Amber Dance Wins 2010 Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award
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The winner of the 2010 Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award, an annual prize for young science journalists, is Amber Dance, a writer in Pasadena, Calif.
Dance received the award and its $1000 prize for four stories: “Bacterial Waists: Bacteria living in our guts may play a role in obesity,” in the Los Angeles Times; “From Pond Scum to pharmacy shelf,” in Nature Medicine; “DNA Referees,” in the Los Angeles Times; and “Illegal Whale Meat Traced Back to Japan,” in Nature.
The panel of judges cited Dance for her impressive package of stories, which showed her versatility and mastery of topics that ranged from epigenetics to intestinal fauna. The judges said that Dance brought the reader deep into complex subjects with engaging writing, good organization, and the use of colorful quotes. The story on pond scum was a particular favorite.
NPF Internship Opening
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The National Press Foundation seeks a responsible, organized and detail oriented intern for fall 2010 to help implement professional development programs for U.S. and international journalists. The intern will work directly with the NPF programs staff to plan and implement the logistics for journalist training programs here in DC as well as other U.S. and international locations. The topics of the training programs include cancer, Alzheimer’s, HIV vaccines and lung disease, as well as Capitol Hill Issues Briefings and DC reporting fellowships. The intern will also be involved in helping plan the 1,000+ guest annual awards dinner…
NPF Awards Dinner Set for March 1
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Mark your calendars! NPF is delighted to announce the date of its 2011 Annual Awards Dinner: March 1, 2011. The event will be held at the Hilton Washington and will honor the best in American journalism. Last year…
See photos from 27th Annual Awards Dinner
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For those who missed the event, check out photos of the evening by photographer Greg Gibson on NPF’s flickr page here. See photos of the award winners as well as NPF board members, NPF dinner committee members and other guests who came out to show support for journalism. All our guests from the dinner can browse the photos to relive the fun. See yourself or anyone you know in any of the photos? Email webmaster@nationalpress.org and let us know so we can caption the photo!
Thanks for a Great Evening
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Thank you to all of our supporters who braved the cold weather to attend the NPF Awards Dinner on Tuesday night. It was truly inspiring to see that even in rough economic times; we were able to fill the Hilton Washington's ballroom with over 900 journalists, media professionals, policy makers and corporate executives who care about Journalism that matters. For those who were not able to make it, you should be sure to check out articles published by NBC Washington, Politico, and The Hill’s The Washington Scene covering the event. Thanks again for your support, and we look forward to…
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