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RJ Matson. Honorable mention winner Ruben Bolling will join. TONIGHT’S PROGRAM

Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons: Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune · Time magazine’s Molly Ball, interviewed about her coverage of House Speaker Presented by Kevin Goldberg, Vice President, Legal, Digital Media Association Pelosi by Terence Samuel, of NPR. Honorable mention winner Chris Marquette of CQ will speak about his work covering the Capitol Police.

Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award: Peter Bhatia, Free Press · USA Today’s Brett Murphy and Letitia Stein will speak about the failures and future of Presented by Susan Swain, Co-President and CEO, C-SPAN the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, moderated by Elisabeth Rosenthal, editor- in-chief of Kaiser Health News. Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress: Molly Ball, Time · ’s David J. Lynch, , Jeff Stein and Carol Leonnig will

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Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade: David J. Lynch, Carol Leonnig, Josh · ’ Jonah Kessel and Hiroko Tabuchi, speaking on the use of Dawsey, Jeff Stein, The Washington Post technology for innovative storytelling, moderated by Heather Dahl, CEO of Indicio.tech. Presented by Merle A. Hinrich, Founder and Chairman, Hinrich Foundation EXTRAS ON HOPIN

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11 Sanjay Gupta, M.D. The Chairman’s Citation is awarded at the sole discretion of the NPF Board Chair to recognize individuals whose accomplishments fall outside the traditional categories of excellence. CHAIRMAN’S CITATION PAST WINNERS

2019 Charles Sennott and Steven Waldman, 2007 Mike Weisskopf, Time Report for America 2006 The Journalists of the Gulf Coast Dr. Sanjay Gupta is the multiple Emmy®-award winning chief medical correspondent for CNN. Gupta, a 2018 , The New York Times practicing neurosurgeon, plays an integral role in CNN’s reporting on health and medical news for all of CNN’s 2005 Albert E. Fitzpatrick, shows domestically and internationally, and regularly contributes to CNN.com. 2017 Sally Jenkins, The Washington Post 2004 Anthony Marro, 2016 Steve Buttry, State University Over the last few years, Gupta has increasingly focused on long-form reporting. He is the host of the CNN Original Series “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta,” which follows Gupta’s travels around the world in search 2015 , 2003 Robert G. McGruder, of the secret to living longer, healthier and happier. Gupta also stars in the HBO Original Documentary “One Nation Under Stress,” which examines why life expectancy is declining in the . His enterprise 2014 Brian Krebs, krebsonsecurity 2002 The New York Times reporting on medical marijuana has led to five documentary films, “Weed,” which were awarded the Alfred I. 2001 Otis Chandler, Times duPont- Award. 2012 Anthony Shadid, The New York Times 2011 Albert R. Hunt, Bloomberg News 2000 Walker Lundy, St. Paul In addition to his work for CNN, Gupta is an associate professor of at Hospital and associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in . He serves as a diplomate of the 2010 Colbert I. King, The Washington Post 1998 , Bloomberg American Board of Neurosurgery. And in 2019, Gupta was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, considered one of the highest honors in the medical field. 2009 Austin H. Kiplinger, The Kiplinger Letter 1996 Joe L. Allbritton, Allbritton Communications 2008 Peter S. Prichard, The

“Sanjay Gupta’s ability to translate the complexity, nuance and art of medicine to make understandable for a broad audience has made him the nation’s doctor.” - National Press Foundation Chair Donna Leinwand Leger.

13 13 The Innovative Storytelling Award recognizes of the INNOVATIVE AWARD STORYTELLING Jonah Kessel highest quality that re-invents the way stories are told to present a Hiroko Tabuchi compelling audience experience.

Jonah M. Kessel is a visual journalist at The New York Times, based in New York. From 2011 to 2016, he covered Asia for the video desk of , working out of the and Hong Kong bureaus. Mr. Kessel’s video journalism is a hybrid of explanatory and investigative short form documentary and other innovative forms of visual journalism. He has reported on the ground from over 25 countries for the Times. He currently leads The Times’s cinematography efforts, managing strategy of aesthetic and technology as well as a team of Times video journalists specializing in camera technologies.

