“An ‘Occupational Hazard’: Rape In The Military” wins RFK Journalism Award
We just got word that the documentary “An ‘Occupational Hazard’: Rape In The Military” that aired on The Bob Edwards Show, SiriusXM Radio has won the 2013 RFK Journalism Award for radio. The five-part series premiered July 30th 2012 and featured Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish,Attorney Susan Burke and several Protect Our Defenders Committee Members including survivors Elle Helmer, Brian Lewis, and Annie Kendzior, and Ariana Klay. We congratulate producer Ariana Pekary and all the survivors who contributed to the documentary.
The RFK Journalism Awards highlight the work of investigative pieces on social justice issues that Robert F. Kennedy was passionate about during his life. Read the full list of 2013 Journalism Book and Journalism Award Honorees here. Winning entries provide insights into the causes, conditions, and remedies of human rights violations and injustice, and critical analyses of the movements that foster positive global change.
The Bob Edwards Show will be replaying the series soon with an update. Here is an excerpt of the accompanying article:
This week, The Bob Edwards Show presents a special series, “An ‘Occupational Hazard’: Rape in the Military.” Today’s program presents a portrait of the enduring culture in the military which protects criminals while creating a mental, physical and professional trap for the victims. We hear intimate details from servicemen and women and their families about how Military Sexual Trauma has been a destructive force in their lives. Advocates share stories and describe why this issue has become their passion. And lastly, we visit Capitol Hill to hear lawmakers struggle to reform one of the largest and most powerful institutions in the world: the U.S. military.
