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Conscience-in-Media Award

February 15, 2024

The Conscience-in-Media Award is presented by the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) to journalists that the society deems worthy of recognition for their distinctive contributions. The award is not given out often, and is awarded to those journalists which the ASJA feels have demonstrated integrity to journalistic values, while enduring personal costs to themselves. Candidates are decided by an initial vote of the ASJA's First Amendment Committee, which must then be confirmed by a separate vote of the ASJA's board of directors.

Conscience-in-Media Award
Awarded forHonoring "those who have demonstrated singular commitment to the highest principles of journalism at notable personal cost or sacrifice."[1]
LocationNew York, New York
Country United States
Presented byAmerican Society of Journalists and Authors
First awarded1975
Last awarded2018
Websiteasja.org/For-Writers/ASJAs-Annual-Writing-Awards/Awards-Recipients/Conscience-In-Media

The award has been presented twelve times since the first award was given in 1975. Notable recipients have included Jonathan Kozol, for work researching homelessness while writing his book Rachel and Her Children, Richard Behar and Paulette Cooper, for separate pieces investigating the Church of Scientology, and Anna Rosmus, for her investigation into the Nazi history of her hometown in Passau, Germany. In 2005, the committee voted to present the award to Judith Miller, but this vote was later overturned by a unanimous decision of the board.

History edit

 
Jonathan Kozol, recipient of the 1988 award

The award is given by the ASJA, to recognize "distinctive contributions by any journalist in any medium".[2] The first award was given to Jerald F. terHorst in 1975, and in total the award has been presented twelve times.[3] The award criteria are stringent. The American Society of Journalists and Authors maintains that those honored must have knowingly taken risks in the course of researching their story, going beyond the normal call of duty. Specifically, the award is given: "for singular commitment to the highest principles of journalism at notable personal cost".[1][4]

Jonathan Kozol was honored with the 1988 award, for work done on his book Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America.[5][6] In order to research the plight of homeless people in New York City, Kozol spent the majority of a winter season at the Martinique Hotel in Manhattan, where he grew close with the residents of the government subsidized shelter.[5][7] During his time spent learning about the experiences of the homeless, he most empathized with homeless mothers - who constantly fear that sickness, poverty or intervention from the state of New York will result in the loss of their children. Kozol attempted to analyze the causes of homelessness, and to provide an estimate of what the future would be for the homeless.[5]

 
Paulette Cooper received the 1992 award along with Richard Behar.

1992 was the first time in ASJA history in which two writers were honored in the same year. The AJSA had already decided to honor investigative journalist Richard Behar, for his Time magazine article about the Church of Scientology: "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power".[1] Paulette Cooper, a longtime member of the ASJA, had also written about Scientology in her book The Scandal of Scientology, and was the subject of a "fair game" tactic that the Church of Scientology Guardian's Office called "Operation Freakout".[8][9] As the award was not in existence at the time Cooper wrote her book, the ASJA decided that recognizing Cooper at the same time as Behar emphasized the commitment and courage both writers imbued in the face of risk to themselves.[10]

Anna Rosmus received the 1994 award, in honor of work related to her research on the Nazi past of her hometown in Bavaria.[11] Rosmus researched anti-Semitism, and opposed neo-Nazis and the extreme right in Germany.[12] She also located and published artwork of Jews that had once lived in her hometown of Passau, Germany.[12] As a result of her work, Rosmus endured threats against her life.[13] In a 1996 Yom HaShoah ceremony, Rosmus recounted threats she faced after conducting her research: "Once-friendly neighbors threatened me openly - on the telephone, in person, in letters ... They threatened to kill me and kidnap my children. Some even attacked me physically, a room where I was to speak in Munich was bombed just before I was to be there, and several times I was sued. Nobody ever claimed I had said anything false or made mistakes. They just claimed all this would damage their reputations."[14] Rosmus was profiled on 60 Minutes, and her story was the subject of the 1990 West German drama film, The Nasty Girl.[13] Rosmus was presented with the Conscience-in-Media Award in a special ceremony at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.[15]

In 2005, the ASJA's First Amendment Committee narrowly voted to present Judith Miller with the award, in recognition of her dedication to protecting sources.[16] However, the full board of the ASJA later voted not to accept the decision of its committee, due to its opinion that her career as a whole and her actions in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case had cast doubt on her merits.[16][17][18][19] ASJA president Jack El-Hai stated that the ASJA board's vote to reject the committee's recommendation had been unanimous.[18] This decision sparked controversy, and Jack El-Hai received correspondence both praising the board for its decision, and accusing it of various political motives.[20]

In 2015 three freelance journalists, James Foley, Steven Sotloff, and Austin Tice were honored with the award, presented at the National Press Club. "These three men represent the highest values of journalism: courage, sacrifice and a firm commitment to the truth", said Randy Dotinga, president of ASJA. "Their bravery and dedication are especially inspiring to us as fellow independent writers."

