Thursday, September 19, 2019
NPF Journalism Awards
Deadlines: Tomorrow and Sept. 27
The National Press Foundation’s awards are open to journalists across the media. Winners will receive cash prizes and will be honored at the NPF Journalism Awards Dinner on Feb. 13, 2020. The deadlines to apply are either TOMORROW, Friday Sept. 20, or next Friday, Sept. 27. Click the links below for more details:
Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award (deadline Sept. 20)
Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism (deadline Sept. 20)
*NEW* Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade
Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress
Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons
Training Opportunities
All NPF training is provided free of charge to journalists and their media organizations. Everything is on the record.
Reporting on Criminal Justice
Nov. 10-16, San Francisco
Deadline to apply is TOMORROW, Friday, Sept. 20.
The National Press Foundation is offering an opportunity for 20 journalists to take a deep look at the criminal justice system.
Over three days, NPF training will address: incarceration data, pre-trial justice, violence and weapons, implementation of the First Step Act, incarceration impact on families, re-entry into society, and more. With this background, journalists will then cover the four-day American Society of Criminology annual conference on Nov. 13-16, with full access to presenters and abstracts.
Spotlight on Statehouse and Local Reporting
Dec. 8-12, Washington
If you’re a local government or statehouse reporter, NPF invites you to apply for a workshop focused on your important work.
Topics covered include: accessing and localizing federal datasets; putting the impact of the federal government into context for readers; covering Congress and the White House from afar; using fact-checking, community engagement and solutions journalism; making the most of TV appearances; and maximizing your iPhone as a tool.
Deadline to apply is Oct. 4.
#NPFFoodFarm: Innovations in Food and Agriculture (St. Louis)
This week, NPF went to St. Louis for a training on innovations in food and agriculture. Fellows learned about reporting on agricultural innovation from experts in the field, tried their hands at new technologies and explored a Bayer research facility and Mueth Farms. Click here to view all resources.
NPF Friends and Fellows
Saving California’s kelp forest may depend on eating purple sea urchins | Erika Mahoney | NPR | Oceans 2019
Immigration policy could handicap the U.S. in the AI talent race | Kevah Waddell | Axios | AI 2018
Millennials share their retirement plans on Twitter - let’s just say it’s not good | | Alessandra Malito | MarketWatch | Retirement 2018
