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THE NATIONAL PRESS FOUNDATION Annual Report 2018 Making Good Journalists Better The National Press Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. From the President Sandy Johnson | President & COO 11 journalists arrested. 42 journalists attacked. 5 journalists killed. 21 journalists subpoenaed. This is not a tally from a banana republic or a We convened three one-day training programs dictatorship. These are actions taken against on trade, opioids and public health, as well as American journalists in 2018. It is chilling. But a half-day briefing on what to expect from the we cannot let fear-mongering and threats and new Congress and the third year of the Trump violence deter us from doing our very best to administration. fulfill our journalistic responsibilities. We conducted 11 webinars that reached The National Press Foundation has added journalists across the globe via the Evelyn Y. toolbox training to our traditional issues-based Davis Studios. Mrs. Davis, our benefactor, died in training to address new challenges. These November; her legacy will live on through NPF’s included a primer to help people sort fact from work. fiction, what to do if you’re attacked or arrested, a refresher on the origins and evolution of the We completed the 30th anniversary class of the First Amendment, digital ways to protect your Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship sources, and how to make the most of FOIA. with a special celebration at NPF’s annual journalism awards dinner. One-hundred Paul Our signature training is multi-day programs, Miller alumni gathered at a pre-dinner reception and in 2018 we produced six programs of four or and were toasted during the dinner. We’re just five days duration for journalists selected from shy of “graduating” 600 journalists from the across the U.S. Topics covered: a workforce Paul Miller fellowship – a group that has risen that is working longer, reporting on opioids, to the top ranks of journalism and strategic sustainable fishing and ocean health, what’s communications. next in food and agriculture, covering artificial intelligence, and public and private pension Cheers, issues. 2018 Web Metrics NATIONALPRESS.ORG PAGEVIEWS AUDIO PLAYS ON SOUNDCLOUD: January 10,924 February 16,767 2,577 March 10,520 April 8,670 TOP SCRIBD SLIDE VIEWS New Thinking About Addiction: NIAA Update 57 May 10,356 June 9,410 Addiction as a Chronic Disease 54 July 13,483 The Neurobiology of Addiction 49 August 12,308 September 12,592 Global Overfishing 44 October 11,550 Blockchain for Agriculture 40 November 10,946 December 8,753 Total 136,279 TWITTER IMPRESSIONS 2018 JAN - MARCH 381,100 APRIL - JUNE 290,400 JULY - SEPT 329,800 OCT - DEC 358,800 TOTAL: 1,355,100 TOP 6 VIEWED VIDEOS OF 2018 Take a Tour of HOMEChem Using Technology to Visualize 258 the Invisible 225 Award-Winning Chef Servicing Satellites Dishes on Fish 212 138 Job Training in an Era of 121 The State of the Organics 119 Increasing Automation Industry NASA Robotic Technologist Brian Roberts shows fellows the latest in tele-robotics for satellite servicing. October 2018 WHAT WE DO The National Press Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that produces free professional development programs for journalists. We aim to increase their knowledge of complex issues and their ability to convey that knowledge across media platforms to the public. Better journalism leads to improved public understanding. Since 1976, the National Press Foundation has provided in-person training to thousands of editors, producers and reporters in print, broadcast and online media. Our programs educate journalists in the nation’s capital, around the country and overseas. Domestic International Programs Programs Webinars Located in Washington, D.C., NPF is Internationally, and with In 2018, NPF produced and ideally situated to provide programs international journalists, NPF broadcast 11 webinars and video for journalists highlighting the issues works under the banner tutorials on topics including health of our time. These include: the “Journalist to Journalist” to care, politics, multimedia, and Paul Miller Washington Reporting convey the idea of journalists business. Fellowships, Capitol Hill Issues around the world learning Briefings and one-day programs for together across borders. Our Content Washington reporters. NPF also hosts J2J training programs are Online longer programs on various topics often in collaboration with that bring together journalists from an international conference, NPF's website showcases the rapidly across the U.S. Those selected to allowing participating journalists expanding curriculum from our participate are provided transportation to attend the conference after training programs, which includes and lodging in addition to the program