Michael A. Dornheim Award for Aerospace, Defense, and Aviation Reporting
The Michael A. Dornheim Award honors excellence in journalism covering aerospace, aviation, and national defense. The award is presented in celebration of the career of the late Michael A. Dornheim, a longtime reporter and editor at Aviation Week & Space Technology.
This award recognizes outstanding work by a working journalist reporting on topics including aerospace, national defense, the airline industry, or aerospace science and engineering.
Entries:
- Up to five (5) print, digital, broadcast, or audio entries, which will be judged as one unit
- Entries must demonstrate strong subject-matter knowledge, clarity, and journalistic rigor in covering complex technical or policy issues related to aerospace or defense
Prize: $1000
General Eligibility:
Through its journalism awards, the National Press Club seeks to recognize and honor professional journalists who have produced outstanding work in service of the public, either independently or as employees of editorially independent news organizations.
In evaluating entries, judges will give weight to evidence of:
- Individual enterprise
- Fairness
- Accuracy
- Objectivity
The following are not eligible:
- Content produced for house organs
- Theses or academic reports
- Advocacy outlets operated by interest groups, including trade associations, consumer organizations, or government agencies
Entries may be submitted by journalists or by their employers. Entrants are responsible for ensuring judges can access all submitted materials and must provide passwords or access credentials where required.
Non-traditional entrants are welcome, provided they clearly explain in supporting materials how their work meets the Club’s journalistic standards. Such entrants should include a brief statement describing their editorial independence.