Sidney Hillman Foundation in the USA invites applications and nominations for the Hillman Prize in 2020.
The Hillman Prizes honour investigative journalism and commentary in service of the common good. Winners exemplify reportorial excellence, storytelling skill, and social justice impact. There is no fee to enter. There is no limit to the number of entries one outlet or publication may enter.
Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honoured journalists, writers and public figures that pursue investigative journalism and public policy in service of the common good. Sidney Hillman was the founding president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, a predecessor union of Workers United, SEIU. Sidney Hillman, an architect of the New Deal, fought to build a vibrant union movement extending beyond the shop floor to all aspects of working people’s lives.
Worth of Award
- Winners are awarded travel to New York City to receive a $5,000 prize and a certificate at our awards ceremony to be held May 4, 2020.
Eligibility
Categories are as follows:
- Book (bound volumes and ebooks)
- Newspaper Journalism (story or series/in print or online)
- Magazine Journalism (story or series/in print or online)
- Broadcast Journalism (story/series/documentary at least 20 minutes in total package length that has aired on television, radio or podcast)
- Web Journalism (story/series that did not appear in print) Open to blogs, photojournalism, and other multimedia projects as well as text.
- Opinion & Analysis Journalism (any medium) Includes all types of advocacy, opinion, commentary and analysis, normally short-form and/or frequent, regardless of medium. Open to newspaper and magazine columnists, TV and radio presenters, podcasters, blogs, and bloggers.
- The contest is open to journalists and subjects globally, although work must have been intended for and be widely accessible to a U.S. audience.
- You may nominate your own work or someone else’s.
- You may apply on your own, or be entered by your organization.
How to Apply
- Please click the box at the bottom of their page to enter.
- You will see category-specific instructions as well as a textbox to enter your cover letter.
- You may upload files, provide URL’s and/or mail copies to their office but you must fill out the form or they will not have a record of your entry.
Deadline: The Call for Entries for the 2020 Hillman Prizes is now open. The deadline is January 30, 2020.