In 2018 the award was bestowed upon Daphne Caruana Galizia, an influential Maltese journalist, who had been threatened numerous times because of her investigative writing about people in high places, and in 2017 was murdered by a bomb placed under her car seat. "In her search for truth and tenacity in presenting it to the public, Daphne Caruana Galizia exemplifies the criteria for the Conscience in Media award", says Sherry Beck Paprocki, ASJA president.

Award recipients edit

Honoring: "those who have demonstrated singular commitment to the highest principles of journalism at notable personal cost or sacrifice."

— American Society of Journalists and Authors[1]

Additional source[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Valk, Elizabeth P. (February 24, 1992). . Time. Time Inc. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
  2. ^ Evans, Glen (1983). The Complete Guide to Writing Non-fiction. Writer's Digest Books. pp. About the ASJA. ISBN 0-89879-117-0.
  3. ^ a b Staff (2007). . American Society of Journalists and Authors. ASJA. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
  4. ^ Konish, Lorie (June 23, 2003). "Interview with Richard Behar, senior writer at Fortune magazine and recent recipient of the Daniel Pearl Award". The Scoop: Media Relations, Tips, Insights & Opportunities. LexisNexis. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  5. ^ a b c d Staff. . Portfolio at NYU. New York University. Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  6. ^ a b Sleeman, Elizabeth (2003). International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004. 2003. p. 308. ISBN 1-85743-179-0.
  7. ^ McKinney, Deborah (October 26, 2006). "School segregation not a relic of history, educator argues - KOZOL: Top court has let minority students return to second-class status, activist charges". Anchorage Daily News. p. D1.
  8. ^ Bercovici, Jeff (2007-06-22). . Radar. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  9. ^ Cooper, Paulette (June 2007). "The Scandal of the Scandal of Scientology". Byline.
  10. ^ Staff (March 12, 1992). "Behar of Time honored with Conscience-in-Media Award for Scientology story". Cult Awareness Network News. (Old) Cult Awareness Network. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  11. ^ Klimuska, Ed (February 17, 2003). "Author who documented Nazi horrors to speak at E-town". Lancaster New Era. p. B-1.
  12. ^ a b Thompson Forum (March 7, 2002). . E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. A Cooperative Project of The Cooper Foundation and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
  13. ^ a b Staff (1999). . AILF - Immigrant Achievement Awards. American Immigration Law Foundation. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
  14. ^ Parker, J. Michael (April 17, 1996). "German says Holocaust still must be faced - Woman uncovered truth about town". San Antonio Express-News.
  15. ^ Staff (February 14, 2002). "Writer of town's Nazi past to speak at Lied". Lincoln Journal Star. p. B4.
  16. ^ a b E&P Staff (August 3, 2005). "Writers Group Won't Give Judith Miller 'Conscience in Media' Award After All". Editor & Publisher: America's Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry.
  17. ^ Hargrove, Elaine (Summer 2005). (PDF). Bulletin. The Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law, University of Minnesota. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-12-29. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  18. ^ a b G., T (August 4, 2005). "For Judy Miller, a prison jumpsuit but no award". Salon. Salon Media Group, Inc.
  19. ^ Staff (August 3, 2005). "No 'Conscience' award for Times reporter". UPI NewsTrack. United Press International.
  20. ^ El-Hai, Jack (April 2006). "Messages on the Screen". President's Letter 2006-04. American Society of Journalists and Authors. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  21. ^ "James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Austin Tice Named ASJA's Conscience In Media Award Recipients". 2015-09-08.
  22. ^ Broder, Henryk M.; Sander L. Gilman; Lilian M. Friedberg (2003). A Jew in the New Germany. University of Illinois Press. p. 157. ISBN 0-252-02856-2.
  23. ^ Ebner, Mark; Andrew Breitbart (2004). Hollywood, Interrupted: Insanity Chic in Babylon - The Case Against Celebrity. John Wiley and Sons. pp. Page 362. ISBN 0-471-45051-0.

