49th Annual Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award Winners Announced
Bill Moyers, journalists from The New Yorker, Univision, HBO and Detroit Free Press among winners.
New York, NY, May 07, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights announced the winners of its 49th Annual Journalism Awards today.
The Prizes are given in student and professional categories. The winning topics include poverty, the war in Syria, the Flint water crisis, immigration, criminal justice and indigenous populations.
The Grand Prize winner and the John Seigenthaler Prize for Courage in Reporting will be selected from the winners of the 13 categories and announced at the May 23rd ceremony at the Newseum in Washington DC. Tickets can be found at www.rfkhumanrights.org.
In a new Award category, Veteran broadcaster Bill Moyers (Moyers & Company, Bill Moyers Journal) will be honored with the Media Advocacy Award for “Rikers,” his documentary detailing the violent world inside New York’s Rikers Island prison. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced a plan to permanently close the notorious prison.
“In difficult political times, the power of expression and freedom of the press is more important than ever,” said Kerry Kennedy, President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. “The Journalists who followed my father’s 1968 campaign created the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards in his name, and this year’s winners have produced work that speaks to the spirit of my father and the Book and Journalism Awards.”
The Awards will be presented along with the 37th Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, by Mrs. Robert Kennedy and Kerry Kennedy with Chair Margaret Engel on May 23, 2017 at 6:30 pm at the Newseum. The event will be emceed by Book Chair Michael Beschloss with remarks by Kerry Kennedy and Bill Moyers.
Full List of Journalism Award Winners
High School Broadcast
“A Whole New World,” by Josh Horned, Chloe Durham and Rachel Pfeifer
HTV Magazine, Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Missouri
High School Print
“A Ball, A Team, A War and a Dream,” by Anthony Kristensen
Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri
College Journalism
“Wounds of White Clay: Nebraska’s Shameful Legacy,” by In-Depth Reporting class
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska
Print - Domestic
“Bias on the Bench,” by Josh Salman, Emily le Coz and Elizabeth Johnson
Sarasota Herald Tribune, Florida
Print - International
“The Assad Files,” by Ben Taub
The New Yorker
Photography - Domestic
“Toxic Stress: A Cycle of Poverty and Gun Violence,” by Laurie Skrivan
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri
Photography - International
“Signs of Your Identity,” by Daniella Zalcman
Various Publications
Radio
“The Strange Death of José de Jesús,” by Fernanda Echávarri, Marlon Bishop and Maria Hinojosa
Latino USA
New Media
“Vacation in No Man’s Sea,” by Almudena Toral
Univision News
Cartoon
“The Flint Water Scandal,” by Mike Thompson
Detroit Free Press
Television - Domestic
“The Naked Truth: Rigged,” by Keith Summa
Fusion
Television - International
“A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness,” produced and directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
HBO
Media Advocacy Award
“Rikers” by Bill Moyers
Schumann Media Center and Brick City TV in association with Public Square Media
Executive Editor -- Bill Moyers. Executive Producer -- Judy Doctoroff O’Neill
Producers -- by Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin, and Rolake Bamgbose
About Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Led by human rights activist and lawyer Kerry Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has advocated for a more just and peaceful world since 1968. We work alongside local activists to ensure lasting positive change in governments and corporations. Our team includes leading attorneys, advocates, entrepreneurs and writers united by a commitment to social justice.
About the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards
The Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards honor outstanding reporting on issues that reflect Robert Kennedy's concerns, including human rights, social justice, and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world. Winning entries provide insights into the causes, conditions, and remedies of human rights violations and injustice, and critical analyses of relevant policies, programs, individual actions, and private endeavors that foster positive change. The Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards are among the few in which winners are determined by their peers. Past winners include The Washington Post, National Public Radio, CBS's 60 Minutes, ABC's 20/20, and HBO.
The Prizes are given in student and professional categories. The winning topics include poverty, the war in Syria, the Flint water crisis, immigration, criminal justice and indigenous populations.
The Grand Prize winner and the John Seigenthaler Prize for Courage in Reporting will be selected from the winners of the 13 categories and announced at the May 23rd ceremony at the Newseum in Washington DC. Tickets can be found at www.rfkhumanrights.org.
In a new Award category, Veteran broadcaster Bill Moyers (Moyers & Company, Bill Moyers Journal) will be honored with the Media Advocacy Award for “Rikers,” his documentary detailing the violent world inside New York’s Rikers Island prison. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced a plan to permanently close the notorious prison.
“In difficult political times, the power of expression and freedom of the press is more important than ever,” said Kerry Kennedy, President of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. “The Journalists who followed my father’s 1968 campaign created the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards in his name, and this year’s winners have produced work that speaks to the spirit of my father and the Book and Journalism Awards.”
The Awards will be presented along with the 37th Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, by Mrs. Robert Kennedy and Kerry Kennedy with Chair Margaret Engel on May 23, 2017 at 6:30 pm at the Newseum. The event will be emceed by Book Chair Michael Beschloss with remarks by Kerry Kennedy and Bill Moyers.
Full List of Journalism Award Winners
High School Broadcast
“A Whole New World,” by Josh Horned, Chloe Durham and Rachel Pfeifer
HTV Magazine, Hillcrest High School, Springfield, Missouri
High School Print
“A Ball, A Team, A War and a Dream,” by Anthony Kristensen
Francis Howell North High School, St. Charles, Missouri
College Journalism
“Wounds of White Clay: Nebraska’s Shameful Legacy,” by In-Depth Reporting class
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska
Print - Domestic
“Bias on the Bench,” by Josh Salman, Emily le Coz and Elizabeth Johnson
Sarasota Herald Tribune, Florida
Print - International
“The Assad Files,” by Ben Taub
The New Yorker
Photography - Domestic
“Toxic Stress: A Cycle of Poverty and Gun Violence,” by Laurie Skrivan
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri
Photography - International
“Signs of Your Identity,” by Daniella Zalcman
Various Publications
Radio
“The Strange Death of José de Jesús,” by Fernanda Echávarri, Marlon Bishop and Maria Hinojosa
Latino USA
New Media
“Vacation in No Man’s Sea,” by Almudena Toral
Univision News
Cartoon
“The Flint Water Scandal,” by Mike Thompson
Detroit Free Press
Television - Domestic
“The Naked Truth: Rigged,” by Keith Summa
Fusion
Television - International
“A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness,” produced and directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
HBO
Media Advocacy Award
“Rikers” by Bill Moyers
Schumann Media Center and Brick City TV in association with Public Square Media
Executive Editor -- Bill Moyers. Executive Producer -- Judy Doctoroff O’Neill
Producers -- by Marc Levin, Mark Benjamin, and Rolake Bamgbose
About Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Led by human rights activist and lawyer Kerry Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has advocated for a more just and peaceful world since 1968. We work alongside local activists to ensure lasting positive change in governments and corporations. Our team includes leading attorneys, advocates, entrepreneurs and writers united by a commitment to social justice.
About the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards
The Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards honor outstanding reporting on issues that reflect Robert Kennedy's concerns, including human rights, social justice, and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world. Winning entries provide insights into the causes, conditions, and remedies of human rights violations and injustice, and critical analyses of relevant policies, programs, individual actions, and private endeavors that foster positive change. The Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards are among the few in which winners are determined by their peers. Past winners include The Washington Post, National Public Radio, CBS's 60 Minutes, ABC's 20/20, and HBO.
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Max Burns
646-809-0120
www.rfkhumanrights.org
Max Burns
646-809-0120
www.rfkhumanrights.org
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