The National Press Foundation2013 Annual Report

Making Good Journalists Better

The National Press Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.

FROM THE PRESIDENTBob Meyers | President & C.O.O

Don’t take my word for it. Look at the statistics on the following page. They give you a brief snapshot of the way NPF is affecting journalists and journalism.

As platforms have changed, as the tools of the trade have changed, the National Press Foundation has steadfastly continued its mission of educating journalists so journalists can educate the public. It is the

public, and its thirst for knowledge as it pursues its democratic vision, that is at the heart of all NPF’s activities.

If I can answer any questions, please contact me directly:

bob@nationalpress.org or 202-663-7281.

As the platforms havechanged...the National Press Foundation has continued its mission of educating journalists so journalists can educate the public.

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Bob MeyersPresident & C.O.O.

Linda Topping Streitfeld Director of Programs

Jessica Jean-FrancoisDirector of Operations

Reyna Abigale LevineDigital Media Manager

Jenny Ash- MaherProgram Assistant

Minju OhIntern

Shanza Lewis Intern

Keiana Smith-McDowellIntern

Joshua Harms Intern

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WEBINARS

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS DOMESTIC

PROGRAMS

The National Press Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that produces free professional development programs for journalists and other communities. We aim to increase their knowledge of complex issues and their ability to convey that knowledge across

Located in Washington, D.C., NPF is ideally situated to provide programs for journalists highlighting the issues of our time. These include: the Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowships, Capitol Hill briefings and one-day programs for Washington reporters. NPF also hosts longer programs on various topics that bring together journalists from across the U.S. Those selected to participate are provided transportation and lodging in addition to the program at no cost.

The Washington Beat Book on NPF’s website provides quick access to sources and information on more than 50 government agencies and topics for anyone who needs it.

Internationally, and with international journalists, NPF works under the banner “Journalist to Journalist” to convey the idea of journalists around the world learning together across borders. Journalist to Journalist media training programs are often in collaboration with an international conference, allowing participating journalists to attend the conference after a specific media training on that subject matter. This leads to more accurate and more thorough coverage of the topic.

In 2013, NPF produced and broadcasted 18 hour-long webinars on topics ranging from health care, politics, agriculture, and new media.

It was very informative to learn about the different nuances of TB... Moreover, it gave me an opportunity to dessiminate the information among fellow journalists.“

Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press, India, J2J Lung Health Media Training”

media platforms to the public. Better journalism leads to improved social understanding.

Since 1976, the National Press Foundation has provided opportunities to more than 6,000 editors, producers and reporters in print, broadcast and online media. Our programs educate journalists in the nation’s capital, around the country and overseas.

PROGRAMS 2013In 2013, NPF hosted, planned, and executed 45 days of programming. That includes 18 webinars!

We traveled outside our office in 2013 to host programs in other cities. We traveled to Paris, France for our international lung health conference. We traveled to Denver, Colorado for our annual program on Obesity.

Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship (Nine Days)

Capitol Hill Issues Briefings (Half day each):

Four-day Programs:

Immigration Issues

Retirement Issues Obesity Issues

Following Federal Dollars

Mechanics of Finance (Three Days)

Covering the Fiscal 2014 Budget

Lung Health Media Training(Three Days)

Reporting on Rape and Sexual Assault

Understanding Risk: A Primer for Journalists:

C-SPAN Video Library Webinar

Google Crisis Response: Tools for Journalists

Covering Natural Disasters

Reporting on Abortion and Birth Control

Managing Your Journalism Career

Understanding ID Theft and Financial Fraud

Reporting on the Common Core

Covering the Government Shutdown

Understanding the Healthcare Exchanges

Covering the Affordable Care ActCovering the Debt Limit

The Cost of College

Cyber-Security for Journalists:

