Jon Stewart will be honored with the first-ever honor in the new comedic news and commentary category at this year’s Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Political Journalism, the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center announced Wednesday.
The event, which takes place on Dec. 12 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., will also recognize Rachel Maddow (“The Rachel Maddow Show”), Scott Pelley (“60 Minutes”), Peter Alexander (NBC News), Julio Vaqueiro (Noticias Telemundo) and others.
“The message sent by honoring these winners is that the press isn’t ‘the enemy of the people’ – it’s the firewall between the public and disinformation, abuse of power and corruption,” said USC Annenberg professor Martin Kaplan, who founded the school’s Norman Lear Center (which administers the award).
The Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Political Journalism were established in 2001 and are presented biennially by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Honorees come from “outstanding political journalism on television and digital media that meets the highest standards of reporting and analysis,” the org said.
“At a time when multiple independent polls show that majorities of Americans in both political parties are deeply concerned about the future of democracy, the award honors journalists whose work exemplifies the role of a free press in protecting constitutional principles, defending the rule of law, and holding power to account.”
Here are the full roster of winners; winning entry videos can be found at cronkiteawards.org.
Network News, Analysis and Commentary
NBC News, “Holding the Powerful Accountable” – Peter Alexander, Chief White House Correspondent
60 Minutes, “Rule of Law” – Correspondent Scott Pelley, executive producer Bill Owens and producer Maria Gavrilovic
PBS Newshour, “On Democracy” – Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett, co-anchors
The Rachel Maddow Show, “Everyone, Everywhere, All at Once” – Rachel Maddow, host/commentator
CBS Evening News Plus, “John Dickerson’s Reporter’s Notebooks” – John Dickerson, CBS Evening News Plus anchor
Noticias Telemundo, “100 Días De Trump” (100 Days Of Trump) – Julio Vaqueiro, anchor, and Noticias Telemundo
Comedic News and Commentary
Jon Stewart – Host, “The Daily Show”
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