The Ed Cunningham Award 2000

Best magazine reporting from abroad

AWARD DATE: 2000

AWARD NAME: The Ed Cunningham Award 2000

AWARD RECIPIENT: Steve Coll

AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: The Washington Post Magazine

AWARD HONORED WORK: “Peace Without Justice: A Journey to the Wounded Heart of Africa”

This article was a tour de force of both reporting and writing. Coll produced a poignant, amazingly vivid account of the savage conflict that has consumed Sierre Leone. His first-person narrative made the piece compelling reading. The understated way he described what he and photographer Michel duCille saw gave the piece devastating power.

Citation for Excellence:
Pete Engardio, Rose Brady and the BusinessWeek Team
“Global Capitalism: Can It Be Made to Work Better?”