Journalism Awards

Past Winners of the Oakes Award

2008

Susanne Rust, Meg Kissinger and Cary Spivak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Chemical Fallout"
Martha Mendoza, Jeff Donn and Justin Pritchard of The Associated Press, "PharmaWater"

Learn more
Read CJR announcement

2007

Bob Marshall, Mark Schleifstein, Matt Brown and photographer Ted Jackson of Times Picayune of New Orleans, "Last Chance: The Fight to Save a Disappearing Coast"
Judy Pasternak of The Los Angeles Times, "Blighted Homeland"
McKenzie Funk, Harper's, "Cold Rush: The Coming Fight for the Melting North"

Learn more
Award presentation

2006

Los Angeles Times’ Kenneth R. Weiss and his team, "Altered Oceans"
Learn more

2005

Erik Reece, "Death of a Mountain"
Dan Egan, "Troubled Waters, the Great Invasion"
Learn more

2004

Paul Koberstein, Cascadia Times

2003

The Staff of the Detroit Free Press

2002

Ben Raines, Mobile Register

2001

Robert McClure and Andrew Schneider, Seattle Post-Intelligencer

2000

John McQuaid, The Times-Picayune

1999

T. Christian Miller, Los Angeles Times

1998

Deborah Nelson, Jim Simon, Eric Nalder and Danny Westneat, The Seattle Times

1997

Duff Wilson, The Seattle Times

1996

Dunstan McNichol and Kelly Richmond, The Record

1995

Pat Stith and Joby Warrick, The News & Observer