Online journalists, digital news organizations and students worldwide can apply for an award.
The Online News Association (ONA) is accepting entries for the 2025 Online Journalism Awards recognizing excellence in digital reporting.
Award categories include breaking news, visual digital storytelling, investigative journalism, public service, climate change and more. This year's competition features two new categories: Excellence in Science Reporting and Innovation in Revenue Strategy.
The contest offers four awards with a total of US$45,000 in prize money, courtesy of The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication’s Agora Journalism Center, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and SmartNews.
Entries must have been published between April 15, 2024 and April 2, 2025. Although English translations are strongly recommended, works may be submitted in any language.
The entry fee is US$125 for ONA members, US$200 for non-members, US$15 for student members, US$30 for student non-members, and US$50 for ONA members and non-members working in micro-size newsrooms.
The deadline is May 15.