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📢 Applications are now OPEN for NPF's Annual Journalism Awards! Apply by Sept. 30 for more than $50K in prizes. 🎉 Work published or broadcast in any medium between Sept. 30, 2025, and Sept. 30, 2026, is eligible.
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DEADLINE NEXT WEEK ‼️ 🏆 Applications for NPF’s annual awards are due by 11:59 p.m. Sept. 30, 2026. Work published or broadcast in any medium between Sept. 30, 2025, and Sept. 30, 2026, is eligible. See awards included in the thread below. 👇
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- The AARP Award for Excellence in Journalism on Aging; $5,000 (x2)
- The Wounded Warrior Project® Award for Excellence in Coverage of Veterans; $5,000 (x2)
- The Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award; $5,000...
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Applications are OPEN for NPF's 2026 Rare Disease Reporting virtual fellowship. Journalists worldwide can apply by Oct. 22 for a chance to receive a free week of training Nov. 16-20 and a $2,000 grant to execute a rare disease project of their choice.
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The training will include online briefings with top health, science and research experts and reporters.
This program is sponsored by @FondationIpsen. NPF is solely responsible for the content.
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🩺 📰 26 journalists. One critical beat.
Today, NPF's Diagnosing the U.S. Healthcare System fellows come to D.C. to expand their knowledge, connect with experts and develop story ideas. Follow along for program highlights.
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This fellowship is sponsored by @UnitedHealthGrp. NPF is solely responsible for the content.
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A press room isn’t a press room if the government gets to choose who asks the questions.
RTDNA President and CEO Tara Puckey responds to President Trump’s announcement that he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House.
Read our full statement below. ⬇️
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🗳️📰 Preparing to cover the midterms? Start with the evidence.
@CarmenNobel of @RealSciLine offers guidance for journalists building a reporting strategy grounded in facts, research and context.
Explore resources here: nationalpress.org/topic/buil…
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Congratulations to NPF's 2024 Chairman's Citation recipient, @url_media, for earning @FastCompany's number 5 spot on Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026.
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Co-founders @smlomax and @mitrakalita launched the organization, aiming to increase coverage of, by and for ethnic audiences by creating a network of Brown and Black news organizations.
See the NPF award story here: nationalpress.org/award-stor…
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Are you a journalist covering veterans' issues?
Applications are now open for the 2026 Wounded Warrior Project Award for Excellence in Coverage of Veterans, presented by @NatPress.
Deadline: Sept. 30. Apply here: nationalpress.org/awards/wou…
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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.
Journalists have a responsibility to report on mental health with care, accuracy and humanity.
Explore NPF's mental health resources to enhance your coverage and navigate this critical beat.
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NPF's Paul Miller 2026 fellows returned from their summer break last Friday, meeting with media trainer @ReporterGarriss of URL Collective, veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh & @PunchbowlNews co-founder @JakeSherman to help them prepare for midterm elections coverage.
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🎉 NPF has selected @cdaviesmedia of the @latimes and @PaightenHarkins of @sltrib to attend the Oct. 19-21, 2026, seminars at @Penn’s @Wharton School of Business.
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🏆 The Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress recognizes reporting that brings clarity, insight and meaningful context to Capitol Hill.
Apply by Sept. 30: nationalpress.org/awards/eve…
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📰 Veterans' stories deserve thoughtful journalism.
NPF's @wwp Award for Excellence in Coverage of Veterans recognizes outstanding journalism that brings greater understanding to veterans' needs, struggles and triumphs. 🏆
Submit your work by Sept. 30.
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LAST CALL ⚠️🚨 — Applications for NPF's fellowship to send TWO reporters to the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists Oct. 19–21 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are due TONIGHT by 11:59 p.m. ET.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to stand out!
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