The Center for Public Integrity has made a splash in recent years by filling the gap for a major journalistic pursuit: investigative reporting. Hardly a new player in journalism, the 20-plus year-old organization is increasingly taking on a more prominent media role, according to Monday’s op-ed by The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz.
The National Press Foundation honored The Center for Public Integrity with the 2007 Excellence in Online Journalism Award. The award was presented at the 2008 NPF Annual Awards Dinner. View a video honoring The Center below.
As the black cloud of crude oil continues to spread in the gulf, President Obama and many in Congress are using the moment to push for comprehensive energy and climate legislation. Our balanced panel of experts will help journalists and others understand what may be coming. A regulatory remake? A price on carbon? More aid for alternative fuels? Hear from experts and ask your questions, during this important on-the-record issues briefing. Click here to RSVP. Space is limited.
Julie Hirschfeld Davis, winner of NPF’s 2009 Everett McKinley Dirksen Awards for Distinguished Reporting of Congress, was featured on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal earlier this week. Davis is currently a reporter for the Associated Press and has covered Congress and the White House for over ten years.
While on Washington Journal, Davis talked about the Library of Congress’ and the Clinton Presidential Library’s recent release of documents written by Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan. She also gave analysis on what the release of these documents will mean for in Kagan’s upcoming confirmation hearings. Watch the whole segment below:
Helen Thomas, former “unofficial dean" of the White House Press Corps, has retired after disavowing controversial remarks she made about the state of Israel. View a video tribute for Helen’s lifetime of achievement from the 2001 NPF Annual Awards Dinner. She received that year’s Kiplinger Distinguished Contributions to Journalism award. Read a full transcript of her remarks from the 2001 NPF Dinner. For a full list of past Kiplinger Awards honorees, click here.
The NPF Annual Awards Dinner recognizing journalistic achievement brings together more than 1,000 journalists, media, public relations and corporate executives, policy makers, and trade groups each year. See photos from the 2010 Awards Dinner here.
