NPF Journalism Awards Dinner
Updated Wed Jul 28, 2021

Thank you to all who joined the National Press Foundation on February 13, 2020 to celebrate the best in journalism.  Videos of the award winners’ inspirational speeches are below.

The Foundation has operated remotely during the pandemic and held a virtual award event February 18, 2021.  If you are interested in sponsoring the 2022 awards event, which will be held February 9, 2022 at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, please contact Jason Zaragoza, jason@nationalpress.org, 202-663-7285.

Bob Woodward / The Washington Post
W.M. Kiplinger Distinguished Contributions to Journalism Award
Dana Bash
Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism

Dana Bash of CNN was the winner of the 2019 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.

The NPF judges praised Bash for representing the fundamental values of journalism and her reputation for reporting excellence and fairness — as evidence, they pointed to her previous three congressional reporting awards from NPF.

Aminda (Mindy) Marqués Gonzalez / Miami Herald Media Company
Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award
Charles Sennott and Steven Waldman / Report for America
Chairman’s Citation
Michael Kruse / Politico
Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress
Paul Wiseman, Joe McDonald and Anne D’Innocenzio / The Associated Press
Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade
NPR and the University of Maryland’s Howard Center for Investigative Journalism & Capital News Service
Innovative Storytelling Award
Christina Jewett / Kaiser Health News
The Feddie Reporting Award
Robert “RJ” Matson / CQ Roll Call
Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons
Platinum Level
Gold Level
Silver Level
Bronze Level
Benefactor Level
Patron
American Beverage Association
Beer Institute
CQ Roll Call
Entergy
Glover Park Group
Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Philip Merrill
College of Journalism
McClatchy
Poynter – Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship
Scripps Howard Foundation
Twitter
UPS
U.S. Travel Association
The Washington Post
Table Sponsor
Abernathy MacGregor
Adfero
Airlines for America
The Aluminum Association
American Electric Power
American Press Institute
APCO Worldwide
Axios
BGR Public Relations
CNN Ad Sales
Edison Electric Institute
General Motors
The GroundTruth Project
Hill+Knowlton Strategies
Marriott Marquis Washington, DC
Narrative Strategies
National Association of Broadcasters
Nestlé
The New York Times
NPR
Powell Tate | Weber Shandwick
S-3 Public Affairs
SKDKnickerbocker
USA Today Network
2020 NPF AWARDS DINNER COMMITTEE
Liz Sidoti, Abernathy MacGregor, Co-Chair
Amos Snead, Adfero, Co-Chair
Marie Cocco, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
Lauren Culbertson, Twitter
Tara DiJulio, GE
Kathy Gest, Public Affairs Consultant
Kevin Goldberg, Digital Media Association
Leonard Greenberger, AKCG – Public Relations Counselors
Raymond F. Kerins Jr., Bayer Corporation
Ed Lewis, Toyota
Lauren Pratapas, CNN
Dan Roth, Beer Institute
Kristin Rudman, The Levinson Group
Jeffrey Smith, Honda North America, Inc.
Rob Stoddard, NCTA
Sally Squires, Powell Tate
Susan Swain, C-SPAN
Chris Thorne, Independent Public Affairs, LLC
John Walcott, Time
Bill Walsh, AARP