Journalism & Public Discourse
Individual topics classified under "Journalism & Public Discourse", ranked by how many awards the books carrying each one have won combined. Open a topic to see its most-awarded books.
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- 1
Journalism
13 books
9
wins
127
score
- Walter Lippmann and the American Century · Ronald Steel3 wins · 36 score
- The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation · Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff1 win · 15 score
- Ida: A Sword Among Lions: Ida B. Wells and the Campaign Against Lynching · Paula J. Giddings1 win · 12 score
- Paris Journal, 1944–1965 · Janet Flanner1 win · 12 score
- The Autobiography of William Allen White · William Allen White†1 win · 12 score
- 2
Media empire
3 books
3
wins
33
score
- 3
True crime
4 books
2
wins
30
score
- The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth · Josh Levin1 win · 12 score
- The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or the Murder at Road Hill House · Kate Summerscale1 win · 12 score
- Tom and Huck Don't Live Here Anymore · Ron Powers0 wins · 3 score
- Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith · Jon Krakauer0 wins · 3 score
- 4
Journalism history
5 books
2
wins
29
score
- Luce and His Empire · W. A. Swanberg1 win · 12 score
- Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War · Deborah Cohen1 win · 5 score
- Murrow: His Life and Times · A.M. Sperber0 wins · 4 score
- The Freaks Came Out To Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture · Tricia Romano0 wins · 4 score
- Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity · Neal Gabler0 wins · 4 score
- 5
War journalism
4 books
1
win
23
score
- 6
War reporting
3 books
1
win
21
score
- 7
Investigative journalism
3 books
0
wins
14
score
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Where This Data Comes From
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction2012–2026
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award1936–2026
- Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction1999–2026
- Bancroft Prize1948–2026
- Cundill History Prize2008–2026
- Financial Times and Standard Chartered Business Book of the Year Award2005–2026
- J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize1999–2026
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography1919–2025
- Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction2014–2026
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography1981–2025