Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards at 4PM today!

I was one of the judges for the editorial cartoon division. Usually these are held in person, and are inspiring, moving, disturbing and well-worth attending - Mike Please join us this afternoon for a virtual ceremony to announce and celebrate our 2020 winners   Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards   Thursday, June 4, 2020 4:00pm (EDT) Remarks by Kerry Kennedy Master of Ceremonies: Michael Beschloss   Special guest presenters:  Michael Beschloss Katie Couric Margaret Engel Van Jones Kerry Kennedy Rory Kennedy Don Lemon Jane Mayer Natalie Morales Soledad O'Brien David Remnick John M. Seigenthaler   Narrator: Dennis Haysbert #RFKAwards We are grateful to Mortimer B. Zuckerman for his support of the 2020 Book and Journalism Awards ceremony.  Book Award Chair Michael Beschloss Historian and Author Journalism Awards Committee Chair Margaret Engel Director, Alicia Patterson Foundation 40th Annual Robert F. Kennedy Book Award The Robert F. Kennedy Book Award was established in 1980 with the proceeds from Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.'s best selling biography Robert Kennedy and His Times. Each year, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights presents an award to the book that, as Schlesinger said, "most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy's purposes—his concern for the poor and the powerless, his struggle for honest and even-handed justice, his conviction that a decent society must assure all young people a fair chance, and his faith that a free democracy can act to remedy disparities of power and opportunity." The Robert F. Kennedy Book Award has been recognized as one of the most prestigious honors an author can receive. 52nd Annual Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards Founded by the reporters who covered Robert F. Kennedy's historic 1968 presidential campaign, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards honor outstanding reporting on issues that reflect Robert Kennedy's concerns, including human rights, social justice, and the power of individual action in the United States and around the world. Winning entries in 13 categories provide insights into the causes, conditions, and remedies of human rights violations and injustice, and critical analyses of relevant policies, programs, individual actions, and private endeavors that foster positive change. The Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards are among the few in which winners are determined by their peers. Past winners include the Washington Post, National Public Radio, CBS's 60 Minutes, ABC's 20/20, and HBO. W