The National Press Foundation 2013 Annual Report
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FROM THE PRESIDENT Bob Meyers | President & C.O.O
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Linda Topping Streitfeld Director of Programs
Jenny Ash- Maher Program Assistant
Jessica Jean-Francois Director of Operations
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Reyna Abigale Levine Digital Media Manager
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NPF Metrics Our resources on Scribd have been viewed over 437,474 times in the year 2013. This pie chart explains where people are coming from to view our resources online.
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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
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 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.
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.
DOMESTIC PROGRAMS
WEBINARS
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.
In 2013, NPF produced and broadcasted 18 hour-long webinars on topics ranging from health care, politics, agriculture, and new media.
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.
PROGRAMS 2013 In 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.
DOMESTIC PROGRAMS
SPEAKERS 2013
Capitol Hill Issues Briefings (Half day each): Covering the Fiscal 2014 Budget Immigration Issues Following Federal Dollars Four-day Programs: Retirement Issues Obesity Issues Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship (Nine Days) Mechanics of Finance (Three Days)
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM Lung Health Media Training (Three Days)
WEBINARS The Cost of College Covering the Affordable Care Act Covering the Debt Limit Covering the Government Shutdown Covering Natural Disasters C-SPAN Video Library Webinar Cyber-Security for Journalists: Protecting Information Protecting Sources Privacy and Commerce Google Crisis Response: Tools for Journalists Managing Your Journalism Career Reporting on Abortion and Birth Control Reporting on the Common Core Reporting on Rape and Sexual Assault Understanding the Healthcare Exchanges Understanding ID Theft and Financial Fraud Understanding Risk: A Primer for Journalists: Scary Statistics, Conceptionalizing Risk Communicating Risk
Manju Ganeriwala Mike DeBonis George Friedlander Mark Zandi Phillip Swagel Lorraine Woellert Jon Faust Jim Glassman Robin Harding Komal Sri-Kumar John J. Kalamarides Diane Oakley Mary Beth Franklin Stephen C. Goss Karen Glenn Maya Rockeymoore Sacha Millstone Eleanor Blayney Susan Garland Dr. Debra Whitman Dr. Robert Burke Karoun Demirjian Allison Sherry Niels Lesniewski Emilee Speck Josh Rogin Shane Harris Franco Ordonez Lt. Col. (Jack) Wesley P. Miller IV Steven Warren Joseph Minarik Sudeep Reddy Stan Collender Mattie Duppler Michael Linden Martin Kady Kerry Dooley Young Marilyn Geewax David Lightman Neil Roland Amy Howe Robert Barnes Patricia Estrada
David Sellers Donna Leinwand Mitch Waldrop Michael Miller Rich Folkers Rod Kuckro Martin Kady Muzaffar Chishti Dan Stein Tamar Jacoby Mark Krikorian Carrie Budoff Brown
Robert Eckel Dan Bessesen Holly Wyatt
Alan Gomez Rachael Bade Lillian Cunningham Ellen Gilmer Ben Wieder David Corn Seymour Hersh Lynne McFarland Scott Higham
Bill Bellew Karen Bissell Jose Caminero E. Jane Carter Jose Castro Katie Dain Lucica Ditiu Daniel Everitt
Melinda Henneberger Stella Mukasa Katherine Rowan Chris Clarke Avivah Litan Jeremy Art Catherine Gewertz Nirvi Shah Vanessa Schneider Julie Rovner Jodi Schneider George E. Condon Rachel Klein Jodi Ray Henry J. Aaron Steve Bell Goldie Blumenstyk Eva Galperin Trevor Timm Adi Kamdar Dallas Salisbury James Hill John C. Peters
Lt. General Mark Hertling Kim Gorman Janne Boone-Heinonen James Levine Khanh Nguyen Pamela G. Bailey Bill Layden Brian Wansink
Anthony Harries Steve Graham Lee B. Reichman Kari Stoever Bill Allison Bill Roberts David Montgomery David Rapp Debbie Cenziper John Carmody Justin Herman Kelly Kennedy Mark W. Smith Michael Sallah Rebecca Goldin Richard S. Dunham Ryan Teague Beckwith Staci Warden Stan Czerwinski Steve Piacente Steven Rich Tamara Keith
Paul Miller Fellowship 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.
2013 - 2014 Fellows Joanna Anderson, CQ Roll Call Emily Cahn, CQ Roll Call, Carten Cordell, Northern Virginia Magazine Caroline D’Angelo, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Natalie DiBlasio, USA TODAY Jacqueline Fell, Cox Media Group Alva French, NBC News Jake Grovum, Stateline Dave Gustafson, Al Jazeera America Amrita Jayakumar, The Washington Post Linda Kinstler, The New Republic Michael Lindenberger, The Dallas Morning News Monika Mathur, The Associated Press Kevin Miller, Portland Press Herald Corey Mitchell, Star Tribune Nicole Ninh, C-SPAN Reity O’Brien, The Center for Public Integrity Chris Opfer, Bloomberg BNA Oriana Pawlyk, Gannett Government Media Liisa Rajala, The Kiplinger Letter Marisa Schultz, The Detroit News Blake Sobczak, EnergyWire Jonathan Tamari, The Philadelphia Inquirer
The fellows visited Congress during a Fall 2013 session.
