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  • Submissions are open for the 2019 awards

    Entries for the 37 categories close on June 6, 2019. Join us at the ONA19 conference in New Orleans to learn the 2019 winners!

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  • Check out the 2018 OJA Winners

    The OJAs awarded 31 projects with awards, as well as three special recipients and five General Excellence winners.

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The Uber Game

Excellence and Innovation in Visual Digital Storytelling, Large NewsroomThe Uber GameThe Financial Times
Verificado 2018

Excellence in Collaboration and PartnershipsVerificado 2018AJ+ Español
All Work. No Pay.

Knight Award for Public ServiceAll Work. No Pay.Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
Project Nora

Feature, Medium NewsroomProject NoraThe Oregonian / OregonLive
The Wall

Explanatory Reporting, Large NewsroomThe WallThe Arizona Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK
Walking While Black

The University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism, Small/Medium NewsroomWalking While BlackFlorida Times-Union
Betrayed

The Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award, Large NewsroomBetrayedChicago Tribune
ONA accepting entries for the 2019 Online Journalism Awards

ONA accepting entries for the 2019 Online Journalism Awards
Trump Town

The Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award, Medium NewsroomTrump TownProPublica

See all winners from the 2018 OJAs

This year the Online Journalism Awards feature 37 awards, including 13 with a total of $58,500 in prize money.

These prizes are made possible by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Gannett Foundation, the University of Florida and Journalism 360. Their awards honor data journalism, visual digital storytelling, investigative journalism, public service, technical innovation and general excellence.

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Call for 2019 Online Journalism Awards Screeners

May 15, 2019 | Karolle Rabarison Help discover the best work in digital journalism! We’re looking for volunteer screeners to lend their expertise in evaluating entries for the Online Journalism Awards — applications are open now through June 14.Read More

ONA accepting entries for the 2019 Online Journalism Awards

May 7, 2019 | Karolle Rabarison

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2019 — The Online News Association has opened the call for entries for the 2019 Online Journalism Awards (OJAs), honoring the best in digital journalism. This year’s awards feature 37 categories open for submissions and $58,500 in ... Read More

Watch the 2018 OJAs

September 17, 2018 | Adam Nekola See all of the acceptance speeches from the 2018 awards ceremony. Read More

Over 400 Recipients in the Past 18 Years

Recent General Excellence winners include The Globe and Mail, Le Temps, and Nexo Jornal.

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See the ceremony recap

See the event and follow along with emcee Niala Boodhou, host of NPR Illinois’ The 21st, along will all of the acceptance speeches.

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