The National Press Foundation board of directors selected NPR’s Terence Samuel as vice chair, Politico’s Sudeep Reddy for the executive committee and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal as a new member of the board.
“As journalists, our role in the furtherance and preservation of democracy is under constant threat. The way I think we meet that challenge is with ever-greater journalism and even greater journalists. NPF has a critical role to play in creating the next generation of journalists and I am honored and eager to be part of that effort,” said Samuel, vice president and executive editor of NPR, who has served on the NPF board since 2021.
Samuel has also volunteered as a judge for NPF journalism awards and spoke to the inaugural class of the Widening the Pipeline Fellowship for journalists of color.
Before joining NPR in 2017, Samuel edited politics coverage at the Washington Post and National Journal. He began his career reporting for The Village Voice, The Roanoke Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and U.S. News & World Report. Samuel wrote the 2010 book “The Upper House: A Journey Behind the Closed Doors of the U.S. Senate.”
Reddy, senior managing editor at Politico, has served on the NPF board since 2019.
“The National Press Foundation has been a powerful force for decades in shaping the careers of hundreds of thousands of journalists — including my own. I’m honored to play a part in advancing the mission of such an important institution,” said Reddy, himself a 2006 alumnus of NPF’s prestigious Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship and 2004 winner of the Stokes Award for Best Energy and Environment Reporting.
Reddy previously worked for a decade on economic coverage for the Wall Street Journal and has spoken to NPF fellows multiple times about that challenging beat.
Currently at the WSJ, Youssef serves as national security correspondent – a position once held by outgoing board member John Walcott.
“Nancy brings an active frontline experience as a journalist and will help keep a fresh pulse on what skills and trainings are needed in newsrooms and how NPF can support journalists working in challenging and dangerous environments,” said NPF board member Peter Cherukuri. “Nancy joins the board because of her concern and passion for the future of journalism and desire to playing a role in shaping that future. We’re fortunate to have her on the board, and her contributions are sure to have a positive impact on the National Press Foundation for many years to come.”
Youssef has also covered national security for Buzzfeed News, The Daily Beast and McClatchy and previously worked at the Detroit Free Press, the Baltimore Sun and Knight Ridder.
“I am delighted and honored to be a part of the NPF board and for the opportunity to engage with journalists around the country,” Youssef said. “Both my fellow board members and the journalists part of the NPF community are exceptional, and I am excited to work alongside them.”
The National Press Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1976 whose mission is to “make good journalists better” by providing free, on-the-record training on complex issues of the day.
“I’m so excited to see this commitment to the NPF board – there’s a great deal of energy, and I’m thrilled to work with these highest caliber journalists to deliver the best training possible to reporters and editors across the country and around the world,” said NPF president Anne Godlasky.
