Pulitzer for Local Reporting

The 2025 Pulitzer Prize for  a distinguished example of coverage of significant issues of local or statewide concern, demonstrating originality and community connection, using any available journalistic tool,  Awarded to Alissa Zhu, Nick Thieme and Jessica Gallagher...

Pence: Profile in Courage

The 2025 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award went to Vice President Michael R. Pence for risking his life and career on January 6, 2021. The Award goes to public servants for making a courageous decision of conscience. Caroline Kennedy and Jack Schlossberg...

Civility in Texas

Crayton Webb and Danielle Rugoff at the Austin American-Statesman   Forty-five years ago, a group of young Texans from business, professional and academic circles came together to convene the various segments of the state in a nonpartisan, nonpolitical and...

Threats Against Judges

Ned Parker, Mike Spector, Peter Eisler, Linda So and Nate Raymond at Reuters: Reuters identified more than 600 posts on social media and right-leaning message boards since February targeting family members of judges who ruled against the Trump administration. The...

Civic Life

Samuel Abrams at AEI: Being community-focused, knowing one’s neighbors, and being helpful to others should be instinctual and a common part of our daily lives rather than occasional and worthy of praise. While it is undoubtedly not the case that we have to be best...