2024

Morehouse College Alumni Association of Greater Washington, D.C.’s “Man of the Year” Honoree: Geoff Bennett

Overseas Press Club’s David Kaplan Award Citation: “Deadly Quake”

White House News Photographers Association 2024 Eyes of History: Broadcast Video Contest
Video Editor of the Year:  Stuart Cohen
Editing Short Form: First Place: Stuart Cohen
Magazine Feature: Third Place: Stuart Cohen
Sports: First Place: Stuart Cohen
Political/Campaign: Third Place: Stuart Cohen
White House/Presidential: Second Place: Stuart Cohen
Audio: Second Place: Stuart Cohen

The Neal Conan Prize for Excellence in Journalism: Jane Ferguson

Black Girls Who Rock STL Honoree: Gabrielle Hays

2023

Judy Woodruff named recipient of Katherine W. Fanning Fellowship in Journalism and Democracy from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation

The National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal: Judy Woodruff

National Press Club’s Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence: “War in Ukraine”

Peabody Award recipient: “Guns in America”

Gold House A100 Honoree: Amna Nawaz

DePaul University Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence’s Distinguished Journalist Award: Judy Woodruff

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication’s Fred Dressler Leadership Award: Judy Woodruff

The Delegation of the European Union to the United States’ Transatlantic Bridge Award: Judy Woodruff

White House News Photographers Association 2023 Eyes of History: Broadcast Video Contest
Video Editor of the Year: Stuart Cohen
Breaking News: Third Place: Stuart Cohen
News Feature: Award of Excellence: Stuart Cohen
Editing Short Form: Award of Excellence: Stuart Cohen
Editing Long Form: Second Place: Stuart Cohen
Magazine Feature: First Place: Stuart Cohen
Political/Campaign: Second Place: Stuart Cohen
White House/Presidential: First Place: Stuart Cohen
Audio: Second Place: Stuart Cohen

Peabody nomination recipient: “Guns in America”

The Shorenstein Center’s Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism: Judy Woodruff

duPont–Columbia Award: “War in Ukraine” & “The Fall of Afghanistan”

The International Women’s Media Foundation’s Courage in Journalism Leadership Award: Judy Woodruff

GLAAD Award nomination in the Outstanding TV Journalism Segment category for “Critics Say New School Policies In Florida Ostracize LGBTQ Students

2022

New York Women in Communication’s Matrix Award: Judy Woodruff

The Society of Environmental Journalists Award for Outstanding Explanatory Reporting, Large-Third Place: PBS NewsHour’s Coverage of the COP26 Climate Summit

Women Business Collaborative’s Trailblazer in Gender Equity and Diversity Award: Judy Woodruff

Covering Climate Change Now Journalism Award: PBS NewsHour’s Coverage of COP26

Bipartisan Policy Center’s Freedom Award: Judy Woodruff

Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press’ Career Achievement Award: Judy Woodruff

Peabody Award recipient: “PBS NewsHour’s Special Coverage of January 6th

The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies’ Vision Award: Amna Nawaz

Peabody nomination recipient: “Inside Yemen”

Peabody nomination recipient: “PBS NewsHour’s Coverage of the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol”

Judy Woodruff honored with an Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award

Webby People’s Voice Award in the Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics 2022 category: 2020 Electoral College Calculator

Webby Award in the Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics 2022 category: 2020 Electoral College Calculator

Alliance for Women in Media Gracie Award in the Reporter/Correspondent, Public Broadcast (TV‐National) category: Jane Ferguson

Overseas Press Club’s Peter Jennings Award for Best TV About International Affairs: “The Fall of Afghanistan”

White House News Photographers Association for General News-Award of Excellence: Stuart Cohen

White House News Photographers Association for Magazine Feature-Second Place: Stuart Cohen

White House News Photographers Association for Political/Campaign-First Place: Stuart Cohen

White House News Photographers Association for White House/Presidential-Third Place: Stuart Cohen

White House News Photographers Association for Audio-Third Place: Stuart Cohen

White House News Photographers Association for Promotional-First Place: Stuart Cohen

2021

Radion & Television Correspondents’ Association Joan S. Barone Award for Excellence in Journalism: Lisa Desjardins

National Press Foundation’s Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress: Lisa Desjardins

Korean Press Association’s Hinzpeter Award for Features: Bruno Federico & “Desperate Journey”

News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast: “Desperate Journey”

2021 Society for Features Journalism Excellence-In-Features Awards – Third Place: “Mementos: The Things That Helped Us Survive 2020”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast category: “Inside Venezuela”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast category: “Searching for Justice”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage category: “Best Health Care?”

