Poynter prizes recognized 2025 reporting from newsrooms of different sizes
April’s awards covered 12 categories, with a larger cash prize for climate reporting.
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- 2026-04-27
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- 2026-04-27
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- 2026-10-25T22:01:35Z
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- 2026-10-25T22:01:35Z
The Poynter Institute announced its 2026 Journalism Prizes on April 27, recognizing work from 2025 across 12 categories spanning reporting, writing, leadership and innovation. The year on the prize and the year of the journalism describe different things. [1]
Its announcement highlighted a range of organizations: major national newspapers, digital nonprofits including The Baltimore Banner and CalMatters, Connecticut Public Television and the specialized publication Jewish Currents. That breadth describes the winning field; it is not a measurement of the financial health of those organizations. [1]
The Batten Medal had two winners. USA Today Network Ohio was recognized for an investigation of dog-attack laws and victims, while the Chicago Tribune won for its account of Operation Midway Blitz. Their placement under one medal should not be confused with a single joint reporting project. [1]
Poynter listed a $2,500 cash prize for standard categories and $10,000 for its climate-change reporting prize. Its winners page links to the recognized journalism, while warning that some linked work may require a subscription. This retrospective brief summarizes the awards rather than reproducing the judges’ citations. [1]
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- Poynter Institute: The 2026 Poynter Journalism Prizes ↗
Source published 2026-04-27 · reviewed 2026-10-25
About this item: Retrospective source brief. No first-hand reporting or independent testing is claimed. Corrections policy.