Hiroko Tabuchi is a climate reporter for The New York Times, based in New York. She was previously a reporter See their award-winning work. in the paper’s Tokyo bureau, where she led the coverage of the 2011 nuclear disaster in . In 2013, she was part of a team that won the for Explanatory Reporting for an examination of the business practices of Apple and other global manufacturing giants. Before joining the Times in 2008, she reported for The Journal and The , both from Tokyo. She is a native of Kobe, Japan. PAST WINNERS 2019 NPR and the University of Maryland’s Howard Center 2016 The Washington Post for & Capital News Service 2015 2018 The Washington Post “The New York Times team radically transformed the way we see how methane 2017 The Washington Post can leak from facilities and understand the quantitative measures to explaining the impact such leaks have on the environment around us.” - Heather Dahl JUDGES Jim Brady Heather Dahl Rafael Lorente Spirited Media Indicio.tech Philip Merrill College of Journalism 15 15 In 2010, the National Press Foundation established this award to Brett Murphy recognize outstanding reporting about the impact of federal laws Letitia Stein and regulations on local communities. AWARDTHE FEDDIE REPORTING

Brett Murphy is a reporter on USA Today’s investigations desk. He co-founded Local Matters, a weekly newsletter curating the best local investigative reporting around the country. Murphy has taught reporting at University and won numerous journalism awards, including the 2020 Livingston for international reporting and a 2018 Pulitzer finalist nod. He was also recently named one of Forbes 30 under 30 in See their award-winning work. media. Murphy is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. PAST WINNERS Letitia Stein is a reporter on USA Today’s national investigative team focused on . Previously, she 2019 Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News covered U.S. news and politics for and the health and education beats at the Tampa Bay Times. When off 2018 Christopher Flavelle, Bloomberg News deadline, she enjoys running and volunteering in her daughter’s elementary school. 2017 Michael E. Miller, Dan Morse, Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post 2016 Matt Dempsey, Susan Carroll, Mark Collette and Michael Ciaglo, Chronicle 2015 Curtis Tate, McClatchy 2014 Thomas Frank, USA Today 2013 Maureen Groppe, Gannett Washington Bureau; Mark Drajem and Jack Kaskey, Bloomberg News 2012 William Selway, Esmé E. Deprez and Alison Vekshin, Bloomberg News 2011 John Emshwiller and Gary Fields, 2010 Peter Whoriskey, The Washington Post “The USA Today series is a model for the kind of stories that deserve the JUDGES Feddie Award,” judge Jeffrey Birnbaum said. “The series illustrates in concrete Sudeep Reddy Kathleen McElroy ways how an important federal agency – the Centers for Disease Control and Politico University of at Austin Prevention – too often failed to provide life-saving guidance to localities about the greatest medical threat of the century, the COVID-19 pandemic.” Kathy Gest Jeffrey Birnbaum Former Board Chair, NPF BGR Public Relations 17 Since 1984, the most prestigious award for U.S. editors has been Peter Bhatia NPF’s Editor of the Year Award. It honors imagination, professional skill, ethics and an ability to motivate staff. In 2005, it was named in honor of , executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991. EDITOR AWARD OF THE YEAR BENJAMIN C. BRADLEE BENJAMIN C. PAST WINNERS 2019 Aminda Marqués González, 2001 Paul E. Steiger, The Wall Street Journal 2018 Rick Hutzell, 2000 Howard A. Tyner, Tribune 2017 Nicole Carroll, Arizona Republic 1999 James P. Willse, -Ledger 2016 Peter Kovacs, 1998 John Carroll, The Sun Peter Bhatia, a multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning editor who has spearheaded meaningful journalism and digital 2015 John Harris & Jim VandeHei, Politico 1997 Mike Jacobs, Grand Forks Herald advances at numerous news sites across the country, is editor and vice president of the Detroit Free Press and 2014 Gilbert Bailon, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1996 Jim Amoss, The Times-Picayune () freep.com. He joined The Free Press in September 2017, after two years as editor and vice president of The 2013 Robert Moore, El Paso Times 1995 Ed Kelley, The Daily Oklahoman Cincinnati Enquirer and cincinnati.com. He also serves as the regional editor for the USA Today 2012 Gregory L. Moore, The Post 1994 Shelby Coffey Ill, network, overseeing multiple news operations in the state. 2011 David Newhouse, The Patriot-News 1993 Geneva Overholser, 2010 Mark Silverman, 1992 Tina Brown, At the Free Press, he has focused news efforts on investigative and enterprise journalism, and building the paper’s 2009 Paul Anger, The Detroit Free Press 1991 Burl Osborne, The Morning News digital audience. The entire staff was mobilized for coverage of the COVID pandemic, resulting in more than 300 2008 Leonard Downie Jr., The Washington Post 1990 Janet Chusmir, The Miami Herald million page views on freep.com in April-June of 2020. 2007 Jeff Cohen, 1989 Norman Pearlstine, The Wall Street Journal 2006 , The New Yorker 1988 N. Christian Anderson, The Orange Country Register 2005 Ron Royhab, The Blade (Toledo) 1987 Richard A. Oppel, Charlotte Observer 1986 Mike Pride, Concord “Every one of us needs to make sure we are hearing the diverse voices 2004 , The Globe 1985 John C. Quinn, USA Today of the communities we serve – and that is reflected in our investigative 2003 Sandra Mims Rowe, 2002 Howell Raines, The New York Times 1984 Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times and enterprise reporting and in our stories of every-day people doing extraordinary things,” Bhatia wrote in a note to staff after the murder of George Floyd. “Hold me and the newsroom leadership accountable for making tangible progress on these fronts. It has always mattered and JUDGES never more so than now.” Susan Page Tom Rosenstiel Sandy Sugawara Robyn Tomlin USA Today American Press Institute Independent McClatchy