New York Women in Communication’s Matrix Award: Yamiche Alcindor

Peabody Award recipient: PBS NewsHour’s Coverage of COVID-19: “Global Pandemic”

Peabody Award recipient: “MAKING SENSE: The Victims of the COVID Economy”

Peabody Award recipient: “Desperate Journey”

Peabody Award for Journalistic Integrity: Judy Woodruff

Society of Professional Journalists fellow: Yamiche Alcindor

Webby People’s Voice Award in the Websites and Mobile Sites: Best Individual Editorial Feature category: “What does health care cost around the world?”

Webby People’s Voice Award in the Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics category: pbs.org/NewsHour

Esserman-Knight Excellence in Journalism Award: Yamiche Alcindor

National Headliner Award, 1st Place and Best in Show: Desperate Journey

National Headliner Award, 1st Place in the Broadcast, Television Networks, Cable Networks and Syndicators Newscast: June 23, 2020 broadcast

NIHCM Foundation Health Care Television and Radio Journalism Award Finalist: “Navajo Nation”

White House News Photographers Association for News Feature – Award of Excellence: Stuart Cohen

White House News Photographers Association for Editing Long Form – Third Place: Stuart Cohen

Larry Foster Award for Integrity in Public Communication: Judy Woodruff

New York Association of Black Journalists’ Marvel Cooke Jackson Award: Yamiche Alcindor

2020

Arthur Ross Media Award for Distinguished Reporting and Analysis of Foreign Affairs: Nick Schifrin

RTDNA’s John F. Hogan Distinguished Service Award: Yamiche Alcindor

National Association of Black Journalists “Journalist of the Year”: Yamiche Alcindor

Aurora Humanitarian Journalism Award: Jane Ferguson

Gateway Journalism Review Lifetime Achievement Award: Judy Woodruff

International Women’s Media Foundation Gwen Ifill Award: Yamiche Alcindor

American Political Science Association’s Carey McWilliams Award: Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill

News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Science, Medical or Environmental Report: “Stopping A Killer Pandemic”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Science, Medical or Environmental Report category: “Warnings from Antarctica”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast category: “Inside the Honduran Migrant Crisis”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Hard News Feature Story in a Newscast category: “The Opaque Operations Involved in Fighting the Taliban”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast category: “Why the Caliphate’s fall is a ‘milestone’ but not the end for ISIS”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Report category: “Making Her Own Sound: Redefining Who Can Be A Musician”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis category: “The Mueller Report, Explained”

Online Journalism Award finalist in the Excellence in Audio Digital Storytelling – Limited Series category: “Broken Justice”

The Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award finalist: “Amazon Behind the Smiles”

WHCA Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage: Yamiche Alcindor

American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award Honorable Mention: Broken Justice

Pulitzer Prize finalist for Explanatory Reporting: “An inside look at injury rates in Amazon warehouses,” produced in partnership with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting

Webby Award Honoree for Best General Website: News & Politics

National Headliner Award (second place): “How Social Casinos Leverage Facebook User Data to Target Vulnerable Gamblers,” produced in partnership with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting

National Headliner Award (third place): “Prime Risk,” produced in partnership with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting

The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) Award for Excellence in Journalism: Laura Santhanam

duPont-Columbia Award: “Inside Yemen”

2019

News & Documentary Award for Outstanding Hard News Feature Story in a Newscast category: “Inside Yemen”

News & Documentary Award for Outstanding Investigative Report in a Newscast category: “Rape, Harassment and Retaliation in the U.S. Forest Service: Women Firefighters Tell Their Stories”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Edited Interview category: “These Girls Escaped Boko Haram. Now They’re Pleading for Help to Save Their Generation”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Science, Medical or Environmental Report category: “The End of AIDS: Far From Over”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Business, Consumer or Economic Report category: “Kept Out”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Feature Story in a Newscast: “Flossie Lewis, Still Spectacular at 94”

duPont-Columbia Silver Baton: “Kept Out,” produced in partnership with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Associated Press, and PRX

