Heywood Broun Award

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The Heywood Broun Award is a prestigious American journalism honor recognizing reporters and columnists for distinguished work that champions social justice and the underdog.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American journalism award
journalism award
administeredBy The Newspaper Guild–CWA
associatedWith social justice advocacy
trade unions in journalism
awardFor distinguished commentary
distinguished reporting
country United States
describedAs prestigious American journalism honor
eligibleRecipients columnists
reporters
field news reporting
opinion journalism
frequency annual
genre journalism
hasComponent first-place award
honorable mentions
hasNotableTheme civil rights
economic inequality
government accountability
labor rights
hasReputationFor highlighting underreported issues
supporting progressive causes in journalism
inception 1941
languageOfWorkOrName English
mediaType online journalism
print journalism
namedAfter Heywood Broun
namedForNotableFor liberal columnist Heywood Broun
namedForOccupation journalist
notableCriterion advocacy for marginalized people
coverage of the underdog
focus on social justice issues
presentedBy Newspaper Guild
The Newspaper Guild–CWA
purpose to honor distinguished journalism that champions social justice
to recognize reporting that defends the underdog
scope national
selectionBasis merit of a single piece or series
targetAudience working journalists

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bob Woodward
Robert Upshur Woodward
awardReceived

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