The Noel Markwell Media Award is presented to someone in the media whose work best reflects the purposes and the spirit of the International Society of Political Psychology. The award is open to any institution, journalist, or other media source that demonstrates concern for the political psychological factors that are central to the ISPP. The award carries a monetary award of $500 total (to split among multiple individuals if applicable).
How to Nominate:
All nominations must include the following: An argument as to why the institution, journalist, or other media source deserves the award. To complete a nomination, simply send these materials to the Committee Chair by the deadline.
2024 Award Committee:
Chair: Amanda Bittner (Memorial University)
Committee: Ann Crigler (University of Southern California)
THE NOMINATION PROCESS FOR 2024 is CLOSED. The deadline for nominations was extended to 15 February 2024.
Winners will be notified by early April 2024.
First awarded in 2005.
Current Winner
Noel Markwell Media Award
Bob Woodward, The Washington Post
Bob Woodward, an esteemed Associate Editor of The Washington Post since 1971, is a highly acclaimed journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. His groundbreaking coverage of the Watergate scandal, alongside Carl Bernstein, remains one of the greatest journalistic efforts in history. With 18 national bestsellers to his name, including "All the President's Men," Woodward's influence in political reporting is unparalleled. The Award Committee awards the Markwell Media Award to The Washington Post for its coverage of the January 6th events and to Bob Woodward for his exceptional coverage of political corruption from Watergate to Trump.
Past Winners
- 2023 Bob Woodward/The Washington Post
- 2022 Ezra Klein
- 2021 Amnon Abramovich
- 2020 Radio La Benevolencija
- 2019 Not Awarded
- 2018 Digital Team of the Süddeutsche Zeitung
- 2017 Jerry Large, Seattle Times
- 2016 Melissa Harris-Perry, MSNBC
- 2015 Chris Mooney, The Washington Post, United States
- 2014 Thomas B. Edsall, Columbia University, United States
- 2013 Sasha Issenberg, MONOCLE, United States
- 2012 Shankar Vedantam, National Public Radio (NPR), United States
- 2011 Robert Fisk, The Independent
- 2010 Amy Goodman, Democracy NOW!
- 2009 Mr. Takasumi Saikawa,Chief Editorial Writer of Kyodo News, Japan
- 2008 Bill Moyers (PBS: Bill Moyers Journal)
- 2007 Not Awarded
- 2006 Not Awarded
- 2005 Stephanie Nolen (The Toronto Globe and Mail) and Philip Gourevitch (The New Yorker, Paris Review)