Peabody Award recipient: “The Plastic Problem”

Peabody Award recipient: “Kept Out,” produced in partnership with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Associated Press, and PRX

Peabody Award nominee: “Inside Yemen”

Peabody Award nominee: “On the Fire Line”

Pulitzer Prize finalist for Explanatory Reporting: “Kept Out,” produced in partnership with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Associated Press, and PRX

National Headliner Award (first place): “Inside Yemen: Struggling to Survive”

National Headliner Award (third place): “Kept Out,” produced in partnership with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting

National Headliner Award (third place): “What’s the truth about Zika virus in post-hurricane Puerto Rico?” produced in partnership with The GroundTruth Project and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting

Sigma Delta Chi Award for Feature Reporting: “Burdened Beyond Their Years”

Sigma Delta Chi Award for Public Service in Television Journalism (Network/Syndication Service/Program Service: “Kept Out,” produced in partnership with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting

Webby Award Honoree for Best Individual Editorial Feature: “On the Fire Line”

Mirror Award for Best Story on Social Media in the Crosshairs: “Junk News”

PBS Beacon Award: Judy Woodruff

2019 Free Expression Awards Lifetime Achievement Award: Judy Woodruff

Broadcasting & Cable’s Technology Leadership Award: Vanessa Dennis

George Polk Award for Foreign Television Reporting: Jane Ferguson

NAMLE Media Literate Media Award

One of HundrED’s most inspiring innovations changing the face of in K12 Education

2018

“Inside Putin’s Russia” named recipient of Peabody Award

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Science, Medical and Environmental Report category for “America Addicted”

News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Arts, Culture and Entertainment Report category for “Ear Hustle”

“On the Fire Line” named a finalist for ONA’s Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award

PBS NewsHour’s redesigned website recipient of Webby People’s Voice Award in the “Best Website – News & Politics” category

Fighting ISIS named recipient of 61st CINE Golden Eagle Award for Professional Media in the Nonfiction Content: Series/Mini-Series category

America Addicted named 61st CINE Golden Eagle Finalist in the Nonfiction Content: Series/Mini-Series category

Nature Knows No Borders” received Honorable Mention in the Society of Environmental Journalists 17th Annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment

“Inside Putin’s Russia” named recipient of the Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence in the 2018 National Press Club journalism contest

Judy Woodruff named recipient of the Gracies Lifetime Achievement Award

Amna Nawaz named recipient of the 2018 Excellence in Media Award from the American Muslim Institution

Sara Just named recipient of Columbia College’s John Jay Award for Distinguished Professional Advancement

Gwen Ifill named recipient of the Larry Foster Award

Miles O’Brien named recipient of Darlene Schmidt Science News Award

National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) Award  for instructional media and engaged learning

2017

“The End of Aids?” named recipient of Association of Health Care Journalists award in the Public Health (large) category

Overseas Press Club’s Robert Spiers Benjamin Award for best reporting in any medium on Latin America for the series: Fight for Peace

Overseas Press Club citation (honorable mention) for the Edward R. Murrow Award for The Fight for Iraq

“The End of AIDS?” named recipient of News & Documentary Emmy Award in the category of “Outstanding Science, Medical and Environmental Report”

“The End of AIDS?” named recipient of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s 2017 Communication Awards in the Film/Radio/TV category

“The End of AIDS?” named finalist for NIHCM Foundation Research and Journalism Awards

“Why a Kenyan island may teach the world how to beat AIDS” named recipient of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s Communication Award

“How moss revealed an undetected air pollution threat in Portland” and “These robots are helping answer a huge unknown about young marine life” named recipient of 2018 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Silver Award

Judy Woodruff and the late Gwen Ifill named recipients of the 2017 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

2016

Peabody Award recipient for Desperate Journey series

Gwen Ifill recipient of 2016 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism

Recipient of News & Documentary Emmy Award in the Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast category for “Deadly Oil Fields” produced in partnership with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting

