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Documentary Produced by Clay Johnson Wins National Journalism Award
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Society of Professional Journalists has honored a documentary produced by Clay Johnson with a national Sigma Delta Chi Award. The documentary "Love Child" examines the high rate of pregnancy among African-American teens. It’s part of the "Focal Point" documentary series Johnson produces for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. Judges chose the winners from over 900 entries in 53 categories including print, radio, television and online. The awards recognize outstanding work published or broadcasted in 2008. The SPJ’s Sigma Delta Chi Awards have recognized outstanding journalism since 1939.The awards were presented at the SPJ Convention and National Journalism Conference, August 27-30, 2009 in Indianapolis.
Documentary Produced by Clay Johnson Wins Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Radio-Television News Directors Association has awarded a regional Edward R. Murrow Award to a documentary produced by Clay Johnson. The documentary, called "Love Child", examines the issue of teen pregnancy in the African-American community. Johnson produced the program for WRAL-TV’s Focal Point documentary series.
The Radio-Television News Directors Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow’s pursuit of excellence in journalism embodies the spirit of the awards that carry his name. Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession.
Clay Johnson presents at Columbia University Journalism Workshop
NEW YORK CITY -- Clay Johnson joined other duPont Award winners at a workshop on covering issues of diversity at the Columbia University School of Journalism in Manhattan on March 27. Johnson spoke about the production of his duPont Award winning documentary "Standards of Living" which examined the housing conditions for migrant farm workers in North Carolina. He also answered questions from the audience about the challenges of producing documentaries.
The two-day workshop included more than half a dozen panels featuring duPont Award winning journalists. Attendees included journalists from NBC, CBS, ABC and NPR.
Clay Johnson Wins Two Emmy’s for Digital Television Special
NASHVILLE, TN – Clay Johnson earned two Emmy Awards for a half-hour television program and a 30-second public service announcement about the nationwide digital television transition. The half-hour show called “DTV 411” was produced for the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters and has been replicated in other states. It was the first program in North Carolina’s history to be broadcast simultaneously on every major commercial television station in the state. The awards were presented in Nashville January 24, 2009. The ceremony was telecast live via satellite. Singer, songwriter and musician Hal Ketchum hosted the telecast.
In “DTV 411” a cynical old curmudgeon and a hip, young, technophile represent analog and digital technology in an entertaining and informative look at the digital revolution and the approaching FCC deadline requiring full-power broadcasters to go all digital on February 17, 2009.
The digital revolution in broadcasting has meant sharper pictures and sound and the ability to multicast several channels in one. Most full-power stations have been broadcasting in both digital and analog for years, but when they stop broadcasting in analog on February 17, 2009, viewers still receiving free, over the air broadcasts with an analog TV and antenna will lose their signal unless they take action. Since many viewers still have questions and concerns about this change, the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters, wanted a special, statewide television program produced to explain the digital transition and what it means. The program explains digital technology and its benefits. It also shows which viewers are affected by the change and what they need to do to keep receiving their television signal after February 17, 2009. The show can be seen on wral.com
Clay Johnson serves as presenter at NC Department of Correction conference
New Bern, NC -- Clay Johnson conducted a workshop on building effective relationships with the news meda for attendees at the NC Department of Correction 2008 Transition and Re-entry Conference April 23 in New Bern, NC. Johnson’s workshop focused on the importance of a good working relationship with the news media, how organizations can get their message out through the media and crisis management techniques when dealing with negative news stories. The conference was attended by professionals with the Department of Correction, law enforcement, the court system and the non-profit sector.
Clay Johnson is guest on Ozark Public Television program on domestic violence
Springfield, MO -- Clay Johnson appeared on a special half-hour television program called "Ozarks Resources on Domestic Violance" on Ozarks Public Television on April 17. The program aired right after a special broadcast of a documentary Johnson produced for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC on domestic violence called "Paper Thin Promise". The documentary won the distinguished Alfred I. duPont Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, which is considered the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. Appearing with Johnson on the program were Darrell Moore, Prosecuting Attorney for Greene County Missouri and Jane Knabb, Director of the Family Violence Center in Springfield. Johnson was in Springfield to participate as a panelist in several workshops at Missouri State University’s fourth annual Public Affairs Conference.
