WASHINGTON, D.C. June 19, 2007 — The Center for Public Integrity's Website was honored Monday by the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) with a 2007 Edward R. Murrow Award in the small market non-broadcast category.

“Through the Edward R. Murrow Awards, RTNDA celebrates excellence in all forms of electronic journalism,” said Barbara Cochran, president of RTNDA. “As this award to the Center for Public Integrity demonstrates, the Internet can be an important platform for ground-breaking investigative reporting.”

The Center will receive the award at the RTNDA Awards Dinner in New York on Oct. 15. This is the second time that the Center has been honored by the RTNDA in this category, which includes Websites with fewer than 200,000 unique visitors a month.

“I’m very proud of the Center’s excellent Website, and we are honored to win this electronic journalism recognition,” said Center Executive Director Bill Buzenberg. “The Center’s Website is a vital tool that allows us to present our investigative reports and accompanying documents and data to the broadest possible global audience.”

Since 1971, the RTNDA has recognized outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards, which symbolize Murrow’s pursuit of excellence in journalism. The Washington Post also was honored in the large market non-broadcast category with Websites greater than 200,000 unique visitors a month.

All of the Center’s award-winning investigative journalism can be found at www.publicintegrity.org.