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Cronkite School Wins Top Honors at the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards

Cronkite students win prestigious Hearst Awards

The Cronkite School ranked among the top universities in the prestigious Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

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Cronkite students take top honors at SPJ national competition

Arizona State University students captured three national Society of Professional Journalists 2023 Mark of Excellence Awards.

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Cronkite Agency wins Communitas Award for partnerships with non-profit groups

The agency took the prize in the Leadership in Community Service category for a number campaigns its students completed during the spring 2023 and summer 2023 semesters.

Webby Awards

Carnegie-Knight News21 wins RFK Journalism Award Grand Prize for “America After Roe”

News21 joins past Grand Prize honorees that include The New York Times, The Washington Post, Frontline and The Associated Press.

Spring 2024 Convocation

Cronkite School honors graduates, retiring faculty at spring 2024 convocation

The Cronkite School convocation celebrated the achievements of nearly 370 graduates.

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Cronkite professor part of Pulitzer Prize-winning team

Cronkite School professor Angela M. Hill was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for the Washington Post investigative series “American Icon.”

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Cronkite professor Retha Hill to be inducted into NABJ Hall of Fame

Retha Hill is an award-winning journalist, entrepreneur and professor at the Cronkite School.

Webby Awards

Carnegie-Knight News21 wins prestigious Webby Award

Carnegie-Knight News21 took home a “People’s Voice” Webby Award in the student video category for its national examination of the impact of the reversal of Roe v. Wade.

BEA School Rankings

Cronkite School tops BEA rankings for third consecutive year

The Cronkite School took the top spot in the Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) ranking of schools based on the creative achievements of their students.

Pulitzer on the Road

New podcast is a prize for journalism enthusiasts

The Cronkite School will help launch the new ‘Pulitzer on the Road’ series with a March 25 panel discussion.

Cronkite Agency BIG Innovation Award

Cronkite Agency wins BIG Innovation Award 

The Cronkite Agency won the Business Intelligence Group's 2024 BIG Innovation Award.

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2023 Shaufler Prize in Journalism winners announced

Hannah Dreier of the New York Times has been awarded first place in the 2023 Shaufler Prize in Journalism.

BEA Festival

Cronkite students garner 23 awards in BEA Festival of Media Arts competition

The Cronkite School took 23 awards, including five first place finishes, at the 2024 Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) Festival of Media Arts contest.

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ABC’s David Muir accepts Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, sees ‘hope for future’ from inspiring Cronkite students

David Muir, the award-winning anchor and managing editor of “ABC World News Tonight with David Muir,” accepted the 40th Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.

Fall convocation

Cronkite School convocation recognizes accomplishments of nearly 300 graduates

Louis Carr, president of media sales at Black Entertainment Television (BET), served as the keynote speaker for the ceremony. 

2023 Eppy Awards

Cronkite School wins nine EPPY Awards

The Cronkite School took home a collective nine prizes in the prestigious 2023 Editor & Publisher Magazine EPPY Awards contest. 

Marcom Awards Dot Comm Awards

The Cronkite Agency Recognized for Outstanding Strategic Communications and Digital Marketing Campaigns in 2023 awards competitions

The Cronkite Agency won multiple prizes during the 2023 dotComm and MarCom international awards competitions, which honor excellence in communication, web creativity and digital marketing.

Athena Ankrum

Recent graduate wins a national student Edward R. Murrow Award

Recent Cronkite graduate Athena Ankrah won a 2023 national student Edward R. Murrow Award in the Audio Feature Reporting category for a story highlighting the challenges encountered by Black farmers.

Howard Center for Investigative Journalism SEJ Award

Howard Center wins first place in Student Reporting Category at The Society of Environmental Journalists Awards

The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism took first place in the Outstanding Student Reporting category for the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) 22nd Annual Awards contest.

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Winners announced for Excellence in Disability Reporting awards

The NCDJ announced the winners of the 2023 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award and the Gary Corcoran Student Prize for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.