Clay Johnson serves as panelist at Missouri State Public Affairs Conference
SPRINGFIELD, MO - Clay Johnson served as a panelist at Missouri State University’s fourth annual Public Affairs Conference April 15-18. This year’s conference, "Seeking Solutions: Conflict, Violence and the Courage to Change", was designed to to be a platform for ideas in an effort to find solutions to end conflict and violence in our society. Speakers, presenters and panelists from a variety of professions offered a broad range of perspectives. Johnson participated in three panels about the media’s role in affecting public attitudes and public policy. Missouri State University’s PBS-affiliated public television station KOZK-TV broadcast "Paper Thin Promise", a documentary Johnson produced for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC, during the week of the conference. The documentary is about the use of restraining orders in domestic violence cases and won a duPont Award from Columbia University in 2007. The duPont is considered the broadcast equivalent of the Pulizter Prize. "Paper Thin Promise" can be seen at wral.com. Click on "News", then "Documentaries".
Clay Johnson wins Emmy for documentary on NASCAR
NASHVILLE, TN - Clay Johnson was awarded an Emmy for his documentary "Wheels of Fortune" at the 22nd Annual Midsouth Emmy® Awards at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Saturday, January 26, 2008. "Wheels of Fortune" takes an inside look at the big business of NASCAR in North Carolina. It looks at the economic impact of major race teams, related businesses, the NASCAR tourism industry, and the races themselves. Team owners Richard Childress and Rick Hendrick, former drivers Junior Johnson and the late Benny Parsons, North Carolina Governor Mike Easley, and a number of industry experts were interviewed for the half-hour documentary. "Wheels of Fortune" can be seen at wral.com. Click on "News", then "Documentaries".
Clay Johnson appointed to teaching position at Duke University
DURHAM, NC - Clay Johnson has been appointed as an adjunct faculty member and visiting lecturer at the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University. Johnson will teach a course in Television Journalism in the Fall ’08 semester and the Spring ’09 semester. The course will focus on the principles and practices of television journalism with students learning how to produce and write television news stories and segments. Since its founding in 1971, the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy has prepared undergraduates and graduates for leadership roles in government, business and the nonprofit sector.
Clay Johnson serves as panelist at Governor’s Crime Commission conference
SUNSET BEACH, NC - Clay Johnson spoke about working with the media at the Governor’s Crime Commission "Safe Communities Conference" at Sunset Beach, NC on January 29, 2007. In a workshop about building relationships with the media Johnson explained how the broadcast media makes editorial decisions and how organizations can develop positive relationships with media outlets to raise their public profiles, generate more positive media coverage and better deal with negative news coverage. He also talked about the media’s role in shaping public policy. Nearly 450 professionals from law enforcement, the court system, government agencies, businesses and non-profit organizations attended the three-day conference.
duPont Award Goes to Two Documentaries Produced by Clay Johnson
NEW YORK, NY -- Columbia University has announced that two documentaries produced by Clay Johnson for WRAL-TV are among 14 winners of the 2007 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for broadcast journalism. Johnson produced and wrote the two documentaries for WRAL-TV’s “Focal Point” series, “Standards of Living” and “Paper Thin Promise”. The award is recognized in the industry as broadcasting’s Pulitzer Prize. Johnson traveled to New York City to attend the awards presentation at Columbia University. He and the other two members of WRAL-TV’s documentary unit were also featured in a PBS documentary on the duPont winners titled “Telling the Truth: The Best in Broadcast Journalism”. The documentary is hosted by CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour. The 2007 winners were chosen from a pool of 526 radio and television news entries that aired in the United States between July 1, 2005, and June 30, 2006. Judges could not decide which of the two documentaries that Johnson produced for WRAL-TV to honor so it bestowed the award to both of them. “Standards of Living” examined the housing conditions of migrant farm workers in North Carolina and was originally broadcast in August 2005. “Paper Thin Promise” looked at the use of restraining orders in domestic violence cases and was originally broadcast in June 2006. Both programs can be seen on wral.com. Topics covered by other winners include the Iraq War, the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and the global AIDS crisis. Other winners included PBS, NBC News, HBO and NPR. Scott Simon, host of Weekend Edition Saturday on NPR and Lisa Myers, senior investigative correspondent, for NBC News hosted the ceremony and presented the awards. The awards were established in 1942 by Jessie Ball duPont in memory of her late husband, Alfred I. duPont and have been administered by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism since 1968.
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