National Press Foundation

The National Press Foundation was incorporated{{Cite web|title=About NPF|url=https://nationalpress.org/about-npf/|access-date=2020-11-20|website=National Press Foundation|language=en-US}} in the District of Columbia on Aug. 5, 1975, as part of the National Press Club. In 1980, under the leadership of Donald R. Larrabee, it became an independent organization. Its first educational program was a 1981 conference at Princeton University aimed at improving business and economics reporting, held at a time when journalism schools had few programs to prepare business writers. NPF expanded to offer training programs on other topics around the United States, as well as internationally.

With a grant from Evelyn Y. Davis and The Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation, the National Press Foundation built a broadcast studio in 2014, called Studio works | The Evelyn Y. Davis Studio.{{Cite web|title=Studio|url=https://nationalpress.org/studio/|access-date=2020-11-20|website=National Press Foundation|language=en-US}}

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, NPF began offering its training online.

NPF is managed by an executive committee and is governed by a volunteer board of directors.

The organization's current president is Anne Godlasky.{{Cite web|last=Foundation|first=National Press|title= National Press Foundation Announces New President Anne Godlasky|url=https://nationalpress.org/newsfeed/national-press-foundation-announces-new-president-anne-godlasky/|website=nationalpress.org|language=en}} The chairman of the board is Amos Snead. Past presidents of NPF include Sandy K. Johnson, Bob Meyers, Robert Alden, Frank Aukofer, Joseph Slevin, and David Yount, all former journalists.

In 2010, NPF offered a training program called Cancer Issues 2010, underwritten by Pfizer. The advertised goal was to train journalists to “understand the latest research” on various cancers, including the role of pharmaceutical products and vaccines. MicroRNA (miRNA) was also a listed topic.{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=Cancer Issues 2010 |url=http://nationalpress.org/programs-and-resources/program/cancer-issues-2010/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830005040/http://nationalpress.org/programs-and-resources/program/cancer-issues-2010/ |archive-date=2010-08-30 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=National Press Foundation}}

NPF is funded by sponsors of individual training programs, an annual awards dinner, and an endowment. Sponsors include media organizations, foundations, corporations, and individuals.

Some of NPF’s current and recent funders include Arnold Ventures, the Hinrich Foundation, the David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, CNN, Toyota, Twitter, Johnson & Johnson, Fondation Ipsen, Bayer, the Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, GlaxoSmithKline, Heising-Simons Foundation, American Association for Cancer Research, American Society of Addiction Medicine and Honda.{{Cite web |title=Awards Celebration 2021 |url=https://nationalpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/awards-celebration-2021.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216065403/https://nationalpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/awards-celebration-2021.pdf |archive-date=2022-02-16 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=National Press Foundation}}

NPF has previously been funded by Pfizer, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Eli Lilly and Company, the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, World Health Organization, TB Alliance, Business Roundtable, Mayo Clinic, Prudential Financial, AdvaMed, Huawei, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the United States Chamber of Commerce, and Verizon Communications.{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=Our Funders |url=http://nationalpress.org/about/our-funders/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314233139/http://nationalpress.org/about/our-funders/ |archive-date=2015-03-14 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=National Press Foundation}}{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=Our Funders |url=http://nationalpress.org/about/our-funders/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128213106/http://nationalpress.org/about/our-funders/ |archive-date=2013-01-28 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=National Press Foundation}}{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=Our Funders |url=http://nationalpress.org/about/our-funders/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926162431/http://nationalpress.org/about/our-funders/ |archive-date=2010-09-26 |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=National Press Foundation}}

In 1984, NPF created its first award to honor Sol Taishoff, the late founder of Broadcasting Magazine. The foundation now offers a slate of journalism awards{{Cite web|title=National Press Foundation Awards Dinner, Part 1 {{!}} C-SPAN.org|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?469323-2/national-press-foundation-awards-dinner-part-1|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.c-span.org|language=en-us}} to celebrate work that represents the highest standards of journalism.{{Cite web|title=National Press Foundation hosts journalism contest [US]|url=https://ijnet.org/en/opportunity/national-press-foundation-hosts-journalism-contest-us|access-date=2020-12-03|website=International Journalists' Network|language=en}} NPF awards are made by a vote of individual committees and ratified by the board of directors.

