The Pulitzer Prizes were announced on Monday, with The New York Times taking five awards and the Las Vegas Sun winning the public service award.
Author: OPC of America
2008 Award Sponsors & Judges
The OPC Awards were selected and sponsored by the following people and organizations.
Saberi Sentenced to 8 Years
A revolutionary court has sentenced an Iranian-American journalist, Roxana Saberi, to eight years in prison after convicting her of spying for the United States, her lawyer said Saturday.
Mexico’s Pitfalls for Journalists
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The OPC and Reporters Without Borders will present a panel discussion to commemorate World Press Freedom Day on Monday, April 27. Panelists will discuss the risks associated with covering the news in Mexico and on the US-Mexican border.
Star Tribers Take Cause Online
FishbowlNY reports that in January, the Minneapolis Star Tribune filed for bankruptcy, putting its future in jeopardy. Employees of the paper are fighting back, launching a Web site asking readers to help save the paper.
Two Journos Choose Shoes Over Words
Muntader al-Zaidi who hurled his shoes at President Bush had his sentence reduced to one year; Jarnail Singh, a reporter in India threw his sneaker at Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram.
Freedom of the Press Committee Report April 2, 2009
Since the February 24 board meeting, your committee has written letters of protest to the governments of Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Iran, Afghanistan, Swaziland, Cuba, Congo, North Korea, China, and Russia.
Russia Replies March 10, 2009
The Russian government has replied to the OPC with two letters regarding the murders of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova and the threat to Aleksei Venediktov’s life.
Russian Reporter Brings Bleak View of His Country
Russia is sinking into anarchy, and could become the world’s largest failed state. Journalists haven’t been able to report effectively about this –- not because they are being beaten up, harassed and even murdered for their reports, but because Russia hasn’t wanted to know the truth. (Read his long, fascinating account of the bleak situation in Russia.) 04/06/2009, 3.69 Mb
Scholarship Winner Updates
Catching up with 2007 H. L. Stevenson Scholarship Jeremy Gantz and 2004 Dan Eldon Scholarship Martin Patience.