CJS Community Members Recognized at 2025 National Magazine Awards
Honorees received recognition in categories spanning design, public interest storytelling and more.
April 10, 2025
Columbia Journalism School (CJS) alumni and faculty earned multiple honors at the 2025 National Magazine Awards for work across print and digital media. Learn more about the work of the winners:
- Special Interest Publication: Rick Berke, '81 M.S., for STAT
- Design: Kathleen Kingsbury, '04 M.S., for “A Life Without a Home,” “Donald Trump’s First Term Is a Warning” and “At the Brink”
- Best Still Illustrations: Kathleen Kingsbury, '04 M.S., for “America Needs to Remember How to Forget”
- Photography: Professor Nina Berman, ‘85 M.S., for photographs of “A Campus in Crisis"
- Single-Topic Issue: Adjunct Professor Samir Patel for “The Unraveling of Space-Time”
- Reporting: Jamie Thompson, ‘01 M.S., for "American Cowardice"
- Public Interest: Adjunct Professor Alexandra Zayas for “The Year After a Denied Abortion,” “Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable” and “A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms"
These recognitions reflect the depth and range of talent within the CJS community, and the school’s ongoing commitment to preparing journalists for a rapidly evolving media landscape.
Read the full announcement at the National Magazine Awards.