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 Topics September 9, 2013: Financial Literacy for Journalists October 7, 2013: Covering Congress November: National Press Club Tour December 9, 2013: Data Journalism + Cyber-Security for Journalists January 6, 2014: Federal Budget February 3, 2014: Understanding the Federal Register March 3, 2014: Covering the Federal Reserve and White House April 7, 2014: Supreme Court May 5, 2014: Covering the Pentagon and Defense Spending June 2, 2014: Enterprise and Investigation CLICK HERE to view resources from our 2013-2014 class of Paul Miller
MECHANICS OF FINANCE 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.
TOPICS 2013-2014 Municipal Finance
Housing Finance
November 12, 2013
December 17, 2013
Speakers:
Speakers:
Manju Ganeriwala, State Treasurer, Commonwealth of Virginia Mike DeBonis, The Washington Post George Friedlander, Chief Municipal Strategist, Citigroup
Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics
CLICK HERE to view the resources from Nov 12
CLICK HERE to view the resources from Dec 17
Phillip Swagel, Milken Institute Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg News
The Federal Reserve: Managing the Money Supply January 14, 2014 Speakers: Jon Faust, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Jim Glassman, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Robin Harding, US Economics Editor Financial Times Komal Sri-Kumar, Milken Institute CLICK HERE to view the resources from Jan 14
Funded by the Milken Institute.
CAPITOL HILL ISSUES BRIEFINGS 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.
Covering the Fiscal 2014 budget
Immigration Issues
February 4, 2013 Supported in part by two financial literacy grants from Evelyn Y. Davis and the Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation and The David Swit Endowment.
May 6, 2013 Underwritten by the NPF Programs Fund
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CLICK HERE for May 6 Resources
Following Federal Dollars September 9, 2013 Underwritten by the David Swit Endowment
CLICK HERE for Sept 9 Resources
RETIREMENT
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.
FELLOWS 2013 Richard Eisenberg, Nextavenue.org Jim Gallagher, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Joe Haney, AARP Bulletin Dianne Hardisty, Bakersfield Californian Melanie Hicken, CNNMoney Brent Hunsberger, The Oregonian Tim Landis, The State Journal-Register Gail MarksJarvis, Chicago Tribune Karen Michel, NPR-freelance
Mary Perez, Sun Herald Matt Purdy, WYPR Susan Reimer, The Baltimore Sun Craig Schneider, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Matt Sedensky, Associated Press Lisa Selin Davis, Freelance Lynn “Wooty� Sixel, Houston Chronicle Cheryl Smith, I Messenger Enterprises Maryjo Webster, St. Paul Pioneer Press
CLICK HERE for Retirement Issues Resources
Funded by Prudential Financial
OBESITY
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.
FELLOWS 2013 Pauline Dakin, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Ralph Davis, Floyd County Times Jose De La Isla, Hispanic Link News Service Katharine Gammon, Freelance: Wired/ FastCompany/ Popular Science/ Nature Heather Tirado Gilligan, California Health Report Shuka Kalantari, Public Radio International’s The World & KQED David Kroll, Forbes.com
Christine Livoti, BioPharm Insight Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times Katie McCrimmon, HealthPolicySolutions.org Michael Miller, Toledo Free Press Liz Neporent, ABC News National Lauren Sausser, The Post and Courier Kimberly Hayes Taylor, BLAC Detroit Magazine Kevin Vaughan, I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS
CLICK HERE for Obesity Issues Resources This program was funded by the Colorado Health Foundation and The University of Colorado Foundation
LUNG HEALTH MEDIA TRAINING 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
then journalists participated in the conference. The threeday 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 Funded by The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, Aeras, TB Alliance and UNITAID
Lotty Alaric, Lok Sabha, India Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press, India Elena Imkelova, Tyumen’s Time TV Channel, Siberia, Russia Mara Kardas-Nelson, Mail & Guardian, South Africa Clifton Kawanga, Blantyre Newspaper Limited, Malawi Thabile Maphanga, South African Broadcasting Corporation, South Africa Farahnaz Zahidi Moazzam, The Express Tribune (daily), Pakistan Wycliffe Muga, The Star Publications, BBC World Service, East African Flyer, Kenya Maitri Porecha, Daily News and Analysis (DNA), India Bo Ren, Caixin Media, China Juan Shan, China Daily, China Pradeep Surin, Dainik Bhaskar, India Svetlana Svistunova, The Russian Union of Journalists, Russia Xiangli Yan, Shanghai Media Group (SMG) TV News Centre, China Yaru Zhao, Health Times, China
WEBINARS 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.
