The University of Denver Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies presents an award to Chuck Plunkett for Journalism in the Public Interest.

Plunkett, Editorial Page Editor at the Denver Post, offers comments on the state of journalism in 2018. He resigned from his position at the Denver Post the next week, on May 3, 2018, following a controversy with the newspaper's hedge fund owners, who he referred to as “vulture capitalists.”

Recorded and Broadcast Live during #RealNewsDay, April 27, 2018 on the University of Denver campus.

Presented during the 25th Anniversary Anvil of Freedom Award Lecture, April 27, 2018, full recording available at https://youtu.be/3gvlt9mzGgY

Presented by The Estlow International Center for Journalism & New Media, University of Denver Department of Media Film and Journalism Studies - https://www.du.edu/ahss/mfjs/

Videography by Ethan Crawford, University of Denver Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies.

Event Sponsors & Supporters:
Rocky Mountain PBS
The Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Open Media Foundation
Denver Metro Media
Colorado Media Alliance
The Colorado Women's College
The Estlow International Center for Journalism and New Media at the University of Denver
The Divisions of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Denver
The Department of Communication Studies at the University of Denver
The Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies at the University of Denver
The Center on American Politics at the University of Denver
The Office of Academic Innovation at the University of Denver
The Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver