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2026 Press Club of cleveland’s all ohio excellence in journalism award competition is open

The Press Club of Cleveland invites you to submit your best work to the 2026 All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards, celebrating outstanding journalism produced during the 2025 calendar year.

This annual competition honors the journalists, newsrooms and media organizations that keep Ohio informed, engaged and accountable. Whether your work uncovered wrongdoing, told a powerful community story or captured a defining moment in time, this is your opportunity to be recognized among the best in the state.

The A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism — $15,000 in Cash Awards

For the second year, we are proud to present The A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Ohio, created to recognize and reward exceptional investigative reporting that serves the public interest.

You can enter the 2026 All Ohio Excellence in Journalism contest by clicking this link