Among writing awards for ken winston caine's work:
Awards for series or projects on which I served as editor
Pulitzer Board:
· finalist, 1987. I was special projects editor on this year-long investigation by Terrence Poppa detailing life inside Mexican drug cartels. Terry Poppa is the bravest reporter I've ever rubbed shoulders with. Evolved into the book: Drug Lord. (See review.)
Institute for Southern Studies:
· Southern Award for Investigative Reporting, 1988, I was special projects editor on this investigative series by Peter Brock delving into the century of water politics that resulted in 20,000 poor and impoverished people living in substandard subdivisions (colonias) without potable water along the Rio Grande in El Paso County. Series and award were instrumental in bringing $20 million in grants to establish at least centralized fresh-water supplies in los colonias.
El Paso Press Club:
· First-place best series, 1988
El Paso Press Club:
· First-place investigative reporting, 1988
Scripps-Howard Newspapers:
· Non-deadline writing, May 1988
The Ojai Valley News, while I was editor, garnered four awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for the excellent work of people I hired and oversaw.
Awards issued in my name:
Rodale Book Division:
· Quarterly Writing Award, June 1996
Scripps-Howard Newspapers:
· Team reporting, Dec. 1988
· Non-deadline writing, June 1988
· Team reporting, Feb. 1988
· Non-deadline writing, Feb. 1988
· Team reporting, July 1987
El Paso Press Club:
· First-place best feature, 1987
California Newspaper Publishers Association:
· First-place best writing, 1983
· First-place best feature, 1983
Harte-Hanks Communications Inc.:
· Feature writing, 1979
· Business writing, 1979
· News writing, 1979
Beta Phi Gamma National Finals:
· First-place on-the-spot feature, 1972
Montage Magazine:
· Most important contribution, 1971
Design and advertising awards
Ventura County Ad Club:
· Best print design, 1982
Santa Fe Advertising Club:
· Best TV commercial Addy, (for a spot developed from a script I wrote introducing a business newspaper -- issued in the name of the advertising agency that produced the 30-second spot), 1994
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