The Livingston Awards luncheon honoring young journalists is always my favorite luncheon of the year. As usual, this year's ceremony, held yesterday, was at the Yale Club and, as always, by noon the room was filled with journalists — print, TV, and electronic ... young and old.
This year's top award in memory of Richard M. Clurman went to Steven Brill and was presented to him by Jill Abramson, one of the many who have benefited over the years from his mentoring.
For those of you unfamiliar with the origin of the word "mentor," Mentor was the name of the adviser of the young Telemachus in Homer's Odyssey.
On hand: Cynthia McFadden, Jeff Fager, Ken and Binky Auletta, David Carr, Patrick Healy, Bud Trillin, Clarence Page, Robin Stephenson, Jonathan Alter, and the four big winners: Luke Mogelson for International Reporting (The New York Times Magazine) Ellen Gabler & Allan James Vestal shared a joint award for National Reporting (Milwaukee/Wisconsin Journal Sentinel), and Christopher Baxter for Local Reporting (The Star Ledger). |
