2024
News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Continuing News Coverage Long Form category: “War in the Holy Land”
News & Documentary Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Hard News Feature Story Short Form category: “Haiti in Crisis”
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists Excellence in Transgender Coverage Award for Trans in America
National Press Club’s Joseph D. Ryle Award for Excellence in Writing on the Problems of Geriatrics honorable mention: “No Place to Live or Die“
National Press Club’s Newsletter Journalism Award: “Here’s the Deal”
Peabody Award recipient: “War in the Holy Land”
Webby People Voice Award recipient in the Social: News & Politics category: PBS News Hour’s Instagram Channel
Emily Couric Women’s Leadership Forum’s Award: Judy Woodruff
Webby Award & Webby People’s Voice Award nominations in the Social: Education & Science category: PBS News Hour’s Science Animations
Webby Award & Webby People’s Voice Award nominations in the Social: News & Politics category: PBS News Hour’s Instagram Channel
Peabody Award nomination recipient: “War in the Holy Land”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Finalist, The Telly Awards, for Writing Old Wrongs and Changing Times
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)
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”
The Robert L. Robinson Award Electronic Media Award for Schizophrenia: An In-Depth Look at the Troubled Mind
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
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 New York Festivals (finalist) Language or Silence
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
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award for Hebron: The First Test
Everett M. Dirksen Award for Outstanding Coverage of Congress
National Easter Seal Society EDI Awards (broadcast journalism category) for Focus: Competitive Edge
Joan S. Barone Award for Excellence in Washington Based National Affairs/Public Policy Reporting(Outstanding Congressional Coverage)
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
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
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
University of Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Journalism
W.K. Kellogg Foundation National Fellowship Award
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
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
Broadcasting Magazine’s Sol Taishoff Award
American Heart Association Blakeslee Award for My Heart, Your Heart
American Bar Association Certificate of Merit
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
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
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
National Urban Coalition Distinguished Electronic Journalism Award
William Allen White Foundation Award
Association for Continuing Higher Education Leadership Award
Consumer Federation of America Media Award
Sidney Hillman Foundation Award
University of Southern California Distinguished Achievement Award
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
Association for Bridge Construction and Design Award for Distinguished Television Reporting
Women’s National Republic Club Award
Media Award for Economic Understanding
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
American Cancer Society Merit Award
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award (New York Chapter)
Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
Television Critics Circle Award
Sigma Delta Chi Award
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