park South, New York City.

In addition to the juried awards, two special awards will be presented: the Fred Dressler Achievement Award to Comcast chairman and CEO Brian L. Roberts, and the i-3 award for impact, innovation and influence to Foursquare co-founders Dennis Crowley ’98 and Naveen Selvadurai.

The Mirror Awards, established by the Newhouse School in 2006, honor the reporters, editors and teams of writers who hold a mirror to their own industry for the public’s benefit.

For more information, contact Jean Brooks at (315) 443-5711 or mirror@syr.edu or visit mirrorawards.com .