Nsikan Akpan and Matt Ehrichs recipients of 2016 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Silver Award

2016 James Beard Award recipient for “Food, Glorious Food,” a collaboration between PBS NewsHour and NPR by Alison Aubrey and Mary Beth Durkin

Special correspondent Marcia Biggs named a Grand Winner of a 2016 Gracies Award in the Hard News Feature Category for “Escape From Terror”

“Escape From Terror” earned a Bronze World Medal in the New York Festival’s World’s Best TV and Films competition

1st place winner of a 2016 National Headliner Award in the ‘Continuing Coverage of a Major News Event’ category for “Fighting ISIS” by special correspondent Marcia Biggs

PBS NewsHour set named 2015 National Set of the Year by NewscastStudio

2015

Recipient of News & Documentary Emmy Award in the category for Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast for “Who’s Behind the Chinese Takeover of the World’s Biggest Pork Producer?” with Reveal, from the Center for Investigative Reporting

Recipient of News & Documentary Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast for “Hazardous Work: Diving into the Philippines’ Dangerous Underwater Mines,” done in conjunction with the Pulitzer Center and photographer and investigative reporter Larry C. Price.

#NewsHourChats named honoree for Webby Award in the Social: News & Information category

Miles O’Brien recipient of AAAS Kavli Silver Award for Series on Advancements in Upper Limb Prosthetics

Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff recipients of Women’s Media Center’s Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award

Gwen Ifill recipient of National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award

Gwen Ifill named The College of William and Mary’s Hunter B. Andrews Fellow

Gwen Ifill named honoree for the Paley Center for Media’s Tribute to African-American Achievements in Television

Gwen Ifill recipient of Urbino Press Award

Judy Woodruff recipient of Marist College’s Lowell Thomas Award

2014

Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism to Gwen Ifill

News & Documentary Emmy Awards Nominations: four nominations –

Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: Veterans & Opiates (PBS NewsHour and The Center for Investigative Reporting)

Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: Is Globalization Wiping Out the American Surfboard Industry?

Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: New Uses for Virtual Reality

Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis: Voices of the ACA

Webby Awards, News & Politics, Individual Episode honoree: What does a ‘flipped’ classroom look like? (Jeffrey Brown)

Michael E. DeBakey Journalism Award, Online Category: What a glowing green worm can teach us about the immune system (Rebecca Jacobson)

2013

The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, Randy Shilts Award for LGBT Coverage to Judy Woodruff

International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and the African Health Journalists Association, Best Coverage of Infectious Diseases: The Street of Blood and Smoke (Jason Kane)

Webby Awards: two honorees –

Television: PBS NewsHour

News & Politics, Individual Episode: One Man’s Journey from Gang Member to Academia (Ray Suarez)

2012

Allegheny College Prize for Civility in Public Life, Inaugural Award, Mark Shields and David Brooks, “for their efforts to engage in and encourage civil public discourse in an atmosphere of declining public civility”

Webby Awards: three honorees –

Events/Live Webcasts: You Talk to Endeavor (Miles O’Brien)

News & Politics: Why the Sioux Are Refusing $1.3

News & Politics: Leather Muppet to Colbert (Paul Solman)

Lee H. Hamilton Public Service Fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Study to Jim Lehrer

Gaylord Prize for Excellence in Journalism and Mass Communications from University of Oklahoma to Judy Woodruff

Larisa Epatko named recipient of InterAction’s annual Award for Excellence in International Reporting

2011

National Press Club Fourth Estate Award: Jim Lehrer

News & Documentary Emmy Awards: two nominations  –

New Approaches to News & Documentary Programming, Current News Coverage: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Interactive Coverage

Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: Cubans Grapple With Challenges and Promises of Economic Change

USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Award: Political Coverage

Association of Health Care Journalists, First Place Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism: Ray Suarez, “AIDS Funding, Mozambique”

RTDNA/UNITY Award: Betty Ann Bowser, “Mississippi: One Battle in the War against Obesity”

Population Institute’s Global Media Award: Best TV Show

Interfaith Alliance Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award: Jim Lehrer

NABJ Hall of Fame Induction: Gwen Ifill

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Lifetime Achievement Award: Jim Lehrer

