For those of you wondering what I was happy about a few days ago, it was this.
For those of us who write about schools, the National Awards For Education Reporting are our Oscars. And this year, I won two. One was for Best Investigative Reporting, for all the Wilmer-Hutchins and cheating stories I’ve been foisting upon crabwalk.com readers the last few months. I’m sharing that award with two of my colleagues, the illustrious Holly Hacker and the esteemed Herb Booth.
The one I’m even more excited about — the one that threatens to boost my hat size from 10-gallon to something meant for industrial use — is the Best Beat Reporter prize, which goes to the one education reporter with the best overall body of work in 2004.
Anyway, that’s why I was happy; apologies for the unseemly braggadocio. I get to pick up the awards in May at what will no doubt be a lavish, star-studded red-carpet ceremony in lovely St. Petersburg, Florida, in May. I assume Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty will be seated in the front row, wearing shades and acting like dirty old men every time Charlize Theron walks by.
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28 February | 11:02 | TheBrad
W00t! Congrats.
28 February | 11:18 | karen
That is EXCITING! I'm thrilled for you - it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. But I'll do without seeing your creamy white thighs, thanks all the same.
28 February | 11:18 | Jake
Dude! Sweet!
28 February | 11:27 | Alvin Phillips
Big Congratulations, Josh!
28 February | 11:31 | Scott in Lafayette
You deserve it; your reporting and writing on the cheating scandal were top-notch every step of the way.
Beer's on me next time you're on Jefferson Street.
28 February | 13:06 | alexandria
congratulations!
28 February | 14:49 | sinclair
Nice job, sir!
28 February | 14:59 | kevin
Cheers!
28 February | 15:25 | Jason
awesome ... well deserved!
28 February | 15:33 | james
Congratulations! Am I talking to the next Malcolm Gladwell?!
28 February | 18:17 | Samantha
Excellent news, Herr Benton. Congratulations.
28 February | 20:18 | Jennifer
That is outstanding news! Congrats!
01 March | 10:49 | Abby
Damn! I thought you'd gotten a job up here writing for the Globe!
But this is better-- congrats!! Very proud of you :)
01 March | 11:06 |
congrats on winning an award no ones heard of
01 March | 12:05 | JTFL
can i borrow $150?
01 March | 14:20 | Chuck
Congratulations, Josh!
Buy a nice new suit for the awards, so Joan and Melissa won't make fun of you when you're coming up the red carpet.
01 March | 17:30 | EricaLucci
Very, very impressive.
01 March | 18:11 | Bob
Josh -- that is truly fantastic. Congrats!
02 March | 12:43 | ari
wow! for that, you get an extra piece of cake. or an extra cocktail. your choice.
02 March | 13:28 | Kristin
Congratulations!! I offer yet another drink in homage when I see you next week - don't forget!!
02 March | 16:29 | Jessa
Congratulations, Josh, that's fantastic! Drinks on me, next week, too. (ACK. Next week?!?)
02 March | 19:35 | Josh
top notch investigaroty journalism. (You have to watch zoolander to get that joke... after you've watched it you'll wish you haden't)
03 March | 10:06 | Donna
That's awesome! Congratulations, and many more to come, I'm sure.
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Joshua Benton is the director of the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University, among other things. Before that, he was a staff writer and columnist for The Dallas Morning News. (More.)
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