News about the Collier Prize for State Government Accountability. For more information, visit the Prize page.
Tuesday February 3, 2026
Using a tool called Google NotebookLM, we turned last month’s Collier Newsletter into a podcast. We didn’t know exactly what to expect. We thought we’d get a reading of the …
Tuesday January 6, 2026
The second Collier Spotlight award, a quarterly certificate recognizing groundbreaking reporting on state government institutions, is awarded to the New Hampshire Bulletin and reporter William …
Tuesday October 7, 2025
The first Collier Spotlight award, a new quarterly certificate recognizing groundbreaking reporting on state government institutions, is awarded to Texas Public Radio and reporter Paul Flahive for a …
Wednesday April 23, 2025
The largest prize in state government accountability journalism honors the Associated Press, NBC News/Noticias Telemundo, and Illinois Answers Project for dedication to holding government officials accountable.
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Sunday January 26, 2025
Rick Hirsch, Collier Prize director, is the guest on WUFT-FM’s Tell Me About It and talks about the inaugural Collier Prize for State Government Accountability …
Friday September 20, 2024
The Washington Post and Grist are the winners of the 2024 University of Florida Award in Investigative Data Journalism, presented by the Online News Association (ONA), in the Large Newsroom and …
Monday July 15, 2024
The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) today announced the appointment of Rick Hirsch as the inaugural director of the Collier Prize for State Government …
Wednesday April 24, 2024
Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Michael and Linda Connelly Senior Lecturer in Investigative Reporting, is the author of the opinion column …
Tuesday April 23, 2024
The news organizations collaborated on an investigative series about the tragic mishandling of the active-shooter situation at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022
Friday April 19, 2024
Hub Brown, dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC), is quoted in “Media is in Flux. Don’t Let That Dissuade You from a Journalism Career” published on …
Monday April 1, 2024
Hub Brown, dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) was a guest on Black Star News on WBAI 99.5 FM, community-based Pacifica Radio in New York City. The …
Friday March 22, 2024
Ted Bridis, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Rob Hiaasen Senior Lecturer in Investigative Reporting, is the author of “The State of Journalism in 2024: Why Talk Media …
