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Big award: Mike McLaughlin wins big honor

The Brooklyn Paper
The Brooklyn Paper / Sebastian Kahnert
Lazy? No way. This was Mike McLaughlin last summer doing what he does best: covering a breaking story, in this case, the first day of public pools. Now he's been honored as the "Rookie of the Year" by a major newspaper group.

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Readers of The Brooklyn Paper have known it for years, but now it’s official: Mike McLaughlin is the best young journalist in the state of New York.

That judgement was rendered last Saturday in Saratoga Springs by the New York Press Association, a statewide trade association that represents hundreds of daily and weekly newspapers, big and small.

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In tight competition, the judges cited McLaughlin, 30, for an “engaging writing style,” and stories that are “well-organized, informative — a treat to read.”

They also responded to McLaughlin’s “broad range of stories,” including hard news; his scoops on Coney Island and other development topics; his bright features; and even “Mike McLaughlin’s The Search,” his ongoing series about finding love in the Big City of Brooklyn.

Readers of The Brooklyn Paper have also come to admire McLaughlin in his newest role, as the “Butcher of Flatbush Avenue Extension,” our theater critic.

“I feel great!” McLaughlin said after hearing the news from Publisher Emeritus Ed Weintrob, who collected the trophy for the rookie. “I can’t say more right now, because I have to go call my mom.”

Brooklyn Paper Editor Gersh Kuntzman was more effusive than the humble scribe.

“Now it can be told: Mike McLaughlin is one of the greats,” Kuntzman said. “It’s customary in these instances for editors to take credit for their leadership, but in this case, it would be unwarranted: Mike is a natural who hands in stellar, crystal clear copy every day.”

Before joining The Brooklyn Paper in 2007, McLaughlin had earned a masters degree at New School University in that most useful of disciplines, international affairs. He also had several short stints at WNYC and the Buenos Aires Herald, an English-language newspaper.

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Reader Feedback

Ian from Astoria says:
Well Deserved! Legend in the making.
April 6, 2009, 4:17 pm
Dottie (Mom) from Mohegan Lake, NY says:
That's my boy! Way to go, Mikey.
April 6, 2009, 6:38 pm
Evan from Manhattan says:
Congratulations, Mike!
April 6, 2009, 7:04 pm
Reader from The Slope from The Slope, Duh! says:
Congrats Mike! Keep up the good work.
April 6, 2009, 10:27 pm
Kate Fauvell from Flatbush says:
I love MIKE!!!
April 7, 2009, 12:10 am
Elaine Kavrakis from Brooklyn by default says:
Mike -- congratulations....well deserved~ e
April 10, 2009, 2:57 pm
Margaret Maugenest from Gowanus says:
Congratulations, Mike. And thank you for your excellent recent article exposing how, under Superfund, the City would be liable for some of the cost of the clean up of the Gowanus Canal. You broke that story!!! Good job! Thank you.
April 25, 2009, 10:55 pm
Kelly from Bay Ridge says:
I knew him when he was a freshman in college! Way to go!
Sept. 15, 2009, 6:20 pm

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