Walter Lippmann knew that powerful politicians, big business, and other institutions in our society could create perceptions that people might mistake for reality. That is why, especially today, we need tenacious investigative journalists to pierce the veil of misleading, and often deceptive, information to reveal the truth.

The Selden Ring Awards is a jewel of recognition for top journalists. The $35,000 award recognizes published investigative reporting that has brought results – such as the series by the 2007 award recipients from the Hartford Courant, for their series exposing the US military’s recruitment and deployment of mentally ill soldiers into Iraq.

See a list of all past winners