National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Awards Television/Specialty: Betty Ann Bowser, “Food Deserts Fuel U.S. Health Crisis”

Society for Environmental Journalist Annual Awards Outstanding Single Story: Fred de Sam Lazaro, “In Middle East, Coalition Tries to Ease Tension over Water”

Webby Awards, Events/Live Webcasts honoree:  ‘America Speaks to BP’ Live Interview with BP’s Bob Dudley

CINE Golden Eagle Award : Ray Suarez, “AIDS funding, The Price of Success”

CINE Golden Eagle Award : Ray Suarez, “Cubans Grapple with Challenges and Promises of Economic Change”

CINE Golden Eagle Award : Ray Suarez, “Haiti Amputees”

CINE Golden Eagle Award: Spencer Michels “Mark Twain’s Autobiography”

CINE Golden Eagle Award: Jeff Brown, “Haitian Artists Create Poetry Amid Rubble”

CINE Golden Eagle Award: Jeff Brown, “Musical Legend Herbie Hancock”

New York Festival, Silver World Medal, Jeff Brown, “Maurice Hines Makes Return to Stage”

New York Festival, Silver World Medal, Margaret Warner, “Yemen’s Drug Crop Diverts Precious Resources”

New York Festival, Finalist, Ray Suarez, “Tanzanian Doctor Shortage Spurs Training Innovation”

Stop TB 2nd prize web: Ray Suarez, “South Africa Still Struggling with Deadly TB-HIV Epidemic”

The Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism, Honorable Mention: Betty Ann Bowser, “Families Battle Obesity in Mississippi”

Colonial Bell Award from Colonial Williamsburg: Jim Lehrer

Education Writer’s Association: 2nd place National Award, John Merrow, “Small Schools, Big Reforms?”

Education Writer’s Association, Certificate: Murrey Jacobson, Education Beat Reporting

Canadian Journalism Foundation , Honorary Tribute: Robert MacNeil

2010

The Chairman’s Award at the News And Documentary Emmy Awards

2nd Place Outstanding TV Story award from the Society of Environmental Journalists

CINE Golden Eagle Award : Toxic Trailers

CINE Golden Eagle Award : South Africa looks to set new course in HIV/AIDS fight

CINE Golden Eagle Award : TB thrives among South Africa’s HIV-positive population

3rd place National Headliner Award for The Fragile State Series

2009

Nominated – Emmy, Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine

Overseas Press Club lifetime achievement award, Jim Lehrer.

WFUV Charles Osgood Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism, Jim Lehrer

American Committee on Foreign Relations, Distinguished Service Award for the Advancement of American Public Discourse on Foreign Policy, Jim Lehrer

Cine, Lifetime Achievement Award, Judy Woodruff

Ford Hall Forum, First Amendment Award, Gwen Ifill

Society of Professional Journalists Washington, D.C. chapter – Induction to the Hall of Fame, Gwen Ifill

Winner, Knight-Batten Special Distinction Award – Patchwork Nation

Winner, Cine Golden Eagle Award – “Toxic Trailers”

Winner, National Association of Media Literacy Education, Media Literate Media Award – The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer’s Media Unit and Online NewsHour Extra!

Second Place – Society of Environmental Journalists Award for Outstanding Story, Television, Large Market – “Louisiana Landfills”

World View site named Webby Award honoree in the Web – News category

2008

Winner, News and Documentary Emmy Award, Margaret Warner in Pakistan, for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News Magazine.

Winner of the Edward Weintal Prize for International Reporting. Awarded from the Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy for outstanding reporting and analysis of international news over the past year

Honorable Mention in the politics category for Vote 2008

2007

Winner, The Business & Financial Emmy Awards for Cost of War (transcript 1 | transcript 2)

Honoree, Webby Awards in Politics for the Online NewsHour’s Vote 2008 election site

Winner, Religion Newswriters Association Award in the Long-Form Broadcast Category for Reflections: Janet Vincent

Spring 2007, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Death is on Hold/Connecting with Kids

Honorable Mention Medal, the 2007 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism for Changing the Odds

