Five media leaders will serve as luncheon committee co-chairs for the 2008 Mirror Awards luncheon.

• Peter Bart, editor-in-chief of Variety magazine;
• Rob Light, partner with Creative Artists Agency;
• Betsy Morgan, CEO of The Huffington Post;
• David Zaslav, president and CEO of Discovery Communications; and
• Jeff Zucker, president and CEO of NBC Universal.

"I'm honored to serve as a luncheon committee co-chair for the 2008 Mirror Awards to help recognize the members of the media who keep us informed and enlightened about this important industry, and the role it plays in our lives, through their outstanding reporting, analysis and commentary," says Zaslav.

• Ken Auletta, “Promises, Promises,” The New Yorker
• Emily Nussbaum, “Say Everything,” New York Magazine
• Evgenia Peretz, “Going After Gore,” Vanity Fair
• Rachel Smolkin, “Justice Delayed,” American Journalism Review
• Michael Wolff, “Murdoch’s Private Game,” Vanity Fair

• Aaron Barnhart, “Al Jazeera English: The News You Won't See,” Kansas City Star
• Jeff Coplon, “How Race is Lived in America,” New York Magazine
• David Folkenflik, “Seizures Hurt Memory, Ex-‘Times' Reporter Says,” National Public Radio
• Richard Siklos, “Tilting at a Digital Future,” The New York Times
• Joe Strupp, “Getting Wired: New Image for AP,” Editor & Publisher

• David Carr, The New York Times
• Dan Kennedy, freelancer, for The Guardian
• Joe Nocera, The New York Times
• Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Clive Thompson, freelancer, for Wired

• Lowell Bergman, Raney Aronson-Rath, Arun Rath, Stephen Talbot, Ken Dornstein and David Fanning, "News War: Secrets, Sources & Spin and the Future of Networks” and “What's Happening to the News,” Frontline (PBS)
• Brian Ross and Vic Walter, "To Catch A Predator: A Sting Gone Bad,” 20/20 (ABC News)
• Sarah Ellison, Matthew Karnitschnig, Susan Pulliam, Dennis K. Berman, Susan Warren, Martin Peers, Steve Stecklow, Aaron O. Patrick and Andrew Higgins, "The Battle for Dow Jones: A Newspaper Covers Itself," The Wall Street Journal (four pieces)
• Dynasty's Dilemma
• Family Dynamics
• Mogul's Dream
• Calling the Shots

• American Journalism Review
• Broadcasting & Cable
• The New York Times: Monday Media section
• The Seattle Times: The Democracy Papers

In addition, journalist Tim Russert will receive the Fred Dressler Lifetime Achievement Award, and CNN/YouTube will receive the i-3 award for impact, innovation and influence.