specific media training on that video, audio, slide presentations, at no cost. subject matter. photos and stories from each speaker. See more at nationalpress. org. 2018 Programs Paul Miller Washington Trade Wars: Get Up to Understanding Private and Reporting Fellowship Speed on Trade Issues Public Pensions Washington, 2018-2019 Washington, D.C., August Washington, D.C., December 2018 2018 Covering the Opioids Crisis Washington, D.C., February What's Next in Food and What to Expect in the New 2018 Agriculture Congress and Year Three Kansas City, MO, September of the Trump Administra- Why Americans are Work- 2018 tion ing Longer Washington, D.C., December Washington, D.C., March 2018 What's Next in Artificial 2018 Intelligence Deep Dive Into Opioids Washington, D.C., October Reporting 2018 San Diego, CA, April 2018 Innovations in Public Learn About Sustainable Health Fishing and the Health of San Fransisco, CA, Novermber 2018 Oceans ,, Tampa, FL, July 2018 Having this background information, having sources from different sides of the argument and having different ways to look at our future will help me to tell the story better." Liz McLaughlin NBC News Channel Speakers at 2018 NPF Training Kate Ackley Charles Ford Michael Li John Schmid Dr. Caleb Alexander Mary Beth Franklin Joanne Lipman Patrick S. Schnable Lara Alpan Leon Fresco Judge Desiree Bruce Lyle Jennifer Scholtes Robert Atkinson Sandro Galea Maya MacGuineas Ted Senator John Auerbach Lisa Girion James MacKinnon Thomas Shanower Dr. Grant Baldwin Karen Glenn Joey Marburger Ellen Shearer Luiz Barbieri Kevin Goldberg Amy Matsui Hava Siegelmann Adam Bee Steve Goss Loren Mayor Lauren Smith Brett Begemann Peter Gosselin Kade McBroom Joe Smyser Myron Belkind Jessica Gresko Kathleen McGarry Margaret Spring Peter Berg Steve Griffiths Greg Mennis Tobie Stanger JoAnne Berkenkamp Thomas G. Grubb Benjamin F. Miller Ellen Yonts Suetholz Holly Binns Ryan Hagemann Arlene Mitchell Ana Swanson Alan Bjerga Chad Haggert Horace Mitchell Emily Swanson Sandra Block Ron Hans Steven Murawski Margaret Talev Donald Boesch Keith Harris John G. Murphy Rebecca Thiess Miranda Bogen Dr. Patrice A. Harris Randy Myers Jennifer Thomas Hazel Bradford Christine Haughney Paul Nagy James Thurber Amy Brittain Shelley Hearne David Neumark Matt Tinning Gib Brogan Ariane Hegewisch Joshua New Frank Todisco Carrie Budoff Brown Christine Herbes-Sommers Londa Nwadike Courtney Tolbert Sen. Sherrod Brown Will Heyman Michael Nystrom Dr. Sarah Wakeman Valerie Browning Tim Hill Steven Ohlemacher Tom Waldrop Kristen Buck Jennifer Hillman S. Jay Olshansky Lori Wallach Thomas Burr Peter Hinghnam Boyan Onyschkevych Mary Williams Walsh Gary Burtless Darlene Howard Marc Oshima Amy Walter Dr. Jay Butler Amy Howe Doug Palmer Bobby Watts Catalina Camia Matthew Hutson Paul Parker David Weir Daniel Castro Ruth Igielnik Scott N. Paul Christian Weller Dr. Bechara Choucair J. Mark Iwry Craig Pelissier Dr. Leana Wen Rumman Chowdhury Eric Jackson Lori Perkins Stephen Wermiel Dr. Kelly J. Clark John Jansen Steve Phelps Darrell M. West Courtney C. Coile David C. John Brian Pierce Patrick Westhoff Dr. Wilson Compton Richard Johnson Craig Pittman Ben Weyl Bill Cook Katherine Kelly Michelle Potthoff G. Evans Witt Craig Copeland Seung Min Kim Raj Rajkumar Andrew Wright Roy Crabtree Olivier Knox W. Thomas Reeder Mark Young Kendra Daly Dr. George F. Koob Beth Reinhard Sarah Zimmerman Kristina Davis Laurence Kotlikoff Dr. Karen Remley Josh Zumbrun Jason DeLaCruz Paul M. Krawzak Matthew Resley Lyle Denniston Steven Kreisberg Nicole Rhody Daniel Doonan Anita Kumar Brian Roberts Judge Selena Epley Sarah LaFrenz Aliya Robinson Andrew D. Eschtruth Joel Layman Maya Rockeymoore Cummings John Everett Jacqueline Le Moigne Justin Rood Austin Evers Mike Leonard Barb Rosewicz Lynn Fahrmeier George Leonard Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar Charlene Finck Brenda Leong Jon Sawyer Dr. Marc Fishman Dr. Petros Levounis Ryan Schloesser Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship 2018—2019 Paul Miller Fellows David Ade | Gray Television Priscilla Alvarez | CNN Sam Brodey | The Daily Beast Emily Cochrane | The New York Times Katherine Doyle | Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Lev Facher | STAT Nick Grube | Honolulu Civil Beat Christal Hayes | USA Today Jory Heckman | Federal News Radio Fatima Hussein | Bloomberg Law Paul Miller fellows outside of the Supreme Court of Josh Jamerson | Wall Street Journal the United States. September 2018 Graham MacGillivray | C-SPAN 2018—2019 Topics Jessica Mendoza | The Christian Science Monitor September 17 Supreme Court Alex Miller | Newsy October 1 Midterm Elections Nidhi Prakash | BuzzFeed News December 10 Administration and Budget Sabrina Rodriguez | Politico January 7 Congressional Reporting Katherine Scott | Bloomberg Government