Douglas Lathrop explained in the Society of Professional Journalists The Quill that these rights-based publications sprung up because many in the disability community were tired of the persistent negative media stereotypes of people with disabilities as inspirational or courageous in the mainstream news media.
Free was chairman of the Standing Committee of Correspondents of the Congressional Press Galleries and was president of the Washington chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, as well as a member of its hall of fame.
In 1996, as editor-in-chief of the Gonzaga Bulletin, he received three first-place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists.
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CUTV has won awards for its programming, including "Station of the Year" by the National Association of College Broadcasters (NACB), "Best College TV News Broadcast" — Eastern Region by the Society of Professional Journalists and several Telly Awards for sports, entertainment and magazine programs.
For this report, Rosholt was awarded the Distinguished Journalist Award by Sigma Delta Chi (now known as the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award.) From 1960 to 1962, Rosholt represented Lutheran Film Associates in the distribution of the motion picture Question 7.
For her distinguished journalism, she received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the East Bay Press Club, the National Association for the Mentally Ill, the California Public Health Association, the National Federation of Women Legislators, and the Hearst Corporation.
Paynter has received several national and state journalism awards, including from the Catherine O'Brien Foundation for reporting on family issues, the Michael E. DeBakey Foundation for Biomedical Research, Washington Press Women, Washington Women in Communications and the Society of Professional Journalists.