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The MOLLY National Journalism Prize

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The MOLLY National Journalism Prize is awarded annually by the Texas Democracy Foundation dba The Texas Observer. The award is intended to recognize superior journalism in the tradition of Molly Ivins. The award, presented annually since 2005, is given for an article or series of up to four short, related articles or columns telling the stories that need telling, challenging conventional wisdom, focusing on civil liberties and/or social justice, and embodying the intelligence, deep thinking and/or passionate wit that marked Ivin's work.

The MOLLY Prize and two Honorable Mentions are then presented at an awards dinner, generally in Austin, Texas, keynoted by a special guest. Past keynote speakers have included Dan Rather, Ellen Goodman, Seymour Hersh, and Gail Collins.

Initial screening for the entries are conducted by journalists from the Board of Advisors, which governs the conducting of the award. Finalists and winners are determined by an annually selected Executive Committee of the Board of Advisors.

2012 BOARD OF ADVISORS

Hugh Aynesworth, Maurine H. Beasley, Tom Bettag, Mike Blackman, Nate Blakeslee, Frederick Blevens, Roy Blount, Jr., Mary Breasted, Robert Bryce, Ken Bunting, Wanda Cash, Carlton Carl, Mike Cochran, Gail Collins, Patrick Cox, Greg Curtis, Lou Dubose, Ronnie Dugger, James Fallows, Doug Foster, Ellen Goodman, Wade Goodwyn, Patti Kilday Hart, Jim Henderson, Steven Isenberg, Melissa Jones, Lewis Lapham, Myra MacPherson, David McHam, Dave McNeely, Judith Davidson Moyers, Victor Navasky, Kaye Northcott, Larry Norwood, Karen Olsson, John Pope, Dan Rather, Geoff Rips, Matt Rothschild, Ben Sargent, Connie Schultz, Robert Siegel, Erna Smith, Glenn Smith, Paul Stekler, Carlton Stowers, Diane Suchetka, Ellen Sweets, Mimi Swartz,Saralee Tiede, Rusty Todd, Calvin Trillin, Jim Willse and John Young.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2011: Jeff Sharlet, Harper's Magazine 2010: A.C. Thompson, ProPublica 2009: Rick Casey, The Houston Chronicle 2008: Diane Suchetka, The Cleveland Plain Dealer