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Anna Quindlen Award Information
TO: Chief Executive Officers
CWLA Member Agencies
Print and Broadcast Journalists
Media Trade Publications
FROM: Joyce Johnson, Director of Public Relations
DATE: July 1, 2008
RE: Nominations for the 14th Annual Anna Quindlen Award for Excellence in Journalism in
Behalf of Children and Families
CWLA is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Annual Anna Quindlen Award for Excellence in Journalism in Behalf of Children and Families. The award was established in 1995 to recognize individuals in the field of journalism--print reporters, editorial writers, and broadcast news--whose coverage of child welfare issues has advanced knowledge and understanding of the state of vulnerable children and families in America.
CWLA presents two awards each year: one for print, and the other for broadcast. Candidates for this award must have covered relevant issues during 2007 and as a result of their work produced positive change for children and families. Winners will be invited to accept the award during CWLA's National Conference, February 23-25, 2009, in Washington, DC.
Many excellent journalists across the country are covering child welfare and raising awareness of important children, youth, and family issues. We encourage you to give serious consideration to all print articles and cable and broadcast network features. As you make your selection for submission, consider whether the coverage was honest, fair, accurate, and balanced.
The award is named for Anna Quindlen, a novelist, social critic, and contributing editor for Newsweek. In 1992, while writing for The New York Times, she won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary. In addition to her nonfiction work, Quindlen has written several novels. Her thoughtful and impassioned commentary touches on a range of concerns, including many related to children, families, and critical social issues.
Last year's Anna Quindlen Award winner in the print category went to Steven Smith and Carla Savalli of the Spokesman Review in Spokane, Washington. Nominated by Morning Star Boys Ranch, Smith made a decision to publish a story on the front page of the paper every day during April, Child Abuse Prevention month. He appointed Savalli, a local editor, to organize the project. His efforts led to the creation of the Our Kids: Our Business initiative. This groundbreaking project examined the causes of abuse, the people involved, and programs that help prevent abuse. They told stories of abusive families, misunderstood families, good news and bad, and the agonizing questions that challenge state child protection efforts.
Kevin Doran, news anchor at WROC-TV8, the CBS affiliate in Rochester, New York, was the winner in the broadcast category. Dornan collaborated with the Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children's Center to produce a series of news segments and a one-hour documentary on adoption during the spring of 2007. The weekly segments focused on various aspects of adoption, from children available for adoption in the foster care system to open adoption and domestic versus international adoption.
I urge you to pass this information on to your public information/media staff, and your award submission divisions. We encourage and welcome participation in the competition for this prestigious award. Nominations are due to our press office no later than December 1, 2008. Below, you will find a link to the nomination form (in both PDF and Microsoft Word formats) and additional instructions on how to submit videotapes or copies of articles for consideration.
Mail nominations to
- Joyce Johnson
Child Welfare League of America
2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 250
Arlington VA 22202
If you have questions, contact Joyce Johnson at jjohnson@cwla.org or 804/492-4519.
Thank you for your consideration and thoughtfulness in nominating excellent journalists in your community.
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