WEBINARS

DOMESTIC PROGRAMS

INTERNATIONALPROGRAM

Scary Statistics, Conceptionalizing Risk Communicating Risk

Protecting Information Protecting SourcesPrivacy and Commerce

SPEAKERS 2013Manju GaneriwalaMike DeBonisGeorge FriedlanderMark ZandiPhillip SwagelLorraine WoellertJon FaustJim GlassmanRobin HardingKomal Sri-KumarJohn J. KalamaridesDiane OakleyMary Beth FranklinStephen C. GossKaren GlennMaya RockeymooreSacha MillstoneEleanor BlayneySusan Garland

Dr. Debra WhitmanDr. Robert BurkeKaroun DemirjianAllison SherryNiels LesniewskiEmilee SpeckJosh RoginShane HarrisFranco Ordonez

Lt. Col. (Jack) Wesley P. Miller IVSteven WarrenJoseph MinarikSudeep ReddyStan CollenderMattie DupplerMichael LindenMartin KadyKerry Dooley YoungMarilyn GeewaxDavid LightmanNeil RolandAmy HoweRobert BarnesPatricia Estrada

David SellersDonna LeinwandMitch WaldropMichael MillerRich FolkersRod KuckroMartin KadyMuzaffar ChishtiDan SteinTamar JacobyMark KrikorianCarrie Budoff BrownAlan GomezRachael BadeLillian CunninghamEllen GilmerBen WiederDavid CornSeymour HershLynne McFarland Scott Higham

Melinda HennebergerStella MukasaKatherine RowanChris ClarkeAvivah LitanJeremy ArtCatherine GewertzNirvi ShahVanessa SchneiderJulie RovnerJodi SchneiderGeorge E. CondonRachel KleinJodi RayHenry J. AaronSteve BellGoldie BlumenstykEva GalperinTrevor TimmAdi KamdarDallas SalisburyJames HillJohn C. Peters

Robert EckelDan BessesenHolly Wyatt

Lt. General Mark HertlingKim Gorman

Janne Boone-HeinonenJames LevineKhanh Nguyen Pamela G. BaileyBill LaydenBrian WansinkBill BellewKaren BissellJose CamineroE. Jane CarterJose CastroKatie DainLucica DitiuDaniel Everitt

Anthony HarriesSteve Graham

Lee B. ReichmanKari StoeverBill AllisonBill RobertsDavid MontgomeryDavid RappDebbie CenziperJohn CarmodyJustin HermanKelly KennedyMark W. SmithMichael SallahRebecca GoldinRichard S. DunhamRyan Teague BeckwithStaci Warden Stan CzerwinskiSteve PiacenteSteven RichTamara Keith

The Paul Miller Fellowship is an education program for DC-based journalists. Through nine day-long seminars (once a month, from September through June) this fellowship program provides a primer on Washington agencies, institutions and issues. It offers fresh sources, story ideas and unparalleled opportunities to get to know and learn from other journalists. On-the-record access to officials, experts and seasoned journalists, along with site visits enhance and add insight to journalists’ work.

The fellows visited Congress during a Fall 2013 session.

Paul Miller Fellowship

Joanna Anderson, CQ Roll CallEmily Cahn, CQ Roll Call,Carten Cordell, Northern Virginia MagazineCaroline D’Angelo, Pulitzer Center on Crisis ReportingNatalie DiBlasio, USA TODAYJacqueline Fell, Cox Media GroupAlva French, NBC NewsJake Grovum, StatelineDave Gustafson, Al Jazeera AmericaAmrita Jayakumar, The Washington PostLinda Kinstler, The New RepublicMichael Lindenberger, The Dallas Morning NewsMonika Mathur, The Associated PressKevin Miller, Portland Press HeraldCorey Mitchell, Star TribuneNicole Ninh, C-SPANReity O’Brien, The Center for Public IntegrityChris Opfer, Bloomberg BNAOriana Pawlyk, Gannett Government MediaLiisa Rajala, The Kiplinger LetterMarisa Schultz, The Detroit NewsBlake Sobczak, EnergyWireJonathan Tamari, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Funded by the Gannett Foundation and endowment grants from the Freedom Forum, the Lawrence B. Taishoff Foundation, the Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation and the NPF Program Fund.

