The Robert F. Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism is journalisms award named after Robert F. Kennedy and awarded by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. The annual awards are issued in several categories and were established in December 1968 by a group of reporters who covered Kennedy's campaigns. Winners are judged by more than 50 journalists each year, led by a committee of six independent journalists. The awards honor reporting "on issues that reflect Robert F. Kennedy's concerns, including human rights, social justice and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world. Entries include insights into the causes, conditions and remedies of injustice and critical analysis of relevant public policies, programs, attitudes and private endeavors." The awards are known as the "poor people's Pulitzers" in media circles.
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2013
The 45th annual award winners:
2011
The 43rd Annual Awards were awarded in 2011 for coverage in 2010. Award winners were:
2009
The 41st Annual Awards were awarded in 2009 for coverage in 2008. Award winners were:
2008
The 40th Annual Awards were awarded in 2008 for coverage in 2007. Award winners were:
2007
The 39th Annual Awards were awarded in 2007 for coverage in 2006. Award winners were:
2006
The 38th Annual Awards were awarded in 2006 for coverage in 2005. Award winners were:
2005
The 37th Annual Awards were awarded in 2005 for coverage in 2004. Award winners were:
2004
The 36th Annual Awards were awarded in 2004 for coverage in 2003. Award winners were:
2003
The 35th Annual Awards were awarded in 2003 for coverage in 2002. Award winners were:
2002
The 34th Annual Awards were awarded in 2002 for coverage in 2001. Award winners were:
2001
The 33rd Annual Awards were awarded in 2001 for coverage in 2000. Award winners were:
2000
The 32nd Annual Awards were awarded in 2000 for coverage in 1999. Award winners were: