CINCINNATI, Oct. 20,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The year's most impactful
journalism was on display during the 71st Scripps Howard Journalism
Awards show, which aired Sunday, Oct.
20, on Scripps News.
The Scripps Howard Journalism Awards judges – a panel of veteran
journalists and media leaders – selected the winning news
organizations from 775 entries across 14 categories.
"From investigations into the influence of the Supreme Court to
exposés on the hidden dangers of life-saving medical equipment, the
reporting highlighted in this year's program showcases the power of
the journalism industry to change lives and shape the world," said
Meredith Delaney, president and CEO
of the Scripps Howard Fund.
The awards show, hosted by Scripps News anchor Christian Bryant, featured guest appearances
from John Oliver, host of
"Last Week Tonight with John
Oliver"; David Muir,
anchor of "ABC World News Tonight"; Soledad O'Brien, host of "Matter of Fact
with Soledad O'Brien"; and
Geoff Bennett, co-anchor of
"PBS News Hour."
Scripps News will rebroadcast the show in its entirety at
8 p.m. ET Saturday, Oct. 26. It will
also replay on some of Scripps' local stations October through
December (air dates and times will vary depending on the
market).
The winners of the 71st Scripps Howard Journalism
Awards:
Excellence in Audio Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard: The Boston Globe in
association with HBO Documentary Films – "Murder in Boston"
Excellence in Breaking News: The Associated Press –
"Deadly Maui Wildfires"
Excellence in Business/Financial Reporting: The
New York Times – "Alone and
Exploited"
Excellence in Environmental Reporting, honoring Edward W.
"Ted" Scripps II: The Washington Post – "The Human Limit"
Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, honoring
Edward Willis Scripps: The
Kansas City Star and The Wichita Eagle – "Marion Record Raid"
Excellence in Innovation, honoring Roy W. Howard: ProPublica and The Desert Sun
– "Thirsty Valley"
Excellence in Local/Regional Investigative Reporting: The
Cincinnati Enquirer, The Columbus Dispatch, Akron Beacon Journal,
Canton Repository – "Chaos in Ohio's Youth Lockups"
Excellence in Local Video Storytelling, honoring Jack. R.
Howard: KARE-TV Minneapolis – "KARE 11 Investigates: Broken
Promises"
Excellence in Multimedia Journalism: Reuters – "The Bat
Lands"
Excellence in Narrative Human-Interest Storytelling, honoring
Ernie Pyle: NPR – "Ukraine
Kindergarten"
Excellence in National/International Investigative Reporting,
the Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize: ProPublica – "Friends of
the Court"
Excellence in National/International Video Storytelling,
honoring Jack R. Howard:
FRONTLINE (PBS) and The Associated Press – "20 Days in
Mariupol"
Excellence in Opinion Writing: Los
Angeles Times – "Inside Out: Normalizing Incarceration to
Increase Public Safety"
Excellence in Visual Human-Interest Storytelling: MSNBC –
"On Assignment with Richard Engel:
Ukraine's Secret Resistance"
Impact Award: The New York
Times – "Alone and Exploited"
Judges' comments: "'Alone and Exploited is a
vital, well told story for our time when America's gaze is set on
the U.S.-Mexico border.
Hannah Dreier looks past the
rhetoric and optics on our southern border, instead focusing her
investigation on the real source of our immigration issue in
the United States -- the
workplace. Smartly, she homed in on the most vulnerable of workers
-- immigrant children. She tells this story with important
ground-breaking data, but most importantly, with the voices of
these vulnerable children who often go unheard."
View the full gallery of finalists
here.
The Scripps Howard Fund, in partnership with the Association for
Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), also
announced the winners and finalists for its two journalism
education awards:
Teacher of the Year Nicole
Kraft, The Ohio State
University
Administrator of the Year: Ann Brill, University of Kansas
Media contact: Molly
Miossi, The E.W. Scripps Company,
513-977-3713, molly.miossi@scripps.com
About the Scripps Howard Fund
The Scripps Howard Fund, a public charity established by The E.W.
Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), is dedicated to creating
informed and engaged communities through journalism education,
childhood literacy and local causes. At the crossroads of the
classroom and the newsroom, the Fund is a leader in supporting
journalism through scholarships, internships, minority recruitment
and development and First Amendment causes. The Scripps Howard
Awards stand as one of the industry's top honors for outstanding
journalism. The Fund's annual "If You Give a Child a Book …"
childhood literacy campaign has distributed thousands of new books
to children in need across the nation. The Fund partners with
Scripps brands to create awareness of local issues and support
organizations that build thriving communities. The Scripps
Howard Fund administers funding for the Scripps Howard Foundation,
a private foundation established in 1962 to advance charitable
causes important to The E.W. Scripps Company and the Scripps and
Howard families.
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