Freedom of the Press Awards
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press recognizes journalism and media law leaders at its annual Freedom of the Press Awards Dinner.
2020
The 2020 Freedom of the Press Awards will be at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York on May 5, 2020. The Reporters Committee will be celebrating 50 years. Join us and get more information.
We’re seeking nominees for our 2020 Freedom of the Press Awards. Please submit nominations using this form.
Previous Honorees
2019
David G. Bradley, Atlantic Media
John Carreyrou, The Wall Street Journal
Andrea Mitchell, NBC News
April Ryan, American Urban Radio Networks and CNN
City Bureau Founders Harry Backlund, Andrea Hart, Bettina Chang, and Darryl Holliday, Rising Star Award
2018
Dean Baquet, The New York Times
Robert Siegel, NPR
Lynn Novick, Florentine Films
Nabiha Syed, BuzzFeed News, Inaugural Rising Star Award
2017
Martin Baron, The Washington Post
Kathleen Carroll, The Associated Press
Paul Steiger, ProPublica
The Media & First Amendment practice of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
2016
Tom Brokaw, NBC News, presented with the Fred Graham Distinguished Service Award
Eve Burton and the Office of General Counsel, Hearst
Alberto Ibargüen and Eric Newton, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
The Freedom of the Press Awards were annualized in 2016.
2014
Sharon Percy Rockefeller, WETA
Carol Rosenberg, The Miami Herald
Bruce Sanford, BakerHostetler
Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr., The New York Times
2012
Fred Graham, Reporters Committee Founding Member, honored with the first Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Distinguished Service Award
Josh Gerstein, Politico
Brian Lamb, C-SPAN Networks
Barbara Wall, Gannett Co. Inc.
2010
Carl Bernstein, author; Lesley Stahl, CBS News, “60 Minutes”; Kurt Wimmer, Covington & Burling LLP; Bob Woodward, The Washington Post
2007
Tom Curley, The Associated Press; Mark Goodman, Student Press Law Center; Colbert I. King, The Washington Post; Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio; Special Recognition: Charles Overby, The Freedom Forum/Newseum
2005
Floyd Abrams, Cahill, Gordon & Reindel; Molly Ivins, Syndicated Columnist; Mike Wallace, CBS News, “60 Minutes”; Special Recognition: Hodding Carter, The Knight Foundation
2001
Katharine Graham, The Washington Post
1997
Jack Nelson, Los Angeles Times
1995
Herb Block, The Washington Post; Ben Bradlee, The Washington Post; John Chancellor, NBC News; A.M. Rosenthal, The New York Times