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CBS via Getty Images The Ridenhour Prize is given each year for displaying courage via journalism, but one of its new recipients on Thursday night showed a little concern about her future.
After receiving one of the awards Thursday night in Washington D.C. — they are given to candidates “who persevere in acts of truth-telling that protect the public interest, promote social justice or illuminate a more just vision of society” — “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi told an assembled crowd that “My hope recently has been that I still have a job,” according to remarks chronicled by The Guardian, adding: “And every morning I wake up to another headline that says I’ve been fired.”
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