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The Scripps Howard Awards, presented by the Scripps Howard Fund and The E.W. Scripps Company, are one of the nation’s most prestigious American journalism competitions, offering $170,000 in prize money in 15 categories.

With a focus on high-impact reporting, the awards recognize journalism that spurs action, news organizations that go the extra mile to expose previously undisclosed or misunderstood information and journalists who embrace new tools, channels, technologies and approaches to provide more immersive experiences for their audiences.

The Scripps Howard Awards honor work from television stations, networks, radio and podcasts, visual media, online media outlets, independent producers, newspapers and print publications

A panel of veteran journalists and media leaders selected this year’s finalists and winners from 780 entries across 14 categories.

Watch: 70th Scripps Howard Awards

Presenters announced the winning news organizations and journalists on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, during a special program airing on Scripps News, the national news network owned by The E.W. Scripps Company.

Award Finalists

Excellence in National/International Video Storytelling

2:33

"Michael Flynn’s Holy War"

FRONTLINE | The Associated Press

A photo of Shireen Abu Akleh is being held next to a candle. People are paying respects to her.

2:33

"The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh"

Fault Lines | Al Jazeera English

A building in Ukraine has been struck with artillery and the roof has been set on fire.

2:38

"The War on Ukraine"

FRONTLINE

Excellence in Visual Human-Interest Storytelling

A young woman overlooks a newly born child.

2:27

"Hollywood's Finest"

Los Angeles Times

This illustration depicts a crying child being comforted by her mother.

2:28

"Life Became Suffering: Illustrated and Audible Memories from the Siege of Mariupol and the War in Ukraine"

USA Today

This is an image of two bodies laying in the littered streets of San Francisco. Steam is rising from the sewers below.

2:31

Visuals Team Portfolio

San Francisco Chronicle

Excellence in Narrative Human-Interest Storytelling

A mother and her two kids are shown living in poor conditions in a tiny place.

2:28

"Lost In Ohio"

The New York Times Magazine

Several children are playing out on the front lawn of a home in Sharswood.

2:30

"Sharswood"

CBS News 60 Minutes

A woman holds a photo of two male family members.

2:27

"We Were Three"

Serial Productions | The New York Times

Excellence in Audio Storytelling, honoring Jack R. Howard

This is an illustration of a chained man sulking in a corner of the room with another person's shadow overlooking them.

2:30

"How the Newest Federal Prison Became One of the Deadliest"

The Marshall Project | NPR

A man and teaches a young girl how to read while at home.

2:44

"Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong"

American Public Media

A young man in a stripped shirt holds his newborn child.

2:28

"The Walk Home"

The Seattle Times | KNKX Public Radio

Excellence in Business/Financial Reporting

Several people in hazmat suits are taking care of an elderly patient in a chair lift.

2:30

"Dying for Care"

USA Today

A man dressed in military dress is confiscating marijuana plants as evidence.

2:36

"Legal Weed, Broken Promises"

Los Angeles Times

The image is of two young children in a hut. They live in a third world impoverished community.

2:33

"Microfinance Misery"

Bloomberg News

Excellence in Coverage of Breaking News

This is an image of Franklin County Municipal Court case. The document details the case Fuentes V Columbus and the coverage of a 10-year-old's abortion in Indiana.

2:37

"Coverage of 10-Year-Old’s Abortion in Indiana"

The Indianapolis Star |The Columbus Dispatch | The Cincinnati Enquirer | USA Today

Three members of the press are geared up and receive confirmation of war in Ukraine.

2:49

"The Start of the War in Ukraine"

The Washington Post

Two children are honoring those who have fallen at a memorial in Robb Elementary in Uvalde.

2:28

"Uvalde Shooting and Its Aftermath"

The Texas Tribune, ProPublica

Excellence in Environmental Reporting

This candid photo shows the Flag of Barbados and an incoming rainstorm.

2:27

"Barbados Resists Climate Colonialism in an Effort to Survive the Costs of Global Warming"

ProPublica | The New York Times Magazine

This image shows several landfills of trash, mostly containing plastic.

2:30

"Big Plastic"

Bloomberg Green | Bloomberg News

The Colorado River and it's basin is pictured. The river has been slowly drying up

2:35

"Colorado River Crisis"

The Arizona Republic and azcentral

Excellence in Innovation

This infographic is showing the connection speed of AT&T from one location compared to another.

2:32

"Still Loading"

The Markup

This an image of multiple news articles on a computer screen detailing The Marshall Project.

2:36

"Testify"

The Marshall Project | WOVU | Cleveland Documenters

Three armed soldiers with AK47s, have captured and killed innocent civilians

2:33

"The DJ and the War Crimes"

Rolling Stone | Starling Lab

Excellence in Local/Regional Investigative Reporting

This is an image of a woman with red dreadlocks who is explaining the necessity of security.

2:31

"Security for Sale"

The Charlotte Observer | The News & Observer

2:39

"The GAP: Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect"

KARE 11 (Minneapolis) Investigates

This is an image of a policeman holding a radar gun next to his vehicle.

2:31

"The Rise and Fall of a Predatory Police Force"

AL.com

Excellence in Local Video Storytelling

Several image stills have been captured showing fire response, a burning property, traffic, and a firefighter.

2:31

"Burned"

KUSA-TV (Denver)

Two people are shown living in a tent community in an impoverished area.

2:31

"One Day"

KGW (Portland, Oregon)

This is an image of impoverished and homeless folks on the streets of San Francisco.

2:35

"Saving San Francisco"

NBC Bay Area (San Jose, California)

Excellence in Multimedia Journalism

This is an image of three men on the streets using crack and methamphetamines.

2:38

"Broken Promise"

San Francisco Chronicle

Someone is watching Tucker Carlson's program on a laptop.

2:33

"Inside the Apocalyptic Worldview of 'Tucker Carlson Tonight'"

The New York Times

Four pallbearers are carrying a coffin noting the horrors of Russian War Crimes in Ukraine.

2:39

"Russian War Crimes in Ukraine"

The Wall Street Journal

Excellence in National/International Investigative Reporting

This is an image of the head coach of the NFL team The San Diego Chargers.

2:33

"Black Out"

The Washington Post

Several protesters gather in Nigeria arguing and fighting for their loved ones.

2:27

"Nightmare in Nigeria"

Reuters

A man and woman comfort each other in the rubble of their home that was leveled in the Ukrainian war.

2:32

"Putin’s Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes"

FRONTLINE | The Associated Press

Excellence in Opinion Writing

A young man is giving an interview and his takes on exclusion.

2:34

"Legacy of Exclusion"

The Washington Post

This distorted image shows a rundown mountain community with a firefighting crew present.

2:31

"Rebuild | Reburn"

Los Angeles Times

An elderly gentlemen in a pinstripe suit holds a newspaper detailing the uncounted fallen.

2:44

"The Uncounted Dead"

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Distinguished Service to the First Amendment

Three photographed women are shown on a digital display

2:38

"Deaths in the Family"

Insider

A man standing onlooks in the distance of the Hollywood streets.

2:24

"The Murder of Investigative Reporter Jeff German"

Las Vegas Review-Journal

A pair of hands holds a photo of an elderly couple.

2:36

"Unguarded"

Traverse City Record-Eagle | CNHI News

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