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Goldsmith Prize
The Goldsmith Awards Program encourages a more insightful, spirited
public debate about government, politics, and the press. The awards are
given by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public
Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard
University.
2008 Goldsmith Prizes
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Investigative Reporting
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Barton Gellman and Jo Becker, "Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency,
" The Washington Post |
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Book Prize
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Academic: In Defense of Negativity: Attack Ads in
Presidential Campaigns, John G. Geer |
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Trade: Nation of Secrets: The Threat to Democracy and
the American Way of Life, Ted Gup |
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Career Award for Excellence in Journalism
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Paul E. Steiger |
2007 Goldsmith Prizes
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Investigative Reporting
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Charles Forelle, James Bandler and Mark Maremont, "Stock Option
Abuses," The Wall Street Journal |
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Book Prize
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Academic: Hearing the Other Side: Deliberative versus
Participatory Democracy, Diana C. Mutz |
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Trade: The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights
Struggle and the Awakening of a Nation, Gene Roberts and Hank
Klibanoff |
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Career Award for Excellence in Journalism
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Daniel Schorr |
2006 Goldsmith Prizes
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Investigative Reporting
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James Risen and Eric Lichtblau, “Domestic Spying,”
The New York Times. The report revealed that the government was
systematically tapping into international telephone calls and email
traffic in the U.S. without court warrants. |
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Book Prize
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Academic: Tides of Consent: How Public Opinion Shapes
American Politics, James A. Stimson |
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Trade: Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the
Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism, Daniel C. Hallin and
Paolo Mancini |
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Career Award for Excellence in Journalism
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Jim Lehrer, executive editor and anchor, The NewsHour with Jim
Lehrer |
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