Carey McWilliams Award

The Carey McWilliams Award is given annually to honor a major journalistic contribution to our understanding of politics. It carries a $750 prize. Eligible candidates must meet the criteria laid forth by the first organizing committee. The individual chosen:

should have a distinguished public service career in newspaper, magazine or broadcast media.
should, in his or her work, illumine some broad general principles of the social and political sciences.
may have a background in editorial activities and not necessarily be a working journalist or writer.
should illumine certain key elements identified with McWilliams, which include intellectual forthrightness and political independence.

2009 Carey McWilliams Award Recipient

List of All Carey McWilliams Award Recipients

2010 Nomination Information

Nomination letters are accepted via post or email and should address why the nominee is deserving of the award and outline their relevant accomplishments. Submit nominations to the committee by February 1, 2010.

2010 Award Committee

Chair: Patricia Moy
University of Washington
Communication
CMU 238
Seattle, WA 98195
pmoy@u.washington.edu

Pippa Norris
Harvard University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
pippa_norris@harvard.edu

Lynn Vavreck
University of California, Los Angeles
Political Science
4289 Bunche Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1472
lvavreck@ucla.edu

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