Scripps Howard Awards
The Scripps Howard Awards, formerly the National Journalism Awards, are $10,000 awards in American journalism given by the Scripps Howard Foundation. Awardees receive "cash prizes, citations and plaques."
As of 2023, the categories are:
- Excellence in Audio Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard
- Excellence in Coverage of Breaking News
- Excellence in Business/Financial Reporting
- Excellence in Environmental Reporting, honoring Edward W. “Ted” Scripps II
- Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, honoring Edward Willis Scripps
- Excellence in Narrative Human-Interest Storytelling, Honoring Ernie Pyle
- Excellence in Innovation, honoring Roy W. Howard
- Excellence in Local/Regional Investigative Reporting
- Excellence in Local Video Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard
- Excellence in Multimedia Journalism
- Excellence in National/International Investigative Reporting, the Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize
- Excellence in National/International Video Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard
- Excellence in Opinion Writing
- Excellence in Visual Journalism
- Impact Award
- Teacher of the Year
- Administrator of the Year
History
Origins: Ernie Pyle Award
What became the National Journalism Awards were launched in 1954 with the Ernie Pyle Award. The award is given annually to reporters who "most nearly exemplify the style and craftsmanship for which Ernie Pyle was known". The award was administered by the E. W. Scripps Company until the 1962 formation of the Scripps Howard Foundation. The Ernie Pyle award was later named the "Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award" and is now presented as "Excellence in Narrative Human-Interest Storytelling, Honoring Ernie Pyle."1960s and '70s
In 1966, Scripps-Howard Newspapers conservation editor Edward J. Meeman died, and the company created the Edward J. Meeman Foundation to support journalism and conservation through grants and awards. Beginning in 1968, the Edward J. Meeman Environmental Reporting Award became the second annual award given by Scripps-Howard. Previous winners of the environmental reporting award include Ken Ward Jr., Sam Roe, Bruce Ingersoll, James V. Risser, Larry Tye, and Craig Flournoy. In 2022, the award was renamed as "Excellence in Environmental Reporting, honoring Edward W. 'Ted' Scripps II."In the 1970s, three more awards became part of the roster of journalism prizes. First, in 1972, was the Public Service Reporting Award, honoring long-time Scripps executive Roy W. Howard. The public service award was originally divided into a newspaper division and a broadcast division. In 1986, the award was restructured to recognize newspapers only, and divided into two categories — under 100,000 and over 100,000 circulation. In 2004, the circulation divisions were eliminated altogether; the award was discontinued after 2016.
In 1974, the Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award, joined the list. Currently known as the "Walker Stone Award for Opinion Writing," it was named in honor of Walker Stone, editor-in-chief of Scripps-Howard Newspapers.
In 1977, the First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award was inaugurated. "Given to the editor of the winning newspaper for distribution to the individual or individuals on the staff who contributed most significantly to the cause of the First Amendment guarantee of a free press," the award is now known as "Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, honoring Edward Willis Scripps."
By the end of the 1970s, the Scripps Howard Foundation was presenting a total of five annual journalism awards.
1980s
In 1980, Scripps Howard added the College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award, which was "funded by United Features Syndicate... to honor Charles M. Schulz on the 30th anniversary of his comic strip, Peanuts;" Schulz himself served as a judge in the award's early years. After being presented for 30 years, the award was discontinued in 2011 "due to the lack of entries to merit its continuance."In 1985, the Jack R. Howard Broadcast Awards for Public Service Programming began being represented. A broadcasting award, it was divided into radio and television, with each format broken into two sub-categories — large market and small market; so, four new awards. In 1991, the TV division was renamed "TV/Cable" and in 2004, the Broadcast Awards did away with the market categories, reducing the prizes awarded each year to two. After 2008, the public service programming award was restructured/eliminated.
In 1987, the Scripps Howard Foundation, in commemoration of its 25th anniversary, officially dubbed the awards the National Journalism Awards and distributed them at a banquet held in April. The total amount of cash prizes and plaques given out was worth $41,000. That same year, the Literacy Charles E. Scripps Award, began being presented, given "to any daily broadcast and/or newspaper or local cable system in the U.S. or its territories for most outstanding effort... to overcome illiteracy in its community." The separate awards for broadcast and newspaper outlets were abandoned in 1997, and the literacy award itself was discontinued after 2003.
1990s
In 1998–1999, Scripps Howard added five new categories to the National Journalism Awards.First, the Commentary award lasted from 1998 to 2014; while the award for Excellence in Photojournalism, also launched in 1998, was renamed in 2017 as "Excellence in Visual Journalism". As of 2022, it is currently awarded as "Visual Human-Interest Storytelling."
In 1999, a new award debuted: the Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award, recognizing "the long-time business editor for The Cincinnati Post." The award is currently called "Excellence in Business/Financial Reporting."
2000–2008
The year 2000 saw two new awards join the list: Editorial Cartooning and Web Reporting; both of which have since been discontinued. Editorial Cartooning lasted from 2000 to 2011, while Web Reporting lasted from 2000 to 2008.The period 2004–2008 saw the addition of five new categories of awards.
In 2004, in partnership with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, two new categories joined the roster: Teacher of the Year and Administrator of the Year. Also joining the list in 2004 was the Investigative Reporting Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize.
In 2005, Scripps-Howard took over the administration of the Raymond Clapper Memorial Award, which had previously been given at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Renaming it the Washington Reporting Raymond Clapper Award, the prize was presented through 2011, when it was discontinued.
