Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award

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The Robert F. Kennedy Award for Excellence in Journalism is a journalism award named after Robert F. Kennedy and known as "the poor man's Pulitzer."^[1] The award was established in December 1968 by a group of reporters who covered Kennedy's campaigns.^[1]

A panel of six journalists determines the nominations, which are then judged by a group of 50 journalists. Ethel Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy's widow, is also involved in the process; in the past, she has called certain winners to tell them they will be receiving the award. In 2003, for example, she called Victoria Williams at Duncanville High School.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Awardees (Professional Journalism)

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2006

Karen O’Connor and Miri Navasky of Frontline / WGBH
Steve Liss of Time
John Lantigua]], Christine Evans and Christine Stapleton of The Palm Beach Post
Cam Simpson of the Chicago Tribune
Steve Inskeep, Jim Wallace, Bruce Auster, Kimberly Jones of National Public Radio
Daniel Zwerdling of National Public Radio

2005

Tracy Weber, Charles Ornstein, Mitchell Landsberg, Steve Hymon and Robert Gauthier of the Los Angeles Times
Celia Dugger of the New York Times
Greg Barker of Frontline / WGBH
Ofra Bikel of Frontline / WGBH
Manny Crisostomo of the Sacramento Bee
Daniel Zwerdling of National Public Radio
Joe Richman and Sue Johnson for Radio Diaries and National Public Radio