1984 duPont-Columbia Award Winners
In a special program, the duPont-Columbia University Awards announced 13 winners and 17 Special Citation recipients.
“ Good Cop, Bad Cop,” “Honor Thy Children,” & “Go Park It In Tokyo” - 60 Minutes on ABC News
These three segments dealing with police corruption in Chicago, Amerasian children, and the influence of Japan on the U.S. auto industry were selected by the jurors as outstanding.
Investigative Reporting by John Camp for WBRZ-TV
In two one-hour documentaries about problems in Louisiana’s state bureaucracies, John Camp demonstrates a consistently high level of investigative reporting.
Rape: Face to Face - KCTS-TV
A program of shattering impact that confronted four victims of rape with four rapists.
The War Within - KRON-TV
The first and only psychological treatment program developed specifically to meet the needs of the Vietnam veteran is the subject of this superb hour-long documentary.
News Overnight - NBC News
This examination of the implementation of a school desegregation plan is distinguished by refreshingly candid on-camera interviews with parents and students and a closeup look at the economics of integration.
The Most Dangerous Game: Nuclear Face-Off in Europe - NPR
The professionalism and dedication to NPR's news staff, five times winners of duPont-Columbia Awards, is again demonstrated by this wide-ranging examination of attitudes toward nuclear proliferation in "the two Germanies": East and West. Idea journalism at its best.
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Status Reports - ABC World News Tonight
These Status Reports" by Richard Threlkeld cover everything from grass roots politics to the war in the Falklands: in every instance demonstrating distinction in the writing and reporting and an impeccable sense of the limitations of a daily 30-minute newscast.
Cancer Reports - CBS News
This series of reports on latest treatment breakthroughs for the nation's number two killer were distinguished by their care in presentation humanized by cancer patient Drinkwater's personal approach.
Killing Crime: A Police Cop-Out - WBBM-TV
Two decades of history and an all-encompassing investigation into contemporary reality made for an extremely solid and disturbing series on just how well the Chicago police department has been doing its job.
Unit 5: The Chicago Police Investigations WMAQ-TV
A distinguished examination into the honesty and effectiveness of Chicago's police department. Particularly telling were the reports on police brutality and improprieties in keeping investigative files.
Innocent Shame: The Legacy of Child Sexual Abuse - WSMV-TV
The lifetime trauma to individuals and those near to them growing out of "the corruption of the innocent" was sensitively and skillfully presented in this hour-long examination.
Herpes is Forever - WTCN-TVV
A subject that might have been both shocking and unpleasant to viewers was presented with thoroughness and taste, patiently dispelling the myths and misconceptions about an apparently incurable disease which afflicts over 20 million Americans.
American Survival - Jon Alpert & NBC News
From the pain of the gold miner crippled with lung disease, to the loneliness of the homeless people who live in the streets of America, this is television journalism at its most immediate and compelling.
Special Citations
Cities Afloat, KMOX, St. Louis. MO
The station's round-the-clock coverage of storms and tornadoes that wrought havoc in the St. Louis area and left 37 counties devastated.
First Amendment Issue, WFBG, Altoona, PA
A series of reports on what happened when a county judge excluded the media from jury selection for a trial of a Mafia criminal figure.
They Served with Honor, WMAL, Washington, D.C.
The keystone of extensive coverage of week-long activities in Washington preceding the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Five Faces of Poverty, WRAL, Raleigh, NC
A documentary series on the increasing number of people at the poverty level.
Dioxin: A Special Report, KYTV-TV, Springfield, MO
A historical analysis and change-making report on the poisoning of the Southwest Missouri Ozarks.
A Battle of Minds, WHA-TV, Madison, WI
A report on religious cultists and their de-programmers.
These Troubled Waters, WLEX-TV, Lexington, KY
A report on an environmental health issue -- contamination of water supplies.
Nursing Homes, KPRC-TV, Houston, TX
An investigation into the abuses in nursing homes and flaws in state regulations.
The Flood of '83, KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, UT
A documentary on how local communities were affected by devastating floods and mudslides.
Project Children, WCCO-TV, Minneapolis, MN
A special two-week block of programs -- documentaries, series reports and an audience participation town meeting -- examining the state and future of children of the 80s.
Babies Shouldn't Die, WFSB-TV, Hartford, CT
A total station campaign over a three-week period that addresses causes of infant mortality.
The I-Team, Willie Monroe and KYW-TV, Philadelphia, PA
Investigative news coverage of abuses and mishandling from City Hall to Pennsylvania's Liquor Control Board.
he Last Campaign of Lady Jane, WBBM-TV, Chicago, IL
The inside story of former mayor Jane Byrne's unsuccessful campaign for re-election.
A Gift for Serena, WDIV-TV, Detroit, MI
The story of how a nine-year-old child, afflicted with cerebral palsy since birth, learned to talk with the help of a computer.
Closeup: Oh, Tell the World What Happened, ABC-TV
At Sabra and Shatila, more than 700 Palestinian refugees were massacred. This "Closeup" documentary searches for the answers to why the killings occurred, how they happened, and who was responsible.
Bataan: The Forgotten Hell, NBC News
Interviews with Americans who survived the 60 mile, six-day Bataan death march in April 1942 and three-and-a-half years of imprisonment.
Frontline: In Our Water, Meg Switzgable and WGBH-TV
An investigative documentary, five years in the making, that describes how chemically polluted drinking water alters the lives of a family.