Winner, The 28th Annual Telly Awards for iPod People

Winner, The 28th Annual Telly Awards for We Are Phamaly

Winner, The 28th Annual Telly Awards for Telling Their Story: Times-Picayune and The Philadelphia Story

Third Place Winner, 3rd Annual Excellence in Health Care Journalism Awards for Battling Alzheimer’s

Silver Medal Winner, New York Festivals 2007 International Television Programming and Promotion Competition for The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Compromised Care / Justice Delayed for Inserts: Coverage of On-Going Story

Bronze Medal Winner, New York Festivals 2007 International Television Programming and Promotion Competition for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer – Selected Programs for Best Newscast

Winner, the American Society on Aging’s 2007 National Media Award for Battling Alzheimer’s

2006

Fall 2006, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Battling Alzheimer’s

Fall 2006, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Crisis in Darfur

Fall 2006, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Emissions Exchange

Fall 2006, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Race Against Time

Winner, The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2006 Science Journalism Award – Online category for The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: 100 Years Later

Winner, Prize of the Ministry of Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic at the XXXII International Festival of Professional Films, TV, and Video programs-EKOTOPFILM 2006 for Toxic New Orleans

2006 Clarion Award from the Association for Women in Communications for American Dream: Welfare Reform

Spring 2006, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Toxic New Orleans

Spring 2006, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Chimeras

Spring 2006, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Blues Master: B.B. King

Spring 2006, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Women in Combat

Winner, the 2006 Loeb Award for China Rising series in the Television Enterprise category

Winner, Gracie Allen Award from the Foundation for American Women in Radio and Television for Anne Taylor Fleming Essays for Reporter/Correspondent Individual Achievement

Winner, New York Festivals 2006 International Television Programming and Promotion Competition for Media Matter for Best News Analysis/Commentary

Winner, New York Festivals 2006 International Television Programming and Promotion Competition for Wounds of War for Health/Medical Information

2005

Winner, Third Annual Emmy Awards for Business and Financial Reporting for The Price of Oil: Winners and Losers

National Headliner Award for Independent Television News’ Target: Fallujah, as aired on The NewsHour

Fall 2005, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Intelligent Design and Evolution

Fall 2005, CINE Golden Eagle Award for American Dream: Welfare Reform

Fall 2005, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Wounds of War

Fall 2005, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Doubt

Finalist, The 26th Annual Telly Awards for Street Sense

Gracie Allen Award from the Foundation for American Women in Radio and Television for Osteoporosis

Second Place, Association of Health Care Journalists Awards for Importing Drugs

Webby Awards Honorable Mention for Online NewsHour’s Science Reports website and the Do You Speak American? website

“Hot site of the day,” USA Today, for Do You Speak American? website

“Cool site of the day,” Netscape.com, for Do You Speak American? website

2005 South Asian Journalists Association Awards, second place, for Pulling Strings

Spring 2005, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Polar Warming

Spring 2005, CINE Golden Eagle Award for Pig Farm Politics

2005 Gabriel Awards Certificate of Merit for Pulling Strings

2004

George Foster Peabody Award for Non-Working Numbers

Joan S. Barone Award from the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association for Crisis and Conflicts: The 108th Congress

Gracie Allen Tribute Award from the Foundation for American Women in Radio and Television for Gwen Ifill

2004 South Asian Journalists Association Award for After the War

World Medal, 2004 New York Festivals for Selling Books, Welcome to the Blogosphere, and Changing Times

2004 Religion Communicators Council Wilbur Award for Prison Ministry

Finalist, The 25th Annual Telly Awards for Writing Old Wrongs and Changing Times

2004 Telly Award for Changing the Face of Medicine: Profiles of Achievement

2004 RTNDA/UNITY Award for The Quilts of Gee’s Bend

Gabriel Award from the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals for Eden Alternative

2004 National Award for Education Reporting for continuing coverage of the No Child Left Behind Act

WebDVD Excellence Award by the DVD Association for Changing the Face of Medicine: Profiles of Achievement Interactive DVD

2003

George Foster Peabody Award for Non-Working Numbers

Joan S. Barone Award from the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association for Crisis and Conflicts: The 108th Congress

National Academy of Arts and Sciences Emmy nomination (Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story) for Writing Old Wrongs

