Times Reporter Shares Top Honor in Contest
Los Angeles Times reporter Ralph Vartabedian and a Contra Costa Times photographer on Saturday were named sweepstakes winners--the top honor--in the Associated Press News Executives Council’s annual contest.
The awards were presented at ceremonies in Napa at the annual convention of Associated Press member newspapers in California and Nevada.
Vartabedian was honored for his coverage of Boeing Co.’s $13.3-billion deal to buy McDonnell Douglas Corp.
Judges called his account a “sweeping story on a major event that combined hard reporting, strong reporting and various sources.”
Contra Costa Times photographer Larry Strong’s winning entry was a photo of a child being comforted by a counselor at a camp for young burn victims.
Other Los Angeles Times winners included J.R. Moehringer for feature writing and Lorena Iniguez for best news graphic. Moehringer’s story was about a teenage drunk driver involved in an accident in which four friends died. Iniguez was honored for her graphics in a series on the human brain.
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