Awards

Excellence in Business Coverage

This category recognizes outstanding one-time or ongoing coverage of business issues. Submission must follow the appropriate entry format rules as described above for writing, TV, radio, digital and photojournalism. Submissions should include the working URL for each...

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Excellence in Political Coverage

This category recognizes outstanding one-time or ongoing coverage of political issues. Submission must follow the appropriate entry format rules as described above for writing, TV, radio, digital and photojournalism. Submissions should include the working URL for each...

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Lydia Polgreen

HuffPost Editor-in-Chief Lydia Polgreen was the recipient of the 2018 Randy Shilts Award for LGBTQ Coverage. She was named editor-in-chief in December 2016 after spending nearly 15 years at The New York Times, where she most recently led an initiative to expand its...

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Dudley Clendinen

The late Dudley Clendinen was a national reporter and editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Baltimore Sun and The New York Times, frequently known for his writings on gay life, societal inequality, addiction and illness. Clendinen explored gay life in...

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Hilton Als

Hilton Als is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, critic and social commentator. His work surrounding identity and queerness has earned him the praise of the nation’s leading literary and cultural institutions. He is currently a staff writer and theatre critic at The New...

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Carolyn Ryan

Carolyn Ryan is the recipient of the 2018 NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists Leadership Award. She is the assistant managing editor at The New York Times. In this position she oversees the recruiting of journalists to The Times. Before she was...

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Karen Hawkins

Karen Hawkins was the recipient of the 2018 NLGJA Jeanne Córdova Award. She is the Founder and Rebelle in Chief of Rebellious Magazine for Women. She is an award-winning reporter and editor whose journalism background includes positions with The Associated...

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Henry Goldblatt

Henry Goldblatt was the recipient of the 2018 Lisa Ben Award. Goldblatt was named editor-in-chief of Entertainment Weekly in 2015, where he previously served as the brand’s deputy managing editor and director of brand development. In 2014, Goldblattwas named deputy...

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Marc Malkin

Marc Malkin was the recipient of the 2017 Lisa Ben Award. Malkin served as a reporter and editor at E! News for over a decade. He was the Managing Editor for film at E! News as well as an on-air correspondent. He's also been a reporter, a writer and an online...

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