by jpitney | May 6, 2025 | Journalism, Journalists, Local Government
The 2025 Pulitzer Prize for a distinguished example of coverage of significant issues of local or statewide concern, demonstrating originality and community connection, using any available journalistic tool, Awarded to Alissa Zhu, Nick Thieme and Jessica Gallagher...
by jpitney | May 5, 2025 | Courage, Public Service
The 2025 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award went to Vice President Michael R. Pence for risking his life and career on January 6, 2021. The Award goes to public servants for making a courageous decision of conscience. Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg...
by jpitney | May 4, 2025 | Civility, Texas
Crayton Webb and Danielle Rugoff at the Austin American-Statesman Forty-five years ago, a group of young Texans from business, professional and academic circles came together to convene the various segments of the state in a nonpartisan, nonpolitical and...
by jpitney | May 2, 2025 | Judiciary, Public Service
Ned Parker, Mike Spector, Peter Eisler, Linda So and Nate Raymond at Reuters: Reuters identified more than 600 posts on social media and right-leaning message boards since February targeting family members of judges who ruled against the Trump administration. The...
by jpitney | May 1, 2025 | civic virtue, Civility
Samuel Abrams at AEI: Being community-focused, knowing one’s neighbors, and being helpful to others should be instinctual and a common part of our daily lives rather than occasional and worthy of praise. While it is undoubtedly not the case that we have to be best...
