El Paso Inc. Reporter Wins National Award For Juarez Stories
The Society of Professional Journalists has awarded El Paso Inc. reporter Timothy Roberts its Sigma Delta Chi award for his coverage of the impact of the violence in Jurez.
Roberts won the national award for in-depth stories reported from Juarez throughout 2009, including an attempt to rebuild the Jurez police force, and the abandonment of a housing project that was supposed to be a model for the future.
Roberts won in the category of non-deadline reporting at a non-daily publication.
The national award is given to newspapers, wire services and Internet publications, and radio and TV. Judges chose the winners from over 1,300 entries in categories covering print, radio, television and online, according to the announcement issued by the society. The awards recognize outstanding work published or broadcast in 2009.
This year’s awards will be presented Oct. 2 during the 2010 SPJ Convention and National Journalism Conference in Las Vegas.
Links to Robert’s winning stories:
March 15, 2009 – Peace in Jurez, but for how long
April 5, 2009 – What’s next for Jurez
May 24, 2009 – Rebuilding Jurez’s police force
July 26, 2009 – Jurez wants soldiers to stay
Nov. 29, 2009 – After fanfare, broken promises
