Journalism Awards
The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism administers many of the world's most presitigious professional awards that uphold standards of excellence in the media -- a tradition that Joseph Pulitzer began a century ago. Please click the links below for details about each individual award.
Pulitzer Prize | |
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The Pulitzer Prizes are the highest honor in the United States for print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. Prizes are awarded annually in twenty-one categories.
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duPont Awards | |
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The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards honor excellence in television and radio journalism produced for audiences in the United States by local stations, independent producers, networks and cable systems.
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National Magazine Award | |
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The National Magazine Awards honor print and online magazines that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative editorial techniques, noteworthy journalistic enterprise and imaginative design.
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Cabot Prizes | |
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The Maria Moors Cabot Prizes are awarded to three or four journalists reporting in the Western Hemisphere who have contributed to inter-American understanding through a sustained and distinguished body of work.
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Chancellor Award | |
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The Chancellor Award honors the legacy of the late John Chancellor, the pioneering television correspondent and longtime anchor for NBC News.
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Lukas Prize Project Awards | |
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The Lukas Prize Project honors the best in American nonfiction writing. The 2010 winners include David Finkel, James Davidson and Jonathan Schuppe.
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Oakes | |
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The John B. Oakes Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism is awarded annually to the author of an article or series in a U.S. newspaper or magazine that makes an exceptional contribution to public understanding of environmental issues.
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Berger Award | |
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The Mike Berger Award honors enterprising reporting in the tradition of Meyer "Mike" Berger, who set the standard for thought-provoking human-interest reporting about the lives of ordinary people.
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Tobenkin Award | |
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The Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award is the highest award the Journalism School bestows on the coverage of race, bigotry and discrimination.
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Dart Awards | |
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The Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma honor the most sensitive, thoughtful and ethical journalism on violence, crime, disaster and other traumatic events.
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