How the San Francisco Chronicle shone a bright light on the Honduran drug trade The Chronicle tracked the drug trade into tiny towns where top dealers live in mansions — work that earned an inaugural Poynter Journalism Prize November 20, 2024 Rick Edmonds
A columnist learned of holes in Massachusetts’ right-to-shelter law. So she showed the human consequences. The state’s right-to-shelter law is supposed to help homeless families. The Boston Globe’s Yvonne Abraham laid bare its many challenges. November 12, 2024 Amaris Castillo
A tipster warned of a ‘dysfunctional’ hire at a local police department. That was an understatement. KHOU 11 found that a 250-person Texas city had 50 police officers. More than half had checkered pasts. October 14, 2024 Angela Fu
An Oregon paper was repeatedly denied public records. Its fight for transparency ended in a major victory. The Malheur Enterprise’s dogged reporting and lawsuit forced the county to admit wrongdoing — and earned the paper a Poynter Prize September 26, 2024 Nicole Slaughter Graham
A New Jersey journalist couldn’t understand the obsession with Wawa. So he reported its oral history. The interactive story explored why people form attachments to brands and earned the reporter a Poynter Prize for innovation. September 24, 2024 Amaris Castillo
Poynter Journalism Prizes honor excellence in U.S. journalism Winners and finalists are the first for the contest under the stewardship of the Poynter Institute April 23, 2024 Jennifer Orsi
Here are the winners of the inaugural Poynter Journalism Prizes The awards continue a 45-year tradition that was most recently headed by the News Leaders Association. April 23, 2024 Angela Fu
2024 Poynter Journalism Prizes to be announced at 2 p.m. Eastern Tune in here to learn the winners and finalists for 10 categories in the 2024 contest April 23, 2024 Jennifer Orsi
Opinion | The story behind the Poynter Journalism Prizes Poynter president Neil Brown makes the case for contests, great storytelling and writing short February 5, 2024 Jennifer Orsi
2024 Poynter Journalism Prizes now open for entries The contest, formerly under the News Leaders Association, honors best in U.S. journalism January 8, 2024 Jennifer Orsi
The Poynter Journalism Prizes establishes new award honoring writing coach Roy Peter Clark The named prize recognizes excellence in the special skill of writing short December 12, 2023 Jennifer Orsi
