Malcolm Law Investigative Reporting Award
- Malcolm Law Investigative Reporting Award
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The Malcolm Law Investigative Reporting Award (also known as the Malcolm Law Memorial Award for Investigative Journalism or Malcolm Law Award) is an award for investigative reporting established by the Tennessee Associated Press Managing Editors in 1973 to honor Malcolm Law, associate editor of The Jackson Sun, who died in December 1972.[1]
About the award
The Malcolm Law Award is recognized as one of the most prestigious awards given for journalistic accomplishment in Tennessee.[2] The award is given to four winners per year in each of the Tennessee Associated Press's Divisions. Those divisions are divided by circulation.
Description
The award is approximately 10-inch tall crystal-clear glass in the shape of a hexagon, with a cut at an approximately 73-degree angle down 3/4 of its physical shape. The writing on the award is presented in this manner:
Tennessee
Associated Press
Managing Editors
Malcolm Law
Investigative Reporting
(Winner's name)
(Winner's newspaper)
(Year)
Selection
The criterion for selecting the winner of the award is subject matter (40 percent), writing style (30 percent), and delivery (20 percent).[3]
References
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