Collier Prize for State Government Accountability
The $25,000 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability at the University of Florida is one of the largest journalism prizes in the nation. It is designed to encourage coverage of state-level government in every state, focusing on investigative and political reporting. The prize, announced annually at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, recognizes the best U. S. professional reporting on state government accountability in any medium or on any platform and is available to any news organization.
2024 Winners
A collaboration among the Texas Tribune, ProPublica and FRONTLINE to report on the tragic mishandling of the active-shooter situation at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, received the 2024 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability.
Public Health Watch and several partner organizations won second place for “Toxic Texas Air.” The Democrat & Chronicle of Rochester, New York, was awarded third place for its coverage of the aftermath of the bomb cyclone blizzard in Buffalo, New York, in December 2022.
Previous Winners
UFCJC Appoints Veteran Journalist Rick Hirsch as Inaugural Director of the Collier Prize for State Government Accountability
July 15, 2024
Ted Bridis Authors Opinion Column on the Importance and Evolution of Investigative Journalism
April 24, 2024
Texas Tribune, ProPublica and FRONTLINE Win 2024 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability
April 23, 2024
Hub Brown Comments on the Value of a Journalism Education and the Importance of Local and State Investigative Reporting
April 19, 2024