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2025
General Excellence in Online Journalism
Large Newsroom
winner
The Washington Post
Finalists:
Boston Globe: A year of audience-first journalism
Minnesota Star Tribune’s transformative year
Medium Newsroom
winner
CalMatters
Finalists:
Mother Jones/Center for Investigative Reporting
ProPublica
The Texas Tribune
Micro Newsroom
winner
Documented Reaching Communities Through Vital Information and Powerful Reporting
Finalists:
Civil Eats
The Investigative Journalism Foundation: Strengthening Canadian democracy through public interest journalism
The Pudding
Small Newsroom
winner
Spotlight PA
Finalists:
Bellingcat
Knight Award for Public Service
winner
Poisoned pipes and painted walls: Oakland’s pervasive lead problem
El Tímpano
finalist
Baltimore’s Overdose Crisis
The Baltimore Banner
,
The New York Times
finalist
Dealing the Dead
NBC News
,
Noticias Telemundo
finalist
Hell or High Water: BPR Coverage of Hurricane Helene
Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR)
Breaking News
Large Newsroom
winner
How the Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump Unfolded
The Wall Street Journal
Finalists:
Pops, screams and then blood: On the scene at the Trump rally shooting
The Washington Post
The Fall of Assad
Al Jazeera
Trump Shooting
The New York Times
Small/Medium Newsroom
winner
Hell or High Water: BPR Coverage of Hurricane Helene
Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR)
Finalists:
Fatal plane crash leaves Northeast Philadelphia community shaken
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Digital Video Storytelling
Long Form, Large Newsroom
winner
Del Rio, Texas: How a race for sheriff became a referendum on immigration
ProPublica
,
The Texas Tribune
The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram
FRONTLINE (PBS)
,
ProPublica
Long Form, Small/Medium Newsroom
winner
Fast fashion giant Inditex wants to be sustainable. But is it?
Context
,
Thomson Reuters Foundation
One Year Since Israel Killed Hind Rajab. Why Has the US Ignored the Murder of a 6-Year-Old Child?
Zeteo
Series, Large Newsroom
winner
Start Here
Al Jazeera
Finalists:
The New Immigration
ProPublica
,
The Texas Tribune
ZIP Codes with Imaeyen | AJ+
AJ+
,
Al Jazeera
Series, Small/Medium Newsroom
winner
Point of No Return – Season 2
TV3/3Cat
Finalists:
Behind the Counter
STAT
Dare to Ukraine
The Kyiv Independent
Gig workers rising
Context
,
Rest of the World
,
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Short Form, Large Newsroom
winner
India’s Harrowing World of Human Egg Brokers
Bloomberg News
Social Media, Large Newsroom
winner
Elon Musk Doge: Two short vertical videos on the errors we uncovered
The New York Times
Finalists:
View From Above
Business Insider
What Happens When Undersea Internet Cables Snap?
The New York Times
Social Media, Small/Medium Newsroom
winner
Criminal Justice 101
The Marshall Project
Finalists:
Making Foreign Policy Accessible: Experts on Video for a Digital Audience
Council on Foreign Relations
The Evolution of U.S. Executions
The Marshall Project
Excellence in AI Innovation
Large Newsroom
winner
From iPhone Reviews to JFK: WSJ’s AI Tools Enhance Journalism
The Wall Street Journal
Finalists:
Rethoric unpacking, law navigation and Olympic coverage: AI doing the heavy lifting (with journalists still in control)
LA NACION
Medium Newsroom
winner
San Francisco Chronicle: Excellence in AI Innovation
San Francisco Chronicle
Finalists:
Using AI to reveal illegal narco-trafficking airstrips deep in the Amazon
Mongabay
Small Newsroom
winner
The Pudding
Finalists:
ChatMigrante: an AI powered tool that supports migrants with accurate, personalized guidance through their migratory process.
