Tuesday, May 19, 2009
News CL's Thomas Wheatley a finalist for national journalism award
Posted by Mara Shalhoup on Tue, May 19, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Anyone who's read "Sober," Thomas Wheatley's gut-wrenching account of his battle with alcoholism, knows that the story does a beautiful job describing the horrors and rewards of overcoming a common — and often unacknowledged — disease. (If you haven't read it, you should. Now.)
The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies has taken notice. "Sober" has been deemed one of the top five feature stories published by the country's largest-circulation alt-weeklies. Other finalists for the AAN Award in the Feature Story category hail from LA Weekly, Houston Press and Denver's Westword. The ranking of the finalists will be announced in late June.
Our sister papers, Chicago Reader and Washington City Paper, earned nominations in another six categories. Congrats guys! And congrats, Mr. Wheatley!
In other awards news, CL Photo Editor Joeff Davis is a finalist for the Atlanta Press Club's Journalist of the Year Award in the Photography category. Go Joeff!
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Yeah, and Wheatley gives good news, which hardly anybody else is around to do anymore. Congrats to everybody.
If Thomas wins, plesae don't give him any days off, he'll probably just end up in the Macon-Bibb County drunk tank.
Great job guys! After working with the two of you this spring, I can tell you're both very passionate about what you do. You both deserve to win after all the hard work you put in.
Thomas, it was one of the best pieces I've read on alcoholism. You're an inspiration, even to old guys like me.
Thanks for the kind words, everyone. I appreciate it. AtlPaddy: A "Wheatley" is a scientific measurement used predominantly in Finland. It measures gingerfolk's different levels of social anxiety. Heady but true.
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