Liu’s Peace Prize Goes to an Empty Chair

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2010 Liu Xiaobo’s empty chair spoke volumes at Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo. The Chinese dissident is serving out an 11-year prison term in his homeland, and no family members were permitted to travel to accept his award -- the first peace laureate not formally represented in 75 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig Wins Big at L.A. Press Club Awards

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2010 We're pleased to announce that Truthdig won four first-place honors, more than any other website, in the Southern California Journalism Awards presented by the Los Angeles Press Club on Sunday evening in Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Presenting the Award-Winning Mr. Fish

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2010 Congratulations to our favorite cartoonist, who won a prestigious Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists on Monday We plan to celebrate by taking a spin through his fearless and insightful work and ordering an award-winning T-shirt or two. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big News for the Truthdig Community

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2010 We've been nominated for the 2010 Webby Awards in both the political site and political blog categories (and we're in great company) Big thanks from the staff to all our readers, donors, writers and commenters who made it possible Take a bow and then take a minute to vote for us here and here -- because your voice matters!. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Hurt Locker’ Cleans Up at BAFTA Awards

Staff / Truthdig Feb 22, 2010 Since 2003, filmmakers have repeatedly come up short in terms of box office sales and critical support for movies that focus on the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- until director Kathryn Bigelow came on the scene last year with "The Hurt Locker," that is. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )