Editing Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (section)

===Responsibility in Journalism Award===
CSICOP seeking to acknowledge and encourage "fair and balanced reporting of paranormal claims" established the Responsibility in Journalism Award in 1984. Frazier stated that "There are many responsible reporters who want to do a good job in covering these kinds of controversial, exotic topics."<ref name="Hook award 1985"/> Beginning in 1991, CSI began awarding in two categories, "print" and "broadcast".<ref name="1991 Awards"/>

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! Year
! Person
! Media
! Notes
|-
|rowspan=1|1984
|[[Leon Jaroff]] and Davyd Yost
|Jaroff as managing editor of ''[[Discover (magazine)|Discover]] ''magazine established the "Skeptical Eye''" ''column. Yost of the Columbus, Ohio ''Citizen Journal'' specifically for a story about a [[poltergeist]]. 
|Frazier said of Yost "In the mold of careful, responsible journalism... [he made] a special effort to get outside expert opinion". [[Philip Klass]] stated that Jaroff has "political courage" for his column that offers "useful perspectives... of claims of the paranormal".<ref name="Hook award 1985"/>
|-
|rowspan=1|1986
|Boyce Rensberger and Ward Lucas
|Rensberger, science reporter for ''[[The Washington Post]]'' and Ward "anchor and investigative reporter [[KUSA (TV)|KUSA-TV]] Channel 9 Denver"
|Presented at the University of Colorado, Boulder, "In recognition of contributions to fair and balanced reporting of paranormal claims".<ref name="1986 Awards"/>
|-
|rowspan=1|1987
|Lee Dembart, Ed Busch, and [[Mike Willesee|Michael Willesee]]
|Dembart from ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Willesee, Australian journalist and Busch, Texas radio talk-show host
|Presented at Pasadena CSICOP award banquet.<ref name="Pasadena 1987"/>
|-
|rowspan=1|1988
|C. Eugene Emery Jr. and [[Milton J. Rosenberg|Milton Rosenberg]]
|Emery is a science and medical reporter for the ''[[Providence Journal]]'' and a contributor to ''SI''.  Rosenberg is the host of ''Extension 720'' a program on [[WGN (AM)|WGN-Radio]] in Chicago
|Presented at the Chicago CSICOP conference<ref name="Chicago 1988"/> Emery researched claims of faith-healer Ralph A. DiOrio and wrote about the results in his journal.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Articles of Note|journal=The Skeptical Inquirer|date=1988|volume=13|issue=4|page=425}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=1|1990
|[[Stephen Doig]]
|Science Editor for the [[Miami Herald]]
|Awarded at the Washington, D.C., conference, March 30-April 1st.<ref name="DC conference 1990"/>
|-
|rowspan=1|1991
|Keay Davidson
|Science editor for the ''[[San Francisco Examiner]]'' with co-writer Janet L. Hopson, who were both recognized for their work into the investigation of the claims of [[Koko (gorilla)|Koko the talking ape]].
|Print Category – Awarded at the 15th Anniversary of CSICOP in Berkeley, California<ref name="1991 Awards"/>
|-
|rowspan=1|1991
|[[Mark Curtis (broadcaster)|Mark Curtis]]
|Reporter for [[WEAR-TV]] Channel 3, Pensacola, Florida
|Investigation into the [[Gulf Breeze UFO incident]] exposing trick photography. Awarded at the 15th Anniversary of CSICOP in Berkeley, California<ref name="1991 Awards"/>
|-
|rowspan=1|1992
|[[Andrew A. Skolnick|Andrew Skolnick]]
|Associate editor of Medical News & Perspectives for the ''Journal of the American Medical Association''
|Presented at the CSICOP Dallas, Texas Convention<ref name="Dallas 1992"/>
|-
|rowspan=1|1992
|[[Henry Gordon (magician)|Henry Gordon]]
|Columnist, magician and author
|Presented at the CSICOP Dallas, Texas Convention<ref name="Dallas 1992"/>
|-
|rowspan=1|1994
|Jack Smith
|Columnist with the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|Awarded at the CSI Seattle Conference June 23–26<ref name="Seattle 1994"/>
|-
|rowspan=1|1996
|[[Phillip Adams (writer)|Phillip Adams]], [[Piero Angela]] and [[Pierre Berton]]
|
|Presented at the First World Congress in Buffalo, New York, the 20th Anniversary of CSICOP.<ref name="First World Congress 1996"/>
|}