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The Newhouse School announced the finalists in the 2021 competition honoring excellence in media industry reporting. Winners will be announced June 9 at 7 p.m. ET. .

The finalists, selected by a group of journalists and journalism educators, are:

Best Profile

• Lauren Markham, “,” Columbia Journalism Review
• Timothy McLaughlin, “,” The Atlantic
• Abe Streep, “,” Columbia Journalism Review

Best Commentary

• Issac J. Bailey, Nieman Reports
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• Gwen Florio, “,” The Nation
• Andrew Marantz, “,” The New Yorker
• Julian Brave NoiseCat, “,” Columbia Journalism Review

Best Single Article/Story

• Charles Bethea, “,” The New Yorker
• Deborah Douglas, “,” Nieman Reports
• Andrew Marantz, “,” The New Yorker
• Joe Pompeo, “,” Vanity Fair

John M. Higgins Award for In Depth/Enterprise Reporting

• Susie Banikarim and team, “,” Retro Report and Vice
• Micah Loewinger and Hampton Stall with Brooke Gladstone and Katya Rogers, “,” On the Media Produced by WNYC Studios
• Craig Silverman with Ryan Mac and Pranav Dixit, BuzzFeed News
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• Tim Schwab, “,” Columbia Journalism Review

Special Topic Category: Best Story on Media Coverage of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Lynsey Chutel, Lauren Harris, Linda Kinstler, Tony Lin, Zainab Sultan and Stephania Taladrid, “,” Columbia Journalism Review
• Peter Maass, “,” The Intercept
• Nanjala Nyabola, “,” The Nation

Special Topic Category: Best Story on Media Coverage of the 2020 Presidential Election

• Casey Quackenbush, “,” Nieman Reports
• Joan Walsh, “,” The Nation
• Simon V.Z. Wood, “,” Columbia Journalism Review

The Mirror Awards are the most important awards for recognizing excellence in media industry reporting. Established by the Newhouse School in 2006, the awards honor the reporters, editors and teams of writers who hold a mirror to their own industry for the public’s benefit. For information about the awards, visit or email mirrorawards@syr.edu.