December 6, 2024

Nominations now open for the 2025 Goldsmith Awards

Submissions for the 2025 Goldsmith Prizes for investigative and explanatory reporting are due January 9, 2025 at 11:59pm.

This year the Goldsmith Awards are offering a new prize category. Inaugurated in 2024 as the Goldsmith Special Citation for Reporting on Government, this year we will offer a formal Goldsmith Prize for Explanatory Reporting for the first time. This new prize is intended to honor journalism that digs deep to explain how government works. Learn more about the new prize in this informational webinar and nominate reporting that fits the criteria.

Has your reporting made an impact on U.S. government or policy at the national, state, or local level (or do you know a journalist whose stories have made a difference)? Nominate it for the 2025 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. The prize celebrates and amplifies the public policy impact of investigative journalism, and highlights its importance to our democracy.

WHY APPLY?

Both prizes offer substantial cash prizes ranging from $10,000 – $25,000, given directly to the reporting teams.

Honorees come from all kinds of news organizations: from legacy newspapers to digital natives; from nationally-renowned broadcast networks to reporters working on a shoestring at a tiny local paper. Judges consider each entry on its own merits – even if you’ve never considered entering a journalism prize before, we strongly encourage you to apply!

Winners and finalists are honored at a ceremony at Harvard in the spring, and their accomplishments are promoted widely.

It is FREE to enter! Newsrooms may submit up to 2 entries for the investigative prize, and an unlimited number for this first year of the explanatory prize!