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I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence

Jerry Mitchell, director and co-founder of the nonprofit Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting (MCIR), is winner of the  I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence, selected in recognition of his exemplary body of work and lifelong commitment to investigative journalism. For the past four decades, his stories have exposed injustices, corruption and abuse of power in the American South and his work has prompted prosecutions, important reforms of state agencies and firings of state board officials. Mitchell’s hard-hitting cold case investigations helped lead to convictions of Ku Klux Klan members many years after they committed some of the nation’s most notorious crimes.

Speaking about this year’s decision, I.F. Stone Medal jury member Michael Riley said: “Mitchell continues to shepherd amazing work as a mentor and editor to up-and-coming young reporters. I think the continued work coming from MCIR – and its collaboration with Mississippi Today – really does show the profound and ongoing influence Mitchell has had in Mississippi and nationally.”

Established in , the I.F. Stone Medal recognizes journalistic independence and honors the life of investigative journalist I.F. Stone.

The award is presented annually to an American journalist or news executive whose work exemplifies the independent spirit, integrity, courage and indefatigability that characterized I.F. Stone’s Weekly published from to

A committee of journalists oversees nominations and the selection of an annual medal winner. The committee is chaired by PBS public editor Ricardo Sandoval-Palos. Other members are Jasmine Brown, a senior producer in the race and culture unit at ABC News’ “World News Tonight with David Muir”; Myra MacPherson, author of “All Governments Lie: The Life and Times of Rebel Journalist I.F. Stone”; Phillip W.d. Martin, a senior inv

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    • I. F. Stone

    American investigative journalist, writer, and author (–)

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    Born

    Isidor Feinstein Stone


    ()December 24,

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

    DiedJune 18, () (aged&#;81)

    Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

    Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    OccupationInvestigative journalist
    Employer(s)New York Post,
    The Nation,
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    Known&#;forI. F. Stone's Weekly
    ChildrenInter alia, Jeremy, Christopher D.
    Website

    Isidor Feinstein Stone (December 24, &#;– June 18, ) was an American investigative journalist, writer, and author.

    Known for his politically progressive views, Stone is best remembered for I. F. Stone's Weekly (–), a newsletter which the New York University journalism department in ranked 16th among the top hundred works of journalism in the U.S. in the twentieth century and second place among print journalism publications. Stone's reputation has been dogged by allegations of contact with or espionage for the Soviet Union.

    Early life

    I. F. Stone was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Jewish Russian immigrants who owned a shop in Haddonfield, New Jersey; the journalist and film critic Judy Stone was his sister.

    Stone attended Haddonfield High School. He was ranked 49th in his graduating class of 52 students. His career as a journalist began in his second year of high school, when he founded The Progress newspaper. He later worked for the Haddonfield Press and for the Camden Courier-Post. After dropping out of the University of Pennsylvania, where he had studied philosophy, Stone joined The Philadelphia Inquirer, then known as the "Republican Bible of Pennsylvania".

    After advice from a newspaper editor in , Stone changed his professional journalistic byline from Isidore Feinstein Stone to I. F. Stone; the editor had told him that hi

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    Solve for x to get my birth year.

    - Wow. You’re kind of a nerd.

    That wasn’t a question.

    - Whatever. Have you always wanted to be a writer?

    I think so? Apparently told my 8th grade best friend I was going to "be a New York Times Bestseller one day."

    - Looks like that worked out

    Wild, right? What's funny is until , I didn't think I could write fiction. 

    - So what changed?

    Well, part of the reason I didn't think I could do it is because I didn't see anyone who looked like me writing the type of stuff I wanted to write (super popular YA fiction). But I decided to give it a shot anyway. (Life lesson: If you don't see you, go BE you.)

    - Do you have a *process* as you fancy writer people say?

    I have a mnemonic (yes this is further evidence that I am, in fact, a huge nerd).

    Nic’s Process

    “I Only Eat Raspberries”:

    Inspiration – the idea

    Organization – notes, research/interviews (if necessary), outline

    Execution – initial draft

    Revision – self-explanatory and my least favorite part

    - Where do your ideas come from?

    Errrrwhere. I like using Story to explore problems I don't know how to solve or to process experiences, some of which I've lived and some I haven't. 

    - How’d you get your agent?

    The first one was through a connection. Didn’t work out (though she’s a lovely woman, and I totally wouldn’t have developed the confidence I needed to survive this whole publishing thing had she not taken me on and invested so much of her time and energy into my work). Current agent was acquired through a good old-fashioned query. For those looking to land an agent, I must say MSWL is a most excellent resource to help narrow the field for ya.

    - Gotcha. How’d you get your book deal?

    Long, kinda boring story, so the synopsis: we submitted a manuscript. First editor to reply loved my style, but wasn’t sold on the story. I pulled to

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  • This single-page worksheet (includes

    • Skip the typical Nic Stone introduction lecture as you launch a study of Dear Martin (or any of Stone’s other works) and, instead, empower students to find their own interesting facts about this author’s life with this “Author Bio” print/post-and-teach activity.

    This single-page worksheet (includes printable PDF and Google Drive versions) is a powerful research organizer that’ll get students digging deep into Stone’s background.

    Please note: This download does NOT include a specific article or links to defined articles. It is an organizer tool for students to use as they conduct their own research. In my experience, students take more ownership of the material when they are the ones to research and discover the elements that make a literary figure’s life fascinating. They’ve seen enough of our introductory slideshows; this time, let your kids do the work and discuss/determine what they think is meaningful about this author’s life.

    Here are a few suggested uses for this flexible research tool:

    1. Book your school’s computer lab or have students access Nic Stone’s biography information on their own devices. Assign students to either work solo or in teams of two. Once the grids are complete, have students share and compare answers in small groups, focusing on the four interesting facts they discovered, the meaningful quote, and the personal/professional obstacle. Then, pull the students into a full-class discussion, having each group present an interesting fact, quote, or obstacle until every team has contributed. No repeats allowed.

    This assignment works great as an “into” activity, but it could also be a “through” activity to add variety to your in-class routine as you work through a longer work. If you’re using this as an “after” activity, during the discussion I would also ask how any of the biography elements are reflected in the author’s work/s the class just studied.

    2. Assign the worksheet as a traditional homework assignment. Launch the discussion men