WCAX-TV has won a prestigious DuPont Journalism Award from the Journalism School at Columbia University in New York City. The award was for the station’s series “Foreigners on the Farm” reported by Senior Reporter Kristin Carlson. The in-depth three part series focused on Vermont’s reliance on immigrant farm workers.
Carlson and the Channel 3 news team detailed how many dairy farmers rely on immigrant farm workers to keep their businesses afloat. Farmers admitted some of those workers may be here illegally. In announcing the award, Dupont wrote “The exemplary reports neither advocate nor condemn the hiring practice but instead inform the audience about what’s going on in the barn next door.”
Carlson will receive the award Thursday night at a special awards ceremony hosted by Columbia University in New York. Joe Carroll was the photographer on the series and Kristin Kelly was the producer. Marselis Parsons was the News Director.
Only a handful of TV stations are recognized by Columbia each year.“We are proud to receive this national award and our news team is committed to informing the public about compelling stories that impact our community,” said WCAX News Director Anson Tebbetts.
For a full listing of other award winners visit: http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/cs/ContentServer/jrn/1212612076307/pa...
Source: WCAX, Burlington, Vermont. 1.20.2010
WCAX-TV wins prestigious DuPont journalism award
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