Tony Bartelme
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Tony Bartelme, an American journalist, is the senior projects reporter for The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina
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at Harvard University. In 2008, Bartelme won the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award
for a story about the effect of China's growth on local economies. In 2006, Bartelme won the Journalism category in the Phillip Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment for his Post and Courier series on the ecological riches and the plight of the Francis Marion National Forest
in coastal South Carolina, "Under Fire". Bartelme won the 2007 Associated Press Managing Editors award for international perspective for newspapers under 150,000 circulation.
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
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Awards
In 2011, Bartelme was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his series about a neurosurgeon's work to teach brain surgery in Tanzania. In 2010, Bartelme was awarded a Nieman FellowshipNieman Fellowship
The Nieman Fellowship is an award given to mid-career journalists by The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. This award allows winners time to reflect on their careers and focus on honing their skills....
at Harvard University. In 2008, Bartelme won the prestigious Gerald Loeb Award
Gerald Loeb Award
The Gerald Loeb Award, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was established in 1957 by Gerald Loeb, a founding partner of...
for a story about the effect of China's growth on local economies. In 2006, Bartelme won the Journalism category in the Phillip Reed Memorial Award for Outstanding Writing on the Southern Environment for his Post and Courier series on the ecological riches and the plight of the Francis Marion National Forest
Francis Marion National Forest
The Francis Marion National Forest is located north of Charleston, South Carolina. It is named for revolutionary war hero Francis Marion, who was known to the British as the Swamp Fox. It lies entirely within the Middle Atlantic coastal forests ecoregion....
in coastal South Carolina, "Under Fire". Bartelme won the 2007 Associated Press Managing Editors award for international perspective for newspapers under 150,000 circulation.