“The award honors an outstanding newspaper, magazine, video, movie, Web, book, or other publications editor who supports and promotes strong photojournalism, best use of photography, and whose individual dedication and efforts have moved photojournalism’s standards forward. It is named after Jim Gordon, who was NPPA’s News Photographer magazine editor for 25 years until he retired in 2003.
Mc Kiernan is being recognized for being a tireless advocate for photojournalism’s excellence and for supporting, mentoring, and connecting photographers while publishing DoubleTruck magazine, where lesser-known stories are given great display.”.
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