O Prêmio Walter Cronkite de 2025 homenageou jornalistas por reportagens corajosas sobre democracia, imigração e excesso de governo, incluindo a sátira de Jon Stewart sobre a iniciativa DOGE. The 2025 Walter Cronkite Awards honored journalists for courageous reporting on democracy, immigration, and government overreach, including Jon Stewart’s satire on the DOGE initiative.

O Prêmio Walter Cronkite de Jornalismo Político de 2025 homenageou jornalistas e veículos por defenderem a responsabilidade e os valores democráticos. The 2025 Walter Cronkite Awards for political journalism honored journalists and outlets for upholding accountability and democratic values. Peter Alexander, da CBS, Scott Pelley, Bill Owens e Maria Gavrilovic, da PBS Amna Nawaz e Geoff Bennett, Rachel Maddow, John Dickerson, Julio Vaqueiro da Noticias Telemundo e KFOR Oklahoma City foram reconhecidos por relatar cobertura da Casa Branca, ordens executivas, desafios democráticos, protestos, imigração e liberdades civis. NBC’s Peter Alexander, CBS’s Scott Pelley, Bill Owens, and Maria Gavrilovic, PBS’s Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett, Rachel Maddow, John Dickerson, Julio Vaqueiro of Noticias Telemundo, and KFOR Oklahoma City were recognized for reporting on White House coverage, executive orders, democratic challenges, protests, immigration, and civil liberties. Jon Stewart recebeu um novo prêmio para Comic News and Commentary, elogiado por usar sátira para criticar o excesso do governo, notavelmente a iniciativa DOGE. Jon Stewart received a new award for Comedic News and Commentary, praised for using satire to critique government overreach, notably the DOGE initiative. A cerimônia, marcada para 12 de dezembro de 2025, no National Press Club, destacou o jornalismo que resiste à intimidação e promove a verdade. The ceremony, set for December 12, 2025, at the National Press Club, highlighted journalism that resists intimidation and promotes truth.