Awards news
Entries now being accepted for the NCDJ 2022 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability
The NCDJ is now accepting entries for the 2022 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.
Cronkite students, alumni celebrate milestones at convocation ceremony
The Cronkite School’s spring 2022 convocation ceremony featured a number of special achievements for the graduates, alumni and faculty.
Annual Barlett and Steele Awards announce 2022 categories
The Barlett & Steele Awards will expand recognition of investigative business journalism at regional and local news organizations, and honor outstanding young journalists.
Cronkite School to administer Human Rights Press Awards starting in 2023
The Cronkite School is proud to mark World Press Freedom Day by announcing it will take over the administration of the Human Rights Press Awards from 2023 onward.
Cronkite students win Hearst Awards for explanatory writing
Cronkite student Mikenzie Hammel and Cronkite alum Christopher Howley each placed among the top winners in the Explanatory Reporting Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
Cronkite’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism honored with two prestigious awards
The Cronkite School's Howard Center for Investigative Journalism was honored as a finalist in this year’s prestigious IRE Awards and won third place in the 2022 Best of the West journalism awards.
Broadcast Education Association Ranks Cronkite School First in Overall Programs
The Cronkite School ranked as the top overall school in the Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) first ranking of schools based on the creative achievement of their students.
Al Roker encourages future journalists to remain open minded as they navigate college, career
Al Roker shared the ups and downs of his journey, as well as career advice with Cronkite students during a Q&A session.
Cronkite senior wins Hearst Award for feature writing
Cronkite senior Kiera Riley took home second place in the Feature Writing Competition of the 2021-2022 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
Celebrating 2021: A Milestone Year
2021 proved to be a milestone year for the Cronkite School and Arizona PBS. Here are the most popular website and social media stories for Cronkite and Arizona PBS in 2021.
Cronkite School celebrates first in-person convocation in two years
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication celebrated its Fall 2021 convocation ceremony at the Arizona Federal Theatre in downtown Phoenix.
Registration now open for Cronkite Award luncheon honoring Al Roker
The Cronkite Award luncheon will take place on March 1 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown.
Award-winning Cronkite PR Lab celebrates 10-year anniversary
The Cronkite PR Lab has won numerous industry awards throughout the years while competing against professional public relations agencies and Fortune 500 companies.
PR Lab students capture gold and platinum awards at the annual MarCom Awards
The Cronkite Public Relations Lab took home two top prizes at the annual MarCom Awards.
Arizona PBS, Cronkite earn Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards
Arizona PBS and the Cronkite School swept up a total of 10 Emmys® and Student Production Awards at the Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards.
Cronkite captures eight EPPY awards in collegiate division
Cronkite students took home eight awards in the collegiate division of Editor & Publisher magazine’s prestigious national 2021 EPPY Award contest.
ProPublica, AP, Oregonian and Oregon Public Broadcasting win 2021 Barlett & Steele awards
The contest is sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Cronkite News captures six awards in record showing at LA Press Club contest
Cronkite News students at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication took home six awards at the 63rd annual Southern California Journalism Awards.
NCDJ announces winners of annual disability reporting contest
The National Center for Disability and Journalism has announced the winners of the 2021 Katherine Schneider Journalism Award for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.
First Amendment Clinic Executive Director Gregg Leslie receives Freedom of Information Award
Gregg Leslie has received the Freedom of Information Award from the Arizona Newspapers Association for his advocacy for First Amendment freedoms.