National Journalism Awards
The National Journalism Awards are awards of US$10,000 to $25,000 in American journalism given by the Scripps Howard Foundation that recognize the best work in journalism in 17 categories, including: human interest writing; environmental and public service reporting; investigative reporting; business/economics reporting; Washington reporting; commentary; photojournalism; radio and television journalism; college cartooning; web reporting; and editorial cartooning. The awards also honor distinguished service to journalism education and to the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
| Year | Category | Winner | Organization | - |
| 2008 | Editorial Cartooning | Mike Luckovich | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | - |
| 2007 | Editorial Cartooning | Steve Kelley | The Times-Picayune, New Orleans | - |
| 2006 | Editorial Cartooning | Stephen Benson | The Arizona Republic | - |
| 2005 | Editorial Cartooning | Michael Ramirez | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 2004 | Editorial Cartooning | Steve Sack | Star Tribune, Minneapolis | - |
| 2003 | Editorial Cartooning | Walt Handelsman | Newsday, Melville, N.Y. | - |
| 2002 | Editorial Cartooning | Clay Bennett | The Christian Science Monitor | - |
| 2001 | Editorial Cartooning | John Sherffius | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | - |
| 2000 | Editorial Cartooning | James Casciari | Vero Beach Press Journal | - |
| 1999 | Editorial Cartooning | Ed Stein | Rocky Mountain News, Denver | - |
| 2008 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | David Barham | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock | - |
| 2007 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Sonni Efron | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 2006 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | John Diaz, Pati Poblete | and Caille Millner | - |
| 2005 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Tony Biffle | The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. | - |
| 2004 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Randy Bergmann | Asbury Park Press, Neptune, N.J. | - |
| 2003 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Tom Philp | The Sacramento Bee | - |
| 2002 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | John McCormick | Chicago Tribune | - |
| 2001 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Kate Stanley | Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minn. | - |
| 2000 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Debra Decker | The Dallas Morning News | - |
| 1999 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | John C. Bersia | The Orlando Sentinel | - |
| 1998 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | David V. Hawpe | The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky. | - |
| 1997 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Daniel P. Henninger | The Wall Street Journal | - |
| 1996 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Michael G. Gartner | The Daily Tribune, Ames, Iowa | - |
| 1995 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Tom Dennis | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. | - |
| 1994 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Jay Bookman | The Atlanta Constitution | - |
| 1993 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Richard Aregood | Philadelphia Daily News | - |
| 1992 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Robert Friedman | St. Petersburg Times | - |
| 1991 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Maria Henson | The Lexington Herald-Leader | - |
| 1990 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Lanny Keller | Shreveport Journal | - |
| 1989 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Ann Daly Goodwin | St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch | - |
| 1988 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Ann Daly Goodwin | St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch | - |
| 1987 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Maura J. Casey | The Eagle-Tribune, Lawrence, Mass. | - |
| 1986 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Mary Cantwell | The New York Times | - |
| 1985 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Paul Greenberg | Pine Bluff Commercial | - |
| 1984 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Albert Cawood | Dayton Daily News | - |
| 1983 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Jim Wooten | The Atlanta Journal | - |
| 1982 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Lance W. Dickie | Statesman-Journal, Salem, Ore. | - |
| 1981 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Jay Ambrose | Rocky Mountain News, Denver | - |
| 1980 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Tom Dearmore | San Francisco Examiner | - |
| 1979 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Barbara Stanton | Detroit Free Press | - |
| 1978 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | John Alexander | Greensboro Daily News | - |
| 1977 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Michael Pakenham | The Philadelphia Inquirer | - |
| 1976 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | John R. Harrison | The Lakeland Ledger | - |
| 1975 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | David Bowes | The Cincinnati Post | - |
| 1974 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | John R. Harrison | The Lakeland Ledger | - |
| 1973 | Editorial Writing Walker Stone Award | Michael Pakenham | The Philadelphia Inquirer | - |
| 2008 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Susanne Rust and Meg Kissinger | Mikwaukee Journal Sentinel | |
| 2007 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Seth Borenstein | Associated Press | - |
| 2006 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Angeles Times | ||
| 2005 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Ken Ward | The Charleston Gazette | - |
| 2004 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | The Sun | San Bernardino, Calif. | - |
| 2003 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Naples Daily News | ||
| 2003 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | The Washington Post | ||
| 2002 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Canon City Daily Record | ||
| 2002 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | Sam Roe | Chicago Tribune | - |
| 2001 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Scott Streater | Pensacola News Journal | - |
| 2001 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | Julie Hauserman | St. Petersburg Times | - |