Since 1989, the NPF has presented the Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award annually for editorial cartooning.{{Cite web|title=Clifford K. & James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons|url=https://nationalpress.org/awards/clifford-k-james-t-berryman-award-for-editorial-cartoons/|access-date=2022-10-29|website=National Press Foundation|language=en-US}} Winners have included Chip Bok (1993), Jim Morin (1996), Rex Babin (2000),{{Cite web|title=Sacramento Bee Cartoonist Rex Babin Dies of Cancer|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/sacramento-bee-cartoonist-rex-babin-dies-cancer-flna611133|access-date=2022-02-09|website=NBC News|date=30 March 2012 |language=en}} Signe Wilkinson (2001), Kevin Kallaugher (2002), Ann Telnaes (2003), Steve Sack (2006), Matt Wuerker (2010), Nick Anderson (2011),{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/2011-berryman-award-houston-chronicles-nick-anderson-humbled-by-win/2011/12/16/gIQA6gQUyO_blog.html|first=Michael|last=Cavna|author-link=Michael Cavna|work=The Washington Post|title=2011 Berryman Award: Houston Chronicle's Nick Anderson 'Humbled' by Win|date=Dec 16, 2011}} Adam Zyglis (2013),{{cite web|title=Adam Zyglis wins Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award|work=DailyCartoonist.com|date=December 24, 2013|url=https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2013/12/24/adam-zyglis-wins-clifford-k-and-james-t-berryman-award/|first=Alan|last=Gardner}} Clay Bennett (2014),{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2014/12/15/chattanoogas-clay-bennett-wins-2014-berryman-award-for-editorial-cartooning/ |title=Chattanooga's Clay Bennett is 'thrilled' to win the 2014 Berryman Award for editorial cartooning |date=2021-10-24 |orig-date=2014-12-16 |author1=Michael Cavna |newspaper=The Washington Post |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}{{WaPoCheckDates}} Darrin Bell (2016),{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/11/04/darrin-bell-wins-berryman-award-for-cartoons-that-tackle-xenophobia-and-gun-violence/|title=Darrin Bell wins Berryman Award for cartoons that tackle xenophobia and gun violence|last1=Cavna|first1=Michael|date=November 4, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 11, 2017|last2=Cavna|first2=Michael|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}} Ruben Bolling (2021),{{cite web|title=Ruben Bolling Wins 2021 Berryman Award|first=D. D. |last=Degg|work=The Daily Cartoonist|date=May 11, 2022|url=https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2022/05/11/ruben-bolling-wins-2021-berryman-award/}} Ward Sutton (2022),{{Cite magazine |last=Heller |first=Steven |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Ward Sutton Wins Political Cartooning Honor |url=https://www.printmag.com/daily-heller/the-daily-heller-ward-sutton-wins-political-cartooning-honor/ |access-date=2023-05-20 |magazine=Print Magazine |language=en-US}}, Jen Sorensen (2023),{{cite web|title=Jen Sorensen Wins 2023 Berryman Award|first=D. D. |last=Degg|url=https://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2023/11/15/jen-sorensen-wins-2023-berryman-award/|date=Nov 15, 2023|work=The Daily Cartoonist}} and Tom Tomorrow (2024). https://nationalpress.org/award-story/tom-tomorrow-dan-perkins-wins-2024-berryman-cartoonist-award/

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• [https://nationalpress.org/awards/clifford-k-james-t-berryman-award-for-editorial-cartoons/?a=4950 Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartooning]
• [https://nationalpress.org/awards/benjamin-c-bradlee-editor-of-the-year-award/?a=4947 Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award]
• [https://nationalpress.org/awards/chairmans-citation/?a=4949 Chairman’s Citation] — issued at the discretion of the board chair
• [https://nationalpress.org/awards/everett-mckinley-dirksen-awards-for-distinguished-reporting-of-congress/?a=4951 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress]
• [https://nationalpress.org/awards/the-feddie-award-for-reporting-on-federal-rules-and-local-impact/?a=4959 The Feddie Reporting Award] — for coverage of the impact of federal rules and regulations on local communities
• [https://nationalpress.org/awards/hinrich-foundation-award-for-distinguished-reporting-on-trade/?a=12972 Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade]
• [https://nationalpress.org/awards/innovative-storytelling-award/?a=9781 Innovative Storytelling Award]
• [https://nationalpress.org/awards/kiplinger-distinguished-contributions-to-journalism/?a=4955 W.M. Kiplinger Distinguished Contributions to Journalism Award]
• [https://nationalpress.org/awards/carolyn-c-mattingly-award-for-mental-health-reporting/?a=6376 Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Reporting]
• [https://nationalpress.org/awards/poverty-and-inequality-2020-2021-awards/ Poverty and Inequality Awards]{{Cite news|date=2020-10-29|title=National Press Foundation|work=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/10/29/national-press-foundation|access-date=2020-11-20|issn=0013-0613}}
• [https://nationalpress.org/awards/thomas-l-stokes-award-for-best-energy-writing/?a=4961 Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy and Environment Writing]
• [https://nationalpress.org/awards/sol-taishoff-award-for-excellence-in-broadcast-journalism/?a=4957 Sol Taishoff Broadcaster of the Year Award]

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