The Center for Integrity in News Reporting (CFINR) has extended the submission deadline for its national journalism awards honoring objective and impartial news reporting published in 2025. The awards include six $25,000 cash prizes, including a new Investigative Reporting category. There are no entry fees, and journalists or editors may enter directly.
The new submission deadline is Friday, Feb. 20 (11:59 p.m. ET).
Learn more and submit entries at:
https://www.cfinr.org/award-entry
Now in their third year, the CFINR Awards honor journalism that reflects the long-standing principle articulated by Adolph Ochs: “to give the news impartially, without fear or favor.” The awards are focused exclusively on news reporting — not opinion or commentary — and are open to journalists nationwide.
For the current awards cycle, CFINR will present six $25,000 cash prizes (a total of $150,000), including a new category for Investigative Reporting, alongside awards for Print, Broadcast, Cable Network, Digital Reporting and reporting by members of the White House Correspondents’ Association.
Eligible work must have been published or aired between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025.
Full contest rules and submission details are available here: https://www.cfinr.org/award-entry