| 2000 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Sherry Devlin | Missoulian, Missoula, Mont. | - |
| 2000 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | Michael Grunwald | The Washington Post | - |
| 1999 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Mike Dunne | Baton Rouge Advocate | - |
| 1999 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | Sam Roe | The Toledo Blade | - |
| 1998 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Yakima Herald-Republic | - | |
| 1998 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | The Seattle Times | - | |
| 1997 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass. | - | |
| 1997 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | The Sacramento Bee | - | |
| 1996 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Ken Ward | The Charleston Gazette | - |
| 1996 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | Mobile Register | - | |
| 1995 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Tony Davis | The Albuquerque Tribune | - |
| 1995 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. | - | |
| 1994 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | The Charleston Gazette | - | |
| 1994 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | Los Angeles Times | - | |
| 1993 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Mobile Register | - | |
| 1993 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | The Dallas Morning News | - | |
| 1992 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | The National Law Journal | - | |
| 1992 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | The Orlando Sentinel | - | |
| 1991 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | The Poughkeepsie Journal | - | |
| 1991 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | The Times-Picayune | - | |
| 1990 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | The Alabama Journal | - | |
| 1990 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | The Orlando Sentinel | - | |
| 1989 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Sam Atwood | The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif. | - |
| 1989 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | The Boston Globe | - | |
| 1988 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | The Charleston Gazette | - | |
| 1988 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | Dennis Anderson | St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch | - |
| 1987 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | The Charleston Gazette | - | |
| 1987 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | Natalie Forbes | The Seattle Times | - |
| 1986 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | The Morning Advocate, Baton Rouge, La | - | |
| 1986 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | The Seattle Times | - | |
| 1985 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Jan Kay | The Arizona Daily Star | - |
| 1985 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | The Philadelphia Inquirer | - | |
| 1984 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | The Advertiser, Montgomery, Ala. | - | |
| 1984 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | James V. Risser | Des Moines Register | - |
| 1983 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | The Easton Star-Democrat | - | |
| 1983 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | Orange County Register | - | |
| 1982 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | Floyd Rogers | Winston-Salem Journal | - |
| 1982 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Over 100,000 Circulation | Jonathan Harsch | The Christian Science Monitor | - |
| 1981 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards Under 100,000 Circulation | The Arizona Daily Star | - | |
| 1981 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Newsday | - | |
| 1980 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | The Minneapolis Star | - | |
| 1979 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | The Philadelphia Inquirer | - | |
| 1978 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | John Hayes | Oregon Statesman | - |
| 1977 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Bruce Ingersoll | Chicago Sun-Times | - |
| 1976 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Tom Turner | Arizona Daily Star | - |
| 1975 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Kenneth Robison | Idaho Statesman | - |
| 1974 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | David Johnston | Detroit Free Press | - |
| 1973 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | George F. Neavoll | Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette | - |
| 1972 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Harry V. Martin | Napa Register | - |
| 1971 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Gordon Bishop | Newark Star-Ledger | - |
| 1970 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Detroit Free Press | - | |
| 1969 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Tom Brown | Anchorage Daily News | - |
| 1968 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | Betty Klaric | The Cleveland Press | - |
| 1967 | Environmental Reporting Edward J. Meeman Awards | James Ryan | St. Petersburg Times | - |
| 2003 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards | Rochelle Riley | Detroit Free Press | - |
| 2002 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards | Orlando Sentinel | - | |
| 2001 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards | Paul Riede | The Post-Standard, Syracuse, N.Y. | - |
| 2000 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards | The Bakersfield Californian | - | |
| 1999 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards | Sonia Gutierrez | Washington, D.C. | - |
| 1998 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards | Betty Williford | Elberton, Ga. | - |
| 1997 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards | Betty J. Frey, Tucson, Ariz. | The Knoxville News-Sentinel | - |
| 1996 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Newspaper Division | The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia, N.C. | - | |
| 1996 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Broadcast Division | WTHR-TV, Indianapolis | - | |
| 1995 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Newspaper Division | The Blade, Toledo, Ohio | - | |
| 1995 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Broadcast Division | WDEF-TV, Chattanooga, Tenn. | - | |
| 1994 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Newspaper Division | Naples Daily News | - | |
| 1994 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Broadcast Division | WDEF-TV, Chattanooga, Tenn. | - | |
