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: