Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism
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The Payne Awards for Ethics in Journalism were created at the University of Oregon
's School of Journalism and Communications in 1999. In the words of the school's dean
, Tim Gleason, the awards were created "to honor the journalist
of integrity and character who reports with insight and clarity in the face of political or economic pressures and to reward performance that inspires public trust in the media." The award was established by Seattle broadcasting legend Ancil Payne, former president and CEO of KING-TV
. Past award winners have included freelancers, broadcasters and print reporters from media organizations large and small. Award winners receive a $5,000 prize.
University of Oregon
-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...
's School of Journalism and Communications in 1999. In the words of the school's dean
Dean (education)
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, Tim Gleason, the awards were created "to honor the journalist
Journalist
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of integrity and character who reports with insight and clarity in the face of political or economic pressures and to reward performance that inspires public trust in the media." The award was established by Seattle broadcasting legend Ancil Payne, former president and CEO of KING-TV
KING-TV
KING-TV, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Seattle, Washington, affiliated with the NBC network. Owned by Belo Corporation, it broadcasts on UHF digital channel 48. Its offices and broadcasting center are located just east of Seattle Center...
. Past award winners have included freelancers, broadcasters and print reporters from media organizations large and small. Award winners receive a $5,000 prize.
2011
- Stanley Nelson of Concorida Sentinel in Ferriday, LouisianaFerriday, LouisianaFerriday is a town in Concordia Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States. The population, which is three-fourths African American, was 3,723 at the 2000 census....
, for his investigation of the 1964 murder of Frank Morris, a black Ferriday businessman. - Staff of the New York Times for its "deliberate and thoughtful" handling of confidential information released by controversial WikiLeaks website in 2010.
- Special Citation: Damon WinterDamon WinterDamon Winter is a New York based photographer who specializes in documentary, editorial, and travel photography. He received a Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 2009 while with The New York Times.-Background:...
, a photographer of the New York Times, for his work documenting the devastation and death in the aftermath of the January 2010 Haiti earthquake. - Special Citation: Staff of the student Yale Daily NewsYale Daily NewsThe Yale Daily News is an independent student newspaper published by Yale University students in New Haven, Connecticut since January 28, 1878...
for its coverage of a Yale student’s high-profile suicide in March 2010.
2010
- Scott CarneyScott CarneyScott Carney is an American freelance journalist. He reported from Chennai, India between 2006–2009 and currently resides in Long Beach, CA. He contributes stories on a variety of medical, technological and ethical issues to Wired Magazine, Mother Jones and National Public Radio...
of Mother Jones (magazine)Mother Jones (magazine)Mother Jones is an American independent news organization, featuring investigative and breaking news reporting on politics, the environment, human rights, and culture. Mother Jones has been nominated for 23 National Magazine Awards and has won six times, including for General Excellence in 2001,...
for his story locating a child kidnapped from India and sold to an American family. - Farnaz FassihiFarnaz FassihiFarnaz Fassihi is an award winning Iranian-American journalist. She is a senior staff writer for The Wall Street Journal covering the Middle East....
, Iran Bureau Chief for the Wall Street Journal for carefully navigating difficult emotional terrain during several reports from the field.
2009
- News Organization: The Seattle TimesThe Seattle TimesThe Seattle Times is a newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, US. It is the largest daily newspaper in the state of Washington. It has been, since the demise in 2009 of the printed version of the rival Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle's only major daily print newspaper.-History:The Seattle Times...
- Individual Journalist: Glen Mabie
- Collegiate Media: None awarded
2008
- News Organization—The Phoenix New Times and The (Spokane) Spokesman-Review
- Individual Journalist—None awarded
- Collegiate Media—Ashley Gough, editor of The Mount Observer at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Mass.
2007
- News Organization: The Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
and the New York Times - Individual Journalist: Staff, the Santa Barbara News-Press
- Collegiate Media: None awarded
- Special Citation: The (Raleigh) News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer
- Special Citation: Josh Wolf
2006
- Kurt EichenwaldKurt EichenwaldKurt Alexander Eichenwald , an American writer and investigative reporter formerly with The New York Times and later with Condé Nast's business magazine, Portfolio...
of the New York Times for his investigative reporting of & involvement with Justin BerryJustin BerryJustin Berry is an American who beginning at age 13, operated pornographic websites featuring himself and other teen males. In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a The New York Times feature article. Before publication, Berry was granted immunity in exchange for his help in prosecuting...
, a self-described victim of Internet predators.
2005
- Kevin SitesKevin SitesKevin Sites is an American author and freelance journalist. He has spent nearly a decade covering global wars and disasters for ABC, NBC, CNN, and Yahoo! News...
