Matt Wuerker of Politico has won the 2025 Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons from the National Press Foundation.

“Wuerker’s portfolio goes beyond the daily headlines to confront what may be the most critical issue of our time: the steady erosion of truth itself, once grounded in sound journalistic practice,” NPF judges said.

“Wuerker’s cartoons demonstrate creative originality, exceptional artwork, and a command of visual storytelling that makes each idea instantly accessible yet richly layered,” the judging panel noted. “Each cartoon hits its mark with focus and precision, echoing through related issues that shape public discourse today. His portfolio represents what the Berryman Award aims to uphold: Good drawing about thought-provoking ideas that spark debate and introspection.”

This is Wuerker’s second Berryman win, his first coming in 2010. He also won a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 and is one of the original staff members of Politico.

The Berryman Award, established in 1989, is given annually in memory of a father and son who were both Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists and represent the highest standards of illustration and journalism.

Last year’s winner was freelance cartoonist Dan Perkins, known by his nom de plume Tom Tomorrow, whose work is published in the Daily Kos.

Previous Berryman winners include freelance cartoonist Jen Sorensen, Ward Sutton of Boston Globe, Ruben Bolling of the Tom the Dancing Bug weekly cartoon strip, Steve Sack of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Robert “RJ” Matson of CQ Roll Call and syndicated cartoonist Nancy Ohanian. Wuerker was also the 2010 recipient of the Berryman Award.