| 1993 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Newspaper Division | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer | - | |
| 1992 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Newspaper Division | Anderson Independent-Mail | - | |
| 1992 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Broadcast Division | Bud Wilkinson | KTSP-TV, Phoenix, Ariz. | - |
| 1991 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Newspaper Division | The Daily Reflector, Greenville, N.C. | - | |
| 1991 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Broadcast Division | WGHP-TV, High Point, N.C. | - | |
| 1990 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Newspaper Division | The Knoxville News-Sentinel | - | |
| 1989 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Newspaper Division | San Antonio Light | - | |
| 1989 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Broadcast Division | WFSB-TV, Hartford, Conn. | - | |
| 1988 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Newspaper Division | Lesher Communications | - | |
| 1988 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Broadcast Division | KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City | - | |
| 1987 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Newspaper Division | Lexington Herald-Leader | - | |
| 1987 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Broadcast Division | New Jersey Network | - | |
| 1986 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Newspaper Division | El Paso Herald-Post | - | |
| 1986 | Literacy Charles E. Scripps Awards Broadcast Division | WXYZ-TV, Detroit | - | |
| 2008 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Sean Kirst | The Post-Standard, Syracuse, N.Y. | - |
| 2007 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Julia O'Malley | Anchorage Daily News | - |
| 2006 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Lane DeGregory | St. Petersburg Times | - |
| 2005 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Brady Dennis | St. Petersburg Times | - |
| 2004 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Davan Maharaj | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 2003 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Kelley Benham | St. Petersburg Times | - |
| 2002 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Paula Bock | The Seattle Times | - |
| 2001 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Ken Fuson | The Des Moines Register | - |
| 2000 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Tom Hallman, Jr. | The Oregonian, Portland | - |
| 1999 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Helen O'Neill | The Associated Press | - |
| 1998 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Gary Pomerantz | Atlanta Journal-Constitution | - |
| 1997 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | John Balzar | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 1996 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | John Lang | Scripps Howard News Service | - |
| 1995 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Christine Bertelson | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | - |
| 1994 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Lisa Pollak | The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. | - |
| 1993 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | John Woestendiek | The Philadelphia Inquirer | - |
| 1992 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Blaine Harden | The Washington Post | - |
| 1991 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Chris Hedges | The New York Times | - |
| 1990 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Elizabeth Leland | The Charlotte Observer | - |
| 1989 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Rose Post | Salisbury Post | - |
| 1988 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | John Kifner | The New York Times | - |
| 1987 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Steve Lopez | The Philadelphia Inquirer | - |
| 1986 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Greta Tilley | Greensboro News & Record | - |
| 1985 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Ray Jenkins | Baltimore Evening Sun | - |
| 1984 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Bill McClelland | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | - |
| 1983 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Rheta Grimsley Johnson | The Commercial Appeal, | - |
| 1982 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Linda Wilson | Daily News, Longview, Wash. | - |
| 1981 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Mike Royko | Chicago Sun-Times | - |
| 1980 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Richard Ben Kramer | The Philadelphia Inquirer | - |
| 1979 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Bob Morris | Fort Myers News-Press | - |
| 1978 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Frank Rossi | Daily Tribune, Columbia, Mo. | - |
| 1977 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Stephen Smith | The Boston Globe | - |
| 1976 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Carol LeVarn McCabe | Providence Journal-Bulletin | - |
| 1975 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Robert Hullihan | Des Moines Register | - |
| 1974 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | William Montalbano | The Miami Herald | - |
| 1973 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Jim Wooten | The Philadelphia Inquirer | - |
| 1972 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Bill Stokes | The Milwaukee Journal | - |
| 1971 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Clettus Atkinson | Birmingham Post-Herald | - |
| 1970 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Jerry C. Bledsoe | Greensboro Daily News | - |
| 1969 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Kent Pollock | Palm Beach Post; | - |
| 1968 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Jerry C. Bledsoe | Greensboro Daily News; | - |
| 1967 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Marty Gersehn | Newark Star-Ledger; | - |
| 1966 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Billy E. Bowles | News & Courier, Charleston, S.C. | - |
| 1965 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Tom Tiede | Newspaper Enterprise Assn.; | - |
| 1964 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Jim G. Lucas | Scripps Howard | - |
| 1963 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Jack Steele | Scripps Howard; | - |
| 1962 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Richard Starnes | Scripps Howard; | - |
