John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism is an annual award of $25,000 selected by a panel of journalists, for courageous and sustained reporting.
Established in 1995, the award was formerly administered by the University of Pennsylvania, and is administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Ira Lipman provided a gift to Columbia University to support the award. He became a lifelong friend of John Chancellor after they met in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957.
Winners YearWinnerOrganization2020Donald McNeil Jr.The New York Times2019Ginger ThompsonProPublica2018Nikole Hannah-JonesThe New York Times2017Dan BalzThe Washington Post2016Gwen IfillPBS2015Alissa J. RubinThe New York Times2012Maria Hinojosa PBS, NPR2011David Evans Bloomberg Markets2010Robert Siegel National Public Radio2009 Ken Armstrong The Seattle Times2008 Jane Mayer, Andrew C. Revkin The New Yorker, The New York Times 2007 Ofra Bikel PBS series FRONTLINE2006 Henry Weinstein Los Angeles Times2005 Jerry Mitchell The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi 2004 Linda Greenhouse The New York Times (1968–2008) 2003 Mary McGrory The Washington Post (1981–2004) 2002 Jim Wooten ABC News (1979–present) 2000 John Herbers The New York Times (1963–1987) 2000 Claude Sitton The News & Observer Raleigh, North Carolina (1968–1990) 1999 Paul Duke PBS (1974–1994) 1998 John Kifner The New York Times (1963–2008) 1997 Wilson F. “Bill” Minor The Times-Picayune New Orleans, Louisiana (1947–1976)
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