An RFK Memorial Journalism Award is being given to HDNet’s news program World Report for their story titled “A Silent War, A Violent Peace,” about Uganda’s civil war. The award is a great honor for the program seen on a network many people can’t watch. But I pose this question: If your show can’t be seen by everyone, shouldn’t your website make up for lack of audience? This show’s site has no video, not much information about the show, and a weak TV schedule. While the TV program might have been exceptional, I don’t believe any awards should be given out anymore to content that lives in only one medium.
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