The A-Mark Prizes are awarded by press clubs and associations as part of their journalism contests in the states highlighted below. Winners will be listed below the map once they are announced in each state.
Click on a state highlighted in orange for details on the A-Mark Prize in that location, including a list of winners.
2025 A-Mark Prize Recipients (alpha order)
Illinois: Chicago Headline Club
First Place
Lisa Schencker and Emily Hoerner, “Medical Malpractice Series,” Chicago Tribune
Part 1 (PDF); Part 2 (PDF); Part 3 (PDF)
Second Place
Reema Amin and Mina Bloom, “Lost In Translation: Migrant Kids Struggle In Segregated Chicago Schools,” Chalkbeat Chicago and Block Club Chicago
Third Place
Madison Hopkins and Joe Mahr, “Many cameras. Little focus. Blurry results.,” Illinois Answers Project and Chicago Tribune
New York Press Association
First Place
Emilie Munson, Chris Hippensteel, Brendan Lyons, Taylor Johnston, and Alexandra Harris, “Serious police car crashes are spiking in New York, causing injuries and deaths,” Times Union
Second Place
Adam Stone, “Corporate Care Series,” The Examiner News
Third Place
Anna Bradley-Smith, “Court Allows Partition Sale of Bed Stuy Home in Family for 75 Years,” Park Slope Courier
South Carolina Press Association
First Place
David Weissman, “CCU is hiding investigation of failed donor. Could FL college been spared embarrassment?,” (PDF) The Sun News
Second Place
Cynthia Beasley, “Columbia Municipal Court overcharged drivers more than $22,000 for blinker violations,” WIS News 10
Third Place
Zak Koeske, “They oversee SC charter schools. Why are Charter Institute’s leaders planning schools in TN?,” (PDF) The State