CollierPrize

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Associated Press Wins 2025 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability The Collier Prize for State Government Accountability at the University of Florida, one of the largest journalism prizes in the nation, today announced the winners of its 2025 annual competition honor...

And read more about the Collier Prize winners here: www.jou.ufl.edu/2025/04/23/a...

You can view the complete survey report here: jou.ufl.edu/wp-content/u...

Each investigation held state institutions accountable and drove meaningful change. The news orgs accomplished this despite growing obstacles to public records and access to government officials in a challenging news and business environment, a Collier Prize survey showed.

Third prize ($2,500) is awarded to @IllinoisAnswers
for Strapped Down: “Restraint Chairs in Illinois’ Jails,” which exposed the overuse, misuse and abuse of restraint chairs in county jails across Illinois.

Second prize ($5,000) goes to @NBCNews
and @TelemundoNews for “Dealing the Dead,” a year-long NBC News investigation into the body brokering industry.

Their reporting showed the deplorable conditions many prisoners face, and resulted in major businesses, including Trader Joe’s, McDonald’s, and Home Depot, to change their practices or launch internal investigations.

The $25,000 first prize goes to Margie Mason and Robin McDowell of the @AP for "Prison to Plate," a project that exposed how deeply the U.S. supply chain relies on prison labor.

We are proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability as well as a report that reflects a profession under pressure with systemic barriers to information and our institutions.

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Collier Prize Rules

Today's the day, and the deadline is midnight! The Collier Prize for State Government Accountability is on the table, $25,000 first prize.
Rules and entry info here: www.jou.ufl.edu/collier-priz...

The award (second prize is $5,000 and third is $2,500) recognizes the deepest and most impact reporting on state-related institutions and programs in the U.S., is open to all platforms and is presented at the prestigious White House Correspondents Association dinner.

Collier Prize Rules

Just a reminder.....the deadline to enter the $25,000 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability is midnight Friday, Jan. 31.
www.jou.ufl.edu/collier-priz...

Collier Prize Entry

Your newsroom's great work in calendar year 2024 could be the next winner of the prize, awarded at the White House Correspondents Association dinner. Apply now! www.jou.ufl.edu/collier-priz...

The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester, New York earned third prize ($2500) its revealing how the government’s shortcomings in preparing for, communicating and responding to the 2022 Buffalo blizzard resulted in tragedy.

Second prize and $5k went to @pubhealthwatch.bsky.social and several partners for “Toxic Texas Air,” which showed the state’s environmental regulator knew about but failed to stop high benzene emissions from a chemical site for nearly two decades in an unincorporated, majority-Latino community.

In 2024, the prize was won in a collaboration by the @texastribune.org, @ProPublica.org and @frontlinepbs.bsky.social on the tragic mishandling of the active-shooter situation at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Collier Prize Rules

The application deadline for the Collier Prize for State Government Accountability, a $25,000 award, is just a week away (Jan. 31). Here's how to apply and some notes on past winners. www.jou.ufl.edu/collier-priz....

The January Collier Prize newsletter is out, with hot stories from December, info on entering the $25,000 prize competition and joining our Feb 13 Collier Prize Showcase. Read it and subscribe! us9.campaign-archive.com?u=e2bfc368fc...

Learn AI tools to better access and track public records. Hear from prize-winners on how they broke their stories. Register here (and it's free!): www.eventbrite.com/e/collier-pr...

Want to learn new tricks and tools for breaking news on state government institutions? Register for the Collier Prize Showcase. Happens Feb. 13, in person at the University of Florida in Gainesville or live-streamed anywhere!

The 2024 winning entry was a collaboration of ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and FRONTLINE, which revealed key details on the tragic mishandling of the active-shooter situation at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Collier Prize Rules

The winning work earns $25,000, awarded at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Enter here: www.jou.ufl.edu/collier-priz...

Enter the Collier Prize! The deadline to enter Jan. 31. The prize recognizes the best U.S. professional reporting on state government accountability published in any medium or on any platform between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024.