Newhouse School Announces Winners of 2025 Mirror Awards
Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications announced the winners of the 2025 Mirror Awards at a ceremony Monday in New York City. The awards recognize excellence in media industry reporting.
Chosen by a group of journalists and journalism educators, the winners are:
Best Single Article/Story
Katie Thornton
Rolling Stone
Best Profile
Jack Herrera
Columbia Journalism Review
Best Commentary
Clare Malone
The New Yorker (subscription required)
- “The Meme-ificiation of American Politics”
- “Is the Media Prepared for an Extinction-Level Event?”
- “Is Hunterbrook Media a News Outlet or a Hedge Fund?”
John M. Higgins Award for Best In-Depth/Enterprise Reporting
Manuel Roig-Franzia and Hope Hodge Seck
The Washington Post (subscription required)
- “A Taliban revenge killing prompts questions, removal of an acclaimed documentary”
- “Murrow Award rescinded for acclaimed ‘Retrograde’ documentary”
Mary Calvi ’90, anchor of Inside Edition Weekend and morning news anchor at WCBS-TV in New York City, served as master of ceremonies. Also, these previously announced honorees received their featured awards:
Fred Dressler Leadership Award
Bob Costas H’15
Sportscaster
Lorraine Branham Award
ICT (formerly known as Indian Country Today)
Accepting the award:
Jourdan Bennett-Begaye G’16
Managing Editor
About the Mirror Awards
Established by the Newhouse School in 2006, the Mirror Awards honor the writers, reporters and editors who hold a mirror to their own industry for the public’s benefit. The competition is open to anyone who conducts reporting, commentary or criticism of the media industries in a format intended for a mass audience. Eligible work includes print, broadcast and online editorial content focusing on the development or distribution of news and entertainment. Winners are chosen by a group of journalists and journalism educators.