2009–present
The period 2009–2012 saw the elimination of a number of awards, including those for Public Service Broadcasting, Web Reporting, the Raymond Clapper Award, the two cartooning awards, and Commentary.In 2010, the National Journalism Awards were renamed the Scripps Howard Awards. In addition, two new prizes joined the roster: Coverage of Breaking News and the Jack R. Howard Award for In-Depth Radio Coverage, later amended to "Excellence in Radio/Podcast Coverage, honoring Jack R. Howard." In 2022, the award was renamed "Excellence in Audio Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard".
In the period 2013–2017, eight new prizes joined the Scripps Howard Awards roster. First was the Digital Innovation award, now known as "Innovation, honoring Roy W. Howard." 2016 saw four new awards, including two for video storytelling: the Jack R. Howard Award for Television/Cable In-Depth Local Coverage and the Jack R. Howard Award for Television/Cable In-Depth National and International Coverage. Also debuting in 2016 was the Scripps Howard Award for Community Journalism. The final new award to debut in 2016 was the Topic of the Year Award; now known as the "Impact Award", the "winner is deemed to have had the greatest impact from the list."
The newest award category in the Scripps Howard Awards is Multimedia Journalism, which debuted in 2018.
List of awardees
Excellence in Audio Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard
Formerly known as the Jack R. Howard Award for In-Depth Radio Coverage and then Excellence in Radio/Podcast Coverage, honoring Jack R. Howard.| Year | Winner/organization |
| 2009 | Alix Spiegel, National Public Radio |
| 2010 | NPR |
| 2011 | WLRN, Miami Herald News |
| 2012 | WBEZ, Chicago Public Media |
| 2013 | This American Life |
| 2014 | Chicago Public Media, Serial: Season One |
| 2015 | Aleem Maqbool, BBC News |
| 2016 | Michigan Radio |
| 2017 | Laura Heaton and Michael Ma, NPR's Rough Translation |
| 2018 | Michigan Radio |
| 2019 | Lynn Arditi, Sally Eisele, James Baumgartner, The Public's Radio, Rhode Island |
| 2020 | Invisible Institute, The Intercept, and Topic Studios |
| 2021 | NBC News |
| 2022 | American Public Media |
Business/Financial Reporting
Formerly known as the Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award and the William Brewster Styles Award for Business/Economics Reporting.Environmental Reporting, honoring Edward W. "Ted" Scripps II
Formerly known as the Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards.| Year | Division | Individual winner | Organization |
| 1967 | — | James Ryan | St. Petersburg Times, Florida |
| 1968 | — | Betty Klaric | Cleveland Press |
| 1969 | — | Tom Brown | Anchorage Daily News, Alaska |
| 1970 | — | Detroit Free Press | |
| 1971 | — | Gordon Bishop | Newark Star-Ledger, New Jersey |
| 1972 | — | Harry V. Martin | Napa Register, California |
| 1973 | — | George F. Neavoll | The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 1974 | — | David Cay Johnston | Detroit Free Press |
| 1975 | — | Kenneth Robison | Idaho Statesman |
| 1976 | — | Tom Turner | Arizona Daily Star, Tucson |
| 1977 | — | Bruce Ingersoll | Chicago Sun-Times |
| 1978 | — | John Hayes | Oregon Statesman |
| 1979 | — | The Philadelphia Inquirer | |
| 1980 | — | Minneapolis Star | |
| 1981 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Arizona Daily Star, Tucson | |
| 1981 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Newsday | |
| 1982 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Jonathan Harsch | The Christian Science Monitor |
| 1982 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Floyd Rogers | Winston-Salem Journal, North Carolina |
| 1983 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Orange County Register, California | |
| 1983 | Under 100,000 Circulation | The Star Democrat, Easton, Maryland | |
| 1984 | Over 100,000 Circulation | James V. Risser | The Des Moines Register |
| 1984 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Montgomery Advertiser, Alabama | |
| 1985 | Over 100,000 Circulation | The Philadelphia Inquirer | |
| 1985 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Jane Kay | Arizona Daily Star, Tucson |
| 1986 | Over 100,000 Circulation | The Seattle Times | |
| 1986 | Under 100,000 Circulation | The Morning Advocate, Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |
| 1987 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Natalie Forbes | The Seattle Times |
| 1987 | Under 100,000 Circulation | The Charleston Gazette, West Virginia | |
| 1988 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Dennis Anderson | St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch, Minnesota |
| 1988 | Under 100,000 Circulation | The Charleston Gazette, West Virginia | |
| 1989 | Over 100,000 Circulation | The Boston Globe | |
| 1989 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Sam Atwood | The Sun, San Bernardino, California |
| 1990 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Orlando Sentinel | |
| 1990 | Under 100,000 Circulation | The Alabama Journal | |
| 1991 | Over 100,000 Circulation | The Times-Picayune, New Orleans | |
| 1991 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Poughkeepsie Journal, New York | |
| 1992 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Orlando Sentinel | |
| 1992 | Under 100,000 Circulation | The National Law Journal | |
| 1993 | Over 100,000 Circulation | The Dallas Morning News | |
| 1993 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Mobile Register, Alabama | |