19 CLIFFORD K. & JAMES T. K. & JAMES CLIFFORD BERRYMAN AWARD

Steve Sack The Berryman Award honors work that exhibits power to influence public opinion, plus good drawing and striking effect. It was endowed in 1989 by Florence Berryman, former art critic of The Washington Star, in memory of her father and brother, both Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonists. Steve Sack has been for the Minneapolis Star Tribune since 1981. Sack won NPF’s Berryman Award in 2006 and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 2013. EDITORIALFOR CARTOONS

His 2020 work offered indelible visual commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic, PAST WINNERS the fallout from George Floyd’s murder, the late Supreme Court Justice , and the U.S. Postal Service. 2019 Robert “RJ” Matson, CQ Roll Call 2004 John Sherffius, www.sherffius.com 2018 Nancy Ohanian, 2003 , Women’s eNews In his spare time, Sack paints and sculpts. He and his wife Beth live in Bloomington, Minnesota. 2017 Kevin KAL Kallaugher, /The Economist 2002 Kevin KAL Kallaugher, The Baltimore Sun 2016 , Washington Post News Service & Syndicate 2001 Rex Babin, Sacramento Bee 2015 Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2000 Chan Lowe, Sun-Sentinel 2014 Clay Bennett, Chattanooga Times Free Press 1999 Mike Thompson, Detroit Free Press 2013 , 1998 , Post-Intelligencer 2012 Robert Ariail, Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal 1997 Bob Gorrell, Creators Syndicate 2011 Nick Anderson, The Houston Chronicle 1996 John William Deering, Democrat-Gazette “He takes very grave situations and 2010 , Politico 1995 , The Miami Herald delivers a crispness and clarity 2009 , The Denver Post 1994 Chris Britt, Tacoma (Wash.) News Tribune that enables the reader an ‘aha’ 2008 Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner 1993 Chip Bok, Akron Beacon Journal moment.” — judge Julie Triolo 2007 Stephen P. Breen, The San Diego Union-Tribune 1992 Bill Schorr, The City Star 2006 Steve Sack, Minneapolis Star Tribune 1991 , Milwaukee Sentinel 2005 Jimmy Margulies, The Record 1990 , Daily News

JUDGES Kevin M. Goldberg Robert “RJ” Matson HONORABLE MENTION Digital Media Association 2019 Berryman Winner Ruben Bolling Charles Self Julie Triolo Bolling draws the weekly “Tom the Dancing Bug.” His work included a dark interpretation of 227 International WarnerMedia President ’s America in the style of the famed children’s book writer Richard Scarry. 21 Steve Sack Minneapolis Star Tribune The Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade FOR DISTINGUISHED REPORTING ON TRADE REPORTING DISTINGUISHED FOR David J. Lynch recognizes exemplary journalism that illuminates and advances the Josh Dawsey public’s understanding of international business and trade. FOUNDATIONHINRICH AWARD Carol Leonnig Jeff Stein

David J. Lynch, Carol Leonnig, Josh Dawsey and Jeff Stein of The Washington Post have won the 2020 Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade for stories that brought to light the complexities of doing business in China in 2020.

