Inmates’ Newspaper Covers a World Behind San Quentin’s Walls

A monthly produced by inmates, covering prison issues such as crowding and mental health care, is raising its profile.



Fast Company Wins Magazine of the Year

The New Yorker earned four National Magazine awards, the most of any publication. New York magazine won three, and Bon Appétit and National Geographic two apiece.



University of Chicago Economist Who Studies Media Receives Clark Medal

The American Economic Association said Matthew Gentzkow’s work cuts across academic disciplines to address concerns at the crossroads of “economics, political science and sociology.”

Credit Sought by ABC News for Pulitzer, but Rejected

ABC News is seeking recognition for its work on a prize-winning investigation into sick Appalachian miners who were denied medical care and benefits.



Polk Award for Snowden Coverage Draws 2 to U.S.

Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, who reported on documents about government surveillance leaked by Edward J. Snowden, will be given the Polk Award.



Snowden to Receive Truth-Telling Prize

Edward J. Snowden and the journalist Laura Poitras, who helped him disclose the documents on government surveillance, will receive a Ridenhour prize.



Advertising: One Singular Sensation for Award Winners

A nonprofit organization, the One Club for Art and Copy, is taking a step to reconsider the proliferation of ad industry honors.

    

At Disney, a Celebration That Was a Long Time Coming

Walt Disney Animation won its first animated-feature Oscar on Sunday for “Frozen,” and with it a new lease on life after a difficult transition to computer-aided filmmaking.

    



Polk Awards Honor Articles on N.S.A. Surveillance

Four journalists who broke news of government surveillance were among 30 reporters praised for their investigative work on Sunday.

    

After Prize, Novel Gets 2nd Chance in the U.S.

The book “Where the Moon Isn’t” went by “The Shock of the Fall” in Britain, and its publisher is reintroducing it under the second title after it won an award.

    



Tale of Magical Squirrel Takes Newbery Medal

Kate DiCamillo’s “Flora and Ulysses” won this year’s Newbery Medal, and the Randolph Caldecott Medal went to Brian Floca’s “Locomotive.”

    



Critic’s Notebook: YouTube Holds Its First Music Awards Show

This first YouTube Music Awards was a show of essentially no consequence, but one that valued a theoretically equal playing field, risk taking, resilience in the face of failure and evanescence.

    



Documentary Association Announces Awards Nominations

Dominating the feature film nominations were documentaries about issues and politics.

    



10 Receive Whiting Writers’ Awards

The prizes, for writers in the early stages of their careers, come with a $50,000 award.

    



Dan Zevin Wins Thurber Prize for Humor

The award, given annually for an outstanding book of humor published in the United States, recognized Mr. Zevin’s “Dan Gets a Minivan.”

    



The Backlash to the American Invasion of the Booker Prize

Next year, the Man Booker Prize will be open to any work originally written in English and published in Britain, bringing concerns that American novels will dominate.

    



National Book Awards Releases Nominees

Ten nominees for the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature were announced, and winners will be revealed Nov. 20.

    



Daniel Brühl’s Global Accent in ‘Fifth Estate’ and ‘Rush’

For actors like Daniel Brühl, the new globalism in film has brought opportunities that were almost unimaginable in the middle of the last decade.

    



Ellen DeGeneres to Host Next Year’s Oscars

The show’s producers chose a popular television star to follow Seth MacFarlane, who received some harsh reviews.

    

Booker Prize Nominees Are Released

Thirteen novels are on the longlist for the Man Booker Prize, considered Britain’s most prestigious literary award.