THE 2025 NPF AWARDS DINNER WAS SOLD OUT. Thank you to all of our sponsors and individual attendees for supporting NPF’s mission of “making good journalists better.”
The National Press Foundation’s annual journalism awards dinner honored top journalists on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at the Ritz-Carlton Washington, D.C.
The dinner brought together nearly 700 journalists, communications professionals, philanthropists, policymakers and other influencers to celebrate the best in journalism. All proceeds go to support NPF’s mission of “making good journalists better,” specifically our flagship journalism training programs, the Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship and the Widening the Pipeline Fellowship for journalists of color. Established in 1975, the National Press Foundation also celebrates our 50th anniversary this year.
See additional photos of the evening (photo credit: Lisa Nipp for NPF).
The best in journalism
Accepting awards at this year’s event:
- Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism — Christiane Amanpour, CNN
- Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year — Suki Dardarian, Minnesota Star Tribune
- W.M. Kiplinger Distinguished Contributions to Journalism Award — Maria Hinojosa, Futuro Media Group
- Chairman’s Citation — S. Mitra Kalita and Sara Lomax, URL Media
- Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons — Dan Perkins (aka Tom Tomorrow)
- Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress — Benjamin Guggenheim, Politico
- Feddie Reporting Award — Cox Media Group and KFF Health News
- Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade – The Wall Street Journal
- Innovative Storytelling Award — The New York Times
- The AARP Award for Excellence in Journalism on Aging — The Washington Post and KGTV ABC 10News San Diego
- Wounded Warrior Project® Award for Excellence in Coverage of Veterans — The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Long Lead
Thank you for supporting journalism education
The awards dinner underwrites NPF’s mission of training working journalists to succeed in an increasingly challenging news environment. Your support for a healthy information ecosystem helps sustain American democracy.
Thank you to this year’s sponsors:




























































