Truthdig Wins 3 Journalism Awards

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2009 Thanks to the L.A. Press Club for acknowledging the excellent work of our writers with three Southern California Journalism Awards. Congratulations to Chris Hedges, who won Online Journalist of the Year and Best Online Column, and Scott Ritter, who took home an award for Best Online Feature. Continue reading for the full list of 12 Truthdig finalists and links to the winning and nominated articles. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boost Your Karma With a Vote for Truthdig

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2009 Help Truthdig win a 2009 Webby for politics and avoid a future life as a sea cucumber We're almost certain this will work And it's good for your posture Hurry, voting closes soon Just visit pvcom and click Truthdig from the "select a nominee" menu at the top of the screen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig Nominated for Best Political Site in Best Political Year

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2009 We are honored and humbled to be nominated for a 2009 Webby Award, especially since it's in the politics category and this last year was about as exciting as it gets, politically We're in great company and we need your help to win this thing Please take a minute to click here and vote for us. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vote for Truthdig

Staff / Truthdig Jan 6, 2009 It's awards season, and we need your help Truthdig is a 2008 Weblog Awards finalist in two categories: Best Political Coverage and Best Liberal Blog Show your support by voting here and here Polls close Jan 13, and you can vote once every day in each category Thanks, as always, for your support. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig Wins a Maggie

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2008 Truthdig's weekly book review, edited by Steve Wasserman, has won a Maggie award Bill Boyarsky's outstanding political reporting was also nominated, and we were up for best Web magazine overall We're proud to win recognition for our book review, which has featured important work at a time when newspapers around the country are cutting back on their book coverage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Strike Derails Golden Globes Show

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2008 With top-tier talent unwilling to cross picket lines for the sake of a gala awards ceremony, the folks who put together the Golden Globes (the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, NBC and Dick Clark Productions) scrambled to work around the whole no-actors-showing-up issue but had to settle for a newscast announcing the winners. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Profiles in Courage: Women Journalists Speak Out

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2007 This year's winners of the International Women's Media Foundation's Courage in Journalism Awards are truly remarkable journalists who uphold the highest standards of the profession -- and, as they reveal in their speeches, risk paying the highest price for their perseverance and dedication. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Your Handy Guide to Emmy Censorship

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2007 Sally Field worked her Emmy acceptance speech into an (unfortunately) incoherent anti-war crescendo during Sunday night's telecast, which, like the other two muted moments showcased in this video montage by the always-hilarious Defamer team, was awkwardly squelched by hypervigilant editors at Fox. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Al Gore to Snub Struggling Indians?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2007 The Khasi tribespeople of India want to honor Al Gore with an award of local handicrafts and a "small amount of money" for raising awareness of the climate change that they say has ravaged their scenic province, the name of which translates to "abode of the clouds." A Gore representative says he is humbled, but unsure if he'll make it to the ceremony, which will be held at a preserved village near a sacred forest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

We Won!

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2007 Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! That's right, folks, we've won both the juried Webby Award and the People's Voice Award for Best Political Blog! Thank you for voting for us and showing your support. It's been a great year, and you've all been an important part of it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Last Day to Vote for Truthdig!

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2007 Voting closes at midnight tonight for the Webby People's Voice awards. Truthdig has been nominated for three, in the categories of News, Politics, and Blog - Political. Click here to support Truthdig. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

At the Emmys, Stewart and Colbert Take On Hollywood

Staff / Truthdig Aug 29, 2006 As presenters during the annual television Emmy awards, Jon Stewart played straight man to Stephen Colbert as he railed against the "godless sodomites" in the audience. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )