52nd Annual National Press Club Journalism Awards Dinner
Aug 27 2025
WHEN:
Aug 27, 2025 at 6:00pm
WHERE:
Holeman Lounge and Ballroom
CONTACT INFO:
Cecily Scott Martin
MORE INFO:
Awards
Registration/tickets required
Join us for the 52nd Annual NPC Journalism Awards Dinner, a night of celebration and recognition for outstanding journalists! This in-person event will be held at the National Press Club on Wednesday, August 27.
The evening will begin with a 6 p.m. reception in the Holeman Lounge, followed by dinner and the awards program at 7 p.m. in the Club’s ballroom.
Thank you to our Silver Sponsors!
Winners
Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award (Broadcast)
Chiara Eisner and Nicholas McMillan, NPR for “'That's a bloodbath': How a federal program kills wildlife for private interests”
Honorable Mention: ABC News and reporting partners KXTV, KSTP and KTNV for “Investigating SeaQuest”
Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award (Print)
Melody Gutierrez, Alene Tchekmedyian and David Wharton, Los Angeles Times for “Pets for Profit”
Honorable Mention: The New York Times for “The Panda Factories”
Arthur E. Rowse Award for Examining the News Media
Floodlight for “Media Manipulation in America”
Breaking News Award (Print/Online)
The Associated Press for “Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump”
Honorable Mention: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for “Coverage of the Trump assassination attempt”
Breaking News Award (Broadcast)
ABC News for “The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump”
Honorable Mention: ABC News for “Inside Syria: Assad Overthrown”
Consumer Journalism Award (Broadcast)
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s “Spotlight on America” for “Toxic Inaction”
Consumer Journalism Award (Print/Online)
Margie Mason and Robin McDowell, The Associated Press for “Prison to Plate”
Honorable Mention: The Outlaw Ocean Project for “The North Koreans Behind Global Seafood”
Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence
Christopher Bing and Joel Schectman, Reuters for “Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic”
Honorable Mention: The Wall Street Journal for “Exposing Putin’s Police State—From Inside a Russian Prison and Beyond”
Joan M. Friedenberg Online Journalism Award
NBC News for “This is how a Russian disinformation campaign starts”
Honorable Mention: Bloomberg News for “The Hidden Power Costs of AI”
Joseph D. Ryle Award for Excellence in Writing on the Problems of Geriatrics
Ann Choi, Denise Lu, Tom Schoenberg and Paige Smith of Bloomberg News for “Elder Fraud On the Rise”
Honorable Mention: Angela Couloumbis, Spotlight PA for “Unprotected”
Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis
The Wall Street Journal for “The Hidden Decline of Joe Biden”
Honorable Mention: Spencer Kent and Riley Yates, NJ Advance Media for “Project Extreme”
Michael A. Dornheim Award
Tony Bartelme, The Post and Courier for “Eject!"
Honorable Mention: Tara Copp, Aaron Kessler and Kevin Vineys, The Associated Press for “V-22 Osprey Safety Record”
Nell Minow Award for Cultural Criticism
Candice Norwood, The 19th for “The Road to Cowboy Carter”
Honorable Mention: Aki Ito, Business Insider for “From entry-level to exec: Inside workers’ fracturing relationship with employers”
Newsletter Journalism Award
Shirin Ghaffary, Bloomberg News for “Q&AI Newsletter”
Sandy Hume Award for Excellence in Political Journalism
Eric Cortellessa, TIME for political journalism
Honorable Mention: Stephen Caruso, Spotlight PA for “Vetting Shapiro”
Judging panels this year elected not to give awards in the following categories: Washington Regional Reporting; News Photography; and Humor Writing.
