Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award

Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award
Awarded for The best in television, radio, and digital journalism
Location New York City
Country  United States
Presented by Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Official website www.dupontawards.org

The Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award honors excellence in broadcast and digital journalism in the public service. The awards, established in 1942 and administered since 1968 by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, are considered a broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, another program administered by Columbia University.[1]

Dedicated to upholding the highest journalism standards, the duPont awards inform the public about the contributions news organizations and journalists make to their communities, support journalism education and innovation, and cultivate a collective spirit for the profession.

The duPont-Columbia Awards were established by Jessie Ball duPont in memory of her husband Alfred I. du Pont. It is the most well-respected journalism-only award for broadcast journalism, and starting in 2009, under new director Abi Wright, began accepting digital submissions. The duPont, along with the George Foster Peabody Awards, rank among the most prestigious awards programs in all electronic media.

The duPont-Columbia jury select the winners from programs that air in the United States between July 1 and June 30 of each year. Award winners receive batons in gold and silver designed by the American architect Louis I. Kahn. The gold baton, when awarded, is given exclusively in honor of truly outstanding broadcast journalism.

In 2012, the first-ever theatrically released documentary film was honored by the duPont jury: Hell and Back Again about the war in Afghanistan and the struggles facing veterans when they return home.

In 2010, the first award for digital reporting was given to MediaStorm and photographer Jonathan Torgovnik for "Intended Consequences" about children born of rape in Rwanda.

In 2003, the first-ever foreign-language program was awarded a duPont-Columbia Award. CNN en Español and reporter Jorge Gestoso won a Silver Baton for investigative reporting on Argentina's desaparecidos.

Award winners

All winners are listed on the website of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[2]

duPont Award

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

duPont–Columbia Award

1969–70

1974

1986

1987

1994

1995

1997

1999

2001

2005

The duPont Jury also announced four finalists for their exemplary broadcast journalism:

2006

2007

2008

The thirteen awards for 2008 were announced on December 17, 2007, and presented on January 16, 2008.[7]

2009

Television: Golden Baton Winner

Television & Radio, Silver Baton Winners

2010

Television, Radio, and Web: Silver Baton Winners

2011

Television, Radio, and Digital: Silver Baton Winners

2012

2013

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