Ron ridenhour book prize

Type investigations, which produces groundbreaking investigative journalism. A decade ago, the fertel foundation and the nation institute started the ridenhour prizes in honor of ron ridenhour, the journalist who exposed the my lai massacre. Scott allen and scott shuchart interviewed by 60 minutes. The prize also recognizes investigative and reportorial distinction. Ridenhour, an infantrymanturnedjournalist who seared the worlds conscience with the first public account of the slaughter of 500 vietnamese villagers at my lai, has died. Happily, rons legacy has been carried forward by women and men in politics, the arts and media with the courage to speak truth to power.

As many as 500 unarmed vietnamese villagersmany of them women, children and the elderlywere. Every year since, journalists, public interest advocates, academics, and donors have gathered at the national press club. Crown author lauren markham wins the 2018 ridenhour book. The annual ridenhour prizes recognize those who persevere in acts of truthtelling that protect the public interest, promote social justice or illuminate a more just vision of society. It was also a nominee for the national book critics circle award for general nonfiction and was a new york. Soros accepts ridenhour prize for courage in an age of lies the. These prizes memorialize the spirit of fearless truthtelling that whistleblower and investigative journalist ron ridenhour reflected throughout his extraordinary life and career. Remarks by rick piltz on accepting the ron ridenhour prize, april 4, 2006. It was late in april, 1968 that i first heard of pinkville and what allegedly happened there.

I received that first report with some skepticism, but in the following months i was to hear similar stories from such a wide variety of people that it became. Soufan, a leading counterterrorism investigator, was awarded the 2012 ridenhour book prize for the black banners. Love, drugs, trouble, and coming of age in the bronx. Ronald ridenhour military wiki fandom military wikia. The 2011 ridenhour prizes government accountability project. Named for ron ridenhour, a vietnam veteran who exposed the atrocities of the mei lai massacre and subsequently became an investigative journalist, past awards have gone to such luminaries as. Ron ridenhour was the vietnam veteran whose 1969 letter to congress and the pentagon brought the my lai massacre to light. The prizes were established by the nation institute and the fertel foundation, in partnership with pogo, the government accountability project gap and the fund for constitutional government, to recognize those who persevere in acts of truthtelling that. Exactly 50 years have passed since the spring of 1969 when ron ridenhour, a u.

Um grad wins ridenhour book prize for five days at. Type media centers programs include a bestselling book publishing imprint, bold type books. The revelations sparked a debate on the constitutionality of mass surveillance, and how technology has transformed the parameters of. Ronald l ridenhour, vietnam veteran who first disclosed my lai massacre by. The awards are presented by the nation institute and the fertel foundation in recognition of ron ridenhour, the vietnam war veteran who exposed. Congressman john lewis received the courage prize for a lifetime of dedication to human rights. Matthew hoh, the state department official who resigned in protest from his post in afghanistan, was awarded the ridenhour prize for truthtelling on april 14 at the national press club in washington, d. Ronald lee ridenhour april 6, 1946 may 10, 1998, was a young gi who served in the 11th infantry brigade during the vietnam war, and played a central role in spurring the investigation of the my lai massacre. The 15th annual ridenhour prizes were held this year at the national press club in washington, d. The following excerpt is from remarks made by soros as he accepted the ridenhour courage prize for 2019, on monday in washington, d. Army helicopter gunner who exposed the my lai massacre based on accounts he had heard from fellow soldiers during the vietnam war. Also honored were seth rosenfeld for his book, subversives, and journalist jose antonio vargas for having the moral courage to tell his story as an undocumented immigrant. The prizes memorialize the spirit of ron ridenhour, a vietnam veteran who. The ridenhour prizes, presented by the nation institute and the fertel foundation, memorialize investigative journalist ron ridenhour.

Vance received the ridenhour prize for truthtelling, an award named in memory of army helicopter gunner ron ridenhour who struggled to bring the horrific mass murders at my lai to the attention of congress and the pentagon during the vietnam war. Soros accepts ridenhour prize for courage in an age of. The ridenhour book prize honored joe sacco for his illustrated. Washington, dc today, the ridenhour prizes announced that edward snowden and laura poitras will be jointly awarded the 2014 ridenhour prize for truthtelling for exposing the us governments vast warrantless surveillance operation. You make this award at a time when the values of the open society are under attack around the world, including the united states. Detroit native and um grad sheri fink has won the ridenhour book prize for her book, five days at memorial, which chronicles life at a new orleans medical center in the days of hurricane katrina. The 2008 ridenhour prizes were given to veteran journalist bill moyers courage prize, author james d. The ron ridenhour book prize honors the outstanding work of social significance from the prior publishing year. Jesus was a gook, published in nobody gets off the bus. Scurlock book prize and former navy jag officer matthew diaz prize for truthtelling. Matthew diaz to be honored at 2008 ridenhour prizes. The awards are given to those who exemplify the courage and truthtelling of the late ron ridenhour, the former u. Historian and activist howard zinn was posthumously awarded the ridenhour courage prize.