Single Webinars Reporting on Rape and Sexual Assault January 9, 2013 C-span Video Library Webinar June 6, 2013 Reporting on Abortion and Birth Control July 2, 2013 Google Hangout: Google Crisis Response: Tools for journalists Covering Natural Disaster June 13, 2013 Managing your Journalism Career July 26, 2013 Understanding ID Theft and Financial Fraud August 22, 2013 Reporting on the Common Core September 24, 2013 Covering the Government Shutdown September 26, 2013 Understanding the Healthcare Exchanges October 3, 2013 Covering the Affordable Care Act October 9, 2013
Series Webinars Cyber-security for Journalists Series: Part I: Protecting information November 21, 2013 Part II: Protecting sources December 5, 2013 Part III: Privacy and commerce December 10, 2013 Understanding Risk: A Primer for Journalists Series: Part I: Scary Statistics: Understanding Risks for Journalists January 17, 2013 Part II: Conceptualizing Risk January 24, 2013 Part III: Communicating Risk January 31, 2013
Covering the Debt Limit October 15, 2013 The Cost of College November 14, 2013
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What Our Journal
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.
“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...”
“I thought presenters did a great job of weaving the nitty-gritty complexities with the big-picture themes.”
Liz Neporent, ABC News National, Obesity Issue Program
Andrea Riquier, Investor’s Business Daily, Mechanics of Finance
ists Say
Jordan Blum, Paul Miller Fellow 20122013 asks a question during one of the sessions.
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, speaker at the 2013 Retirement Issues program in Washington, D.C.
“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.”
“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...”
Chris Cantergiani, Scripps Howard News Service, Paul Miller
Mary Perez, Sun Herald (Gulfport, MS), Retirement Issues in the 21st Century
Paul Miller Alumni Group
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.
Jorge Ramos, Univision News Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism Gregory L. Moore, The Denver Post Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Deirdre K. Walsh and Dana Bash, CNN David S. Fallis, Scott Higham, Kimberly Kindy and Dan Keating, The Washington Post Everett C. Dirksen Awards for Coverage of Congress Anthony Shadid, The New York Times Chairman’s Citation Frank Deford, NPR, HBO, Sports Illustrated Kiplinger Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism The Wall Street Journal | Online Journalism Award William Selway, Esme E. Deprez and Alison Vekshin, Bloomberg News The “Feddie” Award for Reporting on Federal Rules and Local Impact Robert Ariail, Spartanburg Herald-Journal Berryman Award for Editorial Cartooning
30th Annual Awards Dinner
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.
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Other Fellowships and Awards
Megan Scudellari, The Scientist Evert Clark/ Seth Payne Award for Young Science Writers
Reuters Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy Writing
Billy Kenber, The Times of London Laurence Stern Fellowship at The Washington Post
Eric Morath, The Wall Street Journal Kate Davidson, POLITICO Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists
NPF Board of Directors Executive Committee Heather Dahl, Neustar, Chair
CLICK HERE for more about Heather Dahl
Kathryn Gest, National Democratic Institute, Secretary CLICK HERE for more about Kathryn Gest
Kevin M. Goldberg, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C. CLICK HERE for more about Kevin Goldberg
Tom Rosenstiel, American Press Institute CLICK HERE for more about Tom Resentstiel
John Walcott, Bloomberg News
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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. 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. 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. 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.
Board Members
James M. Brady, Digital First Media
Kevin McCormally, The Kiplinger Washington Editors
Jeffrey Birnbaum, BGR Public Relations
Jon Sawyer, Pulitzer Center
Peter Cherukuri, POLITICO
Johanna Schneider, Independent Consultant,
George E. Condon, Congress Daily
H. Andrew Schwartz, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Tom Davidson, PBS Digital
Gerald Seib, The Wall Street Journal
Bob DeFillippo, Prudential Financial, Inc.
Adam Sharp, Twitter
Imani Greene, Meredith Xcelerated Marketing
Anne Marie Squeo, 30-Point Strategies
Melinda Henneberger, Washington Post
Susan Swain, C-SPAN
Sandy Johnson, Stateline.org
*Affiliations current as of April 2014
Current NPF Staff Members Bob Meyers President & C.O.O
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
Linda Topping Streitfeld Director of Programs
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 Journalistto-Journalist international
Jenny Ash- Maher Program Assistant
Jenny Ash-Maher joined NPF in January 2013. She assists the Director of Programs and the
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-forTV 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
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. 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
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 198788. 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.
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.
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-Francois Director 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
Reyna Abigale Levine
Reyna Abigale Levine joined the NPF in June 2013. She manages nationalpress.org, NPF’s social media presence, and produces live webinars.
Minju Oh Intern
Minju Oh joined NPF in February 2014 as an intern. She assists our staff in every field from preparing for
Shanza Lewis
Shanza Lewis joined NFP in January as an intern. She assists the staff in its programs and events through
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.
Prior 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
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.
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 PARTNERS The 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.
INFORMATION FOR FUNDERS 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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