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2016-17 College Essay Competition Winner Announced
We have selected junior Jacob Fisher's essay, "Guaranteeing the Future of Free Expression", as the winner of our first annual College Essay Competition. Mr. Fisher will receive an award of $5,000. We have published his essay in full on our website.
Congratulations to Jacob, and thank you to all the students who submitted an essay for our first year.
2016 Hitchens Prize - Marty Baron
On November 28th, the Foundation was pleased to award editor Marty Baron with the second annual Hitchens Prize. The event took place at the Waverly Inn in Greenwich Village, New York. Among those in attendance were Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter, novelists Martin Amis and Christopher Buckley, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and journalist Jason Rezaian.
Vanity Fair's piece on Marty Baron's powerful acceptance speech.