Adam B. Ellick of The New York Times wins Daniel Pearl Award for Outstanding Reporting about South Asia.
For media outlets headquartered in and/or freelancers based in the United States or Canada:
Category 1 - The Daniel Pearl Award for outstanding reporting about South Asia: All media
WINNER: The New York Times - Adam Ellick - Part 1: Class Dismissed Part 2: A Schoolgirl's Odyssey
FINALISTS:
National Public Radio - Phillip Reeves - Pakistan's Military Wins Swat Valley Radio War
Mother Jones - Scott Carney - Meet the Parents: The Dark Side of Overseas Adoption
Time Magazine - Aryn Baker and Jyoti Thottam- The Making of a Mumbai Terrorist
Bloomberg - Jason Gale - India Failing to Control Open Defecation Blunts Nation's Growth
Category 2 - Outstanding reporting about South Asians in North America: All media
WINNER: India Aboard -George Joseph - Under the Gun
FINALISTS:
Reuters - Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Anurag Kotoky - Young Indians say"no thanks" to American dream
The Indian American Magazine - Joanne Flynn Black - Rinku and Dinesh Play Ball
Category 3 - Outstanding business story about South Asia, or South Asians in North America: All media
WINNER: Christian Science Monitor - Lisa Schroeder - Compressed natural gas clears the air in Bangladesh
FINALISTS:
The Wall Street Journal - The Rise of Rural India
The New York Times - Heather Timmons - Some Indians Find It Tough To Go Home Again
Bloomberg BusinessWeek - Mehul Srivastava with Prashant Gopal - What's Holding India Back
Category 4 - Outstanding arts, culture, or travel story about South Asia, or South Asians in North America: All media
WINNER: The Financial Times - Farooq Ahmed - An American's journey to Mecca
FINALISTS:
Illume - Anser Hassen - Illume Speaks with Playwright Wajahat Ali
National Public Radio - Neda Ulaby - On TV, Immigrants' Kids Mine Cultural Convergence
Category 5 - Outstanding editorial/commentary on South Asia, or South Asians in North America: All media
WINNER: ABCDLady - Mayank Bubna - Talking to the Taliban
FINALISTS:
New York Post - Raakhee Mirchandani - Melting Not: Why Young People Like Me Started Dating Within Our Race
Time Magazine - Aryn Baker - Casualty of War
The Wall Street Journal - Matthew Kaminski - Holbrooke of South Asia
Category 6 - Outstanding photograph about South Asia, or South Asians in North America (single or series)
WINNER: Reuters - Andrew Biraj - Taking the fast train
FINALISTS:
Toronto Star - Muhammad Lila - Darjeeling
Preston Merchant - IndiaWorld: Images of the Global Indian Diaspora
Special One-Time Award: Category 7 - Outstanding piece or series covering the conflict in Sri Lanka: All media
WINNER: Associated Press -Ravi Nessman - Civilian casualties in the Sri Lanka civil war
FINALISTS:
India Abroad - How the Sri Lankan army crushed the LTTE
Time Magazine -Jyoti Thottam - The Tigers' Last Day
National Post -Stewart Bell - The Tamil Tigers in Canada: Weapons, Money and the Tamil Diaspora
For journalists of South Asian origin working in North America for any media outlet:
Category 8 - Outstanding story on any subject: All media
WINNER: Washington Post -Rajiv Chandrasekaran - Part 1: From Captive To Suicide Bomber Part 2: A 'Ticking Time Bomb' Goes Off
FINALISTS:
CNN - Seema Mathur- Morocco Model For Women
Playboy - Shashank Bengali - Pirates of Somalia
Category 9 - Outstanding editorial/op-ed/commentary on any subject: All media
WINNER: The New York Times- Sandeep Jauhar - A Doctor by Choice, a Businessman by Necessity
FINALISTS:
Globe & Mail - Piali Roy - A Skeptical Eye on Hinduism
The Wall Street Journal - S. Mitra Kailta - The Holiday Rush
Students of South Asian origin in North America:
Category 10- Outstanding story on any subject by a South Asian student in the US or Canada: All media
1st Place - Priyanka Pruthi - New York University - Woman of Steel
2nd Place - Habiba Nosheen & Hilke Schellmann - Surrogacy: Wombs for Rent
3rd Place - Pracheta Sharma & Jessica Hopper - Columbia University - Behind Closed Doors
More information here.