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The Conscience in Media Award is presented by the American Society of Journalists and Authors ASJA to journalists that the society deems worthy of recognition for their distinctive contributions The award is not given out often and is awarded to those journalists which the ASJA feels have demonstrated integrity to journalistic values while enduring personal costs to themselves Candidates are decided by an initial vote of the ASJA s First Amendment Committee which must then be confirmed by a separate vote of the ASJA s board of directors Conscience in Media AwardAwarded forHonoring those who have demonstrated singular commitment to the highest principles of journalism at notable personal cost or sacrifice 1 LocationNew York New YorkCountry United StatesPresented byAmerican Society of Journalists and AuthorsFirst awarded1975Last awarded2018Websiteasja wbr org wbr For Writers wbr ASJAs Annual Writing Awards wbr Awards Recipients wbr Conscience In MediaThe award has been presented twelve times since the first award was given in 1975 Notable recipients have included Jonathan Kozol for work researching homelessness while writing his book Rachel and Her Children Richard Behar and Paulette Cooper for separate pieces investigating the Church of Scientology and Anna Rosmus for her investigation into the Nazi history of her hometown in Passau Germany In 2005 the committee voted to present the award to Judith Miller but this vote was later overturned by a unanimous decision of the board Contents 1 History 2 Award recipients 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Jonathan Kozol recipient of the 1988 awardThe award is given by the ASJA to recognize distinctive contributions by any journalist in any medium 2 The first award was given to Jerald F terHorst in 1975 and in total the award has been presented twelve times 3 The award criteria are stringent The American Society of Journalists and Authors maintains that those honored must have knowingly taken risks in the course of researching their story going beyond the normal call of duty Specifically the award is given for singular commitment to the highest principles of journalism at notable personal cost 1 4 Jonathan Kozol was honored with the 1988 award for work done on his book Rachel and Her Children Homeless Families in America 5 6 In order to research the plight of homeless people in New York City Kozol spent the majority of a winter season at the Martinique Hotel in Manhattan where he grew close with the residents of the government subsidized shelter 5 7 During his time spent learning about the experiences of the homeless he most empathized with homeless mothers who constantly fear that sickness poverty or intervention from the state of New York will result in the loss of their children Kozol attempted to analyze the causes of homelessness and to provide an estimate of what the future would be for the homeless 5 nbsp Paulette Cooper received the 1992 award along with Richard Behar 1992 was the first time in ASJA history in which two writers were honored in the same year The AJSA had already decided to honor investigative journalist Richard Behar for his Time magazine article about the Church of Scientology The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power 1 Paulette Cooper a longtime member of the ASJA had also written about Scientology in her book The Scandal of Scientology and was the subject of a fair game tactic that the Church of Scientology Guardian s Office called Operation Freakout 8 9 As the award was not in existence at the time Cooper wrote her book the ASJA decided that recognizing Cooper at the same time as Behar emphasized the commitment and courage both writers imbued in the face of risk to themselves 10 Anna Rosmus received the 1994 award in honor of work related to her research on the Nazi past of her hometown in Bavaria 11 Rosmus researched anti Semitism and opposed neo Nazis and the extreme right in Germany 12 She also located and published artwork of Jews that had once lived in her hometown of Passau Germany 12 As a result of her work Rosmus endured threats against her life 13 In a 1996 Yom HaShoah ceremony Rosmus recounted threats she faced after conducting her research Once friendly neighbors threatened me openly on the telephone in person in letters They threatened to kill me and kidnap my children Some even attacked me physically a room where I was to speak in Munich was bombed just before I was to be there and several times I was sued Nobody ever claimed I had said anything false or made mistakes They just claimed all this would damage their reputations 14 Rosmus was profiled on 60 Minutes and her story was the subject of the 1990 West German drama film The Nasty Girl 13 Rosmus was presented with the Conscience in Media Award in a special ceremony at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 15 In 2005 the ASJA s First Amendment Committee narrowly voted to present Judith Miller with the award in recognition of her dedication to protecting sources 16 However the full board of the ASJA later voted not to accept the decision of its committee due to its opinion that her career as a whole and her actions in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case had cast doubt on her merits 16 17 18 19 ASJA president Jack El Hai stated that the ASJA board s vote to reject the committee s recommendation had been unanimous 18 This decision sparked controversy and Jack El Hai received correspondence both praising the board for its decision and accusing it of various political motives 20 In 2015 three freelance journalists James Foley Steven Sotloff and Austin Tice were honored with the award