2013 - 2014 Fellows

September 9, 2013: Financial Literacy for JournalistsOctober 7, 2013: Covering CongressNovember: National Press Club TourDecember 9, 2013: Data Journalism + Cyber-Security for JournalistsJanuary 6, 2014: Federal BudgetFebruary 3, 2014: Understanding the Federal RegisterMarch 3, 2014: Covering the Federal Reserve and White HouseApril 7, 2014: Supreme CourtMay 5, 2014: Covering the Pentagon and Defense SpendingJune 2, 2014: Enterprise and Investigation

CLICK HERE to view resources from our 2013-2014 class of Paul Miller

2013 - 2014 Topics

MECHANICS OF FINANCE brought top experts and experienced journalists in three areas of Finance. Each half-day session was well-attended by journalists eager to understand how the economy works.

Funded by the Milken Institute.

MECHANICS OF FINANCE

TOPICS 2013-2014

Municipal Finance Housing Finance

The Federal Reserve: Managing the Money Supply

November 12, 2013

Speakers:

December 17, 2013

Speakers:

Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics

Phillip Swagel, Milken Institute

Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg News

January 14, 2014

Speakers:

CLICK HERE to view the resources from Nov 12 CLICK HERE to view the resources from Dec 17

CLICK HERE to view the resources from Jan 14

Manju Ganeriwala, State Treasurer, Commonwealth of VirginiaMike DeBonis, The Washington PostGeorge Friedlander, Chief Municipal Strategist, Citigroup

Komal Sri-Kumar, Milken Institute

Jon Faust, Board of Governors ofthe Federal Reserve

Robin Harding, US Economics Editor Financial Times

Jim Glassman, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

February 4, 2013Supported in part by two financial literacy grants from Evelyn Y. Davis and the Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation and The David Swit Endowment.

Capitol Hill Issues Briefings are half-day programs sponsored by the National Press Foundation, The Center on Congress at Indiana University, POLITICO and the Regional Reporters Association. They cover current issues relevant to Congress and are open to the public. The briefings are held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. Panalists include jounalists and other experts who clarify issues through presentations, discussions and Q+A.

CAPITOL HILL ISSUES BRIEFINGS

Covering the Fiscal 2014 budget Immigration Issues

Following Federal Dollars

CLICK HERE for Feb 4 Resources CLICK HERE for May 6 Resources

CLICK HERE for Sept 9 Resources

May 6, 2013Underwritten by the NPF Programs Fund

September 9, 2013Underwritten by the David Swit Endowment

RETIREMENT

FELLOWS 2013

CLICK HERE for Retirement Issues Resources

Retirement Issues was held April 7-10, 2013 in Washington, D.C. and it tackled issues relevant to the current economic and political climate. With Baby Boomers moving deeper into their golden years at a time when both political parties are pushing proposals for long-term deficit reduction, Social Security and Medicare are in the crosshairs. Specific sessions during the four-day program included: retirement in the private sector; the future of public pensions; obstacles to retirement for people of color; our ageing society and its implications and working in retirement for fun and profit.

Funded by Prudential Financial

Richard Eisenberg, Nextavenue.orgJim Gallagher, St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe Haney, AARP BulletinDianne Hardisty, Bakersfield CalifornianMelanie Hicken, CNNMoneyBrent Hunsberger, The OregonianTim Landis, The State Journal-RegisterGail MarksJarvis, Chicago TribuneKaren Michel, NPR-freelance

Mary Perez, Sun HeraldMatt Purdy, WYPRSusan Reimer, The Baltimore SunCraig Schneider, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMatt Sedensky, Associated PressLisa Selin Davis, FreelanceLynn “Wooty” Sixel, Houston ChronicleCheryl Smith, I Messenger EnterprisesMaryjo Webster, St. Paul Pioneer Press

OBESITY

FELLOWS 2013

CLICK HERE for Obesity Issues Resources

Pauline Dakin, Canadian Broadcasting CorporationRalph Davis, Floyd County TimesJose De La Isla, Hispanic Link News ServiceKatharine Gammon, Freelance: Wired/ FastCompany/ Popular Science/ NatureHeather Tirado Gilligan, California Health ReportShuka Kalantari, Public Radio International’s The World & KQED David Kroll, Forbes.com

Obesity Issues 2013 was NPF’s second four-day training program developed in partnership with the Colorado Center for Health and Wellness. This year’s program brought 15 journalists to the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center in Aurora, Colorado for a fascinating immersion in the science and politics of obesity.

This program was funded by the Colorado Health Foundation and The University of Colorado Foundation

Christine Livoti, BioPharm InsightMary MacVean, Los Angeles TimesKatie McCrimmon, HealthPolicySolutions.orgMichael Miller, Toledo Free PressLiz Neporent, ABC News NationalLauren Sausser, The Post and CourierKimberly Hayes Taylor, BLAC Detroit MagazineKevin Vaughan, I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS

Funded by The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, Aeras, TB Alliance and UNITAID

The Lung Health Media Training at the 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Paris, France was offered for the fifth year by the Journalist to Journalist Project of the National Press Foundation and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union). The J2J program was held October 29 - 31, 2013, and

LUNG HEALTH MEDIA TRAINING

then journalists participated in the conference. The three-day program is designed for working journalists who want to increase their knowledge and skill at developing stories on lung health and related issues, including tuberculosis; TB/HIV; asthma, COPD and other non-communicable diseases; childhood pneumonia and tobacco control.

CLICK HERE for Lung Health Media Training Resources

Lotty Alaric, Lok Sabha, IndiaBiswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press, India Elena Imkelova, Tyumen’s Time TV Channel, Siberia, RussiaMara Kardas-Nelson, Mail & Guardian, South AfricaClifton Kawanga, Blantyre Newspaper Limited, MalawiThabile Maphanga, South African Broadcasting Corporation, South AfricaFarahnaz Zahidi Moazzam, The Express Tribune (daily), PakistanWycliffe Muga, The Star Publications, BBC World Service, East African Flyer, KenyaMaitri Porecha, Daily News and Analysis (DNA), IndiaBo Ren, Caixin Media, ChinaJuan Shan, China Daily, ChinaPradeep Surin, Dainik Bhaskar, IndiaSvetlana Svistunova, The Russian Union of Journalists, RussiaXiangli Yan, Shanghai Media Group (SMG) TV News Centre, ChinaYaru Zhao, Health Times, China

Webinars are included in NPF’s programming to educate journalists around the world in a now-or-later format that ensures the greatest possible participation. Journalists are encouraged to participate live and submit questions to our presenters. Webinar recordings are always posted on NPF’s website as a resource for all journalists in the future.

WEBINARS

Single Webinars

Series Webinars

Reporting on Rape and Sexual AssaultJanuary 9, 2013

C-span Video Library WebinarJune 6, 2013

Google Hangout: Google Crisis Response: Tools for journalists Covering Natural DisasterJune 13, 2013

Reporting on Abortion andBirth ControlJuly 2, 2013

Managing your Journalism CareerJuly 26, 2013

Understanding ID Theft and Financial FraudAugust 22, 2013

Reporting on the Common CoreSeptember 24, 2013

Covering the Government ShutdownSeptember 26, 2013

Understanding the Healthcare ExchangesOctober 3, 2013

Covering the Affordable Care Act October 9, 2013

Click on the title of any webinar to navigate to the online content

Covering the Debt LimitOctober 15, 2013

The Cost of CollegeNovember 14, 2013

Cyber-security for Journalists Series:Part I: Protecting informationNovember 21, 2013Part II: Protecting sourcesDecember 5, 2013Part III: Privacy and commerceDecember 10, 2013

January 17, 2013Part II: Conceptualizing RiskJanuary 24, 2013Part III: Communicating RiskJanuary 31, 2013

Understanding Risk: A Primer for Journalists Series:

Part I: Scary Statistics: Understanding Risks for Journalists

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What Our Journal

“I thought presenters did a great job of weaving the nitty-gritty complexities with the big-picture themes.”

