TEGNA’s 12 News KPNX in Phoenix Wins 2021 Walter Cronkite Award for Exceptional Reporting on Systemic Racism
The Walter Cronkite Awards are given biennially and shine a spotlight on journalism that seeks truth, examines inequities, serves the public, and demonstrates the indispensability of a free and trustworthy press.
- The Walter Cronkite Awards are given biennially and shine a spotlight on journalism that seeks truth, examines inequities, serves the public, and demonstrates the indispensability of a free and trustworthy press.
- This year and for the first time, entries were limited to three subject-matter categories: systemic racism, the coronavirus pandemic and the integrity of the elections.
- We applaud the 12 News team for their commitment to provide this enlightening and powerful news documentary, said Lynn Beall, executive vice president and chief operating officer of media operations, TEGNA.
- Walter Cronkite Award winners were announced by the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern Californias Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.