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2011 National Magazine Awards Finalists
Tuesday, April 5
2011 National Magazine Awards Finalists: Feature Writing
/
ASME
/ Apr 2011
∞
  
The Wrong Man
(David Freed,
The Atlantic
)
On the man wrongfully accused of the 2001 anthrax attacks.
The Suicide Catcher
(Michael Paterniti,
GQ
)
On the angel who saves jumpers on an infamous bridge in China.
The End
(Ben Ehrenreich,
Los Angeles
)
Death in L.A. can be an odd undertaking.
The Mark of a Masterpiece
(David Grann,
New Yorker
)
The man who keeps finding famous fingerprints on uncelebrated works of art.
For Us Surrender Is Out of the Question
(Mac McClelland,
Mother Jones
)
The young men who risk life and limb to document Burma’s genocide.
As announced today.
2011 National Magazine Awards Finalists: Reporting
/
ASME
/ Apr 2011
∞
  
The Guantánamo “Suicides”
(Scott Horton,
Harper’s
)
A Camp Delta sergeant blows the whistle.
Is Yemen the Next Afghanistan?
(Robert F. Worth, NYT Magazine)
Covert Operations
(Jane Mayer,
New Yorker
)
The billionaire Koch brothers’ war against Obama
The Runaway General
(Michael Hastings,
Rolling Stone
)
The profile that got Stanley McChrystal fired
Digging Out
(Elliot D. Woods,
VQR
)
Afghans’ best hope for their future might be right under their feet.
As announced today.
2011 National Magazine Awards Finalists: Profile Writing
/
ASME
/ Apr 2011
∞
  
Autism’s First Child
(John Donvan and Caren Zucker,
The Atlantic
)
The long, happy, surprising life of the first person diagnosed with autism.
Joan Rivers Always Knew She Was Funny
(Jonathan Van Meter,
New York
)
The Man the White House Wakes Up To
(Mark Leibovich,
NYT Magazine
)
On
Politico
’s Mike Allen.
The Unconsoled
(George Packer,
New Yorker
)
On Israeli writer David Grossman.
As announced today.
2011 National Magazine Awards Finalists: Public Interest
/
ASME
/ Apr 2011
∞
  
“God Help You, You’re on Dialysis”
(Robin Fields, ProPublica)
Why do one in four people on dialysis die?
Letting Go
(Atul Gawande,
New Yorker
)
What should medicine do when it can’t save your life?
What’s the Catch?
(Bruce Barcott,
On Earth
)
Sustainable fishing in the Bering Sea.
Innocence Lost
(Pamela Colloff,
Texas Monthly
)
The story of Anthony Graves, an innocent man behind bars for nearly 20 years.
Innocence Found
(Pamela Colloff,
Texas Monthly
)
How Anthony Graves found freedom.
As announced today.
2011 National Magazine Awards Finalists: Essays, Criticism, Personal Service
/
ASME
/ Apr 2011
∞
  
Solitude and Leadership
(William Deresiewicz,
The American Scholar
)
Lust, Devotion, & the Binary Code
(Kamin Mohammadi,
VQR
)
The (Surprising) Truth About Salt
(Rachel Moeller Gorman,
Good Housekeeping
)
The Blood Test Gets a Makeover
(Steven Leckart,
Wired
)
I Want My Prostate Back
(Laurence Roy Stains,
Men’s Health
)
As announced today.