| 1961 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Guy Wright | News-Call Bulletin, San Francisco | - |
| 1960 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | James O'Neill, Jr. | Washington Daily News | - |
| 1959 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Henry J. Taylor | Scripps Howard; | - |
| 1958 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Don Dedera | Phoenix Republic | - |
| 1957 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Walter Wingo | Washington Daily News | - |
| 1956 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Gordon S. Thompson | The Evansville Press; | - |
| 1955 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Andrew F. Tully | Scripps Howard; | - |
| 1954 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Eldon Roark | Memphis Press-Scimitar | - |
| 1953 | Human Interest Writing Ernie Pyle Award | Jim G. Lucas | Scripps Howard | - |
| 2008 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Grant Snider | - | |
| 2007 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | William Warren | - | |
| 2006 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Erin Russell | - | |
| 2005 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Russell Gottwaldt | - | |
| 2004 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Nathaniel R. Creekmore | - | |
| 2003 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Nathaniel R. Creekmore | - | |
| 2002 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Steven Olexa | - | |
| 2001 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Nate Beeler | - | |
| 2000 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Barry Deutsch | - | |
| 1999 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Ryan Pagelow | - | |
| 1998 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Audra Ann Furuichi | - | |
| 1997 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Brian Farrington | - | |
| 1996 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Jody D. Lindke | - | |
| 1995 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Drew Sheneman | - | |
| 1994 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Duk Cho | - | |
| 1993 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | John de Rosier | - | |
| 1992 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | No award given | - | |
| 1991 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Steve Breen | - | |
| 1990 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Kerry Soper | - | |
| 1989 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Nick Anderson | - | |
| 1988 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Christopher Kalb | - | |
| 1987 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Michael L. Thompson | - | |
| 1986 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | V. Gene Myers | - | |
| 1985 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Thomas Cheney | - | |
| 1984 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Richard Orlin | - | |
| 1983 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Frank Pauer | - | |
| 1982 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Harley Schwadron | - | |
| 1981 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Paul Kolsti | - | |
| 1980 | College Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz Award | Richard Codor | - | |
| 2008 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | Josh Margolin, Ted Sherman | The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J. | - |
| 2007 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | Knoxville News Sentine | - | |
| 2006 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | San Francisco Chronicle | - | |
| 2005 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | Post Register, Idaho Falls, Id | - | |
| 2004 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Dallas Morning News | - | |
| 2003 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | Dayton Daily News | - | |
| 2002 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | San Francisco Chronicle | - | |
| 2001 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | Orlando Sentinel | - | |
| 2000 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Des Moines Register | - | |
| 1999 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Knoxville News-Sentinel | - | |
| 1998 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | Seven Indiana Newspapers | - | |
| 1997 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Palm Beach Post | - | |
| 1996 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | Honolulu Star Bulletin | - | |
| 1995 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | El Vocero de Puerto Rico, San Juan | - | |
| 1994 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The State, Columbia, S.C. | - | |
| 1993 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Tribune Chronicle, Warren | - | |
| 1992 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Miami Herald | - | |
| 1991 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre | - | |
| 1990 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | Corpus Christi Caller | - | |
| 1989 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | San Francisco Chronicle | - | |
| 1988 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Eagle-Tribune, Lawrence | - | |
| 1987 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Kentucky Post | - | |
| 1986 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Indianapolis News | - | |
| 1985 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Commercial Appeal, Memphis | - | |
| 1984 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Riverside - Press | - | |
| 1983 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre | - | |
| 1982 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Ledger-Examiner, Columbus | - | |
| 1981 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | Des Moines Register | - | |
| 1980 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Lexington Herald | - | |
| 1979 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | Norfolk Ledger-Star | - | |
| 1978 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | Democrat & Chronicle, Rocheste | - | |
| 1977 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | Sun Enterprise Newspapers | - | |
| 1976 | First Amendment Edward Willis Scripps Award | The Honolulu Advertiser | - | |
| 2008 | Photojournalism | Michael Robinzon Chávez | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 2007 | Photojournalism | Matt McClain | Rocky Mountain News, Denver | - |
| 2006 | Photojournalism | Rick Loomis | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 2005 | Photojournalism | Damon Winter | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 2004 | Photojournalism | Jim Gehrz | Star Tribune, Minneapolis | - |