| 1994 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Los Angeles Times | |
| 1994 | Under 100,000 Circulation | The Charleston Gazette, West Virginia | |
| 1995 | Over 100,000 Circulation | The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| 1995 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Tony Davis | The Albuquerque Tribune, New Mexico |
| 1996 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Mobile Register, Alabama | |
| 1996 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Ken Ward | The Charleston Gazette, West Virginia |
| 1997 | Over 100,000 Circulation | The Sacramento Bee | |
| 1997 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Massachusetts | |
| 1998 | Over 100,000 Circulation | The Seattle Times | |
| 1998 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Yakima Herald-Republic, Washington | |
| 1999 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Sam Roe | The Blade, Toledo, Ohio |
| 1999 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Mike Dunne | The Advocate, Baton |
| 2000 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Michael Grunwald | The Washington Post |
| 2000 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Sherry Devlin | Missoulian, Montana |
| 2001 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Julie Hauserman | St. Petersburg Times, Florida |
| 2001 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Scott Streater | Pensacola News Journal, Florida |
| 2002 | Over 100,000 Circulation | Sam Roe | Chicago Tribune |
| 2002 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Cañon City Daily Record, Colorado | |
| 2003 | Over 100,000 Circulation | The Washington Post | |
| 2003 | Under 100,000 Circulation | Naples Daily News, Florida | |
| 2004 | — | The San Bernardino Sun, California | |
| 2005 | — | Ken Ward | The Charleston Gazette, West Virginia |
| 2006 | — | Los Angeles Times | |
| 2007 | — | Seth Borenstein | Associated Press |
| 2008 | — | Susanne Rust and Meg Kissinger | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| 2009 | — | Charles Duhigg | The New York Times |
| 2010 | — | The Times-Picayune, New Orleans | |
| 2011 | — | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | |
| 2012 | — | Los Angeles Times | |
| 2013 | — | Craig Welch and Steve Ringman | The Seattle Times |
| 2014 | — | Paul Rogers and Lisa M. Krieger | San Jose Mercury News |
| 2015 | — | Neela Banerjee, John H. Cushman, Jr., David Hasemyer, and Lisa Song | Inside Climate News |
| 2016 | — | Rob Davis | The Oregonian/OregonLive |
| 2017 | — | Kale Williams | The Oregonian/OregonLive |
| 2018 | — | National Geographic | |
| 2019 | — | Rob Davis | The Oregonian/OregonLive |
| 2020 | — | The Post and Courier | |
| 2021 | — | ProPublica | |
| 2022 | — | ProPublica, The New York Times Magazine |
Distinguished Service to the First Amendment, honoring Edward Willis Scripps
Formerly known as the First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award.| Year | Winner |
| 1976 | The Honolulu Advertiser |
| 1977 | Sun Enterprise Newspapers |
| 1978 | Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester |
| 1979 | Ledger-Star, Norfolk, Virginia |
| 1980 | Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky |
| 1981 | The Des Moines Register |
| 1982 | Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus |
| 1983 | Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre |
| 1984 | Riverside Press, California |
| 1985 | The Commercial Appeal, Memphis |
| 1986 | Indianapolis News |
| 1987 | The Kentucky Post |
| 1988 | The Eagle-Tribune, Massachusetts |
| 1989 | San Francisco Chronicle |
| 1990 | Corpus Christi Caller, Texas |
| 1991 | Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre |
| 1992 | Miami Herald |
| 1993 | Tribune Chronicle, Warren, Ohio |
| 1994 | The State, Columbia, South Carolina |
| 1995 | El Vocero de Puerto Rico, San Juan |
| 1996 | Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
| 1997 | The Palm Beach Post, Florida |
| 1998 | Seven Indiana newspapers |
| 1999 | Knoxville News Sentinel, Tennessee |
| 2000 | The Des Moines Register |
| 2001 | Orlando Sentinel |
| 2002 | San Francisco Chronicle |
| 2003 | Dayton Daily News, Ohio |
| 2004 | The Dallas Morning News |
| 2005 | Post Register, Idaho Falls, Idaho |
| 2006 | San Francisco Chronicle |
| 2007 | Knoxville News Sentinel, Tennessee |
| 2008 | Josh Margolin, Ted Sherman; The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey |
| 2009 | No winner named |
| 2010 | The Burlington Free Press, Vermont |
| 2011 | Yancey County News, Burnsville, N.C. |
| 2012 | The Wall Street Journal |
| 2013 | Better Government Association, Chicago |
| 2014 | Carol Rosenberg, Miami Herald |
| 2015 | Todd Wallack, The Boston Globe |
| 2016 | Eric Eyre, Charleston Gazette-Mail, West Virginia) |
| 2017 | The Kansas City Star |
| 2018 | The Dallas Morning News |
| 2019 | Jennifer Berry Hawes, Stephen Hobbs, Glenn Smith, and Seanna Adcox; The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC |
| 2020 | NPR |
| 2021 | The Arizona Republic |
| 2022 | Insider |
Innovation, honoring Roy W. Howard
Formerly known as Digital Innovation.| Year | Individual Winner | Organization |
| 2012 | The New York Times | |
| 2013 | NPR | |
| 2014 | The Wall Street Journal | |
| 2015 | Stephen Stirling | NJ Advance Media |
| 2016 | ProPublica | |
| 2017 | The Arizona Republic with the USA Today Network | |
| 2018 | BBC | |
| 2019 | Jake Godin, Jennifer Smart, and Zach Toombs | Newsy |
| 2020 | The Washington Post | |
| 2021 | The Outlaw Ocean Project | |
