51st Annual National Press Club Journalism Awards Dinner

Aug 28 2024

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Aug 28, 2024 at 6:00pm

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Holeman Lounge and Ballroom

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Cecily Scott Martin

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Awards

Join us for the 51st Annual NPC Journalism Awards Dinner, a night of celebration and recognition for outstanding journalists! This in-person event will be held at the National Press Club on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Get ready to mingle with industry professionals, savor delicious food, and applaud the winners of these prestigious awards. It's a fantastic opportunity to network and be inspired by the best in the field. Don't miss out on this memorable evening!

Schedule of Events

6 PM | Cocktail Reception | Holeman Lounge

7 PM | Dinner & Awards Program | Ballroom

Winners

Angele Gingras Humor Award
Seth Brown, The Berkshire Eagle for “The Pun Also Rises.”

Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award (Print)
Chiara Eisner, National Public Radio for “Coastal biomedical labs are bleeding more horseshoe crabs with little accountability.”

Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award (Broadcast)
Maya Trabulsi, KPBS for “Animal rescue groups expose backyard doodle breeder.” 

Arthur E. Rowse Award for Examining the News Media (Print/Online)
Liam Scott and the team at Voice of America for “Last of the Watchdogs.”

Arthur E. Rowse Award for Examining the News Media (Broadcast)
Kaleidoscope for the podcast “Silenced: The Radio Murders.” 

Breaking News Award (Print/Online)
The Wall Street Journal for “The New Banking Crisis.”

Breaking News Award (Broadcast)
National Public Radio for “The First Days of the Israel-Hamas War.”

Consumer Journalism Award (Print/Online)
Bloomberg News for “Bad Medicine.”

Consumer Journalism Award (Broadcast)
KXAN for “TxTag Troubles: A Viewer-Driven Investigation”

Edwin M. Hood Award
The Wall Street Journal for “Evan Gershkovich and the Global Surge in Hostage Diplomacy.”

Joan M. Friedenberg Online Journalism Award
The New York Times for “Inside the Deadly Maui Inferno, Hour by Hour.”

Joseph D. Ryle Award for Excellence in Writing on the Problems of Geriatrics
Jenny Deam, Denver Gazette/Colorado Springs Gazette for “The Unwatched: How Colorado Systematically Fails Its Most Vulnerable Elderly in Long-Term Care”

Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis
Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal for “Wars and Power.” 

Michael A. Dornheim Award
Sydney Ember, Emily Steel, and Mike Baker, The New York Times for “Flight Risks.”

Nell Minow Award for Cultural Criticism
Christine Emba, The Washington Post for “Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness.”

News Photography Award
Samar Abu Elouf, The New York Times 

Newsletter Journalism Award
PBS NewsHour for “Here’s the Deal.”

Sandy Hume Award for Excellence in Political Journalism
Nicholas Fandos, The New York Times for “Exposing Political Secrets.”

Washington Regional Correspondence
Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica for “Redistricting: The Secretive Threat to Democracy".”

Honorable Mention

Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award (Print)
Kevin Armstrong, The Star-Ledger for “Death at the Racetrack.”

Ann Cottrell Free Animal Reporting Award (Broadcast)
Scripps News for “Scripps News Investigates: Racing to Death

Breaking News Award (Broadcast)
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir for “Earthquake in Turkey.”

Consumer Journalism Award (Print/Online)
Jesse Coburn, Streetsblog for “Ghost Tags: Inside New York City’s Black Market for Temporary License Plates.”

Consumer Journalism Award (Broadcast)
ABC News Live for “Trashed: The Secret Life of Plastic Recycling.”

Edwin M. Hood Award
Martin Smith, Marcela Gaviria, Rain Media for “America and The Taliban.”

Joan M. Friedenberg Online Journalism Award
KXAN for “OutLaw: A Half-Century Criminalizing LGBTQ+ Texans.”

Joseph D. Ryle Award for Excellence in Writing on the Problems of Geriatrics
Hannah Grabenstein, PBS NewsHour for “No Place to Live or Die.”

Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis
Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times for analysis

Michael A. Dornheim Award
Bloomberg News for “Ghost in the Machine.”

Nell Minow Award for Cultural Criticism
Benjamin Ortiz, New Lines Magazine for “New Lines Magazine: ‘How Crossing the Texas-Mexico Border in the 1980s Led to a Trans-Atlantic Musical Awakening’

Newsletter Journalism Award
Matt Arco, NJ Advance Media for “What Makes Christie Run?

Sandy Hume Award for Excellence in Political Journalism
Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times for “Coverage of California's Congressional Delegation.”

Washington Regional Correspondence
Nick Grube, Honolulu Civil Beat for his regional reporting.

President's Award

Alsu Kurmasheva, RFE/RL Journalist

"This year the President’s Award at the National Press Club will help call attention to the wrongful detention of RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva who has been detained in Russia since October 2023. Alsu is many things - an editor, reporter, wife and mother. There is one thing she is not - a criminal. Journalism is not a crime and I hope this recognition leads not only to our government labeling Alsu wrongfully detained but to her freedom. It is my sincere hope that Alsu can join us at the Press Club to accept this award this Summer along with her husband Pavel and her daughters Bibi and Miriam who have tirelessly worked and advocated for their wife and mother.” - National Press Club President Emily Wilkins.