Their stories shed light on how the coronavirus upended global supply chains as the pandemic spread from China to the rest of the world. They gave readers an indelible portrait of President Donald Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, illuminating how personality and politics affected the evolution of U.S. policy. Post global See their award-winning work. economics correspondent Lynch showed how one multinational company, Flex Ltd., managed to profit from the upheaval by remaking supply chains built for efficiency into sourcing that emphasized resiliency, navigating away from China. Lynch’s story explained a shift that may foretell how pandemic adaptations could have lasting ramifications for global trade. PAST WINNERS 2019 Paul Wiseman, Joe McDonald and Anne D’Innocenzio, The Associated Press

NPF judges praised David Lynch’s story on the Flex company as “a fascinating look JUDGES into the nuts and bolts of doing business with China” in a pandemic year. Rick Dunham Soumaya Keynes Elaine Kurtenbach Tsinghua University The Economist The Associated Press

25 In 1983, the National Press Foundation received a generous bequest from the EXCELLENCE IN BROADCASTFOR JOURNALISM Audie Cornish late Sol Taishoff, founder and editor of Broadcasting magazine, a veteran of electronic journalism and a longtime member of the NPF Board of Directors. Taishoff was especially concerned about free speech issues for broadcasters. The Taishoff Foundation, in turn, created this prestigious lifetime achievement award for distinguished service to broadcast journalism. Audie Cornish is a co-host of , NPR’s award-winning afternoon newsmagazine. PAST WINNERS TAISHOFFSOL AWARD Previously, she served as host of Sunday. Prior to moving 2019 Dana Bash, CNN 2000 , ABC News into that host position in the fall of 2011, Cornish reported from Capitol Hill for 2018 , NBC News 1999 , CNN NPR News, covering issues and power in both the House and Senate and specializing 2017 , Channel 1998 , NPR in financial industry policy. She was part of NPR’s six-person reporting team during the 2008 presidential election, and had a featured role in coverage of the Democratic National Convention in 2016 , ABC News 1997 , ABC News Denver. 2015 (rescinded) 1996 , CBS News 2014 , ABC News 1995 , Dateline NBC Cornish came to Washington, D.C., from Nashville, where she covered the South for NPR, including 2013 , CNN 1994 Bernard Shaw, CNN many the Gulf states left reeling by the 2005 hurricane season. She has also covered the aftermath of other disasters, including the deaths of several miners in West in 2006, as well as the 2012 Jorge Ramos, 1993 , ABC News tornadoes that struck Tennessee in 2006 and Alabama in 2007. 2011 , Fox News 1992 , CBS News 2010 , NBC News & MSNBC 1991 , Florentine Films Before coming to NPR, Cornish was a reporter for Boston’s award-winning public radio station 2009 “” 1990 , ABC News WBUR. There she covered some of the region’s major news stories, including the legalization of same sex marriage, the sexual abuse scandal in the Boston Roman Catholic Archdiocese, as well as Boston’s 2008 , ABC News 1989 , ABC News hosting of the Democratic National Convention. Cornish also reported for WBUR’s syndicated 2007 Gordon Peterson, ABC7 / WJLA-TV 1988 Brian Lamb, C-SPAN programming including , distributed by NPR, and . 2006 , PBS 1987 , CNN 2005 ,CBS News 1986 , CBS News In 2005, Cornish shared in a first prize in the National Awards for Education Writing for “Reading, 1985 Robert MacNeil & , PBS Writing, and Race,” a study of the achievement gap. She is a member of the National Association of 2004 , NBC News Black Journalists. 2003 , Fox News 1984 , NBC Nightly News 2002 , ABC News 1983 , ABC News, Cornish has served as a reporter for The Associated Press in Boston. She graduated from the 2001 , CBS News University of at Amherst. JUDGES “Audie Cornish has firmly established herself as a unique voice in the new landscape of audio journalism, spanning traditional Barbara Cochran Mel Coffee Adam Sharp airwaves and myriad forms of digital delivery,” the judges said. University of Philip Merrill College National Academy of of Journalism Television Arts & Sciences 27 FOR DISTINGUISHED REPORTING OF CONGRESS REPORTING DISTINGUISHED FOR

The Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress DIRKSEN AWARD MCKINLEY EVERETT was created in 1980 in honor of the late Republican senator from . The award is intended to recognize individuals whose work shows thoughtful appraisal and insight into the workings of the U.S. Congress.