| 2022 | The Markup |
Local Video Storytelling, honoring Jack. R. Howard
Formerly known as the Jack R. Howard Award for Television/Cable In-Depth Local Coverage and then Excellence in Broadcast Local Coverage.| Year | Individual Winner | Organization |
| 2015 | KNXV-TV, Phoenix | |
| 2016 | Lee Zurik, Jon Turnipseed, Tom Wright, and Greg Phillips | WVUE-DT, New Orleans |
| 2017 | Brendan Keefe | WXIA 11Alive, Atlanta |
| 2018 | KNTV, San Jose, California | |
| 2019 | David Schechter and Chance Horner | WFAA-TV, Dallas |
| 2020 | KING-TV, Seattle | |
| 2021 | KUSA (TV) and KARE (TV) | |
| 2022 | KUSA (TV), Denver |
Local/Regional Investigative Reporting
In partnership with Google News Lab. From 2015 to 2019, known as the Scripps Howard Award for Community Journalism.| Year | Individual Winner | Organization |
| 2015 | The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC | |
| 2016 | Gregory Pratt | Daily Southtown |
| 2017 | Bristol Herald Courier, Virginia | |
| 2018 | Knoxville News Sentinel, Tennessee | |
| 2019 | Kyle Hopkins, Loren Holmes, Bill Roth, and Marc Lester | Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Times | |
| 2021 | Miami Herald | |
| 2022 | John Archibald, Ashley Remkus, and Ramsey Archibald | AL.com |
National/International Video Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard
Formerly known as the Jack R. Howard Award for Television/Cable In-Depth National and International Coverage and then Excellence in Broadcast National/International Coverage.| Year | Individual Winner | Organization |
| 2015 | Dan Edge | PBS Frontline-WGBH |
| 2016 | Vytenis Didziulis, Catalina Gómez Ángel, Mikhail Galustov and Keith Summa | Fusion |
| 2017 | Debora Patta, Sarah Carter, and Meshack Dube | CBS News |
| 2018 | MSNBC | |
| 2019 | Abby Ellis, Kayla Ruble, Jacob Carah, and Sarah Childress | Frontline PBS |
| 2020 | CBS News | |
| 2021 | ABC News | |
| 2022 | Frontline, the Associated Press |
Narrative Human-Interest Storytelling, honoring Ernie Pyle
Formerly known as the Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award and Excellence in Human Interest Storytelling, honoring Ernie Pyle.| Year | Winner | Organization |
| 1953 | Jim G. Lucas | Scripps Howard |
| 1954 | Eldon Roark | Memphis Press-Scimitar, Tennessee |
| 1955 | Andrew F. Tully | Scripps Howard |
| 1956 | Gordon S. Thompson | Evansville Press, Indiana |
| 1957 | Walter Wingo | Washington Daily News |
| 1958 | Don Dedera | The Arizona Republic |
| 1959 | Henry J. Taylor | Scripps Howard |
| 1960 | James O'Neill Jr. | Washington Daily News |
| 1961 | Guy Wright | News-Call Bulletin, San Francisco |
| 1962 | Richard Starnes | Scripps Howard |
| 1963 | Jack Steele | Scripps Howard |
| 1964 | Jim G. Lucas | Scripps Howard |
| 1965 | Tom Tiede | Newspaper Enterprise Association |
| 1966 | Billy E. Bowles | News & Courier, Charleston, South Carolina |
| 1967 | Martin Gershen | Newark Star-Ledger, New Jersey |
| 1967 | William Thomas | Memphis Commercial Appeal, Tennessee |
| 1968 | Jerry Bledsoe | Greensboro Daily News, North Carolina |
| 1969 | Kent Pollock | The Palm Beach Post, Florida |
| 1970 | Jerry Bledsoe | Greensboro Daily News, North Carolina |
| 1971 | Clettus Atkinson | Birmingham Post-Herald, Alabama |
| 1972 | Bill Stokes | The Milwaukee Journal |
| 1973 | Jim Wooten | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 1974 | William D. Montalbano | Miami Herald |
| 1975 | Robert Hullihan | The Des Moines Register |
| 1976 | Carol LeVarn McCabe | Providence Journal-Bulletin, Rhode Island |
| 1977 | Stephen Smith | The Boston Globe |
| 1978 | Frank Rossi | Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri |
| 1979 | Bob Morris | The News-Press, Fort Myers, Florida |
| 1980 | Richard Ben Kramer | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 1981 | Mike Royko | Chicago Sun-Times |
| 1982 | Linda Wilson | The Daily News, Longview, Washington |
| 1983 | Rheta Grimsley Johnson | The Commercial Appeal, Memphis |
| 1984 | Bill McClelland | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| 1985 | Ray Jenkins | Baltimore Evening Sun |
| 1986 | Greta Tilley | News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1987 | Steve Lopez | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 1988 | John Kifner | The New York Times |
| 1989 | Rose Post | Salisbury Post, North Carolina |
| 1990 | Elizabeth Leland | The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina |
| 1991 | Chris Hedges | The New York Times |
| 1992 | Blaine Harden | The Washington Post |
| 1993 | John Woestendiek | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 1994 | Lisa Pollak | The News & Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1995 | Christine Bertelson | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| 1996 | John Lang | Scripps Howard News Service |
| 1997 | John Balzar | Los Angeles Times |
| 1998 | Gary Pomerantz | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
| 1999 | Helen O'Neill | Associated Press |
| 2000 | Tom Hallman Jr. | The Oregonian, Portland |
| 2001 | Ken Fuson | The Des Moines Register |
| 2002 | Paula Bock | The Seattle Times |
| 2003 | Kelley Benham | St. Petersburg Times, Florida |
| 2004 | Davan Maharaj | Los Angeles Times |
| 2005 | Brady Dennis | St. Petersburg Times, Florida |
| 2006 | Lane DeGregory | St. Petersburg Times, Florida |
| 2007 | Julia O'Malley | Anchorage Daily News, Alaska |
| 2008 | Sean Kirst | The Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York |
| 2009 | Steve Esack | The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. |