presented at the National Press Club These three men represent the highest values of journalism courage sacrifice and a firm commitment to the truth said Randy Dotinga president of ASJA Their bravery and dedication are especially inspiring to us as fellow independent writers In 2018 the award was bestowed upon Daphne Caruana Galizia an influential Maltese journalist who had been threatened numerous times because of her investigative writing about people in high places and in 2017 was murdered by a bomb placed under her car seat In her search for truth and tenacity in presenting it to the public Daphne Caruana Galizia exemplifies the criteria for the Conscience in Media award says Sherry Beck Paprocki ASJA president Award recipients editHonoring those who have demonstrated singular commitment to the highest principles of journalism at notable personal cost or sacrifice American Society of Journalists and Authors 1 2018 Daphne Caruana Galizia for 30 years an investigative journalist writer and anti corruption activist murdered in her native Malta on October 16 2017 2015 James Foley Steven Sotloff Austin Tice freelance journalists killed or captured in the Middle East 21 1994 Anna Rosmus real life heroine of the film The Nasty Girl 22 1992 Richard Behar associate editor Time and author Scientology The Cult of Greed Time May 6 1991 1 23 1992 Paulette Cooper ASJA member and author The Scandal of Scientology 1988 Jonathan Kozol author Rachel and Her Children 5 6 1981 Jacobo Timerman former Argentine editor publisher 1981 Erwin Knoll editor The Progressive 1978 Donald Woods South African expatriate journalist 1977 Investigative Reporters and Editors 1977 Don Bolles posthumous award 1976 I F Stone 1975 Jerald F terHorstAdditional source 3 References edit a b c d e Valk Elizabeth P February 24 1992 From the Publisher Time Time Inc Archived from the original on November 7 2007 Retrieved 2007 10 25 Evans Glen 1983 The Complete Guide to Writing Non fiction Writer s Digest Books pp About the ASJA ISBN 0 89879 117 0 a b Staff 2007 ASJA Award Recipients Outstanding Author Awards American Society of Journalists and Authors ASJA Archived from the original on 2012 02 05 Retrieved 2007 10 26 Konish Lorie June 23 2003 Interview with Richard Behar senior writer at Fortune magazine and recent recipient of the Daniel Pearl Award The Scoop Media Relations Tips Insights amp Opportunities LexisNexis Archived from the original on 2009 10 26 Retrieved 2007 11 06 a b c d Staff Jonathan Kozol Rachel and Her Children Homeless Families in America Ballantine 1988 Portfolio at NYU New York University Archived from the original on 2006 09 01 Retrieved 2007 11 06 a b Sleeman Elizabeth 2003 International Who s Who of Authors and Writers 2004 2003 p 308 ISBN 1 85743 179 0 McKinney Deborah October 26 2006 School segregation not a relic of history educator argues KOZOL Top court has let minority students return to second class status activist charges Anchorage Daily News p D1 Bercovici Jeff 2007 06 22 Xenuphobia Writer I Was Stalked by Scientologists Radar Archived from the original on 2007 10 10 Retrieved 2007 10 22 Cooper Paulette June 2007 The Scandal of the Scandal of Scientology Byline Staff March 12 1992 Behar of Time honored with Conscience in Media Award for Scientology story Cult Awareness Network News Old Cult Awareness Network Retrieved 2007 11 06 Klimuska Ed February 17 2003 Author who documented Nazi horrors to speak at E town Lancaster New Era p B 1 a b Thompson Forum March 7 2002 The Thompson Forum Presents Anna Rosmus E N Thompson Forum on World Issues A Cooperative Project of The Cooper Foundation and the University of Nebraska Lincoln Archived from the original on 2007 08 08 Retrieved 2007 11 09 a b Staff 1999 Immigrants Who Have Benefited America American Immigration Law Foundation Anna Rosmus Author AILF Immigrant Achievement Awards American Immigration Law Foundation Archived from the original on July 3 2007 Retrieved 2007 11 09 Parker J Michael April 17 1996 German says Holocaust still must be faced Woman uncovered truth about town San Antonio Express News Staff February 14 2002 Writer of town s Nazi past to speak at Lied Lincoln Journal Star p B4 a b E amp P Staff August 3 2005 Writers Group Won t Give Judith Miller Conscience in Media Award After All Editor amp Publisher America s Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry Hargrove Elaine Summer 2005 Reporters Privilege News New York Times Judith Miller Released After 85 Days Dole Suggests Identities Law Not Violated PDF Bulletin The Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law University of Minnesota Archived from the original PDF on 2005 12 29 Retrieved 2007 11 06 a b G T August 4 2005 For Judy Miller a prison jumpsuit but no award Salon Salon Media Group Inc Staff August 3 2005 No Conscience award for Times reporter UPI NewsTrack United Press International El Hai Jack April 2006 Messages on the Screen President s Letter 2006 04 American Society of Journalists and Authors Retrieved 2007 11 06 James Foley Steven Sotloff Austin Tice Named ASJA s Conscience In Media Award Recipients 2015 09 08 Broder Henryk M Sander L Gilman Lilian M Friedberg 2003 A Jew in the New Germany University of Illinois Press p 157 ISBN 0 252 02856 2 Ebner Mark Andrew Breitbart 2004 Hollywood Interrupted Insanity Chic in Babylon The Case Against Celebrity John Wiley and Sons pp Page 362 ISBN 0 471 45051 0 External links edit nbsp Journalism portalConscience in Media Award American Society of Journalists and Authors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conscience in Media Award amp oldid 1191067454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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