PAST WINNERS 2019 Michael Kruse, Politico 2009 , CNN; 1997 Jackie Koszczuk, Congressional Quarterly; Julie Hirschfeld Davis, The Associated Press Elizabeth Arnold, NPR 2018 John Donnelly, CQ Roll Call 2008 Jonathan Allen, Congressional Quarterly; 1996 George Hager, Congressional Quarterly; 2017 James V. Grimaldi & Michelle Hackman, David Heath and Hal Bernton, Seattle Kwame Holman and James Trengrove, The Wall Street Journal Times NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, PBS 2007 John Wilke, The Wall Street Journal; 2016 Jay Newton-Small, Elle Magazine , CNN 1995 Michael Weisskopf and , Molly Ball The Washington Post 2015 Matt Fuller, Huffington Post 2006 Brody Mullins, The Wall Street Journal; 2014 Drew Griffin, CNN; Steve Henn and William Kistner, 1994 Elaine Povich, Gregory D. Johnsen, John Stanton, Kate 1993 Adam Clymer, The New York Times Nocera, BuzzFeed News 2005 , CNN; Susan Milligan, 1992 Janet Hook, Congressional Quarterly 2013 David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington 2004 Julie Rovner, NPR; Post; , Christopher 1991 , Congressional Quarterly Molly Ball is Time’s National Political Rowland, Matt Viser, Noah Bierman, Paul Kane, Roll Call Correspondent. Previously, she covered U.S. Tracy Jan, Bryan Bender, The Boston 2003 , CNN; 1990 Richard E. Cohen, National Journal Globe John Cochran, Congressional Quarterly politics for The Atlantic and Politico, and worked 1989 Dan Morgan, The Washington Post 2002 Dana Bash, CNN; for newspapers in Nevada and . She is 2012 Deirdre K. Walsh and Dana Bash, CNN; Alan Fram, Associated Press 1988 Sara Fritz, Los Angeles Times the author of Pelosi, a bestselling of the David S. Fallis, , Kimberly Kindy, Dan Keating, The Washington 2001 Jill Zuckman, Chicago Tribune; 1987 John Dancy, ABC News first woman Speaker of the House. Post , CNN 2000 David Espo, The Associated Press; 1986 Cokie Roberts, NPR 2011 Charles R. Babcock, Kristin Jensen, Sue Kirchoff, Congressional Quarterly “Molly Ball has consistently been the authoritative voice on House Speaker Nancy Jonathan D. Salant, John Crewdson, 1985 Steven V. Roberts, The New York Times 1999 Alison Mitchell, The New York Times; Alison Fitzgerald, Bloomberg News; Linda Douglass, ABC News 1984 Helen Dewar, The Washington Post Pelosi, the most consequential Democrat in Congress and also one of the least David Welna, NPR understood,” said judge Jon Sawyer. “Reading Ball, you get a vivid sense of what 1998 Bill Adair, St. Petersburg Times; 1983 Alan Ehrenhalt, Congressional Quarterly 2010 Brody Mullins, Tim Farnam, The Wall Candy Crowley, CNN drives Pelosi and the way she wields her power. You see the person in full.” Street Journal; 1982 Martin Tolchin, The New York Times Dana Bash, CNN 1981 David E. Rogers, The Boston Globe See her award-winning work. 1980 Neil MacNeil, Time HONORABLE MENTION JUDGES Chris Marquette, CQ Roll Call Susan Milligan Terence Samuel Jon Sawyer For reporting on the opaque operations of the Capitol Police. U.S. News & World Report NPR Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting 29 29 The National Press Foundation created the W.M. Kiplinger Distinguished

Contributions to Journalism Award to honor people who have, through their CONTRIBUTIONS DISTINGUISHED TOFOR JOURNALISM vision and leadership, strengthened American journalism and furthered the efforts to establish the highest quality in American journalism. In 2002, the Distinguished Contributions to Journalism Award was named in honor of his George Will professional integrity and professional accomplishments. W.M. AWARD KIPLINGER

