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The Walter Cronkite Award
for Excellence in Television Political Journalism

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The USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism has honored campaign coverage since 2000.

The Cronkite Award, administered by the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, encourages and showcases substantive and innovative coverage that informs viewers about their electoral choices. The award recognizes television journalism that helps viewers understand who the candidates are; what the issues and ballot propositions are; how electoral choices will affect their lives; how to assess campaign information, including advertising; and how to register, vote and make their own voices heard.

THE 2013 AWARD

The next award ceremony and symposium will be held in Spring 2013, and will recognize work produced during the 2011-2012 presidential election season. We will begin to accept applications in Summer 2012. View entry details HERE.

NEW FOR 2013!                                     ABOUT WALTER CRONKITE

The Cronkite/Jackson Prize for
Fact Checking Political Advertising

The Cronkite/Jackson Prize recognizes TV journalists' best practices in reducing the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. The prize is named for Brooks Jackson, the founding director of FactCheck.org. Winners will be selected by a special jury convened by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Full info here.


For more information, please contact:
Phone: (213) 821-1343  
Email: enter@usc.edu
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