Fall 2003 CINE Golden Eagle Award for Selling Books, Welcome to the Blogospher, and Changing Times

Spring 2003 CINE Golden Eagle Award for the Media Unit’s “War Reporting,” including Frontlines and Deadlines and Battlefield Bylines

Spring 2003 CINE Golden Eagle Award for “Religion and Politics in Turkey”

The National Press Club’s Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism for the Media Unit’s “Coverage that Counts,” including Challenging the Church and Writing Old Wrongs

The National Press Club Robert L. Kozik Award for Environmental Reporting for Preserving Utah’s Wilderness

The South Asian Journalists Award (Outstanding Story) for Stem Cell Research (de Sam Lazaro)

The South Asian Journalists Award (Outstanding Story) on The General’s Dilemma (S. Marks)

Catholic Academy for Communications Arts Professions’ Gabriel Award for the Health Unit’s segment The Eden Alternative

Gerald Loeb Awards Finalist for “Cable News Wars” and Paul Solman’s Enron series

2002

Finalist, The Telly Awards, for Writing Old Wrongs and Changing Times

Gabriel Award from the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals for Eden Alternative

The Arthur Ross Award for Distinguished Reporting and Analysis on Foreign Affairs by the American Academy of Diplomacy (Lehrer)

Fall 2002 CINE Golden Eagle Award for Writing Old Wrongs

Bronze World Medal, The New York Festivals for Writing Old Wrongs

The National Press Club’s Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism

The South Asian Journalists Award (Outstanding Story) for AIDS in India

Spring 2002 CINE Golden Eagle Award for Arts Coverage

Eddie Award for best PBS Educational Content (Online Extra)

2001

Radio and Television News Directors Foundation Leonard Zeidenberg First Amendment Award (Lehrer)

Allen H. Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism (Jim Lehrer)

Sidney Hillman Prize Finalist for “Getting By”

The Columbia School of Journalism “Let’s Do It Better” Race Workshop Award for Angel Island

Columbia Journalism Review awarded a laurel for the Media Unit’s Full Disclosure: Stock Tips

The New York Festivals’ Silver World Medal for AIDS in Africa (Coverage of On-Going Story)

New York Festivals Finalist Certificate in the Best Investigative Report category to the Media Unit for “Full Disclosure”

First Prize, Education Writers Association National Awards for Education Reporting for Making the Grade (Television – Documentary and Feature)

34th Annual U.S. and International Film and Video Festival Third Place Award for Fred de Sam Lazaro’s Reconciliation in Rwanda

“Site of the Day” by The New York Times on the Web Learning Network (Online Extra)

International Association of Web Masters and Designers Golden Web Award (Online Extra)

Finalist in Scripps Howard Foundation’s National Journalism Award for Web Reporting for Online NewsHour’s The Uninsured in America

American Library Association listed Online Extra as one of the “700+ Great websites: Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Colorful websites for Kids and the Adults Who Care for Them”

2000

The Robert L. Robinson Award Electronic Media Award for Schizophrenia: An In-Depth Look at the Troubled Mind

The National Press Club’s Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism

Six Hess Awards for Excellence in Campaign 2000 coverage given by Stephen Hess of The Brookings Institution

Online NewsHour: Inaugurations 2001 named a “Hot Site” by USA Today

American Psychiatric Association’s Robert L. Robinson Award for Schizophrenia: An In-Depth Look at the Troubled Mind

National Press Club’s Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism

College of Communications at Penn State University Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism

1999

National Humanities Medal (Lehrer)

Television Hall of Fame induction (Lehrer and MacNeil)

National Academy of Arts and Sciences Emmy Award (Outstanding Background Analysis of a Single Current Story — Segments) for Microsoft vs. The Justice Department

The Silver Circle of the Washington, D.C. chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences induction (Lehrer)

The Fred Friendly First Amendment Award (Lehrer and MacNeil)

The South Asian Journalists Award (Outstanding Story) for AIDS in South Africa

The National Press Club’s Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism

The New York Festivals (finalist) Language or Silence

1997

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award for a two-part piece on the Middle East, The Politics of Peace.

