Maria Moors Cabot prize

The Maria Moors Cabot Prizes are the oldest international awards in the field of journalism.^[1] They pick what the Trustees of Columbia University see as journalistic contributions to inter-American understanding.

Award

The prizes are awarded annually since 1939 by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York on recommendation of the dean of the Graduate School of Journalism and the Cabot Prize Board, which is composed of journalists and educators.

Recipients

Three to four medalists from the United States, Latin America, and Canada are selected each year. Prize winners receive the Cabot medal and a $5,000 honorarium, plus travel expenses to New York City and hotel accommodations for the presentation ceremony. Medalists' news organizations receive a bronze plaque.

Ceremony

The winners are announced between May and July, and the prizes are presented by the President of Columbia University at an awards ceremony in the fall.

Prize winners

References

External links

• Information on the prizes at the Columbia Journalism School website