2026 Hillman Prizes
Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honored journalists who pursue investigative reporting and deep storytelling in service of the common good. The Hillman Prizes strive to recognize discernment of a significant news story, resourcefulness and courage in reporting, skill in relating the story and the impact of the coverage.
2026 Hillman Prize for Book Journalism
The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2026 Hillman Prize for Newspaper Journalism
“Standard of Fear”
The Dallas Morning News
2026 Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism
Inside the DOGE Takeover of the Federal Government
WIRED Magazine
2026 Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism
The Alabama Solution
The Alabama Film Project and HBO Documentary Films
2026 Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis Journalism
“The Great Migration”
The New York Times
2026 SEIU Award for Reporting on Racial and Economic Justice
“Sick in a Hospital Town”
ProPublica