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26th Annual Awards Dinner

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February 10, 2009

Despite the cool economic climate, February 10 brought unseasonably warm weather and large crowds to the Hilton Washington Hotel for The National Press Foundation's 26th Annual Awards dinner. Slightly fewer than 1,000 people attended the dinner, bringing in $500,000 in unrestricted revenue for the foundation. "This is remarkable support from many people for our free educational programs for journalists" said NPF president Bob Meyers. Many of the award winners used their acceptance speeches to discuss the state of American journalism and how to move forward in an increasingly difficult time. View photos and videos from the 26th Annual Awards Dinner below.

Videos

Charles Gibson Named Broadcaster of the Year
6:30
Leonard Downie, Jr. Named Editor of the Year
7:02
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Awards

Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism
Charles Gibson
ABC News

W. M. Kiplinger Distinguished Contributions to Journalism Award
Linda Johnson Rice
Johnson Publishing Company, Ebony Magazine, Jet Magazine, EbonyJet.com

The Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award
Leonard Downie, Jr.
The Washington Post

Chairman’s Citation
Austin H. Kiplinger

Excellence in Online Journalism Award
PolitiFact

Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress
Jonathan Allen
Congressional Quarterly

David Heath
The Seattle Times

Hal Bernton
The Seattle Times

Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartooning
Nate Beeler
The Washington Examiner

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