| 2010 | Wright Thompson | ESPN.com |
| 2011 | Corinne Reilly | The Virginian-Pilot |
| 2012 | Michael M. Phillips | The Wall Street Journal |
| 2013 | Andrea Elliott | The New York Times |
| 2014 | David Abel | The Boston Globe |
| 2015 | N. R. Kleinfield | The New York Times |
| 2016 | Lane DeGregory | Tampa Bay Times |
| 2017 | John Woodrow-Cox | |
| 2018 | The New York Times and ProPublica | |
| 2019 | Eli Saslow | The Washington Post |
| 2020 | Stephanie McCrummen | The Washington Post |
| 2021 | The Boston Globe | |
| 2022 | The New York Times Magazine |
National/International Investigative Reporting, the Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize
Formerly known as the Investigative Reporting Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize.| Year | Winner | Organization |
| 2003 | Asbury Park Press/Gannett | |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Times | |
| 2005 | Robin Fields, Evelyn Larrubia, Jack Leonard | Los Angeles Times |
| 2006 | Charles Forelle, James Bandler, Mark Maremont, Steve Stecklow | The Wall Street Journal |
| 2007 | Walt Bogdanich, Jake Hooker | The New York Times |
| 2008 | Miami Herald | |
| 2009 | Philadelphia Daily News | |
| 2010 | Las Vegas Sun | |
| 2011 | The New York Times | |
| 2012 | Spencer S. Hsu | The Washington Post |
| 2013 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | |
| 2014 | The Arizona Republic | |
| 2015 | Aram Roston and Jeremy Singer-Vine | BuzzFeed News |
| 2016 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | |
| 2017 | The New York Times | |
| 2018 | Reuters | |
| 2019 | Craig Whitlock | The Washington Post |
| 2020 | Frontline PBS | |
| 2021 | International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, The Washington Post | |
| 2022 | Frontline, the Associated Press |
Opinion Writing
Officially known as the Walker Stone Award for Opinion Writing; formerly known as the Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award.| Year | Winner | Organization |
| 1973 | Michael Pakenham | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 1974 | John R. Harrison | The Lakeland Ledger, Florida |
| 1975 | David Bowes | The Cincinnati Post |
| 1976 | John R. Harrison | The Lakeland Ledger, Florida |
| 1977 | Michael Pakenham | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 1978 | John Alexander | Greensboro Daily News, North Carolina |
| 1979 | Barbara Stanton | Detroit Free Press |
| 1980 | Tom Dearmore | San Francisco Examiner |
| 1981 | Jay Ambrose | Rocky Mountain News, Denver |
| 1982 | Lance W. Dickie | Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon |
| 1983 | Jim Wooten | The Atlanta Journal |
| 1984 | Albert Cawood | Dayton Daily News, Ohio |
| 1985 | Paul Greenberg | Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas |
| 1986 | Mary Cantwell | The New York Times |
| 1987 | Maura J. Casey | The Eagle-Tribune, Massachusetts |
| 1988 | Ann Daly Goodwin | St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch, Minnesota |
| 1989 | Ann Daly Goodwin | St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch, Minnesota |
| 1990 | Lanny Keller | Shreveport Journal, Louisiana |
| 1991 | Maria Henson | Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky |
| 1992 | Robert Friedman | St. Petersburg Times, Florida |
| 1993 | Richard Aregood | Philadelphia Daily News |
| 1994 | Jay Bookman | The Atlanta Constitution |
| 1995 | Tom Dennis | Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |
| 1996 | Michael G. Gartner | The Daily Tribune, Ames, Iowa |
| 1997 | Daniel P. Henninger | The Wall Street Journal |
| 1998 | David V. Hawpe | The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1999 | John C. Bersia | Orlando Sentinel |
| 2000 | Debra Decker | The Dallas Morning News |
| 2001 | Kate Stanley | Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2002 | John Patrick McCormick | Chicago Tribune |
| 2003 | Tom Philp | The Sacramento Bee |
| 2004 | Randy Bergmann | Asbury Park Press, Neptune, New Jersey |
| 2005 | Tony Biffle | Sun Herald, Biloxi, Mississippi |
| 2006 | John Diaz, Pati Poblete, and Caille Millner | San Francisco Chronicle |
| 2007 | Sonni Efron | Los Angeles Times |
| 2008 | David Barham | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock |
| 2009 | Robert Greene | Los Angeles Times |
| 2010 | Linda Valdez | The Arizona Republic |
| 2011 | Jamie Lucke | Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky |
| 2012 | Tim Nickens | Tampa Bay Times |
| 2013 | Tony Messenger and Kevin Horrigan | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| 2014 | Kathleen Kingsbury | The Boston Globe |
| 2015 | Nancy Kaffer | Detroit Free Press |
| 2016 | Stephen Henderson | Detroit Free Press |
| 2017 | Melinda Henneberger | The Kansas City Star |
| 2018 | Palestine Herald-Press, Texas | |
| 2019 | Kyle Whitmire | Alabama Media Group |
| 2020 | Derrick Z. Jackson | Union of Concerned Scientists and Grist.org |
| 2021 | Heather Knight | San Francisco Chronicle |
| 2022 | Erika D. Smith and Anita Chabria | Los Angeles Times |
Visual Human-Interest Storytelling
"The visual documenting of some of the year’s most complex issues and events." From 1997 to 2016 known as the award for Excellence in Photojournalism, and from 2017 to 2022 as Excellence in Visual Journalism.Impact Award
From 2015 to 2019, known as the Topic of the Year Award.| Year | Winner | Organization |
| 2015 | Rachel Aviv | The New Yorker |
| 2016 | Alec MacGillis | "The Breakdown", ProPublica |
| 2017 | Elle Reeve, Tracy Jarrett, Josh Davis, and Joe LoCascio | Vice News |
