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3 Daily Cardinal Alumni Win Emmy Awards

Congratulations to the winners:

OUTSTANDING COVERAGE OF A BREAKING NEWS STORY IN A NEWS MAGAZINE - Dateline NBC, NBC, Miracle on the Hudson, Correspondent: Peter Greenberg

OUTSTANDING CONTINUING COVERAGE OF A NEWS STORY – LONG FORM - FRONTLINE, PBS, Senior Producers:  Raney Aronson‑Rath

OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM – LONG FORM - FRONTLINE, PBS,  Senior Producer: Raney Aronson‑Rath
OUTSTANDING INTERVIEW - 60 Minutes, CBS, Senior Producer: Michael Radutzky

Cardinal Alumnus Wins Second Pulitzer

Anthony Shadid wins for International Reporting:

For a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, in print or online or both, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

Awarded to Anthony Shadid of The Washington Post for his rich, beautifully written series on Iraq as the United States departs and its people and leaders struggle to deal with the legacy of war and to shape the nation’s future.

Shadid served as the Cardinal's campus editor in 1989.

Join the DCAA & Daily Cardinal on April 17 in Madison!

Every year the Daily Cardinal Alumni Association Board of Directors and the Daily Cardinal Media Corporation Board of Directors meet in Madison to discuss joint goals for their organizations, talk with the staff about their plans for the coming year, and most importantly, socialize with the current generation of Cardinal staff.

This year's meeting is planned for April 17, 2010. Save the date on your calendar now!

Cardinal's Shadid Nominated for Book Award

From the LA Times:

NEW YORK -- Nominees for the 26th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced Thursday, and the newspaper's Robert Kirsch Award went to Joan Didion. The nominees in nine categories were announced at the National Arts Club in Manhattan. The winners will be named April 28 in a ceremony at UCLA.

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In current interest, the nominees are "Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse" by Steve Bogira (Knopf), "Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story" by Kurt Eichenwald (Broadway Books), "The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece" by Jonathan Harr (Random House),"Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War" by Anthony Shadid (Henry Holt) and "Still Looking: Essays on American Art" by John Updike (Knopf).

Cardinal Alumnus Wins Second Pulitzer Prize

Walt Bogdanich honored for national reporting.

The New York Times won in the national reporting category for a series of articles by Walt Bogdanich about fatal accidents at railway crossings. It was the second Pulitzer for Mr. Bogdanich, who won in 1988 for articles he wrote for The Wall Street Journal.

The stories can be found here.

Shadid Wins 2004 Pulitzer for International Reporting

Anthony Shadid (Campus Editor, 1988-89) of The Washington Post was awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.

Bergman Wins 2004 Pulitzer for Public Service

Lowell Bergman was awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Reporting.

Goldman Wins 2004 Pulitzer for National Reporting

Abigail Goldman (Campus Editor, 1989-90) was awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.