Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
Award Name Title Organization
Grand Prize : Dana Priest and Anne Hull The Other Walter Reed The Washington Post
International Print Winner : Robyn Dixon Zimbabw 's Pain The Los Angeles Times
Domestic Photo Winner : Mona Reeder The Bottom Line The Dallas Morning News
International Photo Winner : Mary F. Calvert Lost Daughters : Sex Selection in India The Washington Times
Domestic Radio Winner : Alix Spiegel Stuck and Suicidal in a Post-Katrina Trailer Park National Public Radio
Domestic Television : Steve Kroft , Ira Rosen , John Solomon Evidence of Injustice The Washington Times and CBS News ' 60 Minutes
International Television : Kira Kay , Jason Maloney Uganda 's Silent War PBS NewsHour and HDNet World Report
Cartoon Winner : Signe Wilkinson Philadelphia Daily News
College Broadcast Winner : Rachel Anderson , Megan Carrick , Justin Peterson and Chris Welch Breaking Down Barriers University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High School Print Winner : D. J. Shewmaker Students Show Outstanding Ability Francis Howell North High School ( Saint Charles , Missouri )
High School Broadcast Winner : Brittany Gomes , Mhanivel Moresca , Samuel Balecha , and Laurissa Asuega Home is Where the Heart Is Waianae High School ( Wai'anae , Hawai ' i )
Recipients -- 2008
The 40th Annual Awards were awarded in 2008 for coverage in 2007 . Award winners were : [ 13 ]
The Robert F. Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism is a journalism award named after Robert F. Kennedy and awarded by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. The annual awards are issued in several categories and were established in December 1968 by a group of reporters who covered Kennedy's campaigns. Winners are judged by more than 50 journalists each year, led by a committee of six independent journalists. The awards honor reporting on issues that reflect Robert F. Kennedy's concerns, including human rights, social justice and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world. Entries include insights into the causes, conditions and remedies of injustice and critical analysis of relevant public policies, programs, attitudes and private endeavors. The awards are known as the poor people's Pulitzers in media circles.