Cohen won a Hearst Award during her time at the '' Times Union '' . She won a Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists and a National Headliner Award for the feature " A Lesson Before Dying " in 2006 . She was honored by the Newswomen 's Club of New York , the New York Association of Black Journalists for the feature " African-Americans and Bone Marrow Transplants " , and the Mental Health America Media Awards in 2007 for her reporting work . She won a Gracie Award in 2008 for the feature " Where ’s Molly ? " She contributed to CNN 's Emmy Award-winning coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Elizabeth Cohen