Congratulations to our RNA Excellence in Religion Reporting winners!
At a special 75th anniversary event hosted at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pa. on April 20, 2024, the Religion News Association (RNA) showcased religion journalism excellence across 13 categories spanning print, online and broadcast media, as well as nonfiction books.
The award winners included Religion Stories of the Year from The Forward ("Special report: What’s it really like to be Jewish on campus right now?"), Michelle Boorstein ("Catholic group spent millions on app data that tracked gay priests," The Washington Post) and Ruth Graham ("With a deadline looming, the United Methodist Church breaks up," The New York Times).
Since 1949, the Religion News Association has been the premier professional association for people who report on religion in the news media. Our mission is to equip journalists throughout the world with the tools and resources they need to cover religion with balance, accuracy and insight.
Below is a full list of awardees. Congratulations to all the journalists, authors and news outlets, for their contributions to the religion beat!
Religion Story of the Year
1st Place - The Forward
2nd Place - Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post
3rd Place - Ruth Graham, The New York Times
Renner Award for Enterprise and Serials
1st Place - Peter Smith, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Luis Andres Henao, Natacha Pisarenko, Chinedu Asadu, Jessie Wardarski, Deepa Bharath, Mariam Fam, Ilan Ben Zion, Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press
2nd Place - Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service
3rd Place - Chris Herlinger, Doreen Ajiambo, Patrick Egwu, Rhina Guidos, Thomas Scaria, Tawanda Karombo, Global Sisters Report
Supple Award for Feature Writing
1st Place - Bobby Ross Jr., for Religion Unplugged, The Christian Chronicle and The Associated Press
2nd Place - Jodi Rudoren, The Forward
3rd Place - Ruth Graham, The New York Times
Newspapers: Large and Wire Services
1st Place - Ruth Graham, The New York Times
2nd Place - Daniel Miller, The Los Angeles Times
3rd Place - María Teresa Hernández, The Associated Press
Honorable Mention - Thomas Curwen, The Los Angeles Times
Newspapers: Small and Midsized
1st Place - Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune
Tied 2nd Place - Alexandria Burris, Indianapolis Star
Tied 2nd Place - Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor
Online-Only News Outlets
1st Place - Jodi Rudoren, The Forward
2nd Place - Jasmine Vaughn-Hall and Jessica Gallagher, The Baltimore Banner
3rd Place - Arno Rosenfeld, The Forward
Honorable Mention - Bob Smietana, Religion News Service
Documentary
1st Place - David Washburn and Razi Jafri, PBS Independent Lens
Photography: Gallery
1st Place - Tom Levy, KALW Spiritual Edge
Multimedia: Analysis
1st Place - Sandi Villareal, Texas Monthly
2nd Place - Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News
3rd Place - Matthew D. Taylor and Bradley Onishi, Rolling Stone/Religion Dispatches
Multimedia: Commentary or Blog
1st Place - Amy Schwartz, Moment Magazine
2nd Place - Celia Viggo Wexler, CNN
3rd Place - Jodi Rudoren, The Forward
Magazine, Overall Excellence
1st Place - Moment Magazine
Magazine and Non-daily Newspapers
1st Place - Linda Wertheimer, The Hechinger Report
2nd Place - Mari Cohen, Jewish Currents
3rd Place - Brian Roewe, National Catholic Reporter
Broadcast: Radio
1st Place - Doug Fabrizio, Benjamin Bombard, Timothy Slover, Keri Watson, KUER Radio West
2nd Place - Judy Silber, Lyla June Johnston, Jeb Sharp, Loretta Williams, Tarek Fouda, Chris Egusa, Tom Levy, Lindsay Myers-Humlie, KALW Spiritual Edge
Broadcast: Podcast
1st Place - Sojourners
2nd Place - Interfaith Voices
3rd Place - KALW Spiritual Edge
Book: Nonfiction
1st Place - Stephanie Saldaña, What We Remember Will Be Saved