Factchequeado
Excellence in Audio Digital Storytelling
Daily/Weekly News
winner
The Bay
KQED
Finalists:
Front Burner: At the McGill encampment: Calls to divest from Israel
CBC News: Front Burner
Limited Series
winner
40 Acres and a Lie
Center for Public Integrity
,
Mother Jones
,
PRX
,
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
Finalists:
Cruzando Líneas – Crossing Lines, Season 2
Conecta Arizona
Levittown: How Deepfake Porn Moved Faster Than the Law
Bloomberg
,
iHeart Podcasts
,
Kaleidoscope
NPR’s Embedded: Supermajority
Nashville Public Radio (WPLN)
,
NPR
Ongoing Series
winner
An Arm and a Leg
KFF Health News
,
Public Road Productions
Use of Audio Storytelling
winner
Special investigation: He went by ‘Champagne’ on Rikers Island. Here’s what 24 women allege he did.
Gothamist
,
WNYC
Excellence in Collaboration and Partnerships
winner
Unsolved
APM Reports
,
St. Louis Public Radio
,
The Marshall Project
finalist
Addicting Emerging Markets: Investigating the Tobacco Industry’s Shift to the Global South
Initium Media
,
La Bot
,
New Arab
,
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
,
Salud con lupa
,
The Examination
finalist
Death and Deterrence in the Rio Grande
El Universal
,
Lighthouse Reports
,
The Washington Post
finalist
Gaza Project
+972 Magazine
,
AFP
,
ARIJ
,
Bellingcat
,
Der Spiegel
,
Der Standard
,
Die Zeit
,
FakeReporter
,
Forbidden Stories
,
France 24
,
Le Monde
,
Paper Trail Media
,
Radio France Internationale
,
Shakuf
,
Tamedia
,
The Guardian
,
The Local Call
,
The Seventh Eye
,
ZDF
Excellence in Newsletters
Portfolio
winner
Los Angeles Times Newsletter Portfolio
Los Angeles Times
Finalists:
Boston Globe Opinion Newsletters
The Boston Globe
MIT Technology Review newsletter portfolio
MIT Technology Review
Single Newsletter
winner
Building Your Block
LAist
,
Southern California Public Radio
Finalists:
My Group Chat
NJ Advance Media
The Logoff
Vox
The Wild
Los Angeles Times
Excellence in Science Reporting
Large Newsroom
winner
Oil companies leak toxic gas across Texas — making local residents sick
Houston Chronicle
,
The Examination
Finalists:
A Hidden Paradise Under Threat
Associated Press
The Vanishing Islands That Failed to Vanish
The New York Times
Small/Medium Newsroom
winner
Guardians of the Deep
Honolulu Civil Beat
Finalists:
Selling a Mirage: The Delusion of “Advanced” Plastic Recycling
ProPublica
Unreasonable Risk
ProPublica
Excellence in Social Justice Reporting
Portfolio
winner
Breaking the Nets
The Wire
Finalists:
Savior Complex
InvestigateWest
Swept Away: When Cities Take Belongings From Vulnerable Residents
ProPublica
The Brutality of Sugar
The New York Times
Single Story
winner
Sold for Sex
The Oregonian / OregonLive
Finalists:
Abandoned at Sea
The Associated Press
American Dreamers: Self-Deporting From the U.S.
The Recount
“You’re Here Because of Your Tattoos”
Center for Investigative Reporting
Excellence in Social Media Engagement
Large Newsroom
winner
WP Universe
The Washington Post
Finalists:
Instant Olympic Recaps: Little Swimmers and Runners in Paris
The New York Times
NBC News – Dealing the Dead
NBC News
Medium Newsroom
winner
Perils of Hospital Drug Tests During Pregnancies
The Marshall Project
Finalists:
CalMatters Voter Guide on TikTok
CalMatters
New Dino Alert!
