The National Women’s Political Caucus proudly presents the 2019 awards for exceptional merit in media. This signature contest highlights the importance of the media in the creation and maintenance of public attitude towards women—their leadership potential and special concerns.
AWARD WINNERS
"WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER LIVE WITH ROBIN MORGAN," Broadcast/Advocacy
Robin Morgan’s syndicated weekly radio program is a rich resource on women’s issues, creating a balanced look at the news and policies confronting today’s modern women in the United States and heard in 110 countries. Overall, Morgan’s Women’s Media Center program is a comprehensive, no nonsense and important voice for women and the issues they are facing to find equal footing in what is still a man’s world, especially in the days of Trump. WMC’s work focuses on making women visible and powerful in the media. Women need more media advocates like Morgan. Morgan deserves first place in the NWPC’s EMMAs awards.
“#BLACKGIRLACTIVISM: EXPLORING THE WAYS THAT WE KEEP COMING THROUGH THE STORM,” THE WORK OF KARSONYA WISE WHITEHEAD, Magazine: Meridians
This was a breathtaking edition of the magazine for its scope and decision to devote it entirely to Karsonya Wise Whitehead’s ambitious project, a most comprehensive and challenging collection of essays, poems and research. It serves as a pedagogical resource for K-12 teachers and scholars to teach feminism in their classrooms, in interdisciplinary and intersectional ways, adding the voices and stories of women of color and other marginalized sectors of society.
SEEING ALLRED BY SOPHIE SARTAIN AND ROBERTA GROSSMAN, Documentary
Everyone has heard about Gloria Allred and her crusade for women in the justice system, but few people really knew of her background until this Netflix portrait appeared. Its story was interesting, historical and stimulating in relating how Gloria became such a high-powered women’s advocate. Like many who saw her often patronized as a publicity-seeking attorney, this film showed a deep picture of Allred, capturing her steadfast courage and tenacity in standing up for women’s rights for justice that was all too ignored in a male-dominated world. The work she did on the Bill Cosby case—an icon—was instrumental in elevating the #MeToo movement.
“IOWA JUST GUTTED PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND THE RESULTS FOR WOMEN ARE BRUTAL,” BY HANNAH LEVINTOYA, Mother Jones, Traditional Print
A masterful piece on the attack on women’s reproductive rights in Iowa. In exceptional reporting that put the political attack on women’s rights into alarming context, she reports on every aspect-- the US Supreme Court, Congressional hearings, state legislatures and local communities. On a national level, too little has been written about how these state policies are using legislative action to treat women, not as second-class citizens but not as citizens at all. If the idea of this merit award is to make the reader angry, then this piece worked. As all good investigative stories should, this story elicited emotions based on strong fact-based reporting.
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
RBG BY BETSY WEST AND JULIE COHEN
This 2018 documentary chronicles the private life and trail-blazing legal career of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S., Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who provides a legal legacy covering women’s rights, gender discrimination, and now a pop icon. Weaving the personal with the professional, the film has received worldwide awards and acclaim.
This 2018 documentary chronicles the private life and trail-blazing legal career of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S., Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who provides a legal legacy covering women’s rights, gender discrimination, and now a pop icon. Weaving the personal with the professional, the film has received worldwide awards and acclaim.
OTHER AWARD NOMINEES
“CIVIL RIGHTS WRONGED,” by Carrie Baker, Ms. Magazine
President Trump’s executive agencies work quietly to roll back civil rights protection and enforcement.
“THE TRIUMPHANT SISTERHOOD OF THE COSBY SURVIVORS,” by Jessica Goldstein, ThinkProgress
Follows assaults from 1965 to 2008, building a monument over time, by the survivors who stuck together.
“DEMOCRATIC SENATOR STICKS UP FOR NASSAR SURVIVOR AT CONTENTIOUS HEARING,” by Lindsay Gibbs, ThinkProgress
Series of articles on the scandal of US Olympics athletes abused but ignored.
“LIBERALS SHOULD READILY CONDEMN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT BY DEMOCRATIC MEN,” by Neil Buchanan in GW University’s Verdict.justia.com
Thoughtful and honest approach to this difficult subject.
“THE REASON WHY WHITE WOMEN VOTE REPUBLICAN AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT,” by Julie Kohler, the Nation
The power of white supremacy and the need to build on year-round communities of color to effect progressive change.
“THE TRIUMPHANT SISTERHOOD OF THE COSBY SURVIVORS,” by Jessica Goldstein, ThinkProgress
Follows assaults from 1965 to 2008, building a monument over time, by the survivors who stuck together.
“DEMOCRATIC SENATOR STICKS UP FOR NASSAR SURVIVOR AT CONTENTIOUS HEARING,” by Lindsay Gibbs, ThinkProgress
Series of articles on the scandal of US Olympics athletes abused but ignored.
“LIBERALS SHOULD READILY CONDEMN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT BY DEMOCRATIC MEN,” by Neil Buchanan in GW University’s Verdict.justia.com
Thoughtful and honest approach to this difficult subject.
“THE REASON WHY WHITE WOMEN VOTE REPUBLICAN AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT,” by Julie Kohler, the Nation
The power of white supremacy and the need to build on year-round communities of color to effect progressive change.
JUDGE
Arlene Notoro Morgan
EMMAs judge for many years, is now Assistant Dean for External Affairs at Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communications. Following a 30 plus years’ career as a journalist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Arlene served as Assistant Dean at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. There, she oversaw its many prizes, awards and professional development programs, and received many awards in the fields of diversity, newspaper credibility and as a trainer.
