PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor Awarded for Excellence in White House Coverage

The White House Correspondents’ Association recently named PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor the recipient of the prestigious Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage. The award recognizes a correspondent who personifies the journalistic excellence and personal qualities of Aldo Beckman, late Washington bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune and former president of the White House Correspondents’ Association.

As the White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour and a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC, Alcindor reports on how politics impacts Americans’ everyday lives and social justice issues affecting national discourse. Her coverage of the Trump administration has examined immigration policies, international relations at the G7 Summit, systemic racism in areas like policing and healthcare as well as the Trump administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On her character, judges agreed, “Alcindor’s qualities reflect integrity, impartial analysis, breadth and depth of knowledge of the presidency and a love of the institution. We look forward to watching her work for decades to come.”