The 2025 Poynter Journalism Prizes contest is now open for entries. Submit your work today.

All entries must be submitted by 6 p.m. EST Friday, February 14, 2025.

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The 2025 Poynter Journalism Prizes will honor the extraordinary journalism produced in 2024, with categories that take into account the important stories that unfolded across the past 12 months. We urge news organizations of all sizes and platforms to enter, and judges will take into consideration the special circumstances that many or most outlets, including smaller ones, had to face to produce excellent journalism.

All news websites, news services (including radio, TV stations and magazines) and newspapers in the United States are eligible to enter. Each nominating organization must create its own account to enter.

The categories for this year's awards are:

  • Batten Medal
  • Frank A. Blethen Award for Local Accountability Reporting
  • Roy Peter Clark Prize for Excellence in Short Writing
  • First Amendment Award
  • Deborah Howell Award for Writing Excellence
  • Dori J. Maynard Justice Award
  • Robert G. McGruder Award for Diversity Leadership 
  • Burl Osborne Editorial and Opinion Award
  • Mike Royko Award for Commentary and Column Writing
  • Punch Sulzberger Prize for Innovation in Journalism

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