Clurman Nomination Form

Nominations for the 2026 Clurman Award are closed.

The Richard M. Clurman Award honoring journalism mentors

The Livingston Awards honors excellence in local, national and international reporting by journalists under the age of 35. Each year, the Livingston program also presents the Richard M. Clurman Award to recognize an on-the-job mentor who stands out for nurturing, critiquing, and inspiring young journalists. Through their commitment, these individuals make a vital contribution to fostering excellence in journalism.

Named for Richard M. Clurman, an editor at Time from 1948 to 1972 and architect of the Livingston Awards program, the Clurman Award is presented each June at the annual Livingston Awards ceremony.

It is not necessary for the person submitting this nomination form or any of the mentees or endorsers to be journalists under the age of 35. The nomination can be from accomplished journalists looking back on their careers and acknowledging the person who helped them along the way.

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Tell us why your nominee is an outstanding mentor

What qualities and attributes make the nominee an exceptional journalism mentor? *

How does the nominee support, guide and mentor young journalists in ways that go beyond their official job responsibilities? *

Share a specific story about how the nominee changed the trajectory of your career, supported you on a critical story or helped you grow as a journalist. *

Are there topics that would have gone uncovered, stories untold, perspectives potentially overlooked, without this mentor's presence? If so, please share.

Describe the scope and impact of the nominee's mentorship on the journalism industry. In your response, address one or more of the following:

Journalists from historically underrepresented backgrounds or communities whom the nominee has mentored.

Ways the nominee has mentored across generations, supporting journalists at different stages of their careers.

Examples of the impact the nominees' mentees have on the journalism industry today, across newsrooms, platforms and formats.

Ways the nominee has been a mentor/advocate for alternative and emerging forms of storytelling, including audio, video, data visualization, graphics, audience engagement, product and strategy.

Describe the scope and impact of the nominee's mentorship on the journalism industry. In your response, address one or more of the following: Journalists from historically underrepresented backgrounds or communities whom the nominee has mentored. Ways the nominee has mentored across generations, supporting journalists at different stages of their careers. Examples of the impact the nominees' mentees have on the journalism industry today, across newsrooms, platforms and formats. Ways the nominee has been a mentor/advocate for alternative and emerging forms of storytelling, including audio, video, data visualization, graphics, audience engagement, product and strategy. *

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Nominator

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Names, job titles and media affiliations of up to four other journalists who consider this nominee a meaningful influence on their careers and endorse the nomination.

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Mentee /endorser - 2 *

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To your knowledge, is there any reason to doubt this nominee's integrity, honesty and journalistic excellence? *