
The committee of journalists behind the Anne Keegan Award for Distinguished Journalism has decided to modify the criteria for entering. The Keegan Award, to quote from the original rules, honors stories that reflect the "dignity and spirit of the common man," that are "distinguished by compassion, character and courage," and that "give voice to the voiceless while muting the voice of the reporter, benefit from the 'eye' more than from the 'I' of the reporter, and touch the human heart."
This was the sort of journalism practiced and championed by late Anne Keegan during her years as a reporter and columnist for the Tribune.…
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