Society of American Travel Writers Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition Awards for Work Published in 2003-2004 (Members of the Missouri School of Journalism faculty, coordinated by Prof. Daryl Moen, judged the contest. There were 1,330 entries. In the following list of winners, numbers in parentheses denote number of entries in that category.) (read 2004 judges' comments here) (see 2003 winners here) 1. Grand Award – Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year (50) Gold: Rosemary McClure, staff writer, Los Angeles Times Silver: Michael Martinez, staff writer, San Jose Mercury News Bronze: Chris Welsch, Travel Editor, Star Tribune, Minneapolis Honorable Mention: Tom Haines, staff writer, The Boston Globe 2. Newspaper Travel Section (30)A. Newspapers with 500,000 or more circulation Gold: The Boston Globe, Joe Yonan, Travel Editor Silver: The Washington Post, K.C. Summers, Travel Editor Bronze: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Amanda Miller, Travel Editor Honorable mention: Los Angeles Times, Catharine Hamm, Travel Editor B. Newspapers with 350,000-499,999 circulation Gold: The Baltimore Sun, Bruce Friedland, Travel Editor Silver: The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, David Molyneaux, Travel Editor Bronze: Orlando Sentinel, Lisa Roberts, Travel Editor Honorable Mention: The Seattle Times, Terry Tazioli, Travel Editor C. Newspapers with 200,000-349,999 circulation Gold: San Jose Mercury News, Linda Tsai, Travel Editor Silver: The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Millie Ball, Travel Editor Bronze: Richmond Times-Dispatch, Katherine Calos, Travel Editor Honorable mention: Contra Costa Times, Anne Chalfant, Travel Editor D. Newspapers with less than 200,000 circulation Gold: Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, IL, Katherine Rodeghier, Travel Editor Silver: Santa Barbara News-Press, Al Bonowitz, Travel Editor Bronze: Ottawa Citizen, Laura Robin, Travel Editor 3. Magazines (29) A. Travel Magazines Gold: Travel + Leisure, Nancy Novogrod, Editor-in-Chief Silver: National Geographic Traveler, Keith Bellows, Editor-in-Chief Bronze: Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, Erik Torkells, Editor B. Travel Coverage in Other Magazines Gold: Southern Living, Morgan Murphy, Travel Editor Silver: Delta Sky, Duncan Christy, Editorial Director Bronze: Entrée, Karen Carroll, Editor 4. Newspaper Article on U.S./Canada Travel (104) Gold: Marty Basch, “In Tune With Nature,” The Boston Globe Silver: Robert Cross, “Bully for the Badlands,” Chicago Tribune Bronze: Bruce Friedland, “Polite Society,” The Baltimore Sun 5. Magazine Article on U.S./Canada Travel (89) Gold: Natasha Singer, “Break On Through,” Outside Silver: Timothy Taylor, “School of Fish,” EnRoute Bronze: Joan Juliet Buck, “Under the Tucson Sun,” Travel + Leisure Honorable Mention: Rosanne Haggerty and Cait Murphy, “Reinventing a River,” American Heritage 6. Newspaper Article on Foreign Travel (86) Gold: Susan Spano, “England’s Dark Intrigue,” Los Angeles Times Silver: Kristin Jackson, “Japan 101,” The Seattle Times Bronze: Steve Hendrix, “Burma in the Balance,” The Washington Post Honorable mention: Angie Chuang, “Vietnam: Finding Zen Within the Chaos,” The Oregonian 7. Magazine Article on Foreign Travel (83) Gold: Adam Goodheart, “The Other Side of Oz,” Travel + Leisure Silver: Matthew Chapman, “Islands of the Fittest,” National Geographic Traveler
Bronze: Tom Clynes, “The Gabon Experiment,” National Geographic Adventure
Honorable mention: Anita Draycott, “Riding the Green Elephant,” Doctor’s Review
8. Newspaper Photo Illustration of Travel Article (43) Gold: Alan Berner, “At Home on the Range,” The Seattle Times Silver: Michael Lloyd, “The King of Roads,” The Oregonian Bronze: David Ryan, “Display Space,” The Boston Globe Honorable Mention: Kevin Fujii, “A Night at the Von Minden,” Houston Chronicle 9. Magazine Photo Illustration of Travel Article (44) Gold: Bobby Fisher, “Seeing Red,” Travel + Leisure Silver: Michael Melford, “Into Africa,” National Geographic Traveler Bronze: Maura McEvoy, “Corsica,” Town & Country Travel Honorable Mention: Patrick Zachmann, “Nouveau Paris,” Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel 10. Special Packages/Projects (47) Gold: “Travel Now,” Travel + Leisure, Joan Juliet Buck, Jasper Becker, Nick Higgins, Shane Mitchell, Mitchell Owens, Jeff Wise, Rebecca Mead Silver: “Taste of Travel,” National Geographic Traveler, Keith Bellows, Editor in Chief Bronze: “Suddenly Last Weekend,” The Washington Post, K.C. Summers, Travel Editor Honorable mention: “On the Road with Reid: Round Ireland” MSNBC.com, Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, Reid Bramblett, Author 11. Self-Illustrated Article (102) Gold: Chris Welsch, “Postcards from Rome,” Star Tribune, Minneapolis Silver: Gary Porter, “Burning Man’s Warm Welcome,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Bronze: Mark Downey, “A Chance to Shine,” World & I Magazine Honorable mention: Alan Berner, “The Day the Sheep Take Idaho,” The Seattle Times 12. Article on Land Travel (40) Gold: Michael Lewis, “The Mark Twain Trail,” Slate Silver: Alan Solomon, “The Great American Train Ride,” Chicago Tribune Bronze: Cindy Loose, “Sarasota by Segway,” The Washington Post 13. Article on Marine Travel (49) Gold: Toni Stroud, “The Nile,” Chicago Tribune Silver: Glen Petrie, “Northwest Passage,” Cruise Travel Bronze: Spud Hilton, “Portable Port,” San Francisco Chronicle Honorable Mention: Alison DaRosa, “Freight and Sea,” San Diego Union-Tribune 14. Article on Adventure Travel (53) Gold: Peter Benchley, “Return to the Deep,” National Geographic Traveler Silver: Steve Hendrix, “Rafting’s Flip Side,” The Washington Post Bronze: Anne Chalfant, “Chill in Whistler,” Contra Costa Times Honorable Mention: Joe Glickman, “It Started in Texas,” San Antonio Express-News 15. Travel News/Investigative Reporting (16) Gold: Gary Stoller, “In-flight Entertainment Systems Linked to Scores of Jet ‘Difficulties,’” USA TODAY Silver: Carl Hoffman, “Into Harm’s Way,” National Geographic Adventure Bronze: Jeff Greenwald, “Burma: A Tourist’s Paradox,” Yoga Journal 16. Service-Oriented Consumer Article (92) Gold: Alison DaRosa, “Do Research Before Plunking Down Money for Time Share,” San Diego Union-Tribune Silver: Barry Golson, “La Vida Cheapo,” AARP The Magazine Bronze: Andrew Nelson, “Insider’s New Orleans,” National Geographic Traveler 17. Environmental Tourism Article (42) Gold: Kira Salak, “Places of Darkness,” National Geographic Adventure Silver: David Sharp, “Dam Nation,” VIA Bronze: W. Hodding Carter, “Without a Paddle,”Outside Honorable Mention: Jonathan B. Tourtellot, “Destination Scorecard,” National Geographic Traveler 18. Cultural Tourism Article (91) Gold: R.W. Apple Jr., “Vietnam,” Town & Country Travel Silver: Sally and John Macdonald, “Charleston’s Hidden History,” The Seattle Times Bronze: Ed Readicker-Henderson, “Under the Protection of the Cow Demon,” "The Best Travelers' Tales 2004"
Honorable Mention: Stephen Beaumont and Janet Forman, “Juke Joint Jumping!” Discovery Magazine
19. Personal Comment (113) Gold: Kari J. Bodnarchuk, “Mission to Rwanda,” Points of Entry, Christopher Newport University journal Silver: Pico Iyer, “The Magic of Flight,” VIA and AAA World Magazines Bronze: Michael Gorra, “Innocents Abroad?” Travel + Leisure Honorable mention: Carl Purcell, “Musings: Witness to History,” Hemispheres 20. Travel Book (27) Gold: “Making Connections: Mother-Daughter Travel Adventures,” Wendy Knight, Editor, Seal Press Silver: “Desert Memories: Journeys Through the Chilean North,” by Ariel Dorfman, National Geographic Society Bronze: “The Kindness of Strangers,” Don George, Editor, Lonely Planet Publications 21. Guidebook (42) Gold: “Moon Handbooks: Four Corners,” by Julian Smith, Avalon Travel Publishing Silver: “Lonely Planet: USA,” by Jeff Campbell & team, Lonely Planet Publications Bronze: “Brooklyn: The Ultimate Guide to New York’s Most Happening Borough,” by Ellen Freudenheim with Anna Wiener, St. Martin’s Press Honorable Mention: “Foghorn Outdoors: California Beaches,” by Parke Puterbaugh & Alan Bisbort, Avalon Travel Publishing 22. Internet Publication/Web site (15) Gold: LonelyPlanet.com, Tamar Lowell, Global Online Products Manager Silver: TravelTools.net, Reid Bramblett, Author-Editor. Bronze: Frommers.com, Robert Bosch, Associate Director, David Lytle, Editorial Producer Honorable Mention: TurkeyTravelPlanner.com, Tom Brosnahan, Owner 23. Internet Travel Article (43) Gold: Rolf Potts, “Virgin Trail: Travels in the Other Central America,” Slate Silver: Reid Bramblett, “Endangering Our National Parks,” MSNBC.com, Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel Bronze: Seth Stevenson, “Tokyo on One Cliche a Day,” Slate
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