2023 American Mosaic Journalism Prize Awarded to Cerise Castle and Carvell Wallace
2022 American Mosaic Journalism Prize Awarded to Ryan Christoher Jones and Julian Brave NoiseCat
2021 American Mosaic Journalism Prize Awarded to David Dennis, Jr. and Michelle García
2020 American Mosaic Journalism Prize Awarded to Rebecca Nagle and Darcy Courteau
2019 American Mosaic Journalism Prize Awarded to Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah and Abe Streep
2018 American Mosaic Journalism Prize Awarded to Jaeah Lee and Valeria Fernández
Past Recipient Julian Brave NoiseCat Receives Sundance Directing Award for the U.S. Documentary entry “Sugarcane.”The Salt Lake Tribune January 26, 2024
Prize recipient Darcy Courteau’s “Hmong New Year in the Ozarks”Commonweal January 1, 2024
Prize recipient Cerise Castle’s “In Temecula, A Fragile Alliance Wants To Recall School Board Culture Warriors”Capital and Main November 29, 2023
Prize recipient Abe Streep’s “The American West Is Built on Contradicting Ideals. These Elk Hunters Were Caught in the Middle.”Outside August 25, 2023
Prize recipient Jaeah Lee’s “The Agony of Putting Your Life on Hold to Care for Your Parents”The New York Times March 28, 2023
In Search of Love and Liberation with Writer Carvell Wallace (audio)KQED March 8, 2023
Prize recipient Carvell Wallace’s interview on ABC7 NewsABC7 News March 1, 2023
Castle ’15 Wins American Mosaic Journalism Prize for Exposing LA Sheriff’s GangsEmerson Today March 2, 2023
Emerson alum Cerise Castle awarded American Mosaic Journalism PrizeThe Berkeley Beacon March 2, 2023
Journalist Cerise Castle Signs with CAAThe Hollywood Reporter February 27, 2023
Prize recipient David Dennis Jr.’s “The Orangeburg Massacre”ESPN February 26, 2023
For freelancers struggling with resources and time, a surprise award offers itselfPoynter February 24, 2023
Prize recipient Cerise Castle’s “The Truth Behind Deputy Gangs Inside the LA Sheriff’s Office“Our Body Politic February 17, 2023
Cerise Castle wins prestigious journalism award for “A Tradition of Violence”Knock LA February 16, 2023
Two California journalists win 100K American Mosaic Journalism prizesLos Angeles Magazine February 15, 2023
American Mosaic Journalism Prize Awarded to Carvell Wallace and Cerise CastleOfficial Press Release February 15, 2023
California-based freelance journalists win $100,000 prizesAP News February 14, 2023
California-based freelance journalists win $100,000 prizesABC News February 14, 2023
California-based freelance journalists win $100,000 prizesThe Washington Post February 14, 2023
Prize recipient Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah’s “The Mystic of Mar-a-Lago”New York Times November 21, 2022
Prize recipient Michelle Garcia’s “The US must free itself of political delusions about the border”CNN November 4, 2022
Two Freelance Journalists Awarded $100,000 Each for Elevating Stories of Underrepresented and Misrepresented Communities in the United StatesOfficial Press Release February 10, 2022
2 win journalism award for work on underreported communitiesThe Washington Post February 9, 2022
Interview with 2022 Prize Recipient Julian Brave NoiseCatVideo: Indian Country Today Newscast February 10, 2022
This photojournalist got his start in Fresno. He just won a prestigious $100,000 prizeThe Fresno Bee February 10, 2022
Writer and Activist Julian Brave NoiseCat Wins $100,000 American Mosaic Journalism PrizeNative News Online February 10, 2022
Two Journalists Awarded the American Mosaic Journalism PriceAudio: KNPR February 10, 2022
Fresno photojournalist wins $100,000 prize for elevating stories of immigrant communitiesAudio: KVPR February 11, 2022
Canim Lake Band member wins journalism prizeThe Williams Lake Tribune February 26, 2022
Prize winner Rebecca Nagle is a 2021 WMC Exceptional Journalism Award HonoreeWomen’s Media Canter December 16, 2021
Prize winner Jaeah Lee’s “He stole a rug and a car. Why did he spend 25 years bouncing between prison and parole?”The Economist November 29, 2021
Prize winner Jaeah Lee’s “Why Was Vicha Ratanapakdee Killed?”The New York Times Magazine August 17, 2021
Prize winner Valeria Fernández’s “For pregnant women, getting the COVID-19 jab is a challenging choice”The World May 12, 2021
2 Journalists Win Prizes for Work on Underrepresented PeopleAP News February 5, 2021
A Morehouse Professor Has Been Awarded One Of The Largest Prizes In JournalismHBCU Buzz February 17, 2021
