Thursday, April 27, 2017 New Training:Understanding Why Public Health MattersApplication Deadline: Monday, May 22 Training Dates: July 16-19, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Chronic illness affects half of all Americans; it’s like a lifetime membership to a club no one wants to join. Over four days, journalists will learn the connection between chronic illness and social determinants such as housing, food security, livable wages and environmental quality. We'll cover the emergence of multi-sector partnerships; the role of innovation and technology in public health; the economic impact of health disparities; and how to find relevant data for stories. Funding for this training was provided by a grant from the de Beaumont Foundation. Award Winners AnnouncedCarolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Rosalind Adams of BuzzFeed News is the winner of the 2016 Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Reporting. Judges for the award selected Adams for a painstakingly-reported investigation of private psychiatric hospitals titled “Intake.” The judges said: “Adams’ dogged reporting showed that a major for-profit company, which runs 200 psychiatric hospitals, was keeping patients locked up for their insurance money. Her investigation is compelling, chilling and even scary. It is accountability journalism at its best, and government officials are now demanding answers from the company.” Honorable mentions go to The Boston Globe’s Spotlight team for “The Desperate and the Dead” and the Sun Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for “Dying for Help.” Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy Writing The Center for Public Integrity has won the National Press Foundation’s 2016 Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy Writing for its investigation into the nation’s worst fossil fuel polluters. The heart of the winning entry was a project titled “America’s Super Polluters.” NPF judges said of the project, which is part of CPI’s overall “Carbon Wars” coverage: “CPI combined two databases to create a list of the worst of the worst polluters, producing a data-driven investigation exposing government laxity, coal industry indifference and the human toll on workers and communities. Methodically filing 50 state FOIA requests, the center also unmasked state-level regulatory cutbacks at a time many areas seek to rein in pollution.” Honorable mention goes to E&E News for “Dead Seas.” NPF judges said it is “a compelling classic explainer that shows how missteps and misjudgments turned the salt lakes of the West into toxic dust bowls.” Keeping Tabs on a Hostile Administration Twelve reporters and editors now covering the Trump administration and other centers of power in Washington discuss how to push back against a political establishment constantly trying to stiff-arm them. Here are their tips and observations. NPF Friends & FellowsApplications are open for the ASNE Emerging Leaders Institute, June 9-10 at Loyola University Chicago. This program trains up-and-coming and mid-level news leaders to develop news leadership and strategic skills. The application deadline is May 19. Details can be found here. State DOC offers new way to treat opioid addictions | Anne Hillman | Alaska Public Media | Mental Health 2016 Planning Retirement: 401K Plans To Change If Trump Tax Policy Is Enacted | Dan Caplinger | The Motley Fool | Retirement 2016 Students see promise in careers in the business of sustainability | Lori Valigra | Mainebiz | Future of Food 2016 Wednesday, May 3, is World Press Freedom Day! Make a contribution to NPF, which "Makes Good Journalists Better." |