| 2018 | Vice News | |
| 2019 | NPR and University of Maryland Howard Center for Investigative Journalism | |
| 2020 | The New York Times Visual Investigations Team | |
| 2021 | International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, The Washington Post | |
| 2022 | American Public Media |
Teacher of the Year
Officially known as the Charles E. Scripps Journalism and Mass Communication Teacher of the Year Award; formerly known as the Journalism Teacher of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award. Awarded in partnership with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.Administrator of the Year
Officially known as the Charles E. Scripps Journalism and Mass Communication Administrator of the Year Award; formerly known as the Journalism Administrator of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award. Awarded in partnership with the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.Discontinued awards and awardees
College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award
In 1997 the Award included a $2,000 prize. In the 2000s, the prize was $10,000.| Year | Winner |
| 1980 | Richard Codor |
| 1981 | Paul Kolsti |
| 1982 | Harley Schwadron |
| 1983 | Frank Pauer |
| 1984 | Richard Orlin |
| 1985 | Thomas Cheney |
| 1986 | V. Gene Myers |
| 1987 | Michael L. Thompson |
| 1988 | Christopher Kalb |
| 1989 | Nick Anderson |
| 1990 | Kerry Soper |
| 1991 | Steve Breen |
| 1992 | no award given |
| 1993 | John de Rosier |
| 1994 | Duk Cho |
| 1995 | Drew Sheneman |
| 1996 | Jody D. Lindke |
| 1997 | Brian Farrington |
| 1998 | Audra Ann Furuichi |
| 1999 | Ryan Pagelow |
| 2000 | Barry Deutsch |
| 2001 | Nate Beeler |
| 2002 | Steven Olexa |
| 2003 | Nathaniel R. Creekmore |
| 2004 | Nathaniel R. Creekmore |
| 2005 | Russell Gottwaldt |
| 2006 | Erin Russell |
| 2007 | William Warren |
| 2008 | Grant Snider |
| 2009 | Christopher Sharron |
| 2010 | John Vestevich |
Editorial Cartooning
Discontinued after 2011.| Year | Winner | Organization |
| 1999 | Ed Stein | Rocky Mountain News, Denver |
| 2000 | James Casciari | Vero Beach Press Journal |
| 2001 | John Sherffius | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| 2002 | Clay Bennett | The Christian Science Monitor |
| 2003 | Walt Handelsman | Newsday, Melville, New York |
| 2004 | Steve Sack | Star Tribune, Minneapolis |
| 2005 | Michael Ramirez | Los Angeles Times |
| 2006 | Stephen Benson | The Arizona Republic |
| 2007 | Steve Kelley | The Times-Picayune, New Orleans |
| 2008 | Mike Luckovich | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
| 2009 | Alexander Hunter | The Washington Times |
| 2010 | Mike Thompson | Detroit Free Press |
| 2011 | Jack Ohman | The Oregonian, Portland |
Jack R. Howard Broadcast Awards for Public Service Programming — Radio
Restructured in 2009.| Year | Market | Organization |
| 1985 | Small | WWVA, Wheeling, W. Va. |
| 1985 | Large | KMOX, St. Louis |
| 1986 | Small | WJYY, Concord, N.H. |
| 1986 | Large | KMOX, St. Louis |
| 1987 | Small | WWVA, Wheeling, W. Va. |
| 1987 | Large | WSM, Nashville, Tenn. |
| 1988 | Small | KTAR-AM, Phoenix, Ariz. |
| 1988 | Large | No award given |
| 1989 | Small | KWTO, Springfield, Mo. |
| 1989 | Large | WSM, Nashville, Tenn. |
| 1990 | Small | WKSU-FM, Kent, Ohio |
| 1990 | Large | WCBS, New York |
| 1991 | Small | KNPR-FM, Las Vegas, Nev. |
| 1991 | Large | Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 1992 | Small | Barrett Golding, KGLT-FM, Bozeman, Mont. |
| 1992 | Large | WHAS-AM, Louisville, Ky. |
| 1993 | Small | Samuel Hendren, WUAL-FM, Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| 1993 | Large | KINK FM, Portland, Ore. |
| 1994 | Small | KGLT-FM, University of Montana |
| 1994 | Large | KGO-AM, San Francisco |
| 1995 | Small | WUAL-FM, Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| 1995 | Large | WHAS Radio, Louisville, Ky. |
| 1996 | Small | KNAU-FM, Flagstaff, Ariz. |
| 1996 | Large | WCBS, New York |
| 1997 | Small | Alabama Public Radio, Tuscaloosa |
| 1997 | Large | Westwood One-Mutual/ NBC, Arlington, Va. |
| 1998 | Small | WAMC, Northeast Public Radio, Albany, NY |
| 1998 | Large | WTN Radio, Nashville, Tenn. |
| 1999 | Small | High Plains News Service, Billings, Mont. |
| 1999 | Large | American RadioWorks/Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 2000 | Small | KCSD-FM, Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 2000 | Large | American RadioWorks/Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 2001 | Small | KOSU-FM, Stillwater, Okla. |
| 2001 | Large | Latino USA, National Public Radio, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 2002 | Small | KOSU-FM, Stillwater, Okla. |
| 2002 | Large | American RadioWorks/Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, Minn. |
| 2003 | Small | South Dakota Public Radio, Rapid City |
| 2003 | Large | WBEZ, Chicago |
| 2004 | — | Chicago Public Radio/WBEZ “This American Life” |
| 2005 | — | BBC World Service, Public Radio International and WGBH Boston |
| 2006 | — | No award given |
| 2007 | — | Alix Spiegel, National Public Radio |
| 2008 | — | National Public Radio |
Jack R. Howard Broadcast Awards for Public Service Programming — Television
Became known as Electronic Media — Television/Cable in 1991. Restructured in 2009.| Year | Market | Organization |
| 1985 | Small | KGBT-TV, Harlingen, Texas |
| 1985 | Large | WCVB-TV, Boston |
| 1986 | Small | WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, La. |
| 1986 | Large | WXFL-TV, Tampa, Fla. |
