Also on Friday, the University of Kansas journalism school said it was taking back its William Allen White National Citation, which it gave him this year. Two journalism schools on Friday rescinded honours they had previously awarded to news broadcaster Charlie Rose after allegations of sexual misconduct were levelled against him. This was the first time the university had rescinded the award since it started to bestow it in 1984. Past recipients of the Cronkite Award include Washington Post Co. chairwoman Katharine Graham, Watergate reporter Bob Woodward, and news anchors Christiane Amanpour, Gwen Ifill and Diane Sawyer. Pointing to news reports detailing “sexual harassment and a pattern of unprofessional behaviour,” the board of the University of Kansas’ William Allen White Foundation withdrew Rose’s National Citation with a vote.

Source: thestar November 25, 2017 04:18 UTC