The Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award is presented annually by
Colby College
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to a member of the newspaper profession who has contributed to the country's journalistic achievement. The award is named for
Elijah Parish Lovejoy
Elijah Parish Lovejoy (November 9, 1802 – November 7, 1837) was an American Presbyterianism, Presbyterian minister (Christianity), minister, journalist, Editing, newspaper editor, and Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist. After his ...
, and established in 1952.
Award criteria
The award was established to:
# Stimulate and honor the kind of achievement in the field of reporting, editing, and interpretive writing that continues the Lovejoy heritage of fearlessness and freedom.
# Promote a sense of mutual responsibility and cooperative effort between a newspaper world devoted to journalistic freedom and a liberal arts college dedicated to academic freedom.
The recipient is chosen, based on a selection committee's judgement of a journalist's integrity, craftsmanship, character, intelligence, and courage.
Recipients
See also
* Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award (to editors)
References
External links
{{Colby College
Colby College
American journalism awards
Awards established in 1952
Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award recipients
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