Scripps Howard Fund announces finalists for 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards

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The Scripps Howard Fund has announced finalists for its 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards, selecting from nearly 600 entries across 12 categories. The prestigious competition recognizes excellence in journalism from television, radio, podcasts, visual media, online outlets, and print publications.

Key categories include:

• Excellence in Audio Storytelling
• Business/Financial Reporting
• Environmental Reporting
• Local/Regional Investigative Reporting
• National/International Video Storytelling

Finalists include major outlets like The New York Times, ProPublica, The Boston Globe, and FRONTLINE PBS. The competition also recognizes journalism education through Teacher and Administrator of the Year awards. Winners will be announced online on June 10 at SHJAwards.org.

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CINCINNATI, April 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The finalists for the 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards include journalists from local newsrooms and national publications who produced the most impactful journalism of 2024.

A panel of veteran journalists and media leaders selected the finalists from nearly 600 entries across 12 categories.

The Scripps Howard Journalism Awards, one of the nation's most prestigious journalism competitions, honor work from television stations and networks, radio and podcasts, visual media, online media outlets, independent producers, newspapers and print publications.

"This year's finalists produced powerful journalism that explores urgent social issues – from the complexities of mental health and criminal justice to environmental crises and systemic inequities – as well as careful examinations of policy and global dynamics," said Meredith Delaney, president and CEO of the Scripps Howard Fund. "Whether local newsrooms embedded in their communities or national publications on the global frontlines, their work is driving impactful conversations about public accountability and human resilience."

View the gallery of finalists here. 

The winners will be announced online on June 10 at SHJAwards.org.

The 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards finalists are:

Excellence in Audio Storytelling

• Audible – "The Parole Room"
• Boise State Public Radio – "Extremely American: Onward Christian Soldiers"
• KUOW Public Radio, The Seattle Times – "Lost Patients"

Excellence in Business/Financial Reporting

• The Boston Globe with contributions by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project – "Spotlight coverage of Steward Health Care"
• The Center for Investigative Reporting, Rocklin | Faust, Impact Partners, Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media – "The Grab"
• The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Ida B. Wells Society – "The Migrant Pipeline"

Excellence in Environmental Reporting, honoring Edward W. "Ted" Scripps II

• The Guardian U.S., Forensic Architecture – "Marathon: The Huge U.S. Toxic Fire Shrouded in Secrecy"
• Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at ASU – "Lithium Liabilities"
• Inside Climate News – "Cashing Out: The Secretive System Disrupting Climate Action and Forcing Big Payouts to Fossil Fuel Companies"

Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, honoring Edward Willis Scripps

• The Boston Globe – "State Secrets"
• The News & Observer – "Power and Secrecy"
• The Texas Tribune – "Finding Texas' Border Wall"

Excellence in Local/Regional Investigative Reporting

• The Baltimore Banner, The New York Times – "Baltimore's Overdose Crisis"
• The Boston Globe – "Justice for Sandra Birchmore"
• San Francisco Chronicle – "Right to Remain Secret"

Excellence in Local Video Storytelling, honoring Jack. R. Howard

• ABC15 Arizona – "Policing Phoenix: The DOJ Report"
• The Arizona Republic, azcentral – "Preston Lord's death uncovers 'Gilbert Goons'"
• FRONTLINE (PBS) – "Maui's Deadly Firestorm"

Excellence in Narrative Human-Interest Storytelling, honoring Ernie Pyle

• The Atavist Magazine – "Coming to America"
• The New York Times – "America, Polarized"
• ProPublica – "Maylia and Jack: A Story of Teens and Fentanyl"

Excellence in National/International Investigative Reporting, the Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize

• ProPublica – "Life of the Mother"
• Reuters – "Pentagon Ran Secret Anti-vax Campaign to Undermine China During Pandemic"
• STAT – "Health Care's Colossus"

Excellence in National/International Video Storytelling, honoring Roy W. Howard

• FRONTLINE (PBS) – "A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians"
• Retro Report, PBS – "Citizen Nation"
• Univision News Digital – "Exposed: How Pesticides Harm Farmworkers"

Excellence in Opinion Writing

• Detroit Free Press, Eye On Michigan – "Michigan's Watchdog is 'On Guard'"
• Minnesota Star Tribune – "Minnesota Paradox"
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch – "Ending Pay-to-Stay"

Excellence in Visual Human-Interest Storytelling

• FRONTLINE (PBS) – "A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians"
• ProPublica – "The Year After a Denied Abortion"
• Retro Report, PBS – "Citizen Nation"

The Scripps Howard Fund, in partnership with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication also recognizes the finalists for its two journalism education awards:

Teacher of the Year

• Elaine Monaghan, professor of practice, Indiana University Media School
• Mark Horvit, professor, University of Missouri School of Journalism

Administrator of the Year

• Elizabeth Foster, director and professor, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Marie Hardin, dean, Pennsylvania State University's Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications

Learn more about past Scripps Howard Journalism Award winners at SHJAwards.org.

Media contact: Molly Miossi, The E.W. Scripps Company, 513-977-3713, molly.miossi@scripps.com 

About the Scripps Howard Fund
The Scripps Howard Fund, a public charity established by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), is dedicated to creating informed and engaged communities through journalism education, childhood literacy and local causes. At the crossroads of the classroom and the newsroom, the Fund is a leader in supporting journalism through scholarships, internships, minority recruitment and development and First Amendment causes. The Scripps Howard Awards stand as one of the industry's top honors for outstanding journalism. The Fund's annual "If You Give a Child a Book …" childhood literacy campaign has distributed thousands of new books to children in need across the nation. The Fund partners with Scripps brands to create awareness of local issues and support organizations that build thriving communities. The Scripps Howard Fund administers funding for the Scripps Howard Foundation, a private foundation established in 1962 to advance charitable causes important to The E.W. Scripps Company and the Scripps and Howard families.  

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FAQ

What are the key categories in the 2024 Scripps Howard Journalism Awards (SSP)?

The 2024 Scripps Howard Journalism Awards features 12 categories including Excellence in Audio Storytelling, Business/Financial Reporting, Environmental Reporting, Local/Regional Investigative Reporting, and National/International Video Storytelling. The competition received nearly 600 entries across all categories.

When will the winners of the 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards be announced?

The winners of the 72nd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards will be announced online on June 10, 2025, at SHJAwards.org.

How many entries did the 2024 Scripps Howard Journalism Awards receive?

The 2024 Scripps Howard Journalism Awards received nearly 600 entries across 12 different categories, with finalists selected by a panel of veteran journalists and media leaders.

Which major news organizations are finalists in the 2024 Scripps Howard Awards?

Notable finalists include The New York Times, ProPublica, The Boston Globe, Reuters, FRONTLINE (PBS), The Guardian U.S., and Univision News Digital, representing both national and international journalism excellence.

What topics do the 2024 Scripps Howard Award finalists cover?

The finalists' work covers urgent social issues including mental health, criminal justice, environmental crises, systemic inequities, policy examinations, and global dynamics, focusing on public accountability and human resilience.