New York Press Association
Founded in 1853
The New York Press Association awards the A-Mark Prize for Best Investigative Reporting. The Prize rewards excellent reporting and investigative journalism in the state of New York. Entries can be a single investigation or a focused series of work that exposes a wrong or clarifies a systemic problem. Judges will look for reporting with clear public impact.
The first place winner receives $5,000 for the reporter and $2,500 for the outlet, second place is $3,000 for the reporter and $1,500 for the outlet, and third place is $2,000 for the reporter and $1,000 for the outlet.
A-Mark Prize Recipients
2026
First Place
David Olson, Arielle Martinez, Macy Egeland, and Joshua Solomon, “Broken Practice” (PDF), Newsday (Links: 1, 2, 3, behind a paywall)
Second Place
Newsday Staff, “Dangerous Roads,” Newsday (Links: 1, 2, 3, 4, behind a paywall)
Third Place
Honorable Mention
Ryan Kost, Willow Higgins, Oishika Neogi, and Curtis Brodner, “Innocence Ignored,” NY Focus
2025
First Place
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