editorial rookie of the year

Rookie of the Year honors a new journalist with less than 18 months’ experience in the field. Journalists are nominated by their member publication and are required to submit five clips as well as a letter of recommendation. Nominations are accepted through the Editorial Contest. 2015 marked the first year for this award.


Past recipients of the Rookie of the Year Award:

YEAR WINNER PUBLICATION
2022 Ethan Ehrenhaft Baltimore Sun Media Group
2021 Christine Condon The Baltimore Sun
2020 Daniel Oyefusi The Baltimore Sun
2019 Kristen Griffith The Enterprise
2018 Talia Richman The Baltimore Sun
2017 Jesse Dougherty The Washington Post
2016 Fatima Waseem The Baltimore Sun
2015 Brittany Horn The Daily Times
2014 Rachel Pacella The Daily Times