2013 Cronkite Award Winners
Proving that political coverage can be both informative and compelling, the 2013 Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Television Political Journalism were presented at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C., on Friday, April 19, after a symposium among the winners. Read the full press release.
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KARE TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN |
WBNS 10TV, Columbus, OH |
LOCAL BROADCAST STATION - INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT
Marshall Zelinger, KMGH, Denver, CO |
Tom McKee, WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH |
LOCAL CABLE STATION
Northwest Cable News (NWCN), Seattle, WA |
NewsChannel8/Politico/WJLA, Arlington, VA |
LOCAL PUBLIC STATION
TVW, Olympia, WA |
LOCAL STATION GROUP
Hearst Television |
Belo Corp. |
NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT
Jonathan Karl, ABC News |
Martha Raddatz, ABC News |
NATIONAL NETWORK PROGRAMMING
BET |
Univision |
CRONKITE/JACKSON PRIZE
This competition introduced a new category: the Cronkite/Jackson Prize for Fact Checking Political Messages, named for the founding director of FactCheck.org, Brooks Jackson, and selected by a special jury convened by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania, home of FactCheck.org.
LOCAL STATION WINNERKUSA, Denver, CO |
NATIONAL WINNERCNN |
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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. |
About Walter Cronkite |
