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The Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers
The Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers was established through gifts for an endowment by members of the Taylor family, which 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.
How to Apply
Anyone may submit a nomination by sending to the address below an application form, five copies of the work and a letter explaining why the entry is an exemplary example of fairness in newspapers. The letter must also explain how the work was developed, reported and presented to readers in the context of fairness.
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Nominations must be postmarked no later than Friday, January 18, 2008, for work published in a U.S. daily newspaper during the previous calendar year.
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Taylor Family Award for Fairness
Nieman Foundation
Harvard University
One Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Background
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 in 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 Nieman Foundation press release about establishing the award.