"Judges also hailed The Honolulu Advertiser for its significant allocation of resources and unwavering commitment to this issue."
The Honolulu Advertiser today received a prestigious Dart Award for "Crossing the Line: Abuse in Hawai'i Homes" (Rob Perez and Kevin Dayton, reporters; Jeffrey Widener, photographer; Russell McCrory, features designer). The awards are given by the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
"This exceptional seven-part investigative series tells the stories of native Hawai’ian women whose lives were forever changed by domestic violence,'' the center says. "It charts the failures of law-enforcement, gaps in the safety net for victims, and the far-reaching consequences to victims, their families and the broader community. Through the intimate diary of Daysha Aiona-Aka, a 21-year-old mother who was murdered at the hands of her estranged boyfriend, the series offers a rare glimpse of the dynamics of abuse, as that abuse unfolds."Judges singled out "Crossing the Line: Abuse in Hawai’i Homes" for its extraordinarily compelling and exhaustive look at the issue of domestic violence. They praised Perez and Dayton for their ability to transcend cultural and language barriers, and commended Widener for his profound visual storytelling acuity. Judges also hailed The Honolulu Advertiser for its significant allocation of resources and unwavering commitment to this issue.
Related: The Advertiser now has a story about its award
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While his name might not ring a bell with many, Jeffrey Widener's iconic 1989 photo of "Tank Man" in China's Tienanmen Square will:
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As a survivor of DV myself, I've sent the link to the series to my local womens shelter in a effort that it be used as an educational as well as a healing tool for both the abusers group and the survivors group counseling meetings.
ReplyDeleteThank you for bringing this awsome piece of work to my attention.
Gannett as a company may be crap, but these Journalists did some mighty fine work and deserve to be commended!