Columbia Journalism Award

Voted on by the Columbia Journalism School faculty, this award was established in 1958 and is presented each year at commencement.

The Columbia Journalism Award is given in recognition of exceptional journalistic performance and voted by the faculty “for singular journalistic performance in the public interest.” It is presented annually to someone of overarching accomplishment and distinguished service to journalism.

Recipients of the Columbia Journalism Award

2024 - Amira Hass: 2003 ‐ Seymour Hersh; 1982 ‐ Edward Barrett
2023 - Christiane Amanpour: 2002 ‐ Paul Steiger; 1981 ‐ Walter E. (Red) Smith
2022 - Kathy Gannon: 2001 ‐ Joe Lelyveld; 1980 ‐ Tom Wolfe
2021 - Martin "Marty" Baron: 2000 ‐ Pete Hamill; 1979 ‐ Theodore H. White
2020 - Julie Brown: 1999 ‐ Joan Didion; 1978 ‐ Charles Peters
2019 - Maria Ressa: 1998 ‐ Carl Rowan; 1977 ‐ Pamela Mendels
2018 - Ira Glass: 1997 ‐ Walter Cronkite; 1976 ‐ A.H. Raskin
2017 - Ta-Nehisi Coates: 1996 ‐ Gene Roberts; 1975 ‐ William Shawn
2016 ‐ Lyse Doucet: 1995 ‐ Charles Kuralt; 1974 ‐ John H. Johnson
2015 ‐ Nina Totenberg: 1994 ‐ David Laventhol; 1973 ‐ Katharine Graham
2014 ‐ Alan Rusbridger: 1993 ‐ The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour; 1972 ‐ Neil Sheehan
2013 ‐ Errol Morris: 1992 ‐ Arthur Ochs Sulzberger; 1971 ‐ I.F. Stone
2012 ‐ Katherine Boo: 1991 ‐ Peter Arnett; 1967 ‐ Edgar B. Stern, Jr.
2011 ‐ Al Jazeera English: 1990 ‐ Robert C. Maynard; 1964 ‐ Fred Friendly
2010 ‐ Gail Collins: 1989 ‐ Neil Sheehan; 1963 ‐ Citation to Theodore Kheel
2009 ‐ Alejandro Junco de la Vega: 1988 ‐ Louis D. Boccardi; 1962 ‐ Erwin Canham
2008 ‐ Terry Gross: 1987 ‐ The Honorable John E. Moss; 1961 ‐ Bernard Kilgore
2007 ‐ Ben Bradlee: 1986 ‐ William L. Shirer; 1960 ‐ Mark Ethridge
2006 ‐ Jim Amoss: 1985 ‐ Helen Thomas; 1959 ‐ Arthur Hays Sulzberger
2005 ‐ David Halberstam: 1984 ‐ Frank McCulloch; 1958 ‐ J.N. Heiskell
2004 ‐ David Fanning: 1983 ‐ Morton Mintz