Sidney Awards
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October 8, 2025
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2025 Hillman Prize Winners
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2025 Hillman Prize for Book JournalismPenguin Press
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2025 Hillman Prize for Newspaper JournalismSan Francisco Chronicle
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2025 Hillman Prize for Magazine JournalismThe New York Times Magazine
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2025 Hillman Prize for Broadcast JournalismNBC News Studios & MSNBC Films
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2025 Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis JournalismThe Nation
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2025 SEIU Award for Reporting on Racial and Economic JusticeAssociated Press
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About the Foundation
The Sidney Hillman Foundation honors excellence in journalism in service of the common good.
Our awards and programs honor the legacy and vision of union pioneer and New Deal architect Sidney Hillman.
Hillman Prizes
United States
The Call for Entries for the 2026 U.S Hillman Prizes will open Nov 18. Deadline Jan 30, 2026.
Canada
The Call for Entries for the 2026 Canadian Hillman Prizes will open Nov 12. Deadline Jan 15, 2026.
New & Notable
The Call for Entries for the 2026 Canadian Hillman Prizes will open Nov 12. Deadline Jan 15, 2026.
The Call for Entries for the 2026 U.S Hillman Prizes will open Nov 18. Deadline Jan 30, 2026.
The 5th annual ’Reporting the U.S Workplace’ program at the Newmark J-school in NYC was held January 23-24 2025. Please email us if you’d like to be placed on the email list for future programs.
The 2026 SEIU Award for Reporting on Racial and Economic Justice will be presented at the 2026 Hillman Prize ceremony.
Hillman judge Katrina vanden Heuvel on the urgent necesssity of public-interest journalism in The Washington Post