About IndyStar
IndyStar has a deep history of communicating the most important news impacting Indiana’s metropolitan area and the rest of the Hoosier state. IndyStar’s journalists are dedicated to delivering essential and trusted content with a commitment to unbiased journalism. As part of the USA TODAY Network, we adhere to the Principles of Ethical Conduct for Newsrooms. Our newsroom fosters journalists and columnists from a wide range of backgrounds who have the same objective: to capture and analyze the moments that impact Indianapolis on a local, national, and global level.
Our sports journalists are known for their to-the-minute updates on your favorite teams, whether it’s the Colts, Fever, Pacers, high school or the annual Indy 500. The state’s top coverage of the latest game is coming to you from IndyStar.
Our opinion contributors and columnists discuss everything that Hoosiers are talking about right now with a more nuanced and personable voice. You can write a letter to the editor to have your voice heard.
The newsroom covers topics from public safety and investigations to education and business, giving you the facts of what’s happening in Indianapolis to keep our readers informed.
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People often ask
What is IndyStar known for?
Starting in 1903, The Indianapolis Star has long been a source for information that impacts Hoosiers in Indianapolis. Take a look back at our timeline to get a more detailed view of The Star’s history and accomplishments.
Have any IndyStar journalists won the Pulitzer Prize?
Through the years, the IndyStar staff has written articles that have not only been recognized by the local community but have also gained national attention by winning prestigious awards for journalism that pushed beyond state lines.
1975: The Star wins a Pulitzer Prize for its 1974 series on police corruption, reported and written by journalists Dick Cady, Harley Bierce and Bill Anderson.
1991: The Star wins the Pulitzer Prize for a series on medical malpractice. In the newsroom, champagne is poured over the heads of triumphant reporters Joe Hallinan and Susan Headden.
2021: IndyStar and three other newsrooms are awarded the Pulitzer Prize for ‘The standard for being the worst’: IMPD’s dogs bite more than other big cities that “explored the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s use of K9s and found the department had the highest rate of dog bites among police departments in the largest 20 U.S. cities.” Investigative reporter Ryan Martin and photojournalist Mykal McEldowney led the reporting for IndyStar. Investigative reporter Ryan Martin and photojournalist Mykal McEldowney led the reporting for IndyStar.
The Star has not only won Pulitzer prizes for its outstanding investigative and national reporting, but has also won multiple Indiana SPJ Story of the Year and first-place awards for investigative and breaking news reporting in 2022, 2023, and 2024, and EPPY and IRE Awards for its 2020 nursing home investigation. The IndyStar sports department consistently earns national recognition, including a coveted APSE triple crown in 2024 and 2025, placing it among the nation’s top sports sections.
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This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: What Is IndyStar known for?
Reporting by Kurtcia Collazo, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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