Neal Notes

Dispatches, updates, and field notes from the Prize community — a living record of the work, and of the people who keep faith with it.

Before the Names Are Announced

A July reflection on the Laureates initiative, updated September 29 with a link to the announced inaugural 2027 class.

Neal Conan Laureates

Jul 26

Portrait of Neal J. Conan, 1949–2021, framed in an oval with a laurel wreath.

Help Shape the Inaugural Neal Conan Laureates

An archived May community poll, updated September 29 with a link to the announced inaugural 2027 Neal Conan Laureates.

Neal Conan Laureates

May 29

Stories on press freedom, the Prize community, and the work of the Neal Conan Prize Winners and Neal Conan Laureates — once a month, on the last Saturday.