Thursday, September 28, 2017 NPF Journalism AwardsBroadcaster and Editor Awards Deadlines TomorrowThe National Press Foundation’s prestigious and highly-coveted awards are open to journalists from across the media spectrum. Application deadlines are Friday, Sept. 29 or Friday, Oct. 6. Winners will be honored at NPF’s annual awards dinner on February 15, 2018. Click the links below for details and to apply: Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award **Deadline Friday, Sept. 29** Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism **Deadline Friday, Sept. 29** Innovative Storytelling Award **Deadline Friday, Oct. 6** Technology in Journalism Award **Deadline Friday, Oct. 6** The Feddie Reporting Award **Deadline Friday, Oct. 6** Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress **Deadline Friday, Oct. 6** Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons **Deadline Friday, Oct. 6** Thank you to early sponsors of the 2018 Awards DinnerBP Join them and 900 journalists, communications executives and policy makers to support vital journalism training. Become a sponsor today! Regulating Self-Driving CarsWatch VideoLawmakers in Washington and statehouses across the country are working to oversee fast-moving driverless car technology – and soon, they might hit a traffic jam. Jack Gillis, of the Consumer Federation of America and Steve Gehring, of the Association of Global Automakers discussed the technology being developed and federal and state roles overseeing it. After the Floods: What Happens NextWatch VideoOnce the water recedes, the stories for journalists in flood and hurricane zones are only starting. Watch this video for practical advice from three journalists who have reported and edited stories on the biggest floods and hurricanes of recent decades: Wendy Benjaminson, of USA Today; Jonathan Salant, of NJ Advance Media/The Star-Ledger; and Bryn Stole, The Advocate of Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Acadiana. NPF StudioWorksThe National Press Foundation has a great professional studio in the heart of Washington. We use it for training, but have plenty of bandwidth for rentals. If you have overflow video or podcast needs, consider the NPF studio. Email studio@nationalpress.org for a tour. NPF Friends & Fellows How These Colorado Farmers Banded Together to Save Their Water Supply | Luke Runyon | Harvest Public Media/KUNC | Food and Farm 2015 Gatorade Punished for Dissing Water in Video Game | Jen Christensen | CNN | Obesity 2016 Flu season: what to know about the (sometimes) deadly virus | Sean Rossman | USA Today | Public Health 2017 |