2008 National RTNDA/UNITY Award Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 9th
Annual RTNDA/UNITY Awards.
The
awards were presented as part of the gala opening of the
2008 UNITY Convention, the country's largest gathering of journalists of color.
RTNDA
developed the award with UNITY: Journalists of Color as part of a shared commitment
to achieving diversity in the newsroom through developing news content and editorial
staffs that reflect the changing face of
America.
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This year, six news organizations are being recognized
for their ongoing commitment to covering the cultural diversity of the
communities they serve.
TELEVISION
- CNN, Atlanta, for Special Investigations Unit: Children of the Storm (network)
- WTLV-TV, Jacksonville,
FL, for "Dropping Out" (large
market)
- WHA-TV, Madison, WI, for "Way of the Warrior" (small market)
RADIO
- PRI's The
World, Boston, for PRI's The
World: Global Resource Service
(network)
- WNYC-FM, New York, for WNYC's Radio Rookies: NYC Immigrant Teens (large
market)
- South Dakota
Public Broadcasting, Vermillion, SD, for SDPB Radio (small market)
The
awards were presented in
Chicago at the opening ceremony of UNITY's
quadrennial convention. The winners will also be recognized during the RTNDA
Awards Dinner on October 13, 2008, in
New
York, where recipients of the national Edward R.
Murrow Awards will also be honored.
UNITY:
Journalists of Color, Inc. is a strategic alliance advocating fair and accurate
news coverage about people of color, and aggressively challenging the industry
to staff its organizations at all levels to reflect the nation's diversity.
RTNDA is the world's largest professional
organization devoted exclusively to electronic journalism. RTNDA represents
local and network journalists in broadcasting, cable and other electronic media
in more than 30 countries.
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