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.
NOV 19: CALL FOR ENTRIES for the 2020 U.S Hillman Prizes is now open. Submit here.
NOV 5: CALL FOR ENTRIES for the 2020 Canadian Hillman Prize is now open. Submit here.
NYC EVENT: “Organizing In The Newsroom: A renewed struggle in the digital era,” Monday Nov 18th, 6:30-8:30pm, at Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. More info and register
Hillman announces launch of ‘Reporting the U.S Workpace’ at the Newmark J-school in NYC. The program is scheduled for Jan. 9-10, 2020. The program pays all expenses including transportation, hotel and food. More info. *Please note the program is FULL.
NYC: Monday 8/5: A preview screening of “American Factory,” a new documentary about a Chinese billionaire who hires 2000 Americans to work in his auto glass factory in GM’s abandoned plant in Dayton, Ohio. It’s the first film to be released by Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions. RSVP and more info
Hillman judge Katrina vanden Heuvel on the urgent necesssity of public-interest journalism in The Washington Post