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America’s Web site has been awarded first place for the fourth year in a row by the Catholic Press Association. Many thanks to all of our friends and contributors for making this happen.

America was also awarded the prestigious General Excellence Award for National General Interest Magazine. In all, the magazine took home several awards from this year’s CPA Convention in Pittsburgh, Pa. Browse the links below to read America‘s best from 2010.

FIRST PLACE

General Excellence Award (National General Interest Magazine)

Best Stand-Alone Web site (magazine): www.americamagazine.org

Best Review (magazine): “Of Eternity and Beyond” by John Anderson

SECOND PLACE

Best Blog: “In All Things”

Best Editorial (magazine): “The Millstone”

Best Review (magazine): “Un-Friendly,” Kerry Weber

Best Review Section (magazine): Fall Books II

THIRD PLACE

Best In-Depth News/Special Reporting (magazine): “Catholics as Citizens” by M. Cathleen Kaveny

Best Original Poetry: “Seeds,” by Courtney Kampa

Best Feature Article (Magazine, General Interest): “Crossing the Line” by Andrew Selee

This article appears in July 4 2011.

Tim Reidy joined America’s staff in October 2006 and served as online editor for several years before moving into his current role as the deputy editor in chief. Tim oversees America’s newsroom, directing its daily news coverage as well as working with the editorial leadership team to plan each print issue. Tim also edits the magazine’s Ideas section, where he contributes book reviews and essays. Before joining America, he worked at the Hartford Courant, a newspaper in Connecticut, and Commonweal magazine. In addition to writing for America, he has contributed to The New York Times, the Columbia Journalism Review and the Princeton Alumni Weekly. He has been interviewed about the Catholic Church on WNYC in New York, ABC, Bloomberg TV and other media outlets. Tim also serves on the board of directors of Jesuit Refugee Service USA. He lives in Bronxville, N.Y., with his wife and two children.