WATERVILLE (AP) — A New York Times reporter is in Maine to receive the Lovejoy Award.
James Risen is being honored Sunday for courageous journalism for facing down the prospect of jail by refusing to reveal a CIA source of classified information.
The award is named for a Colby graduate who died in 1837 while defending his press against a pro-slavery mob in Illinois.
Risen and a colleague won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the National Security Agency. He also was part of a group that won a Pulitzer after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The federal government is currently trying to force him to testify at the trial of a former CIA officer accused of leaking classified information.
The Times Record Sustaining Sponsor
We believe a community must be informed to thrive. bowdoin.edu
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less