Appendix A: Journalism Awards and Prizes - General Journalism Awards

CPJ International Press Freedom Awards

These honor journalists around the world who show courage in defending press freedom in the face of attacks, threats, or imprisonment. Created in 1991, they are administered by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Awards are usually given to four individuals and are intended to focus media coverage on countries where press freedom violations are particularly serious.

Past winners: http://cpj.org/awards/2008

Heywood Broun Award

Named in honor of the New York reporter and columnist (1888–1939), and administered by the Newspaper Guild (which he helped found in 1933), this award, first given in 1941, “is intended to en courage and recognize individual journalistic achieve ment by members of the working media, particularly if it helps right a wrong or correct an injustice.” Employees of newspapers, news services, magazines, and radio and TV stations in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico are eligible.

Past winners: http://www.newsguild.org/index.php?ID=906

Kiplinger Distinguished contributions to Journalism

The National Press Foundation created the W. M. Kiplinger Distinguished Contributions to Journalism Award to honor persons who have, through their vision and leadership, strengthened American journalism and furthered the efforts to establish quality in American journalism. Kiplinger (1891–1967) founded (in 1920) a newsletter and magazine publishing firm in Washington, D.C., that still carries his name. This is not an honor one applies for—winners are selected by the NPF board.

Past winners:http://www.nationalpress.org/info-url3520/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=118477

Livingston Awards

The Livingston Awards have been given since 1980 to media professionals under the age of 35 for local, national, and international reporting. The awards are administered by a New York City—based foundation run by Mollie Parnis Livingston, who was an important dress designer from the 1960s into the 1980s. Named for Livingston's son Robert, publisher of the journalism magazine More, the Livingston awards are the largest, all media, general reporting prizes in America. They pit print, broadcast, and online entries against one another for awards in local, national, and international reporting.

Past winners: http://www.livawards.org/winners/past_winners.html

Sidney Hillman foundation Journalism Awards

Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has recognized journalists and writers whose work promotes social and economic justice. Hillman (1887–1946) was the long-time head of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union and key political figure during the Roosevelt New Deal of the 1930s. Annual awards were, by 2009, given in six categories: