Award Category: Print & Online
John B. Powell
Member of the second graduating class of the School of Journalism and now a prisoner of the Japanese in China. His daughter, Marcha Powell Hensley, also a graduate of the school, accepted the award on behalf of her father.
John Seigenthaler
John Seigenthaler’s lifelong commitment to freedom of speech issues has made him one of the leading national First Amendment advocates of our time. In 1991, Mr. Seigenthaler founded the First Amendment Center with the mission of starting a national dialogue and debate about freedom of expression values. The center, with offices at Vanderbilt University in … Continued
Joe Snyder
Joseph R. Snyder was born in Kansas City on July 6, 1918. He is co-publisher of the Gallatin North Missourian, recipient of a number of state and national awards for general excellence and editorial effort, including a Freedom foundation Award. His newspaper career started with a post at the old Kansas City Journal-Post as a … Continued
Jay Harris
Jay Harris is the former publisher of the San Jose Mercury News. As publisher of the Mercury News he emphasized more coverage of community life, and highlighted Silicon Valley business and high technology news. He was also instrumental in the launch of weekly Spanish and Vietnamese language editions. Harris stunned the newspaper industry in March … Continued