National Geographic
The Baltimore Banner
Small Newsroom
winner
Hell or High Water: BPR’s Hurricane Helene Coverage
Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR)
Finalists:
Bringing critical information to immigrants during an emergency
Borderless Magazine
Capital B’s Instagram
Capital B
Mississippi Today TikTok
Mississippi Today
Excellence in Sports Reporting
Large Newsroom
winner
Paris Olympics
The New York Times
Small/Medium Newsroom
winner
Misfire: Divided over deer season
LehighValleyLive.com
Excellence in Technology Reporting
Large Newsroom
winner
Arrested by AI
The Washington Post
Finalists:
The Hidden Power Costs of AI
Bloomberg
Medium Newsroom
winner
Zero Trust: Inside Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Failures
ProPublica
Small Newsroom
winner
Kept in the Dark
The 74
Finalists:
Ehtesab in Afghanistan: an app’s struggle to survive under the Taliban
Recorded Future News
The Cost of Convenience
Commoner
,
Phillippine Center for Investigative Journalism
,
Pulitzer Center
,
PumaPodcast
Excellence in Visual Digital Storytelling
Large Newsroom
winner
Israeli tactics in Gaza and their human toll
The Washington Post
Finalists:
A Hidden Paradise Under Threat
The Associated Press
How social media set the stage for right-wing political victories
Bloomberg News
Hurricane Helene
The Washington Post
Medium Newsroom
winner
How to Watch a Baby
The Verge
Finalists:
Goons
The Arizona Republic
INSIDE DANIEL PERRY’S PHONE: The digital trail that led to a murder conviction and an extraordinary pardon
Houston Chronicle
Small Newsroom
winner
The Pudding
Finalists:
Breaking the Nets
The Wire
Shot From Above: The Dangerous Work of Drone Journalists in Gaza
Bellingcat
Explanatory Reporting
Large Newsroom
winner
House Poor
The Globe and Mail
Finalists:
How the L.A. Fires Became So Devastating
The New York Times
The New Immigration: How Recent Arrivals at the Border Have Changed the Country and Its Politics
ProPublica
,
The Texas Tribune
Trade War Coverage
The Globe and Mail
Medium Newsroom
winner
Toll Trap
The Dallas Morning News
Finalists:
America’s Mental Barrier: How Insurers Interfere With Mental Health Care
ProPublica
Burned: A San Francisco Chronicle investigation of the underinsurance crisis now devastating wildfire survivors
San Francisco Chronicle
Chases Unchecked: How state patrol pursuits make Georgia’s roads less safe.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Small Newsroom
winner
Saya de Malha: Robbing a Bank When No One’s Looking
The Outlaw Ocean Project
Finalists:
The Bruen Era
The Trace
Feature
Large Newsroom
winner
Unsafe Online
Bloomberg Businessweek
Finalists:
How a largely debunked diagnosis keeps innocent parents in prison — and lives on in the courts today under a new name, tearing children apart from their families.
ProPublica
,
The New York Times Magazine
Who is government?
The Washington Post
Medium Newsroom
winner
Lessons From a Mass Shooter’s Mother
Mother Jones
Finalists:
“Eat What You Kill”
ProPublica
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
WIRED
L.A. Wildfires – Southern California News Group
Southern California News Group
Small Newsroom
winner
Cold-Blooded
The Tributary
Finalists:
Eroding Indigenous Sovereignty: How climate change complicates the fight for Tribal Nations to prove who they are.
The Margin
“Fifty Years After Boston’s ‘Busing Crisis'” – A Multimedia Editorial Series by The Emancipator
The Emancipator
They Were No. 1. The Ichiban Records Story
Atlanta History Center
Gather Award in Community-Centered Journalism
Community-Based & Rural Focus
winner
The Georgia Public Service Commission
Grist
,
WABE
Finalists:
How Chinese Americans in San Francisco Are Demanding a Seat at the Table
San Francisco Public Press
Informed, Included, Empowered: Spanish-Language Guides for Civic and Community Action
Enlace Latino NC
Urban & National Focus
winner
The Chicago School Board Voter Guide
Chalkbeat Chicago
,
Chicago Sun-Times
,
WBEZ
Finalists:
America’s Mental Barrier: How Insurers Interfere With Mental Health Care
ProPublica
Crowdsourcing Rideshare Driver Lockouts
Bloomberg News
MadLib Journalism to Shed Light on How Excessive Summer Heat Was Experienced in U.S. Prisons
Prison Journalism Project
Innovation in Revenue Strategy
Large Newsroom
winner
Boston Globe Media Tentpole Events
Boston Globe Media
Medium Newsroom
winner
Building a sustainable media business during war
The Kyiv Independent
Small Newsroom
winner
El Tímpano’s Civic Partnerships Strategy
El Tímpano
Finalists:
Silicon Prairie Startup Week
Nebraska Journalism Trust
,
Silicon Prairie News
Online Commentary
Package of Columns
winner
Grievance Games
The Washington Post
Finalists:
At The Brink
The New York Times
Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) rampage through the US federal government
WIRED
Personal Narrative
winner
Silence in Sikeston: No One Wants To Talk About Racial Trauma. Why My Family Broke Our Silence.
