New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and National Public Radio have won National Press Club journalism contest awards.
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2024 — The President of the National Press Club, Emily Wilkins, announced today the recipients of the esteemed National Press Club Journalism Awards. News organizations throughout the United States, ranging from local newspapers to major international media, were recognized for their impactful reporting on significant events of the year. Their work offered insight and comic relief and demonstrated the power of investigative journalism in effecting change.
The New York Times staff received four awards, including the Joan M. Friedenberg Online Journalism Award for their detailed piece “Inside the Deadly Maui Inferno, Hour by Hour.” Photographer Samar Abu Elouf was honored for her sensitive images of the war in Gaza and its impact on children. She captured this while enduring personal loss, including the destruction of her home, illness, and the death of multiple family members. Journalist Nicholas Fandos won the Sandy Hume Award for Excellence in Political Journalism for his consistent and revealing coverage of national political stories. Additionally, Emily Steele, Sydney Ember, and Mike Baker received the Michael A. Dornheim Award for their investigative piece, “Flight Risks,” which provided an insider look at the issues facing air traffic controllers.
Seth Brown of The Berkshire Eagle won the club’s Angele Gingras Humor Award for his funny columns on everyday topics. In one column, he staged a “March Madness” competition for life’s annoyances, such as TikTok videos, misaligned can openers, and “People Who Come in Five Minutes Before Closing.”
The awards dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, August 28, at the National Press Club. It will commence at 6 p.m. with a reception in the Holeman Lounge, followed by dinner and the program at 7 p.m. in the ballroom.
The event will also honor Alsu Kurmasheva with the 2024 President’s Award, which is given at the discretion of the President of the National Press Club.
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
Jenny Deam, Denver Gazette/Colorado Springs Gazette
- 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.”
- 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 Award
Nick Grube, Honolulu Civil Beat, for his regional reporting.
Source: National Press Club
— CitiTimes Editor is a National Press Club Member
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