2005 duPont-Columbia Award Winners

In a special program, the duPont-Columbia University Awards announced 13 winners.


Primetime Thursday: The Nuclear Smuggling Project - ABC News

An investigative test of port security by shipping uranium into the United States.

Jesus and Paul: The Word and the Witness - ABC News and PJ Productions

A three-hour primetime documentary about the origins of Christianity.

Hoxie: The First Stand - David Appleby | The University of Memphis on PBS

A documentary about Hoxie, Arkansas’ early effort to integrate its schools.

 

The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt - HBO/Cinemax Reel Life | Victoria Bruce | Karin Hayes

A poignant documentary about a young presidential candidate in Colombia campaigning against violence and corruption.

 

Louisiana: Currents of Change - Louisiana Public Broadcasting

A one-hour documentary about Louisiana history and its central character, the Mississippi River.

National Geographic Ultimate Explorer: Liberia: American Dream? - MSNBC

A two-hour eyewitness report on civil war in Liberia and the overthrow of President Charles Taylor.

A Pattern of Suspicion - NBC News | Dateline

An investigative report on racial profiling by policemen in Cincinnati and other cities.

Mandela: An Audio History - NPR | Radio Diaries

A five-part radio documentary about Nelson Mandela’s struggle to overturn apartheid.

JFK 40 - WBAP-AM Dallas

A riveting series of live radio reports and reflections on the assassination of JFK.

 

Medicaid Dental Centers Investigation - WCNC-TV Charlotte

A series of 11 investigative reports on Medicaid dental centers.

 

State of Denial - WFAA-TV Dallas

A 13-part investigation of how insurance companies denied medical claims for work-related injuries.

 

Frontline: Truth, War and Consequences - WGBH-TV Boston on PBS

A 90-minute report on the planning and execution of the war in Iraq.

 
 

Frontline: Ghosts of Rwanda - WGBH-TV Boston on PBS

A two-hour documentary examining the international ramifications of genocide in Rwanda.