BOSTON—NBC News correspondent Dawn Fratangelo and Boston Globe columnist and contributor Barbara Meltz were honored during the American Psychological Association's Annual Convention here Wednesday for their outstanding work reporting on psychological information and research.
Dawn Fratangelo, a three-time Emmy Award winner, received the 2008 News Media Recognition Award for Broadcast Excellence for her poignant stories covering a wide range of social issues, including post-traumatic stress and women in the military, coping with bullying and the basic elements of happiness. Fratangelo's stories have appeared on "NBC Nightly News," "Today," MSNBC and "Dateline."
Barbara Meltz, The Boston Globe's child caring columnist for 20 years and news contributor, received the 2008 News Media Recognition Award for Print Excellence for her informative articles covering the gamut of children's issues, including building confidence, bringing out the best in children, coping with divorce and preventing teen suicide.
"The many years of outstanding stories by Dawn Fratangelo of NBC News and exceptional articles by Barbara Meltz of The Boston Globe have helped to keep the public informed about important psychological information to benefit their well-being," said Elizabeth Carll, PhD, chair of APA's News Media, Public Education, Public Policy Committee.
The News Media Recognition Awards were created by the News Media, Public Education, Public Policy Committee of APA's Division of Media Psychology to recognize excellence in the reporting of psychological information and research in order to promote community well-being.
The American Psychological Association (APA), in Washington, DC, is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership includes more than 148,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 53 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfare.