Dig deep into your investigative reporting for a chance at $15,000

Later this month, Missouri Press Association will begin accepting entries for the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism. More information about how to enter, including the specific entry form needed, will be made available closer to the contest’s opening date.
Recognizing excellence in investigative reporting, the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism will award a first-place prize of $5,000 to the winning journalist and $2,500 to their news organization. Second place awards $3,000 to the journalist and $1,500 to the news organization. Third place awards $2,000 to the journalist and $1,000 to the newsroom.
This contest will be open to all news media organizations based in Missouri and their staff members and includes newspapers, broadcast outlets and digital-only platforms. Freelance journalists based in Missouri whose reporting is published or aired by Missouri news media organizations are also eligible to enter.
Entries must have been published or aired during 2024 (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2024). Entries must also include a written statement (500 words or less) outlining the background and scope of the entry and highlighting potential outcomes resulting from the reporting. News organizations will be allowed up to three entries for consideration.
The A-Mark Foundation is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to supporting and encouraging journalism and investigative reporting through grants to organizations that offer awards recognizing journalistic excellence.
Missouri Press Association is the state’s trade industry representing newspapers, digital outlets and other media-adjacent organizations.