, for his war reporting. - The Denver PostThe Denver Post-Ownership:The Post is the flagship newspaper of MediaNews Group Inc., founded in 1983 by William Dean Singleton and Richard Scudder. MediaNews is today one of the nation's largest newspaper chains, publisher of 61 daily newspapers and more than 120 non-daily publications in 13 states. MediaNews...
, for its handling of the anonymity of the accuser of Kobe BryantKobe BryantKobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
. - The State Press of Arizona State UniversityArizona State UniversityArizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
, for its management of a dispute with a donor.
2004
- Virginia Gerst, for her management of a conflict with the Pioneer PressPioneer PressThe Pioneer Press publishes 50 local newspapers in the metropolitan Chicago area. It is a division of the Sun-Times Media Group. Pioneer Press' headquarters is in Glenview...
regarding a negative restaurant review. - Bakersfield Californian for its reporting on the stabbing death of a government attorney.
- Joel Elliott of Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls College is a fully accredited, Christian liberal arts, bible college, located in Toccoa, Georgia, on the edge of the Piedmont region and in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The campus occupies , bordering the Chattahoochee National Forest and is home to Toccoa Falls a high...
, for his role in exposing dishonesty in the resume of the college's president.
2003
- Paul DeMain of News from Indian CountryNews from Indian CountryNews From Indian Country is a nationwide, privately owned newspaper, published twice a month, founded by Paul DeMain in 1986, who is the managing editor and an owner. It is the oldest continuing, nationally distributed publication that is not owned by a tribal government...
, for his investigation into the 1975 death of Anna Mae AquashAnna Mae AquashAnna Mae Aquash was a Mi'kmaq activist from Nova Scotia, Canada who became the highest-ranking woman in the American Indian Movement in the United States during the mid-1970s.Aquash...
. - The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, for its reportage on shortcomings in the state's Department of Children and Families.
- The Mount Hood Community CollegeMount Hood Community CollegeMt. Hood Community College is a public community college in Gresham, Oregon, United States, named after Mount Hood. Opened in 1966, MHCC enrolls nearly 26,000 students each year and offers classes at the main campus in Gresham, the MHCC Maywood Park Center, and evening education centers at area...
Advocate, for editorial response to a proposed bond measure.
2002
- Jay Harris, for resisting corporate pressure to cut staff at the San Jose Mercury NewsSan Jose Mercury NewsThe San Jose Mercury News is a daily newspaper in San Jose, California. On its web site, however, it calls itself Silicon Valley Mercury News. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group...
. - Voice of AmericaVoice of AmericaVoice of America is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors . VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio...
, for airing an interview with Mullah OmarMohammed OmarMullah Mohammed Omar , often simply called Mullah Omar, is the leader of the Taliban movement that operates in Afghanistan. He was Afghanistan's de facto head of state from 1996 to late 2001, under the official title "Head of the Supreme Council"...
over opposition from the United States Department of StateUnited States Department of StateThe United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
. - KOMU-TVKOMU-TVKOMU-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Mid-Missouri licensed to Columbia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 8 from a transmitter at studios on US 63 southeast of downtown. The station can also be seen on Mediacom, Suddenlink, and Charter channel 7 as well...
in MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, for adhering to a policy banning political symbols in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacksSeptember 11, 2001 attacksThe September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
.
2001
- David Offer, editor of Stars and StripesStars and Stripes (newspaper)Stars and Stripes is a news source that operates from inside the United States Department of Defense but is editorially separate from it. The First Amendment protection which Stars and Stripes enjoys is safeguarded by Congress to whom an independent ombudsman, who serves the readers' interests,...
, for resigning to protest publisher censorship. - D'Anne Hamilton and Nellie Moore, for protesting an editorial decision.
- The Jackson SunThe Jackson SunThe Jackson Sun is a daily newspaper published in Jackson, Tennessee, and is one of western Tennessee's major newspapers. The newspaper is owned by Gannett. Its history dates back over 150 years. It is delivered to 13 counties and is read by over 128,000 people....
for its historical coverage of voting rights demonstrations in 1960, including an examination of why the paper did not cover the events at the time.
2000
- Individual staff of the Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, for protesting the publisher's profit-sharing agreement with Staples CenterStaples CenterStaples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles...
. - The Union Democrat of Sonora, CaliforniaSonora, CaliforniaSonora is the county seat of Tuolumne County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,903, up from 4,423 at the 2000 census. Sonora is the only incorporated community in Tuolumne County.-Geography:...
, for refusing to publish a story based solely on anonymous sources. - Erin Becker and Corey Lewis of Western Washington UniversityWestern Washington UniversityWestern Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:...
's The Western Front, for refusing to divulge the source of photographs taken by Animal Liberation FrontAnimal Liberation FrontThe Animal Liberation Front is an international, underground leaderless resistance that engages in illegal direct action in pursuit of animal liberation...
members during an act of laboratory vandalism.
External links
- Payne Awards School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon