The Izzy Award is named after maverick journalist I. F. "Izzy" Stone, who launched I. F. Stone's Weekly in 1953 and exposed government deception, McCarthyism, and racial bigotry. Presented by the Park Center for Independent Media annually for "outstanding achievement in independent media," the Izzy Award goes to an independent outlet, journalist, or producer for contributions to our culture, politics, or journalism created outside traditional corporate structures.
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The seventeenth annual Izzy Award was awarded to Steve Mellon (Pittsburgh Union Progress) and Maximillian Alvarez (The Real News Network) who collaborated on stories regarding East Palestine, Ohio to expose the toxic environment harming residents long after the 2023 train derailment; Jewish Currents for their in-depth coverage of Gaza and the related injustices, inequalities, and threats to democracy posed abroad and here at home; Mohammed Mhawish, a journalist from Gaza City who fled to Cairo, Egypt, was recognized for his writing at The Nation covering the ongoing attacks on the Palestinian civilian population; and the San Francisco Public Press investigated how the U.S. Navy conducted unethical radiation experiments on the public for years without their knowledge. Go here for more information about 2025's winners.
The sixteenth annual Izzy Award was awarded to nonprofit news outlet In These Times, Trina Reynolds-Tyler and Sarah Conway for their joint investigative series “Missing In Chicago," and journalists Mohammed El-Kurd and Lynzy Billing. The Izzy judges also gave special recognition to Democracy Now! for coverage that documented the destruction wreaked in Gaza and raised Palestinian voices to public awareness. The public can watch the virtual ceremony here.
The fifteenth annual Izzy Award was awarded to nonprofit news outlets The Lever and Mississippi Free Press, and journalists Carlos Ballesteros and Liza Gross. The award was presented on April 27, 2023. See the virtual ceremony here.
The fourteenth annual Izzy Award was awarded to nonprofit outlets Block Club Chicago, Better Government Association, THE CITY, and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, as well as to journalist Jenni Monet for her newsletter “Indigenously: Decolonizing Your Newsfeed.” The award was presented on April 26, 2022. See the virtual ceremony here.
The thirteenth annual Izzy Award was awarded to nonprofit news outlet TRUTHOUT, journalist LILIANA SEGURA, senior reporter at The Intercept and journalist TIM SCHWAB, writing in The Nation. See the full press release for more info. The award will be presented on April 27, 2021.
The twelfth annual Izzy Award was presented in 2020 to journalist MATT TAIBBI, the publication “NEWS INSIDE,” a publication of The Marshall Project, and Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism -- CENTRO DE PERIODISMO INVESTIGATIVO (CPI). See the full press release for more info. See the virtual ceremony here.
The eleventh annual Izzy Award was presented in 2019 to journalists LAURA FLANDERS, DAVE LINDORF and AARON MATÉ and publication EARTH ISLAND JOURNAL. See more here.
The tenth annual Izzy Award was presented in 2018 to journalists LEE FANG, SHARON LERNER, DAHR JAMAIL and TODD MILLER. See more here.
The ninth annual Izzy Award was presented in 2017 to journalists SHANE BAUER, ARI BERMAN, SETH FREED WESSLER and "AMERICA DIVIDED." See more here.
The eighth annual Izzy Award was presented in 2016 to INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS and independent journalists JAMIE KELVEN and BRANDON SMITH. Also, Democracy Now! host and executive producer AMY GOODMAN was inducted into the I. F. Stone Hall of Fame. See more here.
The seventh annual Izzy Award was presented in 2015 to author NAOMI KLEIN and Investigative journalist DAVID SIROTA. See more here.
The sixth annual Izzy Award was presented in 2014 to independent reporter JOHN CARLOS FREY and author NICK TURSE. See more here.
The fifth annual Izzy Award was presented in 2013 to the nonprofit news outlet MOTHER JONES. See more here.
The fourth annual Izzy Award was presented in 2012 to Democracy Now! correspondent SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS and to the CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY for its work on "ALEC Exposed." See more here.
The third annual Izzy Award was presented in 2011 to independent journalist ROBERT SCHEER and independent magazine CITY LIMITS. See more here.
The second annual Izzy Award was presented in 2010 to independent journalist JEREMY SCAHILL. See more here.
The inaugural Izzy Award was presented in 2009 to blogger GLENN GREENWALD and Democracy Now! host and executive producer AMY GOODMAN. See more here.