For media outlets headquartered in and/or freelancers based in the United States or Canada:
Category 1 - The Daniel Pearl Award for outstanding reporting about South Asia: All media
WINNER: The New York Times - Adam Ellick - Part 1: Class Dismissed Part 2: A Schoolgirl's Odyssey
FINALISTS:
National Public Radio - Phillip Reeves - Pakistan's Military Wins Swat Valley Radio War
Mother Jones - Scott Carney - Meet the Parents: The Dark Side of Overseas Adoption
Time Magazine - Aryn Baker and Jyoti Thottam- The Making of a Mumbai Terrorist
Bloomberg - Jason Gale - India Failing to Control Open Defecation Blunts Nation's Growth
Category 2 - Outstanding reporting about South Asians in North America: All media
WINNER: India Aboard -George Joseph - Under the Gun
FINALISTS:
Reuters - Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Anurag Kotoky - Young Indians say"no thanks" to American dream
The Indian American Magazine - Joanne Flynn Black - Rinku and Dinesh Play Ball
Category 3 - Outstanding business story about South Asia, or South Asians in North America: All media
WINNER: Christian Science Monitor - Lisa Schroeder - Compressed natural gas clears the air in Bangladesh
FINALISTS:
The Wall Street Journal - The Rise of Rural India
The New York Times - Heather Timmons - Some Indians Find It Tough To Go Home Again
Bloomberg BusinessWeek - Mehul Srivastava with Prashant Gopal - What's Holding India Back
Category 4 - Outstanding arts, culture, or travel story about South Asia, or South Asians in North America: All media
WINNER: The Financial Times - Farooq Ahmed - An American's journey to Mecca
FINALISTS:
Illume - Anser Hassen - Illume Speaks with Playwright Wajahat Ali
National Public Radio - Neda Ulaby - On TV, Immigrants' Kids Mine Cultural Convergence
Category 5 - Outstanding editorial/commentary on South Asia, or South Asians in North America: All media
WINNER: ABCDLady - Mayank Bubna - Talking to the Taliban
FINALISTS:
New York Post - Raakhee Mirchandani - Melting Not: Why Young People Like Me Started Dating Within Our Race
Time Magazine - Aryn Baker - Casualty of War
The Wall Street Journal - Matthew Kaminski - Holbrooke of South Asia
Category 6 - Outstanding photograph about South Asia, or South Asians in North America (single or series)
WINNER: Reuters - Andrew Biraj - Taking the fast train
FINALISTS:
Toronto Star - Muhammad Lila - Darjeeling
Preston Merchant - IndiaWorld: Images of the Global Indian Diaspora
Special One-Time Award: Category 7 - Outstanding piece or series covering the conflict in Sri Lanka: All media
WINNER: Associated Press -Ravi Nessman - Civilian casualties in the Sri Lanka civil war
FINALISTS:
India Abroad - How the Sri Lankan army crushed the LTTE
Time Magazine -Jyoti Thottam - The Tigers' Last Day
National Post -Stewart Bell - The Tamil Tigers in Canada: Weapons, Money and the Tamil Diaspora
For journalists of South Asian origin working in North America for any media outlet:
Category 8 - Outstanding story on any subject: All media
WINNER: Washington Post -Rajiv Chandrasekaran - Part 1: From Captive To Suicide Bomber Part 2: A 'Ticking Time Bomb' Goes Off
FINALISTS:
CNN - Seema Mathur- Morocco Model For Women
Playboy - Shashank Bengali - Pirates of Somalia
Category 9 - Outstanding editorial/op-ed/commentary on any subject: All media
WINNER: The New York Times- Sandeep Jauhar - A Doctor by Choice, a Businessman by Necessity
FINALISTS:
Globe & Mail - Piali Roy - A Skeptical Eye on Hinduism
The Wall Street Journal - S. Mitra Kailta - The Holiday Rush
Students of South Asian origin in North America:
Category 10- Outstanding story on any subject by a South Asian student in the US or Canada: All media
1st Place - Priyanka Pruthi - New York University - Woman of Steel
2nd Place - Habiba Nosheen & Hilke Schellmann - Surrogacy: Wombs for Rent
3rd Place - Pracheta Sharma & Jessica Hopper - Columbia University - Behind Closed Doors
More information here.
