Wallace House Center for Journalists and the University of Michigan today announced the 2025 Livingston Awards finalists in local, national, and international reporting. The awards support young journalists and honor the best reporting and storytelling by journalists under 35 across all forms of journalism. The finalist selections were chosen for work released in 2024.
This year’s winners will be announced on June 10, 2025, at an in-person awards ceremony in New York City hosted by Audie Cornish, Livingston Awards national judge and host of “CNN This Morning with Audie Cornish.”
“In a world where algorithms and devices often constrict our view and narrow our understanding, these finalists exemplify the fierce commitment of reporters to dig beyond dominant narratives. Their work uncovers overlooked stories and voices that demand our attention,” said Lynette Clemetson, director of the awards and the Wallace House Center for Journalists. “We invite you to read, watch, and listen to some of the most compelling journalism of the past year.”
Now in its 44th year, the awards continue to bolster the work of young reporters, encourage the next generation of journalism leaders and mentors, and foster civic engagement around powerful storytelling.
The Livingston Awards regional judges read all qualifying entries to select the finalists in local, national and international reporting. The regional judging panel includes Molly Ball, senior political correspondent, The Wall Street Journal; Meghna Chakrabarti, host and editor, “On Point,” WBUR; Stella Chávez, investigative reporter, The Texas Newsroom; Adam Ganucheau, editor in chief, Mississippi Today; David Greene, co-founder, Fearless Media; Stephen Henderson, host, WDET, public radio Detroit and Detroit Public Television; and Amna Nawaz, co-anchor, PBS “NewsHour.”
A panel of national judges reviews all finalist entries and selects the winners. The national judges are Audie Cornish; Raney Aronson-Rath, executive producer, “FRONTLINE”; Sally Buzbee, news editor for the United States and Canada, Reuters; Sewell Chan, former executive editor, Columbia Journalism Review; Matt Murray, executive editor, The Washington Post; Lydia Polgreen, opinion columnist, The New York Times; María Elena Salinas, independent journalist, formerly of ABC News; Bret Stephens, opinion columnist, The New York Times; and Kara Swisher, podcast host, New York Media.
The Livingston Awards are made possible with support from generous sponsors, including the University of Michigan, the Knight Foundation, the Indian Trail Charitable Foundation, the Mollie Parnis Livingston Foundation, Christiane Amanpour, Dr. Gil Omenn and Martha Darling, the Judy and Fred Wilpon Foundation, and The Joyce Foundation.
We present the 2025 Livingston Awards finalists. You can find their submitted work here.
Local Reporting
- Hadley Barndollar, MassLive
- Ana Claudia Chacin and Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald
- Shannon Chaffers, New York Amsterdam News
- Max Chesnes and Emily Mahoney, Tampa Bay Times
- Wilson Criscione and Kelsey Turner, InvestigateWest
- Luis Ferré-Sadurní, The New York Times
- Caroline Ghisolfi, Amelia Winger and Matt deGrood, Houston Chronicle
- Quinn Glabicki, PublicSource
- Jessika Harkay, The Connecticut Mirror
- Grace Hauck and Meredith Newman, Illinois Answers Project and Better Government Association
- Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com
- Andrea Igliozzi, Rashel Cedeño de Abreu, Christian Vazquez-García and Bryan Albor, Univision 19
- Cleo Krejci, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Asher Lehrer-Small, Houston Landing
- Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times
- Katie Mettler, The Washington Post
- Juliette Rihl, PennLive and The Patriot-News
- Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman
- Mihir Zaveri, The New York Times
- Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher and Nick Thieme, The Baltimore Banner in partnership with The New York Times
National Reporting
- Thomas Birmingham, In These Times
- Eric Boodman, STAT
- Chip Brownlee, The Trace
- Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th
- Nicole Einbinder and Hannah Beckler, Business Insider
- Lev Facher, STAT
- Lauren Gill and Daniel Moritz-Rabson, Bolts in partnership with The Intercept
- Emily Gogolak, Harper’s Magazine
- Emma Goldberg, The New York Times
- Benjamin Guggenheim, POLITICO
- Esmy Jimenez and Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times in partnership with KUOW Public Radio
- George Joseph and Will Craft, The Guardian US
- Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica
- Joseph Lee, Vox
- Daniel Lombroso, The New Yorker
- Mark Olalde and Nick Bowlin, ProPublica and Capital & Main
- Cecilia Reyes, Business Insider
- Christie Thompson, The Marshall Project
- Jasmine Wright, NOTUS
International Reporting
- Anna-Catherine Brigida, Houston Landing
- Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone
- Mari Cohen, Jewish Currents
- Jeremy Diamond, CNN Worldwide
- Jessica Fu, Popular Mechanics
- Raffaele Huang and Tracy Qu, The Wall Street Journal
- Lizzie Johnson, Anastacia Galouchka and Kamila Hrabchuk, The Washington Post
- Lasha Madan, 99% Invisible, SiriusXM
- Charlie Metcalfe, MIT Technology Review
- Will Neal, New Lines Magazine
- David Pan and Fasika Tadesse Yimer, Bloomberg News
- Nicole Sadek, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
- Liam Scott, Voice of America
- Dasl Yoon, The Wall Street Journal
More on the finalists’ work and links to watch, listen and read here.