"Entries from The Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, The Arizona Republic, and Boston’s WBUR also earned recognition.
2021 McElheny Award Now Accepting Submissions
The award will recognize one outstanding work of local or regional science journalism with a $5,000 prize.
"Wildfire Series Wins Knight Science Journalism’s McElheny Award
Judges lauded “Ahead of the Fire” for its rigorous reporting, compelling storytelling, and inventive data journalism. “They pushed the envelope,” said one panel member. “It took what was not only an Arizona issue and a California issue and explained why it was relevant to everyone in the country.”
"KSJ’s Inaugural Director Reflects on a Career of Covering Science
For the past six decades, McElheny has written about many miraculous moments in science, from the lunar landing to the sequencing of the human genome. But he points back to one remarkable experience—witnessing an open-heart surgery—as the spark.
"Post and Courier Trio Feted at Inaugural Victor McElheny Award Luncheon
In a sun-filled room overlooking the Charles River, the Knight Science Journalism Program honored reporters from the Charleston Post and Courier with the inaugural Victor K. McElheny Award for local and regional science journalism.
"Gulf Stream Series Wins Knight Science Journalism’s Victor K. McElheny Award
Reporters from the Charleston Post and Courier, the Seattle Times, and the Tampa Bay Times are among the honorees of the inaugural Victor K. McElheny Award for local and regional science journalism, presented by MIT’s Knight Science Journalism Program.