CINCINNATI, Sept. 20,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 70th Scripps Howard
Awards will recognize 2022 journalism that spurred action, exposed
previously undisclosed information and led to changes in the
public, private or business sector. The Scripps Howard Fund, a
public charity that supports causes important to The E.W. Scripps
Company (NASDAQ: SSP) and the communities it serves, announced the
finalists for the annual awards today.
The Scripps Howard Awards, one of the nation's most prestigious
journalism competitions, honor work from television stations and
networks, radio and podcasts, visual media, online media outlets,
independent producers, newspapers and print publications.
The Scripps Howard Awards judges – a panel of veteran
journalists and media leaders – selected this year's finalists from
780 entries across 14 categories. The Fund will present
$170,000 in prize money to the
winning news organizations and journalists.
The winners will be announced during a special program airing at
8 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, Oct. 22, on Scripps News, the national
news network owned by Scripps. The awards show will also announce
the winner of the coveted Impact Award, which is chosen from the
winners of the other 14 categories and select finalists. The award
honors the journalism that produced the most impact.
This year's awards show, hosted by Scripps News anchor
Christian Bryant, will give viewers
a glimpse into the journalism produced by the finalists and
introduce viewers to the people and communities impacted by their
work.
"Each year, the work submitted to the Scripps Howard Awards
stands as a powerful reminder of the irreplaceable role journalists
play in our world. This year was no exception," said Liz Carter, president and CEO of the Scripps
Howard Fund. "From the conflicts playing out in our communities to
the war zones oceans away, the journalists represented in this
year's group of finalists persevered – often against great odds –
to bring these stories to light. Their impact is far-reaching."
The 70th Scripps Howard Awards finalists are:
Excellence in Audio Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard
American Public Media – "Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read
Went So Wrong"
The Marshall Project, NPR – "How the Newest Federal Prison Became
One of the Deadliest"
The Seattle Times, KNKX (Seattle) Public Radio – "The Walk Home"
Excellence in Breaking News
The Indianapolis Star, The Columbus Dispatch, The Cincinnati
Enquirer, USA Today – "Coverage of
10-Year-Old's Abortion in Indiana"
The Texas Tribune, ProPublica – "Uvalde Shooting and Its
Aftermath"
The Washington Post – "The Start of the War in Ukraine"
Excellence in Business/Financial Reporting
Bloomberg News – "Microfinance Misery"
Los Angeles Times – "Legal Weed, Broken
Promises"
USA Today – "Dying for Care"
Excellence in Environmental Reporting, honoring Edward W.
"Ted" Scripps II
Bloomberg Green, Bloomberg News –
"Big Plastic"
ProPublica, The New York Times Magazine – "Barbados Resists Climate
Colonialism in an Effort to Survive the Costs of Global
Warming"
The Arizona Republic, azcentral – "Colorado River Crisis"
Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, honoring
Edward Willis Scripps
Insider – "Deaths in the Family"
Las Vegas Review-Journal – "The Murder of Investigative Reporter
Jeff German"
Traverse City Record-Eagle, CNHI News – "Unguarded"
Excellence in Innovation, honoring Roy W. Howard
The Markup – "Still Loading"
The Marshall Project, WOVU (Cleveland), Cleveland Documenters –
"Testify"
Rolling Stone, Starling Lab – "The DJ and the War Crimes"
Excellence in Local/Regional Investigative Reporting
AL.com – "The Rise and Fall of a Predatory Police Force"
The Charlotte Observer, The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) – "Security for
Sale"
KARE 11 (Minneapolis) Investigates
– "The GAP: Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect"
Excellence in Local Video Storytelling, honoring Jack. R.
Howard
KGW (Portland, Oregon) – "One
Day"
KUSA-TV (Denver) – "Burned"
NBC Bay Area (San Jose,
California) – "Saving San Francisco"
Excellence in Multimedia Journalism
The New York Times – "Inside the
Apocalyptic Worldview of 'Tucker Carlson Tonight'"
San Francisco Chronicle – "Broken Promise"
The Wall Street Journal – "Russian War Crimes in Ukraine"
Excellence in Narrative Human-Interest Storytelling, honoring
Ernie Pyle
CBS News 60
Minutes – "Sharswood"
The New York Times Magazine – "Lost in Ohio"
Serial Productions, The New York Times
– "We Were Three"
Excellence in National/International Investigative Reporting,
the Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize
FRONTLINE, The Associated Press – "Putin's Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes"
Reuters – "Nightmare in Nigeria"
The Washington Post – "Black Out"
Excellence in National/International Video Storytelling,
honoring Jack R. Howard
Fault Lines, Al Jazeera English – "The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh"
FRONTLINE, The Associated Press – "Michael
Flynn's Holy War"
FRONTLINE (Putin's Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes in
collaboration with Associated Press; Crime Scene: Bucha, in
collaboration with Associated Press and SITU Research) – "The War
on Ukraine"
Excellence in Opinion Writing
Los Angeles Times – "Rebuild |
Reburn"
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – "The Uncounted Dead"
The Washington Post – "Legacy of Exclusion"
Excellence in Visual Human-Interest Storytelling
Los Angeles Times – "Hollywood's Finest"
San Francisco Chronicle – Visuals Team Portfolio
USA Today – "Life Became
Suffering: Illustrated and Audible Memories from the Siege of
Mariupol and the War in Ukraine"
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
Winner: Rachel Young,
University of Iowa
Finalist: Katie Place,
Quinnipiac University School of
Communications
Administrator of the Year
Winner: David Kurpius, dean
of the Missouri School of Journalism
Finalist: Alan Stavitsky,
dean of the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno
These national awards recognize excellence in teaching and
administration within journalism and communication programs. Both
awards were presented at the 2023 AEJMC Conference in August.
Media contact: Becca McCarter, (513)
410-2425, rebecca.mccarter@scripps.com
About the Scripps Howard Fund
The Scripps Howard Fund is a public charity that supports
philanthropic causes important to The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ:
SSP) and the communities it serves, with a special emphasis on
journalism education, excellence in journalism and childhood
literacy. 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, and 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. In support of its mission to create a better-informed
world, the Fund also partners with Scripps brands to create
awareness of local issues and support organizations that help build
thriving communities. The Scripps Howard Foundation, an
affiliated organization with the Scripps Howard Fund, supports
Scripps' charitable efforts through its endowment, key assets and
major donations.
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