Nominations for the Izzy Award are Open! The Izzy Award will celebrate its 19th year this coming spring. Nominate work in indy media produced during the 2026 calendar year.
I. F. "Izzy" Stone, who launched I. F. Stone's Weekly in 1953 and exposed government deception, McCarthyism, and racial bigotry. The Izzy Award is presented annually by PCIM for "outstanding achievement in independent media."
Named after legendary muckraking journalist I.F. “Izzy” Stone, this award for “special achievement in independent media” is presented annually to independent outlets or journalists for their important work created outside corporate structures.
PCIM sponsors a summer internship program, placing IC students at some of the best independent media outlets in the nation. Interns are selected through a competitive application process and awarded a stipend to help defray costs.