George Foster Peabody Award for Richard Rodriguez’s essays on American life

1996

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award for Hebron: The First Test

Everett M. Dirksen Award for Outstanding Coverage of Congress

1995

National Easter Seal Society EDI Awards (broadcast journalism category) for Focus: Competitive Edge

1994

Joan S. Barone Award for Excellence in Washington Based National Affairs/Public Policy Reporting(Outstanding Congressional Coverage)

1993

National Association of Black Journalists Award (News Segment) for School Desegregation in Georgia

The Harry Chapin Media Award (Best Television) for Anatomy of a Tragedy and Somalia Diary

American Journalism Reviews Best Television Panel News Program and Best Television Newsmagazine

1991

Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (MacNeil and Lehrer)

International Radio and Television Society’s Broadcaster of the Year Award (MacNeil and Lehrer)

Anti-Defamation League of Binai-Birith Hubert H. Humphrey Award (First Amendment Freedoms Prize)

National Academy of Television Arts and Science Emmy (Outstanding Historical Programming) for Pearl Harbor Anniversary Essays

1990

National Academy of Arts and Sciences Emmy for Blue Period: Manic Depression

Radio-Television News Directors Association’s Paul White Award

The Sidney Hillman Award for Through the Safety Net

George Foster Peabody Broadcast Award for Backhauling

Joan S. Barone Award for Congressional Coverage

Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award

1989

University of Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Journalism

W.K. Kellogg Foundation National Fellowship Award

1988

First Place, National Association of Black Journalists for Black Male: Endangered Species?

Special Commendation, Women at Work Broadcast Awards for New Teachers Series

Silver Medal, New York International Film and Television Festival for Election 88 Promotion Campaign

Washington Journalism Review’s Best in Business Award for Best News Program

George Foster Peabody Broadcast Award for Election 88 Coverage

1987

National Urban Coalition’s Distinguished Electronic Journalism Award

George Foster Peabody Broadcast Award for Japan Series

Georgetown University School of Foreign Service Edward Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting

Delores Kohl Foundation Media Award for Education Reporting

Latin American Studies Association Award

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy (Excellence in Writing) for Robert MacNeil’s The Story of English

1986

Broadcasting Magazine’s Sol Taishoff Award

American Heart Association Blakeslee Award for My Heart, Your Heart

American Bar Association Certificate of Merit

1985

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy (Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story) for Farm Suicide

George Foster Peabody Broadcast Award for Apartheid’s People

CEBA Award for Apartheid’s People

Communications Excellence to Black Audiences Award for Apartheid’s People

Joan S. Barone Award for Defense Coverage

Oscars in Agriculture Award

Women at Work Television News Award

Women in Communications Matrix Award

1984

Long Island University’s George Polk Award (National Television Reporting) for Abortion Clinic Violence

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy (Outstanding Coverage of a Continuing News Story) for Farm Coverage

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy (Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story) for Zumwalt – Agent Orange

George Foster Peabody Broadcast Award for Essays by Roger Rosenblatt

1983

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy (Outstanding Coverage of a Single Breaking News Story) for Grenada Coverage

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy (Outstanding Background/Analysis of a Single Current Story) for Marines in Beirut

1982

National Urban Coalition Distinguished Electronic Journalism Award

William Allen White Foundation Award

1981

Association for Continuing Higher Education Leadership Award

Consumer Federation of America Media Award

1980

University of Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Journalism

Sidney Hillman Foundation Award

University of Southern California Distinguished Achievement Award

1979

Dartmouth College Media Award

Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award

Atomic Industrial Forum Award

National Commission on Working Women Award

Women at Work Broadcast Award

National Women’s Division of the American Jewish Congress Award

1978

American Bar Association Certificate of Merit

Association for Bridge Construction and Design Award for Distinguished Television Reporting

Women’s National Republic Club Award

Media Award for Economic Understanding

1977

American Bar Association Certificate of Merit

George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award

American Association of University Women Award (D.C. Chapter)

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy (Outstanding Background/ Analysis of a Single Current Story) Citation for Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Journalism

1976

American Cancer Society Merit Award

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award (New York Chapter)

American Bar Association Certificate of Merit

Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism

Television Critics Circle Award

1975

Sigma Delta Chi Award