WASHINGTON — Journalists with CNN, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and BBC News were among the news organizations recognized during the Center for Integrity in News Reporting’s annual awards ceremony in Washington.
The center, whose efforts celebrate journalism embodying impartiality and objectivity, held its second awards dinner at the Library of Congress. The center has previously expressed hope that the awards will encourage news organizations across multiple mediums to pursue outstanding journalism amid concerns about Americans’ declining trust in reporting.
Walter Hussman Jr. — the chair of WEHCO Media Inc., parent company of the Chattanooga Times Free Press — and Chattanooga Times Free Press publisher Eliza Hussman Gaines serve on the center’s Board of Trustees.
Other trustees include former (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion Ledger editor Charles Overby, Fox News host Bret Baier, Stephens Inc. adviser Mary Kissel and retired Gen. Wesley Clark. Longtime newspaper publisher Rufus Friday serves as the center’s executive director.
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley delivered the event’s keynote address. Turley, who provides on-air legal analysis for news organizations, said the journalism industry will not be able to sustain itself by providing partisan or advocacy journalism.