View the 2026 National Headliner Awards Winners
View 2026 Winners!
Praiseworthy
Find out which stories won the 92nd National Headliner Awards,
which honors the best print, online, television, radio
and photographic journalism in the news industry.
Carol Guzy of the Miami Herald won Best in Show in Photo
for a portfolio of images on immigration detention.
Who Are We?
Founded in 1934 by the Press Club of Atlantic City, the National Headliner Awards program is one of the oldest and largest annual contests recognizing journalistic excellence.
The first National Headliner Awards were presented in 1935. Since then, more than 3,000 Headliner medallions have been presented to outstanding photographers, writers, daily newspapers, news syndicates, websites, radio and television stations, TV and radio networks and magazines.
Membership in the exclusive National Headliner Club is limited to individuals and organizations who have won Headliner medallions and to those men and women who serve as consultants and judges for the annual program. Many journalists have capped long and distinguished careers with a National Headliner Award, and each year the judges have recognized exceptional talent that might otherwise have gone unnoticed.
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