Webby Award

2008, Best nonprofit Website
(as part of “Katrina: An Unnatural Disaster,” Open Society Institute).

Katrina Media Fellowship

2006, Open Society Institute.

Lifetime Achievement

2005, the Owners Counsel (for work on eminent domain).

Pulitzer Prize

1994, Investigative reporting (team).

Investigative Reporters and Editors, IRE Medal

1994, 1st place for large papers (team).

The New England Associated Press News Executives

1994, Association “Publick Occurrences” Award (team).

NEAPNEA Award

1992, 1st place Features.

NEAPNEA Award

1992, 1st place General News (team).

NEAPNEA Award

1992, 1st place Spot News (team).

NEAPNEA “Publick Occurrences” Award

1992, (team).

The Sevellon Brown Award

1991, (team).

Alabama A.P. Award

1985, 1st place, News Features.

Alabama A.P. Award

1984, 1st place, Business Writing.

American Society of Magazine Editors Scholarship

1983, Columbia Journalism.

University Scholar

1982, McGill University.