Andrea Riquier, Investor’s Business Daily,Mechanics of Finance

“All of the speakers had something to offer that can help in my reporting. ... All of this gives me new story ideas and new ways to report...”

Liz Neporent, ABC News National,Obesity Issue Program

One scene from the Obesity Issues Program at the Anschutz Wellness Center in Colorado.

Komal Sri-Kumar discusses the Federal Reserve policies during our Mechanics of Finance program.

“There are few things in this world that live up ot the hype. The Paul Miller Fellowship is one of those things that met - and actually exceeded - my expectations.”

Chris Cantergiani, Scripps Howard News Service,Paul Miller

“It’s journalist boot camp for retirement issues. Be ready to be informed and amazed. You’ll return home with the information and the contacts you need to write meaningful articles...”

Mary Perez,Sun Herald (Gulfport, MS),Retirement Issues in the 21st Century

Jordan Blum, Paul Miller Fellow 2012-2013 asks a question during one of the sessions.

Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, speaker at the 2013 Retirement Issues program in Washington, D.C.

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The Paul Miller Alumni Group was formed to extend the benefits of the Paul Miller fellowship beyond the program year and to explore ways the fellows could “give back” to other journalists. In 2013 they developed a very active email listserve which was put to good use planning networking events and one educational day. The three after-work social events included two with the current class of Paul Miller fellows, a fun and useful convergence.

The fourth event was a Social Media Day, attended by 17 alumni on June 19, 2014 at the NPF office. A morning session for beginners covered how to develop a social media presence. An evening session for advanced users focused on ethics and emerging technologies.

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The National Press Foundation Annual Awards Dinner recognizing journalistic achievement is one of the largest media dinners in Washington, bringing together more than 1,000 journalists, media, public relations and corporate executives, policy makers, and trade groups. The 2013 dinner was held on February 27, 2013.

Jorge Ramos, Univision NewsSol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism

Anthony Shadid, The New York TimesChairman’s Citation

Gregory L. Moore, The Denver PostBenjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year

Deirdre K. Walsh and Dana Bash, CNNDavid S. Fallis, Scott Higham, Kimberly Kindy and Dan Keating, The Washington PostEverett C. Dirksen Awards for Coverage of Congress

Frank Deford, NPR, HBO, Sports IllustratedKiplinger Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism

The Wall Street Journal | Online Journalism Award

William Selway, Esme E. Deprez and Alison Vekshin, Bloomberg NewsThe “Feddie” Award for Reporting on Federal Rules and Local Impact

Robert Ariail, Spartanburg Herald-JournalBerryman Award for Editorial Cartooning

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Other Fellowships and Awards

Megan Scudellari, The ScientistEvert Clark/ Seth Payne Award for Young Science Writers

ReutersThomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy Writing

Billy Kenber, The Times of LondonLaurence Stern Fellowship at The Washington Post

Eric Morath, The Wall Street JournalKate Davidson, POLITICOWharton Seminars for Business Journalists

Executive Committee

John Walcott, Bloomberg News

Heather Dahl, Neustar, Chair

Kathryn Gest, National Democratic Institute, Secretary

Kevin M. Goldberg, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C.

Tom Rosenstiel, American Press Institute

NPF Board of Directors

John Walcott is Team Leader for National Security and Foreign Affairs at Bloomberg News. Previously, he was the Chief Content Officer and Editor-in-Chief of SmartBrief. He has been McClatchy’s Washington Bureau Chief, foreign editor and national editor of U.S. News & World Report, national security correspondent at The Wall Street Journal and a correspondent at Newsweek.

