Announcing the Religion News Association Excellence in Religion Reporting Award Finalists for 2025
Congratulations to the finalists named so far in this year's Religion News Association Awards for Religion Reporting Excellence.
Winners of this year's awards — which showcase religion journalism excellence in the news media among 13 categories of print, online, multiple media, broadcast and book entries — will be revealed April 5th at the annual RNA Banquet at the 2025 conference.
Finalists (In no particular order)
Elizabeth Dias - The New York Times
Deepa Bharath - The Associated Press
Jessie Wardarski - The Associated Press
Michelle Boorstein - The Washington Post
Matthew DeFour - ProPublica
Tayla Zax - The Forward
Emma Goldberg - The New York Times
Sarah Ventre - NPR
Corenna Roozeboom - Money, Meet Meaning
Tony Ganzer - Faithfull Pod
Simon Ostrovsky - PBS
Josh Hinkle - KXAN
Judy Isikow - ABC News
Rachel Hale - Freelance
Tamarra Kemsley - The Salt Lake Tribune
Sophie Carson - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Carla Hinton - The Oklahoman
Niraj Warikoo - The Detroit Free Press
Laura Costantino - The Miami Herald
Laura Malt Schneiderman - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Deena Yellin - The (Bergen) Record in New Jersey
Judy L. Thomas - The Kansas City Star
Sarah Berger, Sue Fishkoff -Moment Magazine
Yonat Shimron - Religion News Service
Adelle Banks - Religion News Service
Matthew Litman - The Forward
PJ Grisar - The Forward
Karin Price Mueller - NJ.com
Elizabeth Dias - The New York Times
Michelle Boorstein - Washington Post
Elizabeth Dias, Lisz Lerer, Abbie VanSickle - The New York Times
Courtney Mares - Catholic News Agency
Staff - The Forward
Casey Benefield, Mia Gallegos, Aaron Hedge - FaVS News
Claire Giangrave - Religion News Service
Sarah Stankoob - Slate
Lauren Hakimi, Naftoli Moster - Shtetl
Peter Smith - The Associated Press
Ruth Graham - The New York Times
Ruth Graham, Elizabeth Dias - The New York Times
Luis Henao - The Associated Press
