| Name | Degree | Award | Year | Outlet | Rationale |
| Gerard M. O'Neill | CAS '70 | Investigative Reporting | 1972 | The Boston Globe | "For their exposure of widespread corruption in Somerville, Massachusetts" |
| Stephen Kurkjian | CAS '66 | Investigative Reporting | 1972 | The Boston Globe | "For their exposure of widespread corruption in Somerville, Massachusetts" |
| William Sherman | CAS '69 | Investigative Reporting | 1974 | New York Daily News | "For his resourceful investigative reporting in the exposure of extreme abuse of the New York Medicaid program" |
| Stephen Kurkjian | CAS '66 | Investigative Reporting | 1980 | The Boston Globe | "For articles on Boston's transit system" |
| Joan Vennochi | COM '75 | Investigative Reporting | 1980 | The Boston Globe | "For articles on Boston's transit system" |
| Stan Grossfeld | CAS '80 | Breaking News Photography | 1984 | The Boston Globe | "For his series of unusual photographs which reveal the effects of war on the people of Lebanon" |
| Mark Thompson | COM '75 | Public Service | 1985 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | "For reporting by Mark Thompson which revealed that nearly 250 U.S. servicemen had lost their lives as a result of a design problem in helicopters built by Bell Helicopter - a revelation which ultimately led the Army to ground almost 600 Huey helicopters pending their modification" |
| Stan Grossfeld | CAS '80 | Feature Photography | 1985 | The Boston Globe | "For his series of photographs of the famine in Ethiopia and for his pictures of illegal aliens on the U.S.-Mexico border." |
| Thomas Fiedler | COM '71 | Breaking News Reporting | 1991 | Miami Herald | "For stories profiling a local cult leader, his followers, and their links to several area murders." |
| Joseph Hallinan | COM '84 | Investigative Reporting | 1991 | The Indianapolis Star | "For their shocking series on medical malpractice in " |
| Don Van Natta Jr. | COM '86 | Public Service | 1993 | The Miami Herald | "For coverage that not only helped readers cope with Hurricane Andrew's devastation but also showed how lax zoning, inspection and building codes had contributed to the destruction" |
| Thomas Fiedler | COM '71 | Public Service | 1993 | The Miami Herald | "For coverage that not only helped readers cope with Hurricane Andrew's devastation but also showed how lax zoning, inspection and building codes had contributed to the destruction" |
| Daniel Goodrich | COM '75 | Breaking News Reporting | 1997 | Newsday | "For its enterprising coverage of the crash of TWA Flight 800 and its aftermath." |
| Patricia Maldonado | COM '91 | Investigative Reporting | 1999 | Miami Herald | "For its detailed reporting that revealed pervasive voter fraud in a city mayoral election that was subsequently overturned."" |
| Helen Ubinas | COM '94 | Breaking News Reporting | 1999 | Hartfort Courant | "For its clear and detailed coverage of a shooting rampage in which a state lottery worker killed four supervisors then himself." |
| Susan Walsh | COM '87 | Feature Photography | 1999 | Associated Press | "For its striking collection of photographs of the key players and events stemming from President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky and the ensuing impeachment hearings" |
| Don Van Natta Jr. | COM '86 | National Reporting | 1999 | The New York Times | "For a series of articles that disclosed the corporate sale of American technology to China, with U.S. government approval despite national security risks, prompting investigations and significant changes in policy" |
| Jhumpa Lahiri | CAS '93, UNI '95, UNI '97 | Fiction | 2000 | - | For Interpreter of Maladies |
| Don Van Natta Jr. | COM '86 | Explanatory Reporting | 2002 | The New York Times | "For its informed and detailed reporting, before and after the September 11th attacks on the USA, that profiled the global terrorism network and the threats it posed" |
| Sacha Pfeiffer | CAS '94 | Public Service | 2003 | The Boston Globe | "For its courageous, comprehensive coverage of sexual abuse by priests, an effort that pierced secrecy, stirred local, national and international reaction and produced changes in the Roman Catholic Church" |
| Michael Rezendes | CAS '78 | Public Service | 2003 | The Boston Globe | "for its courageous, comprehensive coverage of sexual abuse by priests, an effort that pierced secrecy, stirred local, national and international reaction and produced changes in the Roman Catholic Church" |
| Stephen Kurkjian | CAS '66 | Public Service | 2003 | The Boston Globe | "For its courageous, comprehensive coverage of sexual abuse by priests, an effort that pierced secrecy, stirred local, national and international reaction and produced changes in the Roman Catholic Church" |
| Meredith Warren | COM '01 | Breaking News Reporting | 2003 | The Eagle-Tribune | "For its stories on the accidental drowning of four boys in the Merrimack River." |
| Ethan Forman | COM '93 | Breaking News Reporting | 2003 | The Eagle-Tribune | "For its stories on the accidental drowning of four boys in the Merrimack River." |
| Tyler Hicks | COM '92 | International Reporting | 2009 | The New York Times | "For its masterful, groundbreaking coverage of America's deepening military and political challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, reporting frequently done under perilous conditions." |
| Tyler Hicks | COM '92 | Breaking News Photography | 2014 | The New York Times | "For courageously documenting a deadly terrorist attack at a Nairobi shopping mall" |
| Tyler Hicks | COM '92 | Breaking News Photography | 2016 | The New York Times | "For photographs that captured the resolve of refugees, the perils of their journeys and the struggle of host countries to take them in." |
| Kimbriell Kelly | COM '98 | National Reporting | 2016 | The Washington Post | "For its revelatory initiative in creating and using a national database to illustrate how often and why the police shoot to kill and who the victims are most likely to be." |
| Jessica Rinaldi | COM '01 | Feature Photography | 2016 | Boston Globe | "For the raw and revealing photographic story of a boy who strives to find his footing after abuse by those he trusted." |
| Alexandra Wimley | COM '17 | Breaking News Reporting | 2019 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | "For immersive, compassionate coverage of the massacre at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue that captured the anguish and resilience of a community thrust into grief." |
| Samantha Gross | COM '18 | Breaking News Reporting | 2022 | The Miami Herald | "For its urgent yet sweeping coverage of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium complex, merging clear and compassionate writing with comprehensive news and accountability reporting." |
| Sarah Silbiger | COM '18 | Public Service | 2022 | The Washington Post | "For its compellingly told and vividly presented account of the assault on Washington on January 6, 2021, providing the public with a thorough and unflinching understanding of one of the nation's darkest days." |
| Carl Phillips | CAS '93 | Poetry | 2023 | - | Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020 |