Celebrating Blackness: David Dennis Jr. Wins 2021 American Mosaic Journalism PrizeMississippi Free Press February 10, 2021
2 Journalists Win Prizes for Work on Underrepresented PeopleABC News February 5, 2021
David Dennis Jr. ’08 Wins 2021 American Mosaic Journalism PrizeDavidson College February 5, 2021
Two Freelance Journalists Awarded $100,000 Each for Elevating Stories of Black Americans, Immigrant FamiliesOfficial Press Release February 5, 2021
Prize Recipient Jaeah Lee’s “The Courts Beat”Columbia Journalism Review February 2, 2021
Prize Winner Valeria Fernández’s “Trans women in Ice custody already suffered sexual harassment and abuse. Then came Covid-19”The Guardian November 17, 2020
Prize Winner Valeria Fernández’s “How the Asylum Process Became Another Carceral Matrix”70 Million October 4, 2020
Prize Winner Valeria Fernández’s “A diabetic immigrant in Ice custody sued for her release. Instead, she got Covid-19.”The Guardian June 16, 2020
Prize Winner Rebecca Nagle’s “Trump Will Stand Atop a Land of Tragedies”The Atlantic June 19, 2020
Prize Winner Valeria Fernández’s “A Moment On The Farm”Latino USA May 29, 2020
Prize Winner Rebecca Nagle’s “Oklahoma’s Suspect Argument in Front of the Supreme Court”The Atlantic May 8, 2020
Prize Winner Rebecca Nagle’s “The US Has Neglected Indian Country for Years. Now Comes a Pandemic”VICE March 27, 2020
Cherokee journalist wins $100,000 prizeTulsa World February 5, 2020
Top journalist focuses on sovereignty, ICWATahlequah Daily Press March 3, 2020
A Prize That Boosts Freelance JournalistsThe Chronicle of Philanthropy March 3, 2020
PAPER TRAILS: Journalist from state takes prizeArkansas Democrat-Gazette February 9, 2020
Cherokee author awarded $100,000 for journalism excellenceIndian Country Today February 6, 2020
Two Freelance Journalists Awarded $100,000 for Reporting on Overlooked Communities in the U.S.Official Press Release February 5, 2020
Prize Winner Valeria Fernández’s “She raised her niece like a daughter. Then the US government separated them at the border.”The Guardian October 25, 2019
Prize Winner Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah talks to NPR on the legacy of Toni MorrisonNPR August 7, 2019
Prize Winner Valeria Fernández’s “The Young Hands That Feed Us”Pacific Standard July 9, 2019
Alumna Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah ’11 Receives American Mosaic Journalism PrizeColumbia University School of the Arts February 13, 2019
Big journalism winnersPoynter February 5, 2019
Courage and empathy: Winners of the 2023 American Mosaic Journalism PrizeNieman Storyboard February 17, 2023
Tisch Drama alumnus Carvell Wallace Awarded American Mosaic Journalism PrizeNYU Tisch School February 16, 2023
Reporter on Missoula refugee family, Arlee Warrior movement nets $100,000 prizeMissoulian February 5, 2019
A Journalism Golden Age? Not Just Yet: Behind a Funder’s Critical Support for FreelancersInside Philanthropy February 22, 2018
Univision interview with Valeria Fernández (Video; Spanish)Noticias Arizona January 25, 2018
Valeria Fernández y Jaeah Lee, Premio periodístico Mosaico Estadunidense (Spanish)Radio Bilingüe January 24, 2018
Local journalist wins the first American Mosaic Journalism Prize (Video)Arizona PBS January 24, 2018
Freelance Writers Win New $100,000 Journalism PrizeNew York Times January 24, 2018
New Journalism Competition Awards $100,000 Each to its First Two WinnersThe Chronicle of Philanthropy January 24, 2018
Two Freelance Writers Win New Journalism Prize in CaliforniaWashington Post January 24, 2018
Freelance Journalists Jaeah Lee and Valeria Fernández Each Receive $100,000 Inaugural American Mosaic Journalism PrizeOfficial Press Release January 24, 2018
Prize recipient Rebecca Nagle’s “The Supreme Court Case That Could Break Native American Sovereignty”The Atlantic November 8, 2022
Prize recipient David Dennis Jr.’s “Civil Rights Activists Fought for America’s Democracy. They Should Be Honored as Veterans.”The New York Times June 11, 2022
Prize recipient Jaeah Lee’s “This Rap Song Helped Sentence a 17-Year-Old to Prison for Life”The New York Times March 30, 2022
Prize recipient Abe Streep wins the Montana Book awardMontana Book Award March 21, 2022
2 win journalism award for work on underreported communitiesAP News February 9, 2022
2 win journalism award for work on underreported communitiesSan Francisco Chronicle February 9, 2022