| 2003 | Photojournalism | Brian Vander Brug | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 2002 | Photojournalism | Don Bartletti | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 2001 | Photojournalism | Aristide Economopoulos | The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J. | - |
| 2000 | Photojournalism | Marc Andrew Piscotty | Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colo. | - |
| 1999 | Photojournalism | George Kochaniec, Jr. | Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colo. | - |
| 1998 | Photojournalism | Patrick Davison | Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colo. | - |
| 1997 | Photojournalism | Martha Rial | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | - |
| 2008 | Commentary | Paul Krugman | The New York Times | - |
| 2007 | Commentary | Jason Whitlock | The Kansas City Star | - |
| 2006 | Commentary | Chris Rose | The Times-Picayune, New Orleans | - |
| 2005 | Commentary | Steve Lopez | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 2004 | Commentary | Connie Schultz | The Plain Dealer, Cleveland | - |
| 2003 | Commentary | John Kass | Chicago Tribune | - |
| 2002 | Commentary | Frank Cerabino | The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Fla. | - |
| 2001 | Commentary | Leonard Pitts | The Miami Herald | - |
| 2000 | Commentary | Dennis Roddy | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | - |
| 1999 | Commentary | Susan Anne Nielsen | The Seattle Times | - |
| 1998 | Commentary | R. Bruce Dold | Chicago Tribune | - |
| 1997 | Commentary | Donald Kaul | Des Moines Register | - |
| 2008 | Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award | Farah Stockman | The Boston Globe | - |
| 2007 | Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award | The Wall Street Journal | - | |
| 2006 | Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award | Steve Everly | Kansas City Star | - |
| 2005 | Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award | The Seattle Times | The Seattle Times | - |
| 2004 | Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award | The Wall Street Journal | The Wall Street Journal | - |
| 2003 | Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award | Clint Riley | The Record, Hackensack, N.J. | - |
| 2002 | Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award | Chicago Tribune | Chicago Tribune | - |
| 2001 | Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award | The Wall Street Journal | The Wall Street Journal | - |
| 2000 | Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award | Doris Hajewski | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | - |
| 1999 | Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award | Tom Hallman, Jr. | The Oregonian, Portland | - |
| 1998 | Business/Economics Reporting William Brewster Styles Award | Richard Read | The Oregonian, Portland | - |
| 2008 | Web Reporting | Los Angeles Times | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 2007 | Web Reporting | washingtonpost.com | The Washington Post | - |
| 2006 | Web Reporting | washingtonpost.com | The Washington Post | - |
| 2005 | Web Reporting | roanoke.com | The Roanoke Times | - |
| 2004 | Web Reporting | DallasNews.com | The Dallas Morning News | - |
| 2003 | Web Reporting | Times Union, | Albany, N.Y. | - |
| 2002 | Web Reporting | The Sun, | San Bernardino, Calif. | - |
| 2001 | Web Reporting | USATODAY.com | USATODAY.com | - |
| 2000 | Web Reporting | MTVi News, | New York, N.Y. | - |
| 1999 | Web Reporting | APBnews.com | New York, N.Y. | - |
| 2008 | Journalism Teacher of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award | Charles Davis | University of Missouri-Columbia | - |
| 2007 | Journalism Teacher of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award | Elinor Kelley Grusin | The University of Memphis | - |
| 2006 | Journalism Teacher of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award | Robert Richards | Pennsylvania State University | - |
| 2005 | Journalism Teacher of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award | Dr. Louis A. Day | Louisiana State University | - |
| 2004 | Journalism Teacher of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award | Sandra F. Chance | University of Florida | - |
| 2003 | Journalism Teacher of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award | Debashis "Deb" Aikat | University of North Carolina, | - |
| 2008 | Journalism Administrator of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award | Marilyn Weaver | Ball State University, Muncie, Ind. | - |
| 2007 | Journalism Administrator of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award | David M. Rubin | Syracuse University | - |
| 2006 | Journalism Administrator of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award | Shirley Staples Carter | University of South Carolina | - |
| 2005 | Journalism Administrator of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award | Thomas Kunkel | University of Maryland | - |
| 2004 | Journalism Administrator of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award | Will Norton Jr. | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | - |
| 2003 | Journalism Administrator of the Year Charles E. Scripps Award | John M. Hamilton | Louisiana State University | - |
| 2008 | Investigative Reporting Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize | The Miami Herald | - | |
| 2007 | Investigative Reporting Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize | Walt Bogdanich, Jake Hooker | The New York Times | - |
| 2006 | Investigative Reporting Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize | Charles Forelle, James Bandler, Mark Maremont, Steve Stecklow | The Wall Street Journal | - |
| 2005 | Investigative Reporting Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize | Robin Fields, Evelyn Larrubia, Jack Leonard | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 2004 | Investigative Reporting Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize | Los Angeles Times | - | |
| 2003 | Investigative Reporting Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize | Asbury Park Press/Gannett | - | |
| 2008 | Washington Reporting Raymond Clapper Award | David Willman | Los Angeles Times | - |
| 2007 | Washington Reporting Raymond Clapper Award | McClatchy Washington Bureau | - | |
| 2006 | Washington Reporting Raymond Clapper Award | Wes Allison | St. Petersburg Times | - |
| 2005 | Washington Reporting Raymond Clapper Award | Knight Ridder Washington Burea | - | |
| 2004 | Washington Reporting Raymond Clapper Award | Greg Jaffe | The Wall Street Journal | - |