Kevin Goldberg is a member of Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC. and serves as legal counsel to the American Society of News Editors. His expertise is in First Amendment, Copyright and Trademark issues, especially those relating to newspaper and Internet publishing. He regularly advocates issues involving freedom of speech on behalf of press organizations.

Tom Rosenstiel is the Executive Director of the American Press Institute. Prior to that, he designed the Project for Excellence in Journalism and directs its activities. He also serves as vice chairman of the Committee of Concerned Journalists, an initiative engaged in conducting a national conversation among journalists about standards and values.

Kathy Gest is director of public affairs at the National Democratic Institute (NDI), which she joined in 2007 after a 30-year career in Washington, D.C., as a journalist, Capitol Hill staff member and public affairs consultant. She came to NDI from Powell Tate | Weber Shandwick, where she co-chaired the international practice, advising foreign governments, embassies, organizations and corporations seeking to achieve public policy goals in the U.S. and abroad.

Heather directs Global Analyst Relations at Neustar, a technology and information services company serving the telecommunications, Internet, marketing and media industries.

Before joining Neustar, Heather was a Senior Producer at Fox News Channel and has experience covering news for Public Radio International, KUOW Seattle, PBS NewsHour, National Public Radio, C-SPAN and Reuters TV.

CLICK HERE for more about Heather Dahl

CLICK HERE for more about Kathryn Gest

CLICK HERE for more about Kevin Goldberg

CLICK HERE for more about Tom Resentstiel

CLICK HERE for more about John Walcott

Jeffrey Birnbaum, BGR Public Relations

Johanna Schneider, Independent Consultant,

Gerald Seib, The Wall Street Journal

Peter Cherukuri, POLITICO

George E. Condon, Congress Daily

Imani Greene, Meredith Xcelerated Marketing

Jon Sawyer, Pulitzer Center

Melinda Henneberger, Washington Post

Tom Davidson, PBS Digital

Adam Sharp,Twitter

H. Andrew Schwartz, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Kevin McCormally, The Kiplinger Washington Editors

Anne Marie Squeo, 30-Point Strategies

Susan Swain, C-SPAN

Bob DeFillippo, Prudential Financial, Inc.

Sandy Johnson, Stateline.org

James M. Brady, Digital First Media

Board Members

*Affiliations current as of April 2014

Bob MeyersPresident & C.O.O

Linda Topping Streitfeld Director of Programs

Current NPF Staff Members

Bob Meyers joined the foundation in 1993 as director of its Washington Journalism Center. He was appointed president of the foundation in 1995. From 1989 to 1993 Meyers was director of the Harvard Journalism Fellowship for Advanced Studies in Public Health. He is a former reporter for The Washington Post, and a former assistant city editor at the San Diego Union. As a stringer for The Post he worked on the Watergate investigation from Los Angeles, focusing on the “dirty tricks” campaign

that was a part of the paper’s Pulitzer Prize winning Public Service package. As a Post staffer he was nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize. He has written two books, “Like Normal People” and “D.E.S.: The Bitter Pill.” “Like Normal People” is the story of his mentally handicapped younger brother and the family’s efforts to help him lead a normal life. It was turned into a made-for-TV movie in 1979 and was nominated for a National Book Award. “D.E.S.: The Bitter Pill” was the story of a widely used anti-miscarriage drug that had enormous social and medical consequences.

At NPF Meyers expanded the foundation’s U.S.-based programs, and originated its

international programs, called Journalist-to-Journalist ™, which have focused on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and lung disease, and other topics.

Educated in the New York City public schools system and at UCLA, he was awarded an academic fellowship at Harvard’s Center for Health Communication in 1987-88. He is a member of the Fellowship Advisory Board of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism. He has lectured at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Tsinghua University in Beijing, and in Lithuania, Poland and Estonia, among other places.

