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MOLLY Journalism Prize

The Return of the MOLLY

At 70, the Observer is publishing stories that are as vital as ever and building its community of support.

by Texas Observer

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Texas Observer Announces Finalists in the 15th Annual MOLLY Journalism Prizes

by Mike Kanin

‘Consider What the Most Powerful Least Want You to Do, and then Do That’

by Rebecca Traister

Wired’s Andrea Valdez Will Be the Texas Observer’s Next Editor

by Mike Kanin

Hannah Dreier May 01, 2019

Texas Observer Announces ProPublica’s Hannah Dreier as the 2019 MOLLY National Journalism Award Winner

Dreier’s work on “Trapped in Gangland” provides a “necessary dose of reality in a conversation dominated by the Trump administration’s fear-mongering,” the judges wrote.

by Mike Kanin

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Q&A with Janice Engel, Director of a New Molly Ivins Documentary

by Teresa Mioli

May 28, 2015

Esther Kaplan wins MOLLY National Journalism Prize

by Emily Williams

Inside this month's print issue

Editor’s Letter: Introducing Our May/June 2025 Issue

A note from the editor-in-chief

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Paul Krugman and Dave Mann Jun 14, 2012

Paul Krugman at the 2012 Texas Observer MOLLY Journalism Prize Dinner

by Jen Reel

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