The ABA Will Present Four Silver Gavels and Seven Honorable Mentions from the Nearly 200

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AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2012 SILVER GAVEL AWARDS FOR MEDIA AND THE ARTS
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 15, 2012 – The American Bar Association announced today its selections for theSilver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts, which recognize outstanding work that fosters the American public’s understanding of law and the legal system. This is the ABA’s highest honor in recognition of this purpose, and no more than one Silver Gavel is presented in each category.

The ABA will present four Silver Gavels and seven honorable mentions from the nearly 200 entries received in all eligible categories, which include: books, newspapers, magazines, commentary, documentaries, drama and literature, radio, television, and websites.

Selection criteria include: how the entry addresses the Gavel Awards’ purpose and objectives; educational value of legal information; impact on, or outreach to, the public; thoroughness and accuracy in presentation of issues; creativity and originality in approach to subject matter and effectiveness of presentation; and demonstrated technical skill in the entry’s production.

The association has presented these awards annually since 1958. The 18-member Standing Committee on Gavel Awards, chaired by Sheila Slocum Hollis of Washington, D.C., makes final award decisions.

The awards presentation will be July 17 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson III will present the Gavel Awards to honorees.

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The following is a complete list of winners with a link to their work:

SILVER GAVEL AWARDS

COMMENTARY

Silver Gavel

“The Death Penalty in America”

The Atlantic

Andrew Cohen, Contributing Editor and National Correspondent

DOCUMENTARIES

Silver Gavel

Women, War & Peace: I Came to Testify

THIRTEEN and Fork Films in association with WNET and ITVS

Pamela Hogan, Series Co-Creator & Executive Producer/Producer/Writer

Gini Reticker and Abigail E. Disney, Series Co-Creators/Series Executive Producers

Nina Chaudry, Series Senior Producer

Andrew Fredericks, Editor

Jessie Beauchaine, Associate Producer

NEWSPAPERS

Silver Gavel

“Imminent Danger”

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Meg Kissinger, Reporter

TELEVISION

Silver Gavel

The Color of Conscience: Human Rights in Idaho

Idaho Public Television

Marcia Franklin, Producer/Writer/Host

Jay Krajic, Videographer/Editor

BOOKS

Honorable Mention

Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong

Brandon L. Garrett, Author

HarvardUniversity Press

Habeas Corpus After 9/11: Confronting America’s New Global Detention System

Jonathan Hafetz, Author

New YorkUniversity Press

DOCUMENTARIES

Honorable Mention

Scenes of a Crime

New Box Productions

Grover Babcock and Blue Hadaegh, Producers/Directors

Robert DeMaio, Editor

Michael Kowalski, Sound Mix

NEWSPAPERS

Honorable Mention

“Deadly Force: When Las Vegas Police Shoot, and Kill”

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Lawrence Mower, Staff Writer

Alan Maimon, Special Correspondent

Brian Haynes, Staff Writer

John Locher, Photographer

James G. Wright, Project Editor

RADIO

Honorable Mention

“Rising Violence in California Psychiatric Hospitals”

National Public Radio

Ina Jaffe, Correspondent

Quinn O’Toole, Editor

TELEVISION

Honorable Mention

NewsChannel 5 Investigates: Policing for Profit

WTVF-TV, Nashville

Phil Williams, Chief Investigative Reporter

Kevin Wisniewski, Producer

Bryan Staples and Iain Montgomery, Producers/Photojournalists

WEBSITES

Honorable Mention

Justia.com

Timothy Stanley, Chief Executive Officer

Stacy Stern, President

Guillermo Balboa and Berenice Beltran, Engineering Staff

Elizabeth Roig and Ken Chan, Attorneys

Mountain View, Calif.

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