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Journalism Awards
The Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award honors the outstanding reporting of the lives and strife of disadvantaged people throughout the world. Known as the "Poor People's Pulitzers" within the press arena, these award recipients have brought to light issues spanning from child abuse and juvenile crime to discriminatory banking practices and prejudice against AIDS victims.
Established in December of 1968 by a group of reporters covering Robert Kennedy's presidential election, the award program has far exceeded the expectations of its founders. Led by a committee of six independent journalists, the Awards are judged by more than fifty journalists each year. It has become the largest program of its kind and one of few in which the winners are determined solely by their peers.
Please call Simone Greggs at 202-463-7575 ext 234 or greggs@rfkmemorial.org for more information.
40th Annual Awards - 2008 (for 2007 coverage)
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Dana Priest and Anne Hall, "The Other Walter Reed" Washington Post
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| International Print Winner:
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Robyn Dixon, "Zimbabwe's Pain" The Los Angeles Times
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| Domestic Photo Winner:
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Mona Reeder, "The Bottom Line" The Dallas Morning News
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| International Photo Winner:
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Mary F. Calvert, "Lost Daughters: Sex Selection in India" The Washington Times
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| Domestic Radio Winner :
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Alix Spiegel, "Stuck and Suicidal in a Post-Katrina Trailer Park" National Public Radio
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| Domestic Television:
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Steve Kroft and Ira Rosen (with John Solomon, Washington Times), "Evidence of Injustice", CBS News 60 Minutes
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| International Television:
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Kira Kay and Jason Maloney, "Uganda's Silent War" PBS News Hour and HDNet World Report
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| Cartoon Winner:
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Signe Wilkinson, The Daily News (Philadelphia, PA)
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| College Broadcast Winner:
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Rachel Anderson, Megan Carrick, Justin Peterson and Chris Welch, "Breaking Down Barriers" University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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| High School Print Winner:
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D. J. Shewmaker, "Students Show Outstanding Ability" Francis Howell North High School
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| High School Broadcast Winner:
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Brittany Gomes, Mhanivel Moresca, Samuel Balecha, and Laurissa Asuega, "Home is Where the Heart Is" Waianae High School
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