Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards
The Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards were first awarded in 1960 as the Penney-Missouri Awards to recognize women's pages that covered topics other than society, club, and fashion news, and that also covered such topics as lifestyle and consumer affairs.[1][2] The Penney-Missouri Awards were often described as the "Pulitzer Prize of feature writing".[3] They were the only nationwide recognition specifically for women's page journalists,[4] at a time when few women had other opportunities to write or edit for newspapers.[3] The annual awards appear to have been last given in 2008.
History
The Penney-Missouri awards were conceived by
Kimberly Wilmot Voss's research suggests that as early as 1960, when the awards were established, women's page sections were reporting on a broader range of issues than expected, often creating the kind of coverage the awards were intended to encourage: "more than just society notices and photographs of brides".[4]
In 1974, as most newspapers were changing their women's sections into features sections, contest rules changed to allow entries from journalists who did not work full-time in a women's page section.[5]
In 1994, J. C. Penney stopped funding the awards, and they were renamed as the Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards, with the University of Missouri funding as well as judging.[5]
Award winners were announced for 2008 and previous years in the media and Missouri School of Journalism press releases.[6][7][8][9][10] However, at least some of the trophies and $1,000 cash prizes for the 2008 winners were only distributed after public reporting of what journalism reporter Jim Romenesko described as "the no-prizes flap," and as late as May 2009, nine months after the announcement of winners.[11][12] There appears to be no evidence of the awards being given after 2008.
Leadership
The directors of the award program were:[13]
- Paul L. Myhre (1960–1971)
- Robert Hosakawa (1971–1976)
- Ruth D'Arcy (1976–1984)
- George Pica (1984–1988); Pica was also a previous winner of the award
- Nancy Beth Jackson (1988–1994)
- Kent Collins (in 2009)[11]
Impact
Rodger Streitmatter, writing in the scholarly journal Journalism History, credits the awards for helping to change women's pages journalism.[14]
Award winners
- Marie Anderson
- The Ann Arbor News
- Pete Axthelm
- Bill Reiter
- Joel Brinkley
- Jane Brody
- Marian Burros
- Benedict Carey
- Vivian Castleberry
- Daily Camera
- Dallas Times Herald
- The Detroit News
- Lynne Duke
- East Bay Express
- David Finkel
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Mary Nogueras Frampton
- The Greenville News
- Paul Hendrickson
- Marj Heyduck
- Sarah Kaufman (critic)
- Kettering-Oakwood Times
- John Mecklin (journalist)
- The Mercury News
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- The Montana Standard
- The New York Times
- Russ Parsons
- Marjorie Paxson
- John Pekkanen
- The Phoenix (newspaper)
- The Plain Dealer
- Portland Press Herald
- Quad-City Times
- Susan Quinn
- Raul Ramirez (journalist)
- Phyllis Richman
- Peter Rinearson
- The Roanoke Times
- Joseph Rosendo
- San Jose Mercury News West Magazine
- Gail Sheehy
- Mimi Sheraton
- C. W. Smith (writer)
- Gloria Steinem
- Carol Sutton (journalist)
- The Washington Post
- Gene Weingarten
- WomenSports
References
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- ^ Romenesko, Jim (19 August 2008). "Winners of Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards announced". Poynter. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Missouri School of Journalism Announces 2008 Winners of the Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards" (Press release). Missouri School of Journalism. 19 August 2008.
- ^ "Winners of 2007 Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards Announced" (Press release). Missouri School of Journalism. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards: 2006 Winners and Finalists" (Press release). Missouri School of Journalism. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards: 2005 Winners and Finalists" (Press release). Missouri School of Journalism. 20 June 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b Romenesko, Jim (27 January 2009). "Missouri journalism contest director promises that winners will get their prizes". Poynter. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Romenesko, Jim (7 May 2009). "Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Award prize finally arrives". Poynter. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Penney-Missouri Journalism Awards, Records, 1960-1993" (PDF). State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- doi:10.1080/00947679.1998.12062493. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.