CMU Awards for Accuracy in Cybersecurity Reporting

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu
> Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 10:02:51 -0500
> From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
> Subject: FW: CMU Awards for Accuracy in Cybersecurity Reporting
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
>
> It's about high time that those who promote accuracy in the reporting of
> cybersecurity are recognized, especially given the amount of FUD and hype
> surrounding the topic in the media in general.  Kudos to CMU!
>
> Rick
>
>
> http://www.cmu.edu/PR/releases03/031024_cybereportaward.html
>
>
>       Carnegie Mellon Names Six Finalists for Prestigious Cybersecurity
> Reporting Awards
>
>        PITTSBURGH, Oct. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Six national journalists
> will vie for top honors at Carnegie Mellon University's 2003 Cybersecurity
> Journalism Awards program at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, at the National Press
> Club in Washington, D.C.
>
>        The finalists include Robert O'Harrow Jr. of The Washington Post and
> John Markoff of The New York Times in the print category; Renay San Miguel
> of CNN and Alan Boyle and Bob Sullivan of MSNBC.com for the online category;
> Kendra Gahagan and Richard Sergay of ABC's World News Tonight for spot news
> in the broadcast category; and Ted Koppel, Chris Bury and Tom Bettag of ABC
> News Nightline for the news documentary category.
>
>        The awards were developed by Carnegie Mellon and the Newseum to honor
> editors, reporters and producers who have done the most to educate the
> public by giving readers and viewers a better understanding of America's
> ongoing war against terrorism.
>
>        A panel of judges was chaired by Pradeep Khosla, co-director of CyLab
> and the Dowd professor of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie
> Mellon, and Susan Bennett, veteran journalist and director of international
> exhibits at the Newseum in Arlington, Va. The Newseum is an interactive
> museum of news. Carnegie Mellon's new CyLab is an umbrella organization
> designed to make every click of the computer for home and industry users
> safer.
>
>        The award judges included David Ensor, a national security
> correspondent with CNN; Marilyn Thompson, assistant managing editor of
> investigative reporting at The Washington Post; Carol Giacomo, diplomatic
> correspondent for Reuters; and Mark Thompson, national security
> correspondent for Time Magazine.
>
>        All entries must have been published or broadcast after Sept. 1,
> 2001. Judging was based on several criteria including deadline pressures and
> content. All finalists demonstrated the ability to explain complex issues
> through clearly defined examples.

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