Young America’s Foundation’s prestigious National Journalism Center in partnership with the Dao Feng and Angela Foundation (DAF) is proud to announce the inaugural winner of the Dao Prize – the Twitter Files.
Through their tireless, truth-seeking reporting, Bari Weiss, Matt Taibbi, and Michael Shellenberger have demonstrated the power and importance of courageous journalism.
Finalists for the Dao Prize also included Aaron Sibarium of the Washington Free Beacon and Joseph Simonson and Andrew Kerr of the Washington Free Beacon.
As trust in media hovers near record lows, NJC and DAF believe it is essential to celebrate reporters advancing the public interest through robust investigative work. Too often, the media establishment celebrates work that protects power rather than challenging it. The Dao Prize honors truth above all else. Dao Prize-winning journalism stands out for accuracy and courage.
“The inaugural Dao Prize was a roaring success and a giant step forward for America’s broken media. NJC is so eager to bring the values of good old-fashioned investigative reporting back to an industry that desperately needs it,” said Emily Jashinsky, Director of the National Journalism Center.
“I could not be more grateful that you’ve chosen to create such a significant new prize for old-school, fact-based reporting,” Matt Taibi said during his acceptance speech, which can be read here or watched on YAF’s YouTube channel.
The Dao Prize is available to all American media outlets. The National Journalism Center, a project of Young America’s Foundation, has trained truth-seeking journalists since 1977. The Dao Prize is judged by an independent prize committee, who cast secret ballots after a round of debate and discussion. First-prize winners are awarded $100,000, and two honorable mention winners will receive $10,000 each.
Publications are welcome to submit as many stories for consideration as they like. Applications are available here. All applications must be signed and approved by an editor from the publication.
The Dao Feng and Angela Foundation is passionate about this prize and firmly believes that for America to preserve her founding principles and hold elected officials accountable, courageous journalists are essential.
The Dao Prize awards these courageous journalists and gives them the recognition often ignored by other organizations and media outlets.
