Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting
The Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting, awarded annually by Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, is named after Robin Toner, as is the Toner Lecture/Symposium on American politics and political journalism; together they make up the Toner Program in Political Reporting, established at Syracuse University in 2009. The Toner Prize recognizes those writers who have made outstanding contributions to the political Journalism field. The award was presented in 2016 by President Barack Obama
Recipients
2010, Craig Harris, Arizona Republic
2011, Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, for an in-depth look, titled State for Sale, at the effects on North Carolina of Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission.[1]
2012, Molly Ball, The Atlantic
2013, Karen Tumulty[2]
2014, Dan Balz, The Washington Post, recognized for a series of political profiles that illuminated the partisan divide in Washington.
2016, Alec MacGillis, ProPublica
A complete list with biographies.[3]
Keynote Speakers
March 24, 2015, Hillary Rodham Clinton[4]
March 28, 2016, President Barack Obama at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. [5][6]