The Sidney Hillman Prize for Investigative Reporting and Deep Storytelling
For over 60 years the Sidney Hillman Prize has honored journalists who pursue investigative reporting and deep storytelling in service of the common good. The program has recognized contributors to daily, periodical and labor press, as well as authors and broadcasters. The Hillman Prizes recognize discernment of a significant news story, resourcefulness and courage in investigating the story, skill in relating the story and the impact of the coverage.
The Hillman Foundation is a private family foundation founded in 1946. It awards a series of monetary prizes for journalism and public service in honor of the late Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (a predecessor union of Unite Here and Workers United, SEIU). The foundation’s leadership includes former U.S. Representative Bruce Raynor and left-leaning celebrity Danny Glover.
Each month the Hillman Prize for Investigative Reporting and Deep Storytelling is awarded to an outstanding piece of reporting that illuminates one of the great issues of our time – the search for a basis for lasting peace; the need for better housing, medical care, employment security, and freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, nationality, or religion; the struggle against exploitation, oppression, or war; and the fight for civil liberties, democracy and justice. The Hillman Prize is named for the late Sidney Hillman, president and founder of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers ofAmerica (a precursor union of Unite Here and Workers United,SEIU).
In 1989, Molecular biologist Sidney Altman shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas R. Cech for their discovery that RNA, previously thought to be only a carrier of genetic codes between parts of the cell, also has an active enzymatic role in triggering and accelerating vital chemical reactions within living cells. This revolutionized the understanding of how living cells function.
The Sydney H Schanberg prize is awarded annually by George Polk judges for exceptional long-form investigative and enterprise journalism. The prize aims to honor the legacy of the late New York Times and Newsday reporter/columnist and is funded by his widow Jane Freiman Schanberg. The prize is awarded for highly distinguished, deep reporting on local, state or federal government corruption; military injustice; war crimes, genocide and sedition; societal injustices based on class, race, or gender; or authoritarian government abuses.
Each year the Edelstein Prize is awarded by SHOT to an outstanding scholarly book in the history of technology. The prize was established in 1968 and is named in honor of the late Dr. Sidney Edelstein, a pioneer in the study of dyes and founder of a specialty chemicals manufacturing firm. The prize is a cash award and a plaque. The book must be published in the preceding three years and be of scholarly significance that is accessible to non-specialists as well as specialists. The winner is selected by a committee of SHOT members. The book must be written in English and be available to the general public. Applicants must be SHOT members to be considered for the prize.