Linda Topping Streitfeld joined NPF in December 2007. She develops and manages graduate-style programs for U.S. and international journalists, including the Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowships and the foundation’s Journalist-to-Journalist international

programs, and she moderates webinars, panels and other forums. Streitfeld came to the NPF from The Miami Herald. There, she was published in the Herald’s Tropic magazine, and as an editor, worked on coverage of the 2000 presidential election; education in the nation’s sixth-largest school district; growth and development; government and politics; and plenty of hurricanes and near-misses.

She edited an award-winning series that exposed property tax schemes costing the state millions each year, and was part of the staff that won a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 1993 after Hurricane Andrew. She managed a major Miami Herald community news initiative and was an early contributor to the newspaper’s robust website and public radio partnership.

Jenny Ash- MaherProgram Assistant

Jenny Ash-Maher joined NPF in January 2013. She assists the Director of Programs and the

Digital Media Manager with the logistical implementation of NPF’s programs. Prior to joining NPF, Jenny was convention manager for the Travel Industry Association’s annual international trade show, bringing journalists

and tour operators from throughout the world to the United States. Jenny was also a licensed Massage Therapist and small business owner. She holds a degree in Economics from Union College in Schenectady, NY.

Jessica Jean-FrancoisDirector of Operations

Jessica Jean-Francois joined NPF in March 2013. She manages the organizational operations, including NPF’s Annual Awards Dinner, finances, human resources, and assists with program

implementation. Prior to joining NPF, Jessica was the Country Director for Hope for Haiti, an organization working in health care and education in Haiti. Jessica holds a Master’s degree in Education from Lehman College and a Bachelors of Science degree in Economics from the George Washington University, where she spent a year studying abroad

at the London School of Economics. She has worked as a teacher for the New York City Public Schools and as a College Advisor for the Harlem Children’s Zone, the inspiration for the Promise Neighborhoods that is scheduled to develop in 20 communities in the near future.

Reyna Abigale Levine joined the NPF in June 2013. She manages nationalpress.org, NPF’s social media presence, and produces live webinars.

Reyna Abigale LevinePrior to joining NPF, Reyna worked as a photographer at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and as project assistant to artist and curator, Michal Heiman in Tel Aviv, Israel. She graduated from the Corcoran College of Art + Design with a MA degree in New Media and

Photojournalism May 2013. Prior to her MA, Reyna received a BA in Photography and Middle East Studies from Smith College in May 2011. You can check out some of her other work HERE

Minju OhIntern

Minju Oh joined NPF in February 2014 as an intern. She assists our staff in every field from preparing for

the NPF Awards Dinner to helping with operations for the organization. Prior to joining NPF, Minju worked at Liveshots DC which is a television studio working with Fox News, MSNBC, PBS etc. Also, as an international exchange intern, she worked as a reporter at

Korean Culture Service in New York. Minju came to the U.S. as an international exchanged intern sponsored by the government of Korea. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in English Language and Social Work at the University of Seoul.

Shanza Lewis

Shanza Lewis joined NFP in January as an intern. She assists the staff in its programs and events through

social media management, digital media organization, and operations support. After graduating from Macalester College with a B.A. in English and Psychology, she used her writing skills in international development at the Institute

of Caribbean Studies and litigation support at Charles C. Parsons & Associates. In her spare time she writes short stories and hopes to pursue a Masters in Communications.

COLLABORATING PARTNERSThe National Press Foundation accepts funding from organizations and individuals who support its mission and values. If you would like to learn about contributing to one of our programs, please feel free to contact us.

The NPF model provides full fellowships to accepted journalists. The inclusive costs of each program will always be stated ahead of time.The sponsor(s) will always be identified as the funder(s) of the program.The sponsor(s) will be invited to address the journalists prior to the beginning.The National Press Foundation will control all aspects of every program.The National Press Foundation will be responsible for the development of an agenda and the selection of topics, speakers and 15 – 20 journalists.The program will be balanced and fair. The program will always be on-the-record.People and organizations with positions directly opposed to the sponsor’s may be invited to appear.All program resources will be uploaded to the NPF website following the program for future reference.At the conclusion of the program the sponsor(s) will receive a written evaluation of the program.

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