National Press Foundation
Abbreviation | NPF |
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Formation | August 5, 1975citation needed] | [
Type | NGO |
Legal status | Foundation |
Headquarters | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Region served | United States |
President and COO | Sonni Efron |
Staff | 6 |
Website | www |
The National Press Foundation[1] is a nonprofit journalism training organization. It educates journalists on complex issues and trains them in reporting tools and techniques. It recognizes and encourages excellence in journalism through its awards.
Since 1976, the 501(c)(3) foundation has provided in-person and online professional development for thousands of editors, producers and reporters around the world, at no cost to them or their news organizations. NPF brings journalists together with leading authorities to help them better understand and explain science, technology, economics, politics, disinformation, health issues and the effects of public policy. All NPF programs are free and on the record. The content is posted on its website for the benefit of journalists and other audiences around the world. NPF programs are held in Washington, D.C., and other U.S. and international cities. It has recently produced trainings on vaccine development, poverty and inequality in America, international trade and the 2020 election.
NPF is run by and for journalists. Its mission is to “make good journalists better.”
Awards[]
In 1984, NPF created its first award to honor Sol Taishoff, the late founder of Broadcasting Magazine. The foundation now offers a slate of journalism awards[2] to celebrate work that represents the highest standards of journalism.[3] NPF awards are made by a vote of individual committees and ratified by the board of directors. They include:
- Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartooning
- Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award
- Chairman’s Citation — issued at the discretion of the board chair
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress
- The Feddie Reporting Award — for coverage of the impact of federal rules and regulations on local communities
- Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade
- Innovative Storytelling Award
- W.M. Kiplinger Distinguished Contributions to Journalism Award
- Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Reporting
- Poverty and Inequality 2020 Awards[4]
- Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy and Environment Writing
- Sol Taishoff Broadcaster of the Year Award
History and Leadership[]
The National Press Foundation was incorporated[5] in the District of Columbia on Aug. 5, 1975, as part of the National Press Club. In 1980, under the leadership of Donald R. Larrabee, it became an independent organization. Its first educational program was a 1981 conference at Princeton University aimed at improving business and economics reporting, held at a time when journalism schools had few programs to prepare business writers. NPF expanded to offer training programs on other topics around the United States, as well as internationally. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, NPF began offering its training online.
The president and COO is Sonni Efron.[6] The chairman of the board is Donna Leinwand Leger. Past presidents of NPF include Sandy K. Johnson, Bob Meyers, Robert Alden, Frank Aukofer, Joseph Slevin, and David Yount, all former journalists.
2020 training[]
Notable Briefings:
- Global Trade: A Pandemic Primer[7]
- Poverty and Inequality in America 2020[8]
- Election 2020
- COVID-19 and Homelessness
- Tracking COVID-19 Misinformation and Disinformation
- COVID-19 and Suicide
- COVID-19 and Rural Mental Health: Through the Cracks
Fellowships:
- Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship
- Tracking Coronavirus Relief Funds
- Vaccine Boot Camp
- What’s New in Cancer Coverage
- Covering the Heart Beat
Organization[]
NPF is managed by an executive committee and is governed by a volunteer board of directors. The current chair of the board is Donna Leinwand Leger of DC Media Strategies LLC.
Current donors[]
NPF is funded by sponsors of individual training programs, an annual awards dinner and an endowment. Sponsors include media organizations, foundations, corporations and individuals.
Some of NPF’s current funders include Arnold Ventures, the Hinrich Foundation, the David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Fondation Ipsen, Bayer, the Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, GlaxoSmithKline, Heising-Simons Foundation, American Association for Cancer Research, American Society of Addiction Medicine and Honda.
Studio works | The Evelyn Y. Davis Studio[]
With a grant from Evelyn Y. Davis and The Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation, the National Press Foundation built a broadcast studio in 2014.[9]
References[]
- ^ "National Press Foundation". National Press Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "National Press Foundation Awards Dinner, Part 1 | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "National Press Foundation hosts journalism contest [US]". International Journalists' Network. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "National Press Foundation". The Economist. 2020-10-29. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "About NPF". National Press Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ Foundation, National Press. "National Press Foundation Selects New President". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ Swanson, Ana; Bradsher, Keith (2020-07-25). "Once a Source of U.S.-China Tension, Trade Emerges as an Area of Calm". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ Roberts, Nicole F. "5 Ways Trauma And Poverty Affect Childhood Development". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "Studio". National Press Foundation. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
External links[]
- Organizations established in 1976
- American journalism organizations