WASHINGTON, D.C.--On Wednesday, November 19th, the National Journalism Center, an offshoot of Young America’s Foundation, held their annual Dao Prize for Excellence in Journalism award ceremony. Two Hillsdale College alumni, Reagan Reese and Tyler O’Neil, won awards, Van Andel Graduate School of Government student Katelynn Richardson won first runner-up and Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale in D.C. Mollie Hemingway won first place for the prestigious Dao grand prize.
Reagan Reese and her coworker at The Daily Caller were named finalists for Best Multimedia Reporting for their print and video work on “The Abbey Gate Survivor.”
Tyler O’Neil at The Daily Signal was dubbed finalist for Best “DOGE” Reporting for his series entitled “Your Money, Their Agenda: The Left’s Taxpayer-Funded War on Trump.”
Richardson and her colleague Meg Brock at The Daily Caller published a series entitled, “The Biden Administration’s War on Parents.” Richardson commented, “This series has to be the most important story I've had the chance to share.”
Hemingway and her team at The Federalist won the 2025 Dao Grand Prize for Investigative Journalism of $100,000 for their coverage on the Russia collusion hoax. Many congratulated Hemingway and her team, including Vice President JD Vance, who tweeted out that the award was “well deserved.”
Read more about the Dao prizes and finalists.
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