GBH’s WORLD
,
KFF Health News
,
Retro Report
Finalists:
Endometriosis Ravaged My Body and Life. Why Did It Take So Long to Get a Diagnosis?
Houston Landing
The Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award
Large Newsroom
winner
Abused by the Badge
The Washington Post
Finalists:
Crowdsourcing Rideshare Driver Lockouts
Bloomberg News
Fentanyl Express
Reuters
Scam Empire
AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism
,
Amphora Media
,
Baltica
,
Berlingske
,
Bird
,
CBC/Radio-Canada
,
CIReN
,
Context.ro
,
De Tijd
,
Delfi
,
Der Spiegel
,
Der Standard
,
Follow The Money
,
iFact
,
Infolibre
,
Investico
,
IRPIMedia
,
Le Monde
,
OCCRP
,
Paper Trail Media
,
Qurium
,
Radio Free Europe
,
Radio Liberty Ukrainian Service
,
Reporter.lu
,
Siena.lt
,
Studio Monitori
,
SVT
,
The Governance Monitoring Center
,
The Guardian
,
Times of Malta
,
VG
,
YLE
,
ZDF
Medium Newsroom
winner
Swept Away: When Cities Take Belongings From Vulnerable Residents
ProPublica
Finalists:
Failed to Death: A Chronicle Investigation
San Francisco Chronicle
Misplaced Trust
Grist
,
High Country News
Right to Remain Secret
San Francisco Chronicle
Small Newsroom
winner
Open-Source Extremist Identifications
Bellingcat
,
The Texas Observer
Finalists:
CTA in Crisis
Block Club Chicago
For the Child
Resolve Philly
,
Spotlight PA
Unwelcome to America
The 74
The University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism
Large Newsroom
winner
Indian Boarding Schools
The Washington Post
Finalists:
‘Chaos’ In America’s Organ Transplant System
The New York Times
Crowdsourcing Rideshare Driver Lockouts
Bloomberg News
Visa Games
Bloomberg News
Small/Medium Newsroom
winner
Life of the Mother
ProPublica
Finalists:
Chases Unchecked: How state patrol pursuits make Georgia’s roads less safe
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
INSIDE THE LAKEWOOD CHURCH SHOOTING: The Lakewood Church shooter had encounters with more than 50 officers. Nobody stopped her.
Houston Chronicle
Wasting Away
Tampa Bay Times
Topical Reporting: Climate Change
Large Newsroom
winner
Weathered: Inside the LA Firestorm
PBS Digital Studios
Medium Newsroom
winner
Forest Feud: Washington’s fight over the old growth of tomorrow
The Seattle Times
Finalists:
A $60 Billion-a-Year Climate Solution Is Sitting in Our Junk Drawers
Mother Jones
Small Newsroom
winner
Dust Money
New Lines Magazine
,
The Gecko Project
Finalists:
The health of the Negro River
Ambiental Media
Topical Reporting: Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Identity
Large Newsroom
winner
Indian Boarding Schools
The Washington Post
Finalists:
The Green Book in New England
The Boston Globe
Medium Newsroom
winner
The Many Dangers Facing Transgender People in Prison
The Marshall Project
Finalists:
Embedded Bias
STAT
I spent a week with Black Republicans
Mother Jones
Small Newsroom
winner
Breaking the Nets
The Wire
Finalists:
Bury me Whole
The Stoop
Roots and Realities Series
The Trace
Student Journalism Award
winner
Waste Land
University of Missouri School of Journalism
finalist
Elaine Massacre of 1919
Institute for Public Service Reporting
,
University of Memphis
,
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