ONE Wins First Place at Catholic Press Awards

We’re pleased and proud to report that CNEWA’s multimedia magazine ONE took home top honors at the Catholic Press Association awards dinner Friday. The magazine won 12 awards — including First Place for General Excellence — at the Catholic Media Conference in Buffalo, New York.

The panel of judges — comprised of journalism professors from Spring Hill College and Marquette University — wrote:

“First rate journalism. Consistently strong reporting and research, not simply quotes and descriptions. Any one of the news features in a given issue could easily have been a cover story. Great job of putting the reader in far-flung places. … Outstanding.

The editors of ONE raise the bar for every publication that wants to use strong photos in a large format magazine. Compelling photos dominate the spreads and pull a reader into the well crafted text of stories with a distinctive hook for each theme. The magazine also includes well edited news stories about the world of Catholic Near East [Welfare] Association.”

Here’s a complete list of ONE’s awards:

First Place:

General Excellence (Mission Magazine)
ONE

Best Feature Article, Mission Magazine
“Caste Aside” by Jose Kavi

Best Online Content Not Published in Print
“Iraq Updates” by Michel Constantin — e.g.:

• “ ‘What Prayers Shall I Say Now?’ ”
• “The Urgent Needs of the Refugees”
• “In Erbil, “They Have No Where to Turn but the Church””
• “Some Christians Return”
• “Living in the Streets, Needing Everything”

Second Place

Best Single Photo Originating with Magazine or Newsletter, Black & White
“Sister with Iraqi Refugees” by Don Duncan

Best Feature Article, Mission Magazine
“Sister Wardeh’s World” by Amal Marcos

Individual Excellence: Graphic Artist/Designer
Paul Grillo

Third Place

Individual Excellence: Editor
J.D. Conor Mauro

Best Electronic Newsletter
“Discover ONE Online” by Staff

Best Online Content Not Published in Print
“Survivors of the Exodus” by Don Duncan

Honorable Mention

Best Photo Story Originating with a Magazine or Newsletter, Feature
“Reaching the Unreached in India” by John E. Kozar

Best Single Photo Originating with a Magazine or Newsletter, Color
“Siblings in Mai-Aini refugee camp” by Petterik Wiggers

Best Essay Originating with a Magazine or Newsletter, Mission Magazine
“Prayer and Protest” by Borys Gudziak