2012 JOURNALISTSOF THE YEAR

NOMINEES

NEWS. INSIGHT. UNDERSTANDING.

2012 JOURNALISTSOF THE YEAR

NOMINEES

NEWS. INSIGHT. UNDERSTANDING.

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2012 JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR

PHOTO OF THE YEAR

winnerMoon Behind the Olympic rings: Luke MacGregor – (Above) The full moon rises through the Olympic Rings hanging beneath Tower

Bridge during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

FinaLists• Syrian Fighter Takes Aim in Aleppo –

Goran Tomasevic• Usain Bolt Reacts after Winning Gold –

Dylan Martinez• Man Walks Amid Conflict in Myanmar –

Soe Zeya Tun• Families Grieve after Newtown Shooting –

Adrees Latif• Boy Dips Head in Xingu River –

Ueslei Marcelino

ENTERPRISE REPORTING OF THE YEAR

winnerinside Chesapeake energy – An exceptional series of Reuters investigations of Chesapeake Energy that triggered criminal and civil probes, a dramatic board shakeup and the recent resignation of CEO Aubrey McClendon (right).

FinaLists• Birthing a Nation• Jane’s Jihad• The Economic War on Iran• The Unequal State of America

REPORTER OF THE YEAR

winnertom Bergin – For agenda-setting news coverage of how companies are dodging billions in taxes in Europe.

FinaLists• Jason Szep• Joan Biskupic• Erika Solomon• Marianna Parraga

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2012 JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR

VIDEO STORY OF THE YEAR

winnersouth africa’s Miners strike: John “Dinky” Mkhize – For his stunning footage of police firing on striking miners at South

Africa’s Marikana platinum mine.

FinaLists• Costa Concordia – The team in Italy• Pussy Riot – Catherine Koppel and Elizabeth

Shockman• Hurricane Sandy – The team covering the

superstorm

REPORTING TEAM OF THE YEAR

winnerthe Myanmar team: Jason szep, andrew Marshall and team – For dominating coverage of Myanmar, from the scramble to invest in the new frontier to exposing ethnic violence, authoritarian tendencies and crony capitalism.

FinaLists• The Chesapeake Energy Team• The Iran Sanctions Team• The Madoff of the Midwest Team• The Afghanistan and Pakistan Team• The Greek Crisis Team

SCOOP OF THE YEAR

winnerthe economic war on iran – A series of scoops and revealing investigative reports that captured the U.S.-led effort to contain Iran with economic sanctions and Iran’s countermoves.

FinaLists• Bribes paid by Kazuo Okada• Bailout of Spain’s Stricken Banks• HSBC Money-Laundering Scandal – Carrick Mollenkamp• Canada’s Approval of CNOOC’s Acquisition of Nexen, Inc. – Michael Erman• Euro Stuck in Range Due to Exotic Derivative Positions – John Noonan and

Richard Pace

VIDEO JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

CO-winnersVassilis triandafyllou – For his outstanding contribution to Reuters video coverage of the turmoil in Greece. Jane Lanhee Lee – For producing a steady stream of deep, engaging pieces for Reuters Insider, Reuters.com, and the ReutersTV YouTube channel, that gave viewers

unique insights into both the economy and politics of the world’s fastest growing market.

FinaLists• Abdelaziz Boumzar• Serginho Queiroz

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EDITOR OF THE YEAR

winnerJean Yoon – For leading the dramatic transformation of the Asia desk and reshaping the file across the region.

FinaLists• Jane Barrett• Ian Geoghegan• Andrew Cawthorne• Jonathan Leff• David Lindsey

BEST STORYTELLING INNOVATION

CO-winnersU.s elections Microsite – For rethinking coverage of the U.S. Presidential Elections with an innovative microsite and new ways of covering such events. 2012 Olympics Coverage – For innovation during the 2012 Olympic Games including robotic cameras, a microsite, a mobile application and much more.

FinaLists• Breakingviews Economic Dream Team• FX Buzz• Ad Factor

BARON AWARD

reCiPient Pascal Fletcher – For leading coverage in Africa, most notably South Africa’s Miners Strike.

• No finalists in this category

2012 JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR

COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS OF THE YEAR

winnerDivyang shah – For agenda-setting insight on the twists and turns of the euro zone crisis and for actionable trading strategies that were often successful.

FinaLists• Alison Frankel• Richard Beales• Anatole Kaletsky

GRAPHIC OF THE YEAR

winnerinequality by the numbers: Himanshu Ojha, Charlie szymanski, Matthew weber – For a set of revealing interactive graphics that show the state of income inequality in the U.S.

FinaLists• Glencore-Xstrata Deal Calculator from Breakingviews• The World’s Growing Middle Class• “Chart of the Week” in Buyouts Magazine• Build Your Empire Well

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STORY OF THE YEAR

winnerCentral Banks – Fast, smart and predictive coverage of the ECB and Mario Draghi, and the political assault on the Bank of Japan that triggered the biggest moves in dollar/yen since the Fukushima disaster.

FinaLists• Myanmar’s Painful Rebirth• Profile of George Zimmerman by Chris

Francescani • Inside Chesapeake Energy

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2012 JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR

PHOTO JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

winnerasmaa waguih – For her outstanding pictures shot with skill and sensitivity in Egypt and Syria.

FinaLists• Lucas Jackson• Goran Tomasevic• Nacho Doce• Damir Sagolj

DESK EDITOR OF THE YEAR

winneralastair Macdonald – For his versatile editing that turned stories ranging from Middle East politics to French business sagas into

perfect prose for the news wire.

FinaLists• Ed Davies• Jon Boyle• Will Dunham• Dale Hudson