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2026 Goldsmith Awards Ceremony with Jeffrey Goldberg

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The annual Goldsmith Awards, presented by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, honors public service journalism that has had an impact on United States public policy and the functioning of government.

Each year the awards honor six reporting teams (five finalists and one winner) for the Investigative Reporting Prize, one award for the Explanatory Reporting Prize, and two awards for books published in the last year on a topic at the intersection of media, politics, and public policy. This year’s winners were:

Investigative Reporting Prize: Hannah Dreier and the staff of the New York Times for Exposed and Expendable

Explanatory Reporting Prize: Monica Samayoa and Tony Schick of Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) in collaboration with ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network for Power Struggle: What Stalled the Northwest’s Push for Green Energy?

Trade Book Prize: Carla Kaplan for Troublemaker: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford

Academic Book Prize: Eunji Kim for The American Mirage: How Reality TV Upholds the Myth of Meritocracy

The in 2026 Center and the Documentary Film in the Public Interest Initiative (DFPI) also recognized THE ALABAMA SOLUTION, directed and produced by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, with a Special Citation for Documentary Film at the Goldsmith Awards ceremony.

The 2026 Career Awardee for Excellence in Journalism was Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic and moderator of Washington Week With The Atlantic on PBS. Goldberg was the featured speaker at this year’s ceremony, where he shared his experiences as both a journalist and editorial leader, discussed the news industry’s evolving ethical and editorial challenges, and reflect on the importance of The Atlantic as a critical resource for investigation, analysis, and ideas in a fireside chat with Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs, followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience.

Watch the full ceremony above.