| 1987 | Small | WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, La. |
| 1987 | Large | KXTV, Sacramento, Calif. |
| 1988 | Small | WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, La. |
| 1988 | Large | WFAA, Dallas |
| 1989 | Small | KARK-TV, Little Rock, Ark. |
| 1989 | Large | WCBS-TV, New York |
| 1990 | Small | KVUE-TV, Austin, Texas |
| 1990 | Large | KCNC-TV, Denver |
| 1991 | Small | WUFT-TV, Gainesville, Fla. |
| 1991 | Large | KCNC-TV, Denver |
| 1992 | Small | WTOC-TV, Savannah, Ga. |
| 1992 | Large | KSTP-TV, St. Paul, Minn |
| 1993 | Small | WBOC-TV, Salisbury, Md., Lynn Giroud |
| 1993 | Large | Steve Burgin, WLKY-TV, Louisville, Ky |
| 1994 | Small | WBRC-TV, Birmingham, Ala. |
| 1994 | Large | KTRK-TV, Houston |
| 1995 | Small | KXLY-TV, Spokane, Wa. |
| 1995 | Large | WSOC-TV, Charlotte, N.C. |
| 1996 | Small | WWSB-TV, Sarasota, Fla. |
| 1996 | Large | WCPO-TV, Cincinnati |
| 1997 | Small | WANE-TV, Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| 1997 | Large | WABC-TV, New York |
| 1998 | Small | WANE-TV, Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| 1998 | Large | NewsChannel 8, Washington, D.C. |
| 1999 | Small | No winner |
| 1999 | Large | New England Cable News, Newton, Mass. |
| 2000 | Small | WSET-TV, Lynchburg, Va. |
| 2000 | Large | KHOU-TV, Houston, Texas |
| 2001 | Small | KTUU-TV, Anchorage, Alaska |
| 2001 | Large | WFLD-TV, Chicago, Ill. |
| 2002 | Small | KEYE-TV, Austin, Texas |
| 2002 | Large | KHOU-TV, Houston |
| 2003 | Small | KTUU-TV, Anchorage, Alaska |
| 2003 | Large | WCNC-TV, Charlotte |
| 2004 | — | CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. |
| 2005 | — | WCCO-TV, Minneapolis |
| 2006 | — | WTHR-TV, Indianapolis |
| 2007 | — | WJLA-TV, Arlington, Va. |
| 2008 | — | Downtown Community Television Center, New York |
Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards
Originally separated into Broadcast and Newspaper divisions.| Year | Division | Winner, Organization |
| 1986 | Broadcast | WXYZ-TV, Detroit |
| 1986 | Newspaper | El Paso Herald-Post, Texas |
| 1987 | Broadcast | New Jersey Network |
| 1987 | Newspaper | Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky |
| 1988 | Broadcast | KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City |
| 1988 | Newspaper | Lesher Communications |
| 1989 | Broadcast | WFSB-TV, Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1989 | Newspaper | San Antonio Light, Texas |
| 1990 | Broadcast | No winner selected |
| 1990 | Newspaper | Knoxville News Sentinel, Tennessee |
| 1991 | Broadcast | WGHP-TV, High Point, North Carolina |
| 1991 | Newspaper | The Daily Reflector, Greenville, North Carolina |
| 1992 | Broadcast | Bud Wilkinson, KTSP-TV, Phoenix, Arizona |
| 1992 | Newspaper | Anderson Independent-Mail, South Carolina |
| 1993 | Broadcast | No winner selected |
| 1993 | Newspaper | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Georgia |
| 1994 | Broadcast | WDEF-TV, Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 1994 | Newspaper | Naples Daily News, Florida |
| 1995 | Broadcast | WDEF-TV, Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 1995 | Newspaper | The Blade, Toledo, Ohio |
| 1996 | Broadcast | WTHR-TV, Indianapolis |
| 1996 | Newspaper | The Gaston Gazette, North Carolina |
Reorganized in 1997 to honor an individual and an organization.
| Year | Individual winner | Winning org. |
| 1997 | Betty J. Frey | Knoxville News Sentinel, Tennessee |
| 1998 | Betty Williford | The Baltimore Sun |
| 1999 | Sonia Gutierrez | Naples Daily News, Florida |
| 2000 | The Bakersfield Californian | |
| 2001 | Paul Riede | The Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York |
| 2002 | Orlando Sentinel | |
| 2003 | Rochelle Riley | Detroit Free Press |
Public Service Reporting Roy W. Howard Award
Originally divided into a newspaper division and a broadcast division.| Year | Division | Winner/Organization |
| 1972 | Newspaper | St. Louis Globe-Democrat |
| 1972 | Broadcast | WABC-TV, New York |
| 1973 | Newspaper | William Blundell, The Wall Street Journal |
| 1973 | Broadcast | KGW-TV, Portland, Ore. |
| 1974 | Newspaper | Milwaukee Journal |
| 1974 | Broadcast | WABC-TV, New York |
| 1975 | Newspaper | Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal |
| 1975 | Broadcast | KGW-TV, Portland, Ore. |
| 1976 | Newspaper | San Francisco Examiner |
| 1976 | Broadcast | KMOX-TV, St. Louis |
| 1977 | Newspaper | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 1977 | Broadcast | KOY-Radio, Phoenix, Ariz. |
| 1978 | Newspaper | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 1978 | Broadcast | WBBM-TV, Chicago |
| 1979 | Newspaper | Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 1979 | Broadcast | KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City |
| 1980 | Newspaper | The Charlotte Observer, N.C. |
| 1980 | Broadcast | KTMC-AM, McAlester, Okla. |
| 1981 | Newspaper | The Seattle Times |
| 1981 | Broadcast | WTHR-TV, Indianapolis |
| 1982 | Newspaper | The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss. |
| 1982 | Broadcast | WTSP-TV, St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| 1983 | Newspaper | Dan Biddle, The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 1983 | Broadcast | WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, La. |
| 1984 | Newspaper | Hartford Courant, Conn. |
| 1984 | Broadcast | KOMO-TV, Seattle |
| 1985 | — | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
Restructured to recognize newspapers only, and divided into two categories — under 100,000 and over 100,000 circulation.
