Atrium Award

{{Short description|Journalism award}}

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{{Infobox award

| name = Atrium Award

| awarded_for =Excellence in journalism coverage of the garment industry

| presenter = University of Georgia School of Journalism and Mass Communication and AmericasMart

| location = Georgia, United States {{Coord|33.952365|-83.373713|format=dms|display=title}}

| year = 1980

| website = [http://tiger.grady.uga.edu/departments.php?al1=Resources&al2=Grady%20News&al3=News&page=news2.inc.php%7CID=113 grady.uga.edu]{{dead link|date=January 2019}}

}}

The Atrium Award is an award for excellence in journalism coverage of the garment industry. It is given by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and AmericasMart,{{Citation |at=sec. Living Today, p. 5D|work= Miami Herald |publication-date=November 13, 1985 |title=Herald Wins Atrium Graphic Design Award |first= Herald |last=Staff}} the world's largest permanent trade center for wholesale trade and the only permanent international trade center in the United States.{{Citation |work=Leader-Telegram (Eau Claire, WI) |publication-date=July 16, 2012 |title=Rural Menomonie woman to launch product after bad hair day |first=Pamela |last=Powers |access-date=December 9, 2012 |url=http://www.leadertelegram.com/local_news/story/article_d6727c72-1218-561c-98f1-65aa7c31d2ec.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091140/http://www.leadertelegram.com/local_news/story/article_d6727c72-1218-561c-98f1-65aa7c31d2ec.html |url-status=dead }} The award was established in 1980 to "recognize outstanding work of writers and photojournalists who cover the nation's garment industry and to encourage them to put forth their best efforts."{{Citation |at=sec. Lifestyle, p. 2 |work= Houston Chronicle |publication-date= November 5, 1986|title=Chronicle photographer wins 1986 Atrium Award}} Past Atrium Award winners include the San Francisco Chronicle, Detroit Free Press, and Los Angeles Times,{{cite news |title=Times Wins Four Fashion Awards |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-23-cl-30177-story.html |access-date=January 4, 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 23, 1999}}{{Citation|page=16 |work=Apparel magazine |publication-date=June 1, 2000 |volume=41 |issue=10 |title=Bobbin Magazine Wins Atrium Award |access-date=December 9, 2012 |url=http://www.textileweb.com/doc.mvc/iBobbini-Magazine-Wins-Atrium-Award-0001 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203185258/http://www.textileweb.com/doc.mvc/iBobbini-Magazine-Wins-Atrium-Award-0001 |url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2013 }} as well as individuals such as Sandra Eisert (San Jose Mercury-News) and Jeff Wilkerson (St. Louis Magazine).{{Citation |at=sec. News, p. 35A |work= Dallas Morning News |publication-date= February 11, 1989|title=Fashion/Dallas Winner Of Three Atrium Awards }}