Today, the Sidney Hillman Foundation announced that Marcy Wheeler received the prestigious Hillman Award for her investigative work:
Just last month, Marcy Wheeler made the front page of the New York Times after she became the first person to notice that a newly-released Justice Department memo revealed that Khalid Sheik Mohammed had been waterboarded 183 times in one month. Last year, Wheeler’s groundbreaking investigative work on the CIA leak case also made the front page of the Times. Her early and powerful reporting about malfeasance by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales helped to propel him out of the Bush administrations. And her live blogging from the Scooter Libby trial in 2007 is widely regarded as one of the seminal moments in online journalism. Wheeler also produced outstanding coverage of the American auto industry crisis. Combining her background in the industry with a deep commitment to American workers, her depth of analysis was unrivaled.
Other recipients include Jane Mayer for her book The Dark Side, and New York Times journalist Steve Greenhouse.
We’re really proud that others are noticing the value Marcy’s work. The New Organizing Institute, which does great work training progressives in online organizing techniques and runs the terrific Roots Camps, will match any donation made today up to a total of $5000 to the Marcy Wheeler Fund.
Any donation you make today will be matched by NOI up to $5000, so for every $1 you give, the Marcy fund will get $2. So, if you were thinking of a good way to congratulate Marcy on her award and support her ability to keep doing what she’s doing, donating today will do double duty.
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Yay Marcy!
She truly earned this.
Hope I can help raise the mercury.
Congratulations Marcy!
Way to go, Marcy! Congratulations. We all knew the live Libby trial blogging broke the sound barrier. So great to have it recognized by the larger world.
Congratulations to Marcy — for showing the villagers what journalism should be.
Congratulations, Marcy. I also noticed that Zelikow today mentioned how important it would be to measure assertions against detailed timelines of what was happening. I felt that this was another tribute to your work.
Marcy-Congratulations. Well deserved.
Congratulations, and we’re not the least bit surprised. Viva la Blogs!
Most excellent! It’s been a long time coming, too…
So well deserved. Congratulations!
Perhaps this will jump-start a new surge of donations to the Marcy fund. I’ll be donating again.
Congrats, Marcy!
Congratulations, Marcy! May this lead to more and better opportunities for the work.
Good news and congrats to Ms Wheeler and Ms Hansher. Good show ladies!
That is fantastic news. I am very, very happy for her. The incredible work she has done truly deserves a high level of compensation. I’ve got a little money I can send to be matched. What would be really fantastic would be a seven figure book deal (or even one in the upper reaches of the sixes). I can’t think of a more deserving writer.
Wonderful news. This recognition is important. Way to go EW!
Congratulations, Marcy. Bravo Zulu.
I’m in again.
So, is this the “new journalism”, the replacement for the newspapers that are closing? If so then all I can say is GREAT WORK!! If I am reading correctly the newspapers had the same info that she did, the difference is that she went in and did the grunt work that the papers failed to do.
Congrats MARCY!
FWIW
I kick in $10 bucks a month to FDL and $10 bucks a month to Marcy. In terms of the value I get from FDL, –yeah I’m looking at you banksters and vichy blue dogs–, I’m just flat stealing from all the great FDL writers. FDL also gives me the chance to interact in chats with important thinkers and political figures. Lest I forget the mods, who are an underappreciated resource.
Back on April 21, when FDL started Marcy’s fund drive, I threw in a one-time donation of $50.
This two-for-one deal, however, is too good to pass up. I threw in $25 bucks today.
Please also recall that Jane, Marcy, and Christy, never got compensated for all the Plame scoops they unearthed.
Don’t give it however, if you don’t have it.
A great thanks to Jane, Marcy, and all the great posters. Congrats, Marcy. Threw in a few more dollars
and that red thingy is moving up fast now.
I’m also a 10 a month dude. Apparently lying, cheating and stealing pays a lot more than workin’ for a livin’.
Yeah emptywheel!!!!
Wooo Hooooo!!!!!!
Oh boy, something else you can get all mad about!
Boo hoo! The payment center doesn’t want my money! I will try again later, but in the meantime – Go Marcy!
I don’t need any more photos to know what went on there but I am gettin’ tired of the lame rationalizations coming out of the administration on a variety of issues. I don’t imagine the “average” Iraki needs more photos to ramp up the anger either.
I think I’m really angry this morning. Have e-mailed the WH twice already and may do more later.
(((Congratulations Marcy)))!
About time you got a national award for your great investigative reporting… again Congratulations Marcy!
does this mean you are against releasing the pictures?
(I personally have no interest in seeing them, I’ve seen enough –fwiw)
Yay Marcy! I love matching funds…
Just threw in $50. Great Value and Made in America too!
It’s just GREAT to know there are still some “Real Journalists”out there !!!Congratulations !!!
Yup, I see no point in it. I’m not a big fan of “the Arab Street” but they have enough to jump up and down in front of the cameras about already.
Well, there you have it.
Congrats Marcy!
‘Tis a privilege to read the posters and commenters here.
Congrats to Marcy, and also to Jane, Christy, and the behind-the-scenes squirrels who turn those server hubs so rapidly.
It’s made a difference.
More work ahead…
got my refinancing and Marcy’s fund gets $100! So glad it can do double duty tday….
The way it’s going looks like NOI is gonna have to cough up the whole knot before the day’s over.
okay me and the critters are in
go MARCY YOU MAKE THE WORLD BETTER AND SAFER FOR ALL OF US
Ok, get crankin on the photo’s upstairs!
Back to makin’ an honest livin’. If I’da been a bankster I coulda retired years ago.
Marcy! Congratulations on a well deserved award! You are a treasure!
Congratulations to you Marcy and Jane!
congratulations, marcy! very well deserved. thanks.
My most sincere wishes that these matching funds help the mercury rise and rise and rise.
Thank you, Marcy – for everything.
Very nice, but the headline stopped me cold for a second. The NOI – my first thought was “The Nation of Islam gave Marcy a matching grant?”
Thanks and congrats Marcy.
Been planning to send more to the fund. Good timing all around.
Thanks NOI for the matching funds.
The Marcy Wheeler Fund
Jane can’t afford to pay any of the fdl bloggers, so she has to raise funds through donations instead of operating a business. Maybe you should have a bake sale Jane?
Wow jane, delete my comment regarding your failed business model? How progressive of you…
Free speech jane? Why censor comments on fdl? Hypocritical progressive….
FYI, any comment made regarding the necessity of FDL to resort to fundraising because of a lack of advertising revenue will not be posted by the moderator.
But if you call jane a hypocrite enough she will reconsider them. Thanks Jane.
congratulations marcy!!!
Doubling up here, congratulations Marcy
Add one more, congratulations, Marci, and thank you.
Marcy,
My eyes swelled with tears as my heart burst with pride for your accomplishments and just recognition.
Thank you Jane & Christy and everyone at Firedoglake for taking journalism to the next level.
major congrats to marcy and team!
awesome, Marcy – felicitations!
Congratters, Marcy! i’m in again!
Way to go, Marcy! Well deserved! ;-)
Congratulations to Marcy!
It’s so great to see her getting recognition for her hard work.
I managed to kick in a very small amount in response to the appeal this evening. Only wish I could be a regular contributor that way. (still no more than occasional work lately, but there will be a small paycheck this week.)
Congrats again!