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The editors of Neshaminy High School’s Playwickian newspaper won an award for their ethics.
The Playwickian editors won 15th annual Ancil Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism from the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. The prize is for journalist and news organizations “whose work and ethical decision making demonstrate courage and a commitment to the highest values of journalism,” according to a press release.
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The student paper was among 29 nominations. Other winners this year included Chicago Tribune scribes David Jackson, Gary Marx and Duaa Eldeib and the Arizona Republic and reporters Daniel Gonzalez and Bob Ortega.
The Playwickian editors – Gillian McGoldrick, Reed Hennessy, Jackson Haines and Madison Buffardi – won the award due to their decision to withhold printing the “Redskins” name.
From the Oregon School of Journalism and Communication:
The student journalists reached the decision after a long and careful examination of the mascot issue and a vote. Negative reaction to the decision from some in the school and the community was swift, with administrators and peers putting pressure on the paper to publish the mascot name, but the students, and newspaper adviser Tara Huber, held their ground.
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The Playwickian editors were the first Ancil Payne Award nomination for high school journalist.