| Year | Circulation | Winner/Organization |
| 1986 | Under 100,000 | The Lakeland Ledger, Fla. |
| 1986 | Over 100,000 | The Pittsburgh Press |
| 1987 | Under 100,000 | The Albuquerque Tribune, N.M.; Boulder Daily Camera, Colo. |
| 1987 | Over 100,000 | The Charlotte Observer, N.C. |
| 1988 | Under 100,000 | Anchorage Daily News, Alaska |
| 1988 | Over 100,000 | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 1989 | Under 100,000 | Charleston Gazette, W. Va. |
| 1989 | Over 100,000 | Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas |
| 1990 | Under 100,000 | The Tucson Citizen, Ariz. |
| 1990 | Over 100,000 | The Boston Globe |
| 1991 | Under 100,000 | The Republican-American, Waterbury, Conn. |
| 1991 | Over 100,000 | New York Newsday |
| 1992 | Under 100,000 | The Albuquerque Tribune, N.M. |
| 1992 | Over 100,000 | Seth Rosenfeld, San Francisco Examiner |
| 1993 | Under 100,000 | The Albuquerque Tribune, N.M. |
| 1993 | Over 100,000 | Chicago Tribune |
| 1994 | Under 100,000 | The Virgin Islands Daily News |
| 1994 | Over 100,000 | New York Newsday |
| 1995 | Under 100,000 | Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette, West VA. |
| 1995 | Over 100,000 | The Orange County Register, Calif |
| 1996 | Under 100,000 | Maureen Magee, Ventura County Star, Calif |
| 1996 | Over 100,000 | Alison Young, Detroit Free Press |
| 1997 | Under 100,000 | Pensacola News Journal, Fla. |
| 1997 | Over 100,000 | Asbury Park Press, Neptune, N.J. |
| 1998 | Under 100,000 | The Charleston Gazette, W. Va. |
| 1998 | Over 100,000 | The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 1999 | Under 100,000 | Colorado Daily, Boulder, Colo. |
| 1999 | Over 100,000 | Chicago Tribune |
| 2000 | Under 100,000 | Chronicle-Tribune, Marion, Ind. |
| 2000 | Over 100,000 | The Detroit News |
| 2001 | Under 100,000 | York Daily Record, Pa.; The York Dispatch/''Sunday News, Pa. |
| 2001 | Over 100,000 | The Seattle Times, Wash. |
| 2002 | Under 100,000 | The Albuquerque Tribune |
| 2002 | Over 100,000 | The Baltimore Sun |
| 2003 | Under 100,000 | Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 2003 | Over 100,000 | The Seattle Times |
Circulation divisions eliminated; award discontinued after 2016.
| Year | Winner/Organization |
| 2004 | Hartford Courant, Conn. |
| 2005 | South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale |
| 2006 | Bloomberg News |
| 2007 | Chicago Tribune |
| 2008 | Las Vegas Sun |
| 2009 | Meg Kissinger and Susanne Rust, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Times |
| 2011 | California Watch and The Center for Investigative Reporting |
| 2012 | Patricia Callahan, Sam Roe, and Michael Hawthorne; Chicago Tribune |
| 2013 | Guardian US |
| 2014 | The New York Times |
| 2015 | Tom Vanden Brook et al., USA Today Network |
| 2016 | Houston Chronicle'' |
Washington Reporting Raymond Clapper Award
Reporter and Scripps Howard columnist Raymond Clapper died in 1944 during World War II while covering the U.S. invasion of the Marshall Islands. Following his death, the Raymond Clapper Memorial Association was incorporated on March 10, 1944, in Washington, D.C. "to perpetuate the memory of Clapper" through the Raymond Clapper Memorial Award, which was presented annually "to a journalist or team for distinguished Washington reporting." The White House Correspondents' Association, and sometimes the American Society of Newspaper Editors, distributed the Raymond Clapper Award from 1944 to 2003, at which point it passed to the National Journalism Awards. Under Scripps Howard, the Washington Reporting Raymond Clapper Award was presented from 2004 to 2011, at which point it was discontinued.| Year | Winner | Organization |
| 2004 | Greg Jaffe | The Wall Street Journal |
| 2005 | Chris Adams and Alison Young | Knight Ridder Washington Bureau |
| 2006 | Wes Allison | St. Petersburg Times, Florida |
| 2007 | Marisa Taylor, Margaret Talev, and Greg Gordon | McClatchy Washington Bureau |
| 2008 | David Willman | Los Angeles Times |
| 2009 | Thomas Frank | USA Today |
| 2010 | Adam Liptak | The New York Times |
| 2011 | Damian Paletta | The Wall Street Journal |
Web Reporting
Discontinued after 2008.| Year | Winner | Organization |
| 1999 | APBnews.com | Asia-Pacific Broadcasting |
| 2000 | MTVi News | MTV |
| 2001 | USAToday.com | USA Today |
| 2002 | The Sun | The San Bernardino Sun, San Bernardino, California |
| 2003 | Times Union | Times Union, Albany, N.Y. |
| 2004 | DallasNews.com | The Dallas Morning News |
| 2005 | roanoke.com | The Roanoke Times, Virginia |
| 2006 | washingtonpost.com | The Washington Post |
| 2007 | washingtonpost.com | The Washington Post |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles Times |