The Ridenhour Prizes
The Ridenhour Prizes comprise awards in three categories given annually in recognition of those "who persevere in acts of truth-telling that protect the public interest, promote social justice or illuminate a more just vision of society." The awards are presented by The Nation Institute and The Fertel Foundation in recognition of Ron Ridenhour, the Vietnam War veteran who exposed the massacre at My Lai. Each Prize carries a $10,000 stipend. The Prizes were first awarded in 2004.
The prize categories include:
- The Ridenhour Courage Prize
- The Ridenhour Book Prize
- The Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize
Past winners
The Ridenhour Courage Prize
The Ridenhour Book Prize
- 2004 - Deborah Scroggins, for Emma's War: An Aid Worker, Radical Islam, and the Politics of Oil – A True Story of Love and Death in the Sudan
- 2005 - Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, for Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
- 2006 - Anthony Shadid, for Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War
- 2007 - Rajiv Chandrasekaran, for Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone,
- 2008 - James Scurlock, for Maxed Out: Hard Times in the Age of Easy Credit
- 2009 - Jane Mayer, for The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into A War on American Ideals
The Ridenhour Truth-Telling Prize
Special Ridenhour Prize for Reportorial Distinction
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