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2012 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers

Mar 14, 2013

The Chicago Tribune has won the Nieman Foundation's 2012 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers for “Playing with Fire.” The six-part series revealed how the chemical and tobacco industries for years misled the public with deceptive campaigns that promoted the use of toxic flame-retardant chemicals that don't work and pose serious health risks to consumers.

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Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers

The Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers was established by members of the Taylor family, who published The Boston Globe from 1872 to 1999.

The purpose of the $10,000 award is to encourage fairness in news coverage by America's daily newspapers. Second and third place finalists receive $1,000 each.

About the Taylor Family
William O. Taylor, chairman emeritus of the Globe, embraced the idea of an award for fairness in newspapers as a way to give something back to the craft to which five generations of his family devoted their working lives.

The Taylor family's 127-year stewardship of the Globe was characterized by an enduring commitment to fairness. At his invitation, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard agreed to administer the prize.

Read the press release about establishing the award. Learn how to apply.