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	Post Recognized As Newspaper of the Year by Group Connecticut Post October 23, 2010 http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Post-recognized-as-Newspaper-of-the-Year-by-720867.php The Connecticut Post has been named the 2010 Newspaper of the Year for its weekday editions by the New England Newspaper and Press Association. The association also recognized "Betrayal of Hope," a Post special investigative report on how a local man who founded a program in Haiti to help impoverished street children had been accused of sexually exploiting some of his charges. Reporter Michael P. Mayko and photographer Christian Abraham, reporting from Cap-Haitien, Haiti, examined how the claims against Douglas Perlitz came to light, why Haiti is ill-equipped to protect vulnerable children and how the episode divided the Fairfield University community that supported the work of Perlitz, an honored alumnus of the school. "Betrayal of Hope" received one of NENPA's eight Publick Occurrences awards honoring outstanding journalism. The Post also received recognition of its Sunday edition as a "distinguished newspaper." The awards came in the organization's largest circulation category for daily newspapers. "I'm extremely proud that our staff has received these honors," said Connecticut Post Editor Thomas Baden. "It's a reflection of the commitment our reporters, photographers and editors have to provide meaningful local journalism. "And I'm particularly proud that Christian Abraham and Mike Mayko were recognized for work that took place under the most daunting and challenging circumstances." Other Hearst Connecticut Newspapers received awards as well. The Advocate, of Stamford, was honored as the Newspaper of the Year in its weekday circulation category. The newspaper also received a Publick Occurrences award for "Breaking the Sound Barrier," a three-week series in which reporters and editors walked the shoreline of the Long Island Sound from Milford to the New York border, documenting the status of public access to the waterfront and examining the ecology, industry and history of the Sound. And it received recognition for its "distinguished" Sunday newspaper. Greenwich Time and reporter Debra Friedman earned a Publick Occurrences prize for revealing how a Greenwich obstetrician/gynecologist was allowed to keep an unrestricted license even after state regulators determined he used the wrong man's sperm in a procedure resulting in twin girls being born without the DNA of their intended father. The Greater New Milford Spectrum was named a "distinguished newspaper" in its category for weekly newspapers.
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