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The
City Link Mission
To be the most knowledgeable, useful and compelling
news, arts and entertainment alternative to the mass media in South
Florida. We speak with a voice, and, when necessary, a point of
view. We listen to our readers, reach out to a diverse and multi-cultural
community, support and encourage the local scene, champion the little
guy, have no tolerance for corruption or abuse of power, and believe
that people have the right to their own life and lifestyles and
should be tolerant of the views of others.
Award Winning Journalism
City Link magazine reporter Jim Di Paola wins
First Place Unity Award for Investigative Reporting Series “The
Wrong Man”
Don Govang, director of the Unity Awards, a national
competition sponsored by Lincoln University of Missouri, has announced
that Jim Di Paola, a reporter for City Link magazine, has won first
place for Excellence in an Investigative Series, in the General
Print Audience category.
The award is for the series entitled “The Wrong Man, Parts
I and II”, which appeared in City Link magazine in March,
2001. In that series, Di Paola investigated the case of convicted
murder Frank Lee Smith, the first person in U.S. history to be proven
innocent by DNA tests of a crime after dying in prison. The 49th
Annual UNITY AWARDS IN MEDIA recognizes contributions to continuing
standards of excellence in media through efforts that reflect accurate
exposure of issues affecting minorities and disabled persons. The
competition is for national recognition for outstanding coverage
of minorities or the disadvantaged facing problems, issues or concerns.
Additional winners of the 49th Annual Unity Awards in the print
category include Jeff McCracken of the Detroit Free Press;
Ben Vient of NBC News & MS/NBC; Melvin Claxton and Mark Puls
of The Detroit News; Jim Schutze of the Dallas Observer;
Andie Dominick of The Des Moines Register; David Armstrong
of The Wall Street Journal; and David France, Peg Tyre and
Paul Theroux of Newsweek.
City Link continues its
strong showing in the Florida Press Club competition
Competing against writers in the top Circulation
Class A, which includes newspapers and alternative weeklies with
more than 75,000 circulation (such as the Sun-Sentinel, Tampa
Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, etc.):
2001 Florida Press Club
1st place Excellence in Minority/Diversity News Writing
1st place Excellence in Feature Writing
2nd place Excellence in Weekly Periodical
3rd place Excellence in In-Depth News Writing
3rd place Excellence in Feature Page Design
2000 Florida Press Club
1st place Excellence in Weekly Periodical: All Classes
1st and 3rd place Excellence in Criticism Writing
2nd place Excellence in Commentary Writing
2rd place Excellence in General News Writing
1999 Florida Press Club
1st place Excellence in Weekly Periodical
1st place Excellence in Criticism Writing
1st place Excellence in Environmental Writing
2nd place Excellence in Government News Writing
3rd place Excellence in Feature Writing
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