Thursday, February 9, 2017 Applications open for Journalism AwardsCarolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health ReportingThe National Press Foundation has established a journalism award to honor excellence in mental health reporting. The award, which carries a $10,000 prize, is named in memory of the Potomac, Maryland, philanthropist and activist. Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy WritingThe National Press Foundation presents the Thomas L. Stokes Award to a U.S.-based journalist for the best writing on the subject of energy and environment. The subject may be any form of energy—oil, gas, coal, nuclear, water, solar, etc. The winner of the award receives $2,000. Farm to Table: Training: May 14 - 17, 2017 There are just 2 million farms in the U.S. that help feed the world. Everybody eats, so why has food become fraught with controversy? Over four days, journalists will learn about food labeling, growing methods, GMOs, pesticide and herbicide use, agriculture research, antibiotics, organics, sustainability and government policy. Included will be field trips to DuPont Pioneer’s research facility, an organic operation and a high-tech hog facility. Just one week away!Join us on February 16 to meet this year's award winners, including Martha Raddatz, Steve Buttry, The Washington Post, Clark Hoyt, Houston Chronicle, Peter Kovacs, Jay Newton-Small and Darrin Bell. Details on their award-winning work and dinner sponsorship & tickets can be found here. Questions? Contact Jenny Ash-Maher jenny@nationalpress.org | 202.663.7285 Live Webinar: Fake News and Alternative Facts in Today’s Media WorldWednesday, February 22 | noon Eastern | 17:00 GMT In the past year, “fake news” went from a campaign concern to a political weapon. Now, if somebody doesn’t like your story, you could be labeled a purveyor of fake news. How can the media respond – both to the onslaught of fake stories and to the unfair charges that critical stories aren’t legitimate? Should the media fact-check obviously fake stories, or does that just give them more life? We’ll discuss the latest in this troubling trend. And we’ll take questions from viewers. Speaker: Margaret Sullivan, media columnist for The Washington Post Using FOIA to Crack Government SecretsSpeakers: NPF Friends & FellowsNPF Board member Tom Rosenstiel of the American Press Institute has published his first novel. The book, titled "Shining City,” will be released Feb. 21, 2017. Fat shaming tied to increased risk of metabolic problems | Lisa Rappaport | Obesity 2016Consumers and health advocates continue to push for fewer antibiotics in the livestock industry | Tom Meersman | Food & Farm 2015 |