Confronting the Opioid Epidemic

APPLY NOW for NPF's newest training opportunity!

Over three days, journalists will learn about:

- Misperceptions about addiction
- Treatments
- Law enforcement issues
- State and federal initiatives
- The latest research and data 

With this grounding in hand, journalists will cover the American Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Conference, with full access to presenters and abstracts. 

Media training & ASAM Conference dates:  April 12-17, 2016

Location:  Baltimore, Maryland

Application deadline: Tuesday, February 16, 2016

The all-expenses-paid fellowship covers airfare, ground transportation, hotel costs, most meals and conference registration. NPF offers this professional development opportunity for U.S.-based journalists to enhance skills, increase knowledge and recharge their reporting on one of today’s most critical health and social issues.

Funding for this training is provided by ASAM, Open Society Foundations, Shatterproof,
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and the Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network.

Celebrate 
Outstanding Journalism

WHEN: Thursday,
February 11, 2016 
WHERE: Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C.

2016 marks NPF’s 40th anniversary, and our annual dinner will celebrate four decades of journalistic achievement.

PURCHASE A TICKET OR TABLE HERE.

Questions? Contact
Jenny Ash-Maher, 
jenny@nationalpress.org, 202.663.7285

AWARD WINNERS

• Diane Rehm, Kiplinger Distinguished Contributions to Journalism 
• Charlie Rose, Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
• John F. Harris & Jim VandeHei, Benjamin Bradlee Editors of the Year Award
• Tampa Bay Times, Innovation in Journalism Award
• Des Moines Register, Best Use of Technology in Journalism Award
• Nigel Jaquiss, Chairman's Citation
• Rob Rogers, Clifford K. & James T. Berryman for Editorial Cartoons Award
• Matt Fuller, Everett McKinley Dirksen for Distinguished Reporting of Congress Award

• Curtis Tate, The "Feddie" Award for Reporting on Federal Rules and Local Impact

New Journalism Award for Mental Health Reporting

The National Press Foundation has established a new journalism award to honor excellence in mental health reporting. Carrying a $10,000 prize, the Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Reporting is in memory of the Potomac, Maryland, philanthropist and activist. 

The award is open to any journalist at a U.S.- based news organization, including print, broadcast and online journalists. The award recognizes exemplary journalism that illuminates and advances the understanding of mental health issues and treatments for the illness.

Entries are welcome for journalism published between March 1, 2015, and March 1, 2016.
The application deadline is March 15, 2016.

APPLY HERE

Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy Writing

Each year, the National Press Foundation presents the Thomas L. Stokes Award to a journalist for the best writing on the subject of energy. The Stokes Award was established in the spring of 1959 by friends and admirers of the late Thomas L. Stokes, the syndicated Washington columnist on national affairs.

The winner of the award receives $1,000. The subject may be any form of energy: oil, gas, coal, nuclear, water, solar, etc. The writing may be reporting, analysis or commentary and can consist of one to three articles on unrelated subjects, or one series of articles or a project on a related subject.

The award is for journalism published or broadcast in 2015.
Application deadline: Monday, March 7, 2016.

APPLY HERE 

How to Cover Terrorism Without Being There 

LIVE WEBINAR
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016 | Noon EST
Register

It is increasingly too dangerous for Western journalists to report on violent extremism from ground zero. Experienced journalists will offer tips on how to cover ISIS from a safe distance, and still get the perspective and facts you need. We’ll also show you how to layer U.S.-centric reporting with information from overseas so your stories are more nuanced and complex. Nancy Youssef of the Daily Beast and VOA journalists Ernest (E.A.) Torriero and Sirwan Kajjo will share their knowledge. 

Winning a Pulitzer for Public Service

Want to win a Pulitzer Prize? Veteran journalist Roy J. Harris Jr. discussed his book, “Pulitzer’s Gold,” an in-depth look at the journalism that has won the public service prize. 2016 marks the centennial year for the most coveted and prestigious awards in journalism. Watch the full presentation HERE. 

Resources for Reporting on Cancer 

Listen to Carol Taylor's presentation about how to report on end-of-life Issues. 

Reporting on the latest cancer screening methods? Check out the latest. 

Check out the latest in cancer research from top researchers in the field.

From our Friends 

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute invites proposals from people and institutions to collaborate with RJI on ideas and projects that will help RJI understand and meet the information needs of individuals in their roles as citizens.

DEADLINE FEBRUARY 15, 2016
THIS FELLOWSHIP COMES WITH A STIPEND
CLICK HERE TO APPLY