Awards

The Shorenstein Center celebrates excellence in journalism and public interest media through two distinguished prize programs: the Goldsmith Awards and the Nyhan Prize. Each honor reflects the Center’s belief that impactful, high-quality, accessible reporting and public-interest storytelling is essential to healthy societies.

From investigative journalism that holds the powerful to account, to achievements in scholarship and journalism that helps explain the world and the media’s role in it, to human-centered public interest political journalism, these awards shine a spotlight on those making a difference in the world through reporting and public narrative. Learn more about how each prize highlights and supports the very best in the field.