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Estlow Lecturers and 2010-2011: Free PressFree Press is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that is working to reform the media. Free Press was launched in late 2002 by media scholar Robert W. McChesney and Josh Silver, who served as the organization's longtime president and CEO. Craig Aaron, Free Press' former managing director, succeeded Josh Silver as president and CEO in April 2011. Today Free Press is the largest media reform organization in the United States, with nearly half a million activists and members and a full-time staff of more than 40 based in Washington, D.C., and Florence, Mass.
2009-2010: Mona EltahawyMona Eltahawy, a Muslim journalist whose work regularly appears in the Western and Arab press, was awarded the 2010 Anvil of Freedom Award. Eltahawy was a news reporter in the Middle East for many years before coming to the United States in 2000. Now a New York-based freelance columnist, Eltahawy publishes her work in many international and national publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post. Prior to receiving the award, Eltahawy gave a talk to about 160 students, faculty and staff who attended a luncheon at DU in her honor. She described herself as a liberal, feminist, Mulsim journalist who wants to change the way people view Muslims.
2008-2009: Global Voices OnlineGlobal Voices defines itself as "a community of more than 300 bloggers and translators around the world who work together to bring you reports from blogs and citizen media everywhere, with emphasis on voices that are not ordinarily heard in international mainstream media." Global Voices was selected for its organization's outstanding commitment to bridging cultural and linguistic differences through weblogs that are created and maintained by journalists and citizen journalists from many parts of the developing world. Global Voices Online strives to empower world citizens from disadvantaged nations to participate more fully in global dialogues while simultaneously raising the profiles of the concerns raised through those dialogues for a global audience. It is the world's largest translation project. Ethan Zuckerman of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society was present at the event to accept the award on behalf of Global Voices Online.
2007-2008: Renee MontagneThe Estlow Center for Journalism and New Media honored Renee Montagne, host of NPR's Morning Edition, as the 2008 recipient of the Anvil of Freedom Award. This award was given in recognition of Montagne's outstanding journalistic efforts in covering diverse communities, and specifically recognizes her work on the LA homeless community and on women and others who are disempowered in Afghanistan. She is speaking at a luncheon in her honor at the University of Denver on Thursday, April 17, 2008. Return to the Estlow Center front page for details, registration info, and a schedule for this event!
2006-2007: Jim AmossJim Amoss, Editor of the Times-Picayune in New Orleans, received the 2007 Anvil of Freedom Award at the University of Denver on April 24, 2007. Amoss was honored for his paper’s outstanding work in serving the local community through a disaster, exposing the failures of FEMA at the national level, and for keeping the region’s recovery efforts on the national and international agenda. He spoke to a group of more than 60 on a snowy April evening, reminding students, fellow journalists, educators, and members of the public of the importance of local news as a "guide to living." His remarks followed live jazz piano music from Henry Butler, who relocated to Denver from New Orleans after the hurricane-related floods of 2005. Amoss was introduced by Greg Moore of the Denver Post and was presented his award from Moore, University of Denver's Chancellor Bob Coombe, Ed and Charlotte Estlow, and Estlow Center Director Lynn Schofield Clark. 2005-2006: Bob SchiefferBob Schieffer served as anchor of Saturday edition of The CBS Evening News for 23 years and interim weekday anchor from March 2005 to August 31, 2006 . He has been chief Washington Correspondent since 1982 and moderator of Face the Nation since 1991. He moderated the third presidential debate between Senator Barack Obama and Senator George McCain in 2008 and the third presidential debate between President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry in 2004.) 2004-2005: Linda GreenhouseLinda Greenhouse, the 1998 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for beat reporting and author of the biography "Becoming Justice Blackmun." Greenhouse received the Anvil of Freedom Award and delivered the Estlow Lecture on May 4, 2005 .
2003-2004: Floyd AbramsFloyd Abrams , prominent First Amendment attorney.About 200 students, faculty and community members attended Abrams ' lecture on Monday, April 26, 2004 in the Newman Performing Arts Center on the University of Denver campus. The lecture was titled "The Bush Administration and the First Amendment."
2001-2002: Geneva OverholserGeneva Overholser, Pulitzer-prize winning editor for the DesMoines Register, syndicated journalist and Stanley Foundation trustee.Overholser received the 2001 Anvil of Freedom Award on October 22, 2001 at the University of Denver. Overholser accepted the award presented by Edward W. Estlow and gave a speech entitled “What Good is Journalism”.
2000-2001: Katharine GrahamKatharine Graham, Pulitzer prize winning author and long-time editor-and-chief of The Washington Times.Please read more about the late Katharine Graham chosen by the Estlow Center’s advisory committee as the 2001 Anvil of Freedom Award here. More links to tributes on Graham are listed here.
1999-2000: William R. Burleigh
1998-1999: Helen ThomasHelen Thomas, columnist, correspondent and White House bureau chief for United Press International Helen Thomas received the 1998-1999 Anvil of Freedom award. She presented the Estlow Lecture on October 15, 1998.  introduction of Helen Thomas [1 min 20 sec] complete [54 min]
1997-1998: Allen H. NeuharthAllen H. Neuharth, founder USA TODAY and the Freedom Forum, former CEO of Gannett Corporation
1996-1997: David S. Broder David S. Broder, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, national political writer for The Washington Post
Edward W. Estlow Lecturers The Estlow Lecture is an annual event started in 1992 by Jean Otto, former Estlow Chair of Professional Journalism in the School of Communication at the University of Denver and Edward W. Estlow, a distinguished DU alumnus and retired president of Scripps Howard. The event culminates with a speech on the University of Denver campus by a noteworthy national leader. 1995-1996: Louis D. BoccardiPresident and CEO of The Associated Press 1994-1995: Richard M. Schmidt, Jr.Distinguished First Amendment attorney, broadcaster, prosecutor, former General Counsel - United States Information Agency 1993-1994: Michael GartnerPulitzer Prize-winning journalist, lawyer, former president of NBC News 1992-1993: James SquiresFormer editor of the Chicago Tribune. |
