The National Press Foundation recognizes and encourages excellence in journalism through its awards and fellowships. The deadline for applications for NPF’s 2022 annual awards is Sept. 30, 2022. Work published or broadcast between Sept. 30, 2021 and Sept. 30, 2022 is eligible.
Awards include:
- The Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress; $5,000
- The Innovative Storytelling Award; $5,000
- The Feddie Reporting Award for outstanding coverage of federal laws or regulations and their effect on local communities; $5,000
- The Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade; $10,000
- The Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons; $2,500
Our awards are funded by generous individuals and foundations dedicated to celebrating the best in journalism. Previous winners of NPF awards include Dean Baquet, Norah O’Donnell, Lisa Desjardins and Audie Cornish. We are especially grateful to our volunteer judges for their service.
The winners will be honored during NPF’s Annual Awards Dinner, February 23, 2023 at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C.

For more information about all of our awards, click here.
