Photo Gallery: 2023 Mirror Awards

Journalist Judy Woodruff speaks from a podium during an awards ceremony

Take a look back at the honorees recognized Monday in New York City, where the Newhouse School celebrated the Mirror Awards. Winners were announced during a dinner at the Edison Ballroom in midtown Manhattan.


Three awards are pictured on a table.
Established in 2006, the Mirror Awards recognize excellence in media industry reporting. (Photo by Ben Gabbe)
Five people pose for a photo.
Current and former Newhouse students volunteered to help greet guests. (Photo by Genaro C. Armas)

A photo of the Edison Ballroom in New York City before the Mirror Awards
The Edison Ballroom in midtown Manhattan was the setting for this year’s Mirror Awards. (Photo by Ben Gabbe)

Three people listen to a fourth person while standing in a group during a conversation at a cocktail party.
Left to right, MSNBC anchor Katy Tur, PBS special correspondent Judy Woodruff, Newhouse Dean Mark J. Lodato and “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokopuil chat during cocktail party before the ceremony. (Photo by Ben Gabbe)

Newhouse associate dean of research and creative activity Regina Luttrell (left) and Mirror Awards judge and alumnus Wasim Ahmad G'10 stand together during the cocktail party.
Newhouse associate dean of research and creative activity Regina Luttrell (left) and Mirror Awards judge and alumnus Wasim Ahmad G’10 were all smiles during the cocktail party. (Photo by Ben Gabbe)

Syracuse University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud (left) chats with PBS special correspondent Judy Woodruff while seated at a table.
Syracuse University Chancellor and President Kent Syverud (left) chats with PBS special correspondent Judy Woodruff. (Photo by Ben Gabbe)

Newhouse Dean Mark J. Lodato (left), stands with with Margaret Talev, Kramer Director of the Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship, at the cocktail party.
Newhouse Dean Mark J. Lodato (left), mingled with Margaret Talev, Kramer Director of the Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship, at the cocktail party. (Photo by Ben Gabbe)

PBS special correspondent Judy Woodruff (left) takes a selfie with Debra Adams Simmons '86, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at National Geographic and a Mirror Awards judge.
PBS special correspondent Judy Woodruff (left) takes a selfie with Debra Adams Simmons ’86, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at National Geographic and a Mirror Awards judge. (Photo by Ben Gabbe)

Two people talk at a podium during an awards show.
Dokopuil and Tur served as masters of ceremony. (Photo by Genaro C. Armas)

Winners

A woman accepts an award at a podium.
Best Single Article/Story
Reniqua Allen-Lamphere
“Her Name Was Shirley”
Esquire and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project
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Best Profile
Joe Pompeo
“Far From the Maddow Crowd”
Vanity Fair
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Best Commentary
Erik Wemple
“Commentary on media issues”
The Washington Post
A woman talks at a podium while a man looks on from the side.
John M. Higgins Award for Best In-Depth/Enterprise Reporting
Nicholas Confessore and Karen Yourish
“Tucker Carlson’s America”
The New York Times
Three men gather at a podium to accept an award
Special Topic Category for 2023 – Best Story on Media Coverage of the War in Ukraine
Paul Mozur, Adam Satariano, Aaron Krolik, Neil MacFarquhar, Steven Lee Myers (at podium) and Stuart A. Thompson
“Russia’s Disinformation Machine”
The New York Times
Two women pose for a photo during an awards ceremony
Accepting the Lorraine Branham IDEA Award on behalf of Amplifier was executive director Emily Goulding (left). She was introduced by Amplifier board member Anjali Kumar, an advisor, author and attorney. (Photo by Ben Gabbe)
Two women pose for a photo during an awards ceremony
Sandra Cordova Micek (left), president and CEO of WTTW and chair of the Newhouse Advisory Board, presented the
Dressler Award to Woodruff. (Photo by Ben Gabbe)