Deadline: 17 April 2024
The Society of Professional Journalists is seeking nominations for the Historic Site in Journalism Award.
The Society’s Historic Sites in Journalism program honors the people and places that have played important roles in American journalistic history.
The sites were originally marked with a bronze marker, and some honorees include: World War II correspondent Ernie Pyle; Benjamin Franklin; William Randolph Hearst; The Associated Press offices in Washington and New York City; Freedom’s Journal, the first Black newspaper published in the United States; and Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black.
Honorees will be announced and honored at a special celebration event determined by the award recipient. A bronze plaque is displayed at the location marking it as a Historic Site in Journalism.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominations must possess an accurate significance to the history of journalism.
For more information, visit Society of Professional Journalists.
