Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism
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The Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding achievement, integrity, and impact in broadcast and electronic journalism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism canonical | 6 |
| Walter Cronkite Special Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism Context triple: [Lester Holt, awardReceived, Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism]
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A.
George Polk Award
The George Polk Award is a prestigious American journalism honor recognizing outstanding investigative and enterprise reporting across various media.
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B.
National Press Club Fourth Estate Award
The National Press Club Fourth Estate Award is a prestigious American journalism honor recognizing lifetime achievement and significant contributions to the field of journalism.
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C.
Peabody Award
The Peabody Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing excellence and integrity in broadcast and digital storytelling across radio, television, and online media.
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D.
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting is a prestigious American journalism award honoring outstanding, in-depth reporting that exposes wrongdoing or significant public issues.
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E.
Pulitzer Prize for Journalism
The Pulitzer Prize for Journalism is one of the most prestigious American awards recognizing excellence in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, and commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism Target entity description: The Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding achievement, integrity, and impact in broadcast and electronic journalism.
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A.
George Polk Award
The George Polk Award is a prestigious American journalism honor recognizing outstanding investigative and enterprise reporting across various media.
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B.
National Press Club Fourth Estate Award
The National Press Club Fourth Estate Award is a prestigious American journalism honor recognizing lifetime achievement and significant contributions to the field of journalism.
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C.
Peabody Award
The Peabody Award is a prestigious American honor recognizing excellence and integrity in broadcast and digital storytelling across radio, television, and online media.
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D.
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting is a prestigious American journalism award honoring outstanding, in-depth reporting that exposes wrongdoing or significant public issues.
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E.
Pulitzer Prize for Journalism
The Pulitzer Prize for Journalism is one of the most prestigious American awards recognizing excellence in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, and commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broadcast journalism award
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journalism award ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center
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University of Southern California ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criterion |
impact on public discourse
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journalistic integrity ⓘ outstanding achievement in journalism ⓘ |
| eligibility |
United States-based journalists
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broadcast news organizations ⓘ electronic news organizations ⓘ |
| field |
broadcast journalism
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electronic journalism ⓘ journalism ⓘ |
| focus |
coverage of politics and public policy
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election coverage ⓘ public affairs reporting ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| genre | professional award ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory |
local television news
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national network news ⓘ new media ⓘ public affairs programming ⓘ special achievement ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism
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surface form:
Walter Cronkite Special Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism
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| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| motto | to honor excellence in television political journalism ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Walter Cronkite ⓘ |
| namedForEmployer | CBS News ⓘ |
| namedForNationality | American ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | broadcast journalist ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Anderson Cooper
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Bill Moyers ⓘ Brian Williams ⓘ Christiane Amanpour ⓘ Diane Sawyer ⓘ Judy Woodruff ⓘ Katie Couric ⓘ |
| organizer |
Norman Lear Center
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USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Norman Lear Center
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Annenberg School for Communication ⓘ
surface form:
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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| purpose | to recognize excellence in television and electronic journalism ⓘ |
| sponsor | Norman Lear Center ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| website | https://www.annenberg.usc.edu/research/norman-lear-center/walter-cronkite-awards ⓘ |
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Subject: Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism Description of subject: The Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism is a prestigious honor recognizing outstanding achievement, integrity, and impact in broadcast and electronic journalism.
Referenced by (7)
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Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism
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Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism
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this entity surface form:
Walter Cronkite Special Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism