Award-winning journalists and filmmakers Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney announced the creation of a $10,000 prize for young citizen journalists who pursue truth and uncover groundbreaking stories.
\n\nThe married couple, who wrote a play about the horrific October 7 terrorist attacks and produced the film My Son Hunter, among other highly influential investigative works, announced the Shillman Journalism Prize through their organization, the Unreported Story Society. The pair are looking for a story “the mainstream media won’t tell.”
\n\n“You don’t need us to tell you something is broken. Every day, too many real stories of real importance are ignored, because they don’t fit the ‘narrative.’ Or the stories are misreported to hide the truth,” the award website reads. “But journalism no longer belongs to legacy newsrooms.”
\n\n“The future stories that will shape our country are emerging from new spaces. They come from students, citizens, and independent writers who are hungry for the truth. And are willing to do the work. The Shillman Journalism Prize exists to find these stories … and the people bold enough to tell them,” the announcement continues.
\n\nThe Shillman Prize, which is funded by a grant from Doctor Bob Shillman and The Shillman Foundation, is open…
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