- Drew Berry – Executive Director, NABJ
- Michelle V. Agins – Photographer, The New York Times
- Charles W. “Hoppy” Adams, Jr. (Posthumously) – Executive Vice President, WANN/WXTC
- Harry D. Boomer – Anchor/Senior Reporter, Cleveland 19 News
- Tanya K. Hart – Producer/Host, Hollywood Live, American Urban Radio Networks
- Levi Henry, Jr. – Founder/Publisher, Westside Gazette Newspaper
- Cheryl Smith – Publisher-Editor, I Messenger Media
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Journalist of the Year – Jacqueline Charles, Reporter, Miami Herald
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Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist of the Year Award – Nima Elbagir, Chief International Investigative Correspondent, CNN
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Journalist of Distinction – Imara Jones, Creator, TransLash Media
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Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement Award – Dean Baquet, Local Investigative Times, The New York Times
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Legacy Award – Richard M. Peery, Retired Reporter, Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Michael J. Feeney Emerging Journalist Award – Sarahbeth Maney, Photojournalist, The Detroit Free Press
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Ida B. Wells Award – Robin Lytle Turner, VP of Training, Culture & Community, Dow Jones
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Patricia L. Tobin Media Professional Award – Kayla Tucker Adams, Founder & Chief Strategist, KTA Media Group
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Angelo B. Henderson Community Service Award – Karleen Leveille Robinson, Morning News Anchor, WBNG TV 12
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Journalism Educator of the Year: Miki Turner, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, University of Southern California
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Student Journalist of the Year – Amudalat Ajasa, Intern, The New York Times’ Ida B. Wells Society
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Best Practices – The Markup, a nonprofit newsroom investigating how powerful institutions use technology to change society
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Professional Chapter of the Year – NABJ-Chicago
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Student Chapter of the Year – University of North Texas-NABJ
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President’s Award – Jerry McCormick, Senior Public Information Officer, City of San Diego