Interview with 2022 Prize Recipient Julian Brave NoiseCatVideo: KRON4 February 10, 2022
Two Journalists Awarded the American Mosaic Journalism PriceAudio: KCBS February 10, 2022
Julian Brave NoiseCat, CC ’15, awarded $100K journalism prize for uplifting Indigenous voicesColumbia Spectator February 11, 2022
Julian Brave NoiseCat honored for journalism and writing on Indigenous topicsEssential West Magazine February 16, 2022
Knopf Author Julian Brave NoiseCat a Recipient of the American Mosaic Journalism PrizePenguin Random House February 17, 2022
Former Fresno State student wins $100,000 in journalism awardThe Collegian February 16, 2022
Prize Winner Michelle García’s book “Anima Sola” published by Viking BooksDecember 2, 2021
Prize Winner Michelle García’s “U.S. Border Authorities Failed to Prepare for Influx of Haitian Migrants Despite Weeks of Warnings”The Intercept October 1, 2021
Prize Winner David Dennis’ “After 21 years in prison, former No Limit rapper Mac Phipps is figuring out what it means to be free”The Undefeated August 12, 2021
Prize Winner Abe Streep’s “How Violent Cops Stay in Law Enforcement”The New Yorker May 21, 2021
Morehouse Visiting Professor of Journalism and Leadership Studies awarded $100,000 American Mosaic Journalism PrizeThe Atlanta Voice February 17, 2021
South Texas native Michelle Garcia won 2021 American Mosaic Journalism PrizeCaller Times February 8, 2021
2 Journalists Win Prizes for Work on Underrepresented PeopleUS News February 5, 2021
Prize Winner Valeria Fernández selected as 2021 Nieman Visiting FellowNieman Foundation December 1, 2020
Prize Winner Abe Streep’s “Bullock, Daines, and a purple state’s growing pains”Montana Free Press October 27, 2020
Prize Winner Rebecca Nagle on What A Supreme Court Ruling Means For Native Americans And OklahomaNPR’s All Things Considered July 9, 2020
Prize Winner Abe Streep’s “An American Jobs Crisis with Few Reporters to Cover It”New York Times May 27, 2020
Prize Winner Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah Lands Two-Volume Book Deal with Random HousePublishers Weekly May 22, 2020
Prize Winner Rebecca Nagle’s “Native Americans being left out of US coronavirus data and labelled as ‘other’”The Guardian April 24, 2020
Awards—Rebecca Nagle and Darcy CourteauWomen Rule, Politico February 7, 2020
Ozarks Native Receives Prize for Work Documenting Marginalized Communities (audio)KUAF—NPR February 6, 2020
“Humanize the World.” Cultivating Empathy is a Key Goal for This Journalism FunderInside Philanthropy February 27, 2020
Tahlequah freelancer wins journalism prizeTahlequah Daily Press February 6, 2020
Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle wins prize for work on Indian law caseIndianz.com February 6, 2020
Rebecca Nagle and the Podcast ‘This Land’Daily Yonder February 5, 2020
Freelancers, a Cherokee and an Ozarker, win $100,000 for journalism about Native Americans and a migrant’s journeyThe Rural Blog February 5, 2020
Cherokee journalist brings Native issues to national stageCherokee Phoenix February 25, 2020
Prize Winner Jaeah Lee awarded 2018-19 Debra E. Bernhardt Labor Journalism PrizeLabor Arts October 16, 2019
Going to the 2018 Mayborn Conference? Don’t miss these highlightsDallas News July 11, 2018
Alumnus Streep wins $100,000 Journalism PrizeThe Middlebury Campus March 7, 2019
Freelance Journalists Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah and Abe Streep Named 2019 Recipients of the American Mosaic Journalism PrizeOfficial Press Release February 5, 2019
NewsHour: Segment on American Mosaic Journalism Prize Winners (Video)PBS NewsHour February 5, 2019
FIRST IN MORNING MEDIA: Freelance journalists Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah and Abe Streep have won the American Mosaic Journalism PrizePolitico February 5, 2019
Freelance Journalists Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah and Abe Streep Named 2019 Recipients of the American Mosaic Journalism PrizeAssociated Press February 5, 2019
NYU Alumna Wins $100,000 Journalism PrizeWashington Square News February 1, 2018
There’s a new award for freelancers (and it comes with $100,000)Poynter January 24, 2018
Valeria Fernández wins inaugural American Mosaic Journalism PrizeArizona State University January 24, 2018
New Times Contributor Valeria Fernández Wins $100,000 Journalism PrizePhoenix New Times January 24, 2018