Peter Canellos Wins American Society of News Editors’ Award
By IRP Staff, April 03, 2012
Peter Canellos, the editorial page editor for the Boston Globe and an IRP Gatekeeper Editor to Rwanda in November 2011, has won the American Society of News Editors’ 2011 distinguished writing award.
Canellos’ award-winning columns included his work as a Gatekeeper. Relying upon insights gleaned from the trip, Canellos addressed Boston's role in sending health care professionals to developing countries such as Rwanda. "Boston hospitals," he wrote, "are part of the undertold story of how America is regaining prestige through the skills and humanity of its medical professionals." He also commented on Rwanda's quick growth and international "success story" status after the genocide, but cautioned, "Just don’t mention ethnic groups or criticize the government."
More from the announcement: “The American Society of News Editors is pleased to honor a wide range of extraordinary work and substance,” Ken Paulson, president of ASNE, said in a statement announcing its annual journalism awards. “Collectively these hard-hitting and illuminating reports and photographs remind us of the critical role our free press plays in protecting the disadvantaged and keeping an eye on the powerful.”