Hansen won the ridenhour courage prize for sounding the alarm about the threat of climate change, including getting arrested five times at peaceful protests. Shadid award nomination center for journalism ethics. The prize also recognizes investigative and reportorial distinctionmore. The ridenhour prizes seek to recognize and encourage those who persevere in. The awards are presented by the nation institute and the fertel foundation in recognition of ron ridenhour, the vietnam war veteran who exposed the my lai massacre. For all my anxiety about america ever redeeming itself from our present disgrace, i have no hesitation about adding this years four honorees to the lengthy list of ridenhour prize recipients. The inside story of 911 and the war against alqaeda. On thursday, april 3rd, pogo will be celebrating the fifth anniversary of the ron ridenhour prizes. Every year, prizes are given for the truthteller of the year, the book of the year, the. Bill moyers acceptance speech for the ridenhour courage prize. Five myths about whistleblowers theyre not the same as leakers and they dont always go to the press, wrote dana gold in the washington post. Two young migrants and the making of an american life crown, has won the 2018 ridenhour book.

The book documents the torture enhanced interrogation techniques that was u. Iraqs people in the shadow of americas war, was published in september 2005. Matthew diaz transcripts of the speeches of the presenter of the prize, joe margulies, and. Truthtelling at the 15th ridenhour prizes front line whistleblower. Why hasnt the director of national intelligence been punished for lying to congress.

Type media center is home to a halfdozen programs and a community of hundreds of journalists, authors, and writing fellows. The ridenhour book prize honors an outstanding work of social significance from the prior publishing year. You received the ridenhour prize for truth telling in 2010. The reading life with megan burns, rick barton and the ron. In 1968, vietnam war veteran ron ridenhour heard disturbing stories from fellow soldiers about a massacre that occurred during the war. These prizes memorialize the spirit of fearless truthtelling that whistleblower and investigative journalist ron ridenhour reflected throughout his. The prizes are awarded in the name of ron ridenhour, the soldier who helped alert people to the massacre at my lai during the vietnam war. It is named for ron ridenhour, a whistleblower and investigative journalist. The ridenhour prize recognizes individuals who demonstrate the spirit of fearless truthtelling. Thomas drake, 2011 recipient of the ridenhour truthtelling prize, was a senior official at the national security agency nsa who blew the whistle through the proper channels and exposed massive waste, fraud and abuse as well as illegal and unconstitutional behavior at the hands of nsa management post911.

Les prix ridenhour sont remis annuellement depuis 2004 pour mettre en valeur ceux qui. An aid worker, radical islam, and the politics of oil a true story of love and death in the sudan. Well also talk with writerphilanthropist randy fertel, founder of the ron ridenhour prizes, and seth rosenfeld, who received the book prize. Truthtelling at the 15th ridenhour prizes front line. Checkout the new famous trials website at the new website has a cleaner look, additional video and audio clips, revised trial accounts, and new features that should improve the navigation. Bill moyers speech on receiving 2008 ridenhour courage prize. The ridenhour prizes are awards in four categories given annually in recognition of those who. Two young migrants and the making of an american life crown, has won the 2018 ridenhour book prize, among the awards given annually for the past 15 years to extraordinary individuals who persevere in the act of truthtelling that protect the public interest, promote social justice, or illuminate a more just vision of. In 1968, vietnam war veteran ron ridenhour heard disturbing stories. The ridenhour prizes comprise awards in four categories given annually in recognition of those who persevere in acts of truthtelling that protect the public interest, promote social justice or illuminate a more just vision of society. Ridenhour winner edward snowden reveals how he helped to build the us governments system of mass surveillance, and what motivated him to try to bring it down. The ridenhour prizes are awards in four categories given annually in recognition of those who persevere in acts of truthtelling that protect the public interest, promote social justice or illuminate a more just vision of society. Ridenhour prize goes, for first time, to graphic novel. The 5th annual ridenhour prizes, sponsored by the nation institute and the fertel foundation, were awarded at a luncheon ceremony on april 3, 2008 at the national press club in washington, d.