American Mosaic Journalism Prize

The American Mosaic Journalism Prize is a journalism prize awarded annually to two freelance journalists "for excellence in long-form, narrative, or deep reporting on stories about underrepresented and/or misrepresented groups in the present American landscape".[1][2][3] The award is given by the Heising-Simons Foundation, a family foundation based in Los Altos and San Francisco, California.[4][5][6]

The American Mosaic Journalism Prize was created in 2018 by the Heising-Simons Foundation.[7][8][6] The winners are selected by ten judges who receive nominations from a confidential network of nominators.[9][10] Winners are awarded an unrestricted cash prize of $100,000 each,[4][3] making it a larger cash prize than the Pulitzer Prize (which awards $15,000 to winners).[11]

The American Mosaic Journalism Prize is directed by Brian Eule, Director of Journalism and Communications at the Heising-Simons Foundation.[12] Past judges on the judging panel include Wesley Lowery (2018-2024), Katherine Boo (2022-2024), Hannah Allam (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022), Stephanie Foo (2020, 2023, 2024), Sam Freedman (2019, 2020), Farai Chideya (2023), Cindi Leive (2022), Mirta Ojito (2019, 2021), Sewell Chan (2024), Rose Arce (2024), Alexis Madrigal (2024), and Antonia Hylton (2019-2024), among others.

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  2. ^ Scutari, Mike (22 February 2018). "A Journalism Golden Age? Not Just Yet: Behind a Funder's Critical Support for Freelancers". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
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  4. ^ a b "2 journalists win prizes for work on underrepresented people". Associated Press. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  5. ^ "2 win journalism award for work on underreported communities". ABC News. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  6. ^ a b Kaufman, Joanne (2017-07-14). "Learning to Bridge a Generation Gap in Philanthropy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  7. ^ "Cronkite's Valeria Fernández Wins Inaugural American Mosaic Journalism Prize". Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  8. ^ Wang, Jennifer (2019-11-20). "America's Top 50 Givers". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  9. ^ Clancy, Sean (2020-02-09). "PAPER TRAILS: Journalist from state takes prize". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  10. ^ "2 win journalism award for work on underreported communities". Associated Press. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  11. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  12. ^ Castillo, Amaris (2022-04-28). "Why this family foundation gives out $100,000 of unrestricted money to select freelance journalists". Poynter. Retrieved 2023-06-12.