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Clear it with Sidney
by Lindsay Beyerstein
Wed, Dec 11, 2013
Tue, Dec 10, 2013
Fri, Dec 06, 2013
The Sidneys
Wed, Dec 11, 2013
This American Life Wins December Sidney Award for Shining a Light on Racial Profiling in the Housing Market
Melanie Burford for ProPublica
Cherie Michaux, with her daughter Ja'liza Michaux, 12, her nephew Quaheem Moreau, 3, bottom left, and her son Ja'kye Brown, 7, bottom right, in their apartment in Port Chester, N.Y., on Oct. 27.
HILLMAN PRIZES
U.S:
Call for Entries for 2014 Hillman Prizes is open! Deadline is January 31, 2014. Submit here.
2013 Hillman Officers' Award for Public Service goes to garment workers in Bangladesh in memory of Aminul Islam
The May 7 2013 Hillman Prize ceremony was a great success! See photos here. Video here.
CANADA:
Call for Entries for 2014 Canadian Hillman Prize is open! Deadline is January 9, 2014.
2013 Canadian Hillman Prize goes to Stephen Maher (PostMedia News) and Glen McGregor (The Ottawa Citizen) for their investigative reporting on the use of robocalls to disrupt and suppress voting during the 2011 federal election. Elise Stolte (Edmonton Journal) and Katie DeRosa (Times Colonist) receive Honourable Mentions. See photos from March 19 award ceremony in Toronto.
New and Notable
Monday December 2: Discussion with Bruce Raynor, Andy Stern, Rich Yeselson and Sarita Gupta on future of labor at The 8th Floor at the Rubin Foundation. More info and to RSVP
Carla Astudillo receives the 2013 Hillman Award for Social Justice Reporting at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
The 102nd anniversary commemoration of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was held Wednesday, March 20, 12-1pm at the site of the fire--Washington Place and Greene Street in New York City.
Hillman hosts preview screening of Slavery By Another Name with author Douglas Blackmon and director Sam Pollard, moderated by Gerry Hudson. PBS premiere Feb 13, 2012. Read about it here. See video of Q&A here.
E.J. Dionne receives Hillman Award for Career Achievement. Photos and acceptance speech here.