Collier Prize Symposium

By UF College of Journalism and Communications

Overview

The Collier Prize, the leading U.S. journalism competition for state government reporting, is presenting a symposium on November 13.

Join us online or in person in Gainesville, FL for the 2025 Collier Prize Symposium on State Government Accountability.

The showcase will take place both in-person at the University of Florida Reitz Union Rion Ballroom, and online via livestream (a link will be emailed, to those who have selected the online ticket option, on the week of the symposium). Lunch will be provided to those attending in person.

Featuring:

A keynote conversation with Maribel Perez Wadsworth, CEO of the Knight Foundation.
A discussion of the future of state government reporting with the leaders of States Newsroom, the Institute for NonProfit News and State Affairs.
Deep dives into the investigations that won the 2025 Collier Prize, with reporters from the Associated Press, NBC News and the Illinois Answers Project.

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Highlights

5 hours 30 minutes
In person

Location

Reitz Union, Rion Ballroom, Level 3

655 Reitz Union Drive

Gainesville, FL 32603

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Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Check in and Continental Breakfast, for in-person attendees

9:30 AM - 9:40 AM

Welcome and Programming Begins

9:40 AM - 10:40 AM

Keynote and Q&A

Maribel Perez Wadsworth, CEO and President of the Knight Foundation, and Hub Brown, Dean of UF College of Journalism and Communications.

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UF College of Journalism and Communications

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