PAST WINNERS 2019 , The Washington Post 2002 Eugene Patterson, St. Petersburg Times George Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column 2018 Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHour 2001 , The Washington Post and Albert Hunt, Bloomberg with The Washington Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977. He is also a 2000 , Hearst Newspapers 2017 , Chicago Tribune regular contributor to MSNBC and NBC News. “The Conservative Sensibility,” his latest book, was released 1999 Allen H. Neuharth, The in June 2019. His other works include: “One Man’s America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular 2016 Clark Hoyt 1998 Herb Block, The Washington Post Nation” (2008), “Restoration: Congress, Term Limits and the Recovery of Deliberative Democracy” (1992), “Men 2015 , 1997 Carl Rowan, Chicago Sun-Times and King Features at Work: The Craft of Baseball” (1989), “The New Season: A Spectator’s Guide to the 1988 Election” (1987) and 2014 Alberto Ibargüen, John S. and 1996 Ann Landers, Chicago Tribune/ Creators Syndicate; James L. Knight Foundation Abigail Van Buren, Universal Press Syndicate “Statecraft as Soulcraft” (1983). Will grew up in Champaign, Ill., attended Trinity College and Oxford University, 1995 , The New York Times and received a PhD from . 2013 , NPR 2012 Frank Deford, NPR, HBO, 1994 , Village Voice 2011 Lucy A. Dalglish, Reporters Committee for 1993 Elliot Jaspin, Cox Newspapers; See his award-winning work. Freedom of Philip Meyer, University of 2010 Gilbert M. Grosvenor, Society 1992 David Broder, The Washington Post 2009 , Committee of Concerned Journalists 1991 Richard M. Schmidt, Jr., Esq., Cohn & Marks 1990 John Siegenthaler, Nashville Tennessean NPF judges noted that Will, who won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary more than 2008 Linda Johnson Rice, Johnson Publishing Company 1989 Robert and Nancy Maynard, 2007 Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times 40 years ago, has arguably had the longest career of great influence of any major 1988 Eugene L. Roberts, The Philadelphia Inquirer 2006 , syndicated and pundit still active in American journalism today. 1987 A.M. Rosenthal, The New York Times 2005 Jack Germond, Baltimore Sun 1986 John H. Johnson, Johnson Publishing Company 2004 , The New Yorker “A Will column, even without a byline, is recognizable for its style, erudition, 1985 Donald Larrabee, Griffin-Larrabee News Bureau 2003 Benjamin C. Bradlee, The Washington Post grounding in history and the occasional word that sends the reader to the 1984 Theodore A. Burtis, Sun Company dictionary,” said judge Peter Copeland. JUDGES 1983 Leo Bernstein, Financier Peter Copeland Knight Kiplinger Susan Swain John Walcott Media Consultant Editor Emeritus, C-SPAN Georgetown University Kiplinger Publications 31 31 Sonni Efron PRESIDENT AND COO NATIONAL FOUNDATION PRESS STAFF Sonni Efron joined the National Press Foundation in Jan. 2020. Efron began her career at The Associated What Journalists Say Press in Boston, followed by 20 years at the Los Angeles Times. She was a foreign correspondent in Moscow, Tokyo bureau chief, State Department correspondent, and editorial writer on national security. She was also a speechwriter and senior policy advisor at the State Department, and writer in residence at the RAND “It was one of the best ABOUT NPF TRAINING Corporation. experiences of my professional career and “I've been in newsrooms for almost 10 years, but have where I met some of the always been intimidated by data and Excel sheets. Chris Adams DIRECTOR OF TRAINING AND CONTENT … This fellowship offered training that added another Chris Adams joined the National Press Foundation in 2015 after more than 25 years as an investigative, best people I know in D.C.” dimension to my skillset as a journalist. I look forward political and business reporter and editor. He worked for the McClatchy and Knight-Ridder Washington Barbara Sprunt bureaus; The Wall Street Journal’s Pittsburgh and Washington bureaus; and The Times-Picayune in New to being able to take the lead on digging up scoops Orleans. In 2000 he was part of a six-person Journal team that won the Pulitzer for coverage of military NPR and finding stories that I couldn't previously because I spending issues. He teaches journalism at American University. Paul Miller Reporting Fellowship 2017-2018 didn't know my way around data well enough.” Rhea Mahbubani Jeff Hertrick DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL STRATEGY “In ever-shrinking newsrooms, Insider Inc. Jeff Hertrick joined the National Press Foundation in 2020 following more than 17 years at National Tracking Coronavirus Relief Funds, July 13-17, 2020 Geographic where he held a variety of roles, including Director of News & Documentary Digital Video, we are so grateful for folks Director of Digital Media Operations and Senior Producer. Prior to that he was a broadcast journalist like you who believe in the spanning 20 years in Washington, DC, , , and West Virginia. 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