“This category rewards photography that captures the sense of a community with powerful and meaningful images and provides an understanding of the community. All photos submitted must have been published in a newspaper or on a news website.” 2014 date passed; 2015 date TBA. See site for more information.
“This award recognizes excellence in writing by an individual that expresses a personal point of view. Entries may include columns, blogs and other journalistic forms of opinion but not editorials. The Chicago Tribune is sponsoring this award in memory of legendary Chicago columnist Mike Royko who wrote columns for nearly […]
“This award recognizes excellence in writing (except commentary or editorials) by an individual or a team that’s not accomplished on deadline. Work may range from investigative reporting to feature writing, such as profiles, interviews, trend stories, lifestyle, travel and etc. Sponsored by Advance Publications Inc., this award is dedicated to […]
“This award recognizes excellence in the use of digital tools to tell news stories. In determining a winner, judges will consider strong writing, narrative skill, engaging graphical and visual elements, and compelling audio. Sponsored by The New York Times, this award is dedicated to the memory of former publisher Arthur […]
“This award recognizes editorial writing that is excellent journalism and makes a difference in a community. Burl Osborne led The Dallas Morning News to national prominence and a string of Pulitzer Prizes during 21 years at the newspaper. He died in August, 2012.” Cash Prize: $2,500. 2014 date passed; 2015 […]
“This award recognizes writing that helps a community understand and better appreciate its racial, ethnic and religious diversity. Judges will consider how effectively the coverage dealt with overcoming ignorance, misunderstandings, racism, hate, intolerance and false stereotypes.” 2014 date passed; 2015 date TBA. See site for more information.
“The Batten Medal rewards individual achievement in public-service journalism, celebrating the memory of revered reporter, editor and newspaper executive James K. Batten. Jim was the chief executive officer of Knight Ridder when he died in 1995 at age 59. The award recognizes a body of work covering a period of […]
“The National Magazine Awards honor print and digital publications that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative techniques, noteworthy journalistic enterprise and imaginative art direction. Established in 1966, the awards are sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors in association with the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism […]
“Record-breaking numbers of journalists travel to ONA’s conference each year to learn about new tools, techniques and technologies, to discuss advancements and challenges in the industry, take advantage of the rare opportunity to network face-to-face, and share best practices with peers from all over the map.” The ONA15 conference will […]
The Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism honor distinguished coverage of disadvantaged children, youth and families. The 2014 awards honor work produced in 2013. More than 5,000 journalists have competed for the Casey Medals since 1994.