Judges will look for demonstrated dedication and perseverance.This award honors storytelling that clearly exemplifies the warmth and craftsmanship of legendary World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle, who wrote movingly about everyday people with everyday dreams.The title of the Topic of the Year category for 2019 will be: The Impact of Climate Change on Communities.

Any combination of platforms – print, online and/or mobile, audio, video – may be used. It partners with Scripps brands to create awareness of local issues and supports … Entries will be judged on general excellence, quality of deadline reporting and continuing coverage.This award is for explanatory or expository journalism or investigative reporting on issues of local concern or of interest to a target audience or community.Honors the best use of multiple platforms for storytelling, or coverage of an event or issue. It may be awarded for explanatory or expository journalism or investigative reporting. The Scripps Howard Awards are one of the nation’s most prestigious American journalism competitions, offering $170,000 in prize money in 16 categories.With a focus on high-impact reporting, the awards recognize journalism that spurs action, news organizations that go the extra mile to expose previously undisclosed or misunderstood information and journalists who embrace new tools, channels, technologies and approaches to provide more immersive experiences for their audiences.The Scripps Howard Awards honor work from television stations, networks, radio and podcasts, visual media, online media outlets, independent producers, newspapers and print publications.Past winners of the Scripps Howard Awards have represented some of the most important journalism of recent times.

This category is open to all media outlets.This category honors comprehensive and resourceful coverage of the chosen Topic of the Year for the Scripps Howard Awards.

The 2019 awards will bring back the Impact Award introduced last year to honor the finest work from among the winners of all Scripps Howard Awards categories. Results, if any, should be included.This category honors outstanding business and/or economics reporting in 2019. Watch the 67th Annual Scripps Howard Awards show on April 16 at 6:45 p.m. EDT. This is one of the major awards given by the Scripps Howard Foundation, as it honors what the judges deemed to be the piece of journalism that had the greatest impact.

The Impact Award recognizes journalism that serves the public through coverage of an issue leading to changes in the public, Please keep in mind these six areas: journalistic content, technical visual quality, originality, ethical integrity, diversity in topic and approach, and impact.This category honors comprehensive and resourceful coverage of a breaking news event during 2019. The series led to cascading workplace investigations, criminal inquiries and inspired the #MeToo movement.

Judges will look for ingenuity, clarity and sophistication in reporting, presentation and interpretation of the issues. Follow along with the conversation on Twitter by following @SH_Awards and #ScrippsHowardAwards. The Scripps Howard Awards are one of the nation’s most prestigious American journalism competitions, offering $170,000 in prize money in 16 categories.