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Strong journalism strengthens communities. NPF trains reporters at no cost so they can deliver the trustworthy stories we depend on.
This #GivingTuesday, help provide training that sparks better stories—and a better-informed public.
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This #GivingTuesday, help provide training that sparks better stories—and a better-informed public.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Strong journalism strengthens communities. NPF trains reporters at no cost so they can deliver the trustworthy stories we depend on.
This #GivingTuesday, help provide training that sparks better stories—and a better-informed public.
👉 Donate today at nationalpress.org/donate.
This #GivingTuesday, help provide training that sparks better stories—and a better-informed public.
👉 Donate today at nationalpress.org/donate.
Journalists, we're wishing you a day of comfort and ease. 😉
Thankful for the work you do, today and every day! 🧡
Thankful for the work you do, today and every day! 🧡
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Journalists, we're wishing you a day of comfort and ease. 😉
Thankful for the work you do, today and every day! 🧡
Thankful for the work you do, today and every day! 🧡
NJ.com's My Group Chat has won a slew of journalism awards, but for its creator, NPF Widening the Pipeline alumna Daysi Calavia-Robertson, recognition means nothing without the community behind it. https://nationalpress.org/topic/community-building-lessons-for-journalists-from-my-group-chat-laist/
Community-Building Lessons for Journalists from My Group Chat, LAist - National Press Foundation
Journalists Daysi Calavia-Robertson and Sabrina Sanchez speak to National Press Foundation fellows about building a targeted, loyal audience.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
NJ.com's My Group Chat has won a slew of journalism awards, but for its creator, NPF Widening the Pipeline alumna Daysi Calavia-Robertson, recognition means nothing without the community behind it. https://nationalpress.org/topic/community-building-lessons-for-journalists-from-my-group-chat-laist/
From statehouse coverage to trade to data journalism, NPF trainings connect reporters with new ideas, new sources and new confidence.
Join us in expanding access to high-quality training at no cost to journalists or their newsrooms.
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Join us in expanding access to high-quality training at no cost to journalists or their newsrooms.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
From statehouse coverage to trade to data journalism, NPF trainings connect reporters with new ideas, new sources and new confidence.
Join us in expanding access to high-quality training at no cost to journalists or their newsrooms.
👉 Donate today at nationalpress.org/donate.
Join us in expanding access to high-quality training at no cost to journalists or their newsrooms.
👉 Donate today at nationalpress.org/donate.
“Black communities have been historically excluded... and that trickles down into the technology that we now own and use every day,” including AI, says Lucretia Williams of howard.edu. https://nationalpress.org/topic/journalism-and-ai-will-it-reflect-community-diversity/
Journalism and AI: Will it Reflect Community Diversity? - National Press Foundation
Journalist Davar Ardalan and Howard University researcher Lucretia Williams say journalists should ensure AI reflects audience diversity.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“Black communities have been historically excluded... and that trickles down into the technology that we now own and use every day,” including AI, says Lucretia Williams of howard.edu. https://nationalpress.org/topic/journalism-and-ai-will-it-reflect-community-diversity/
Journalists like to say we're not math people. upenn.edu Wharton professor Paul Fischer is here to help: https://nationalpress.org/topic/a-primer-for-business-journalists-from-bookkeeping-to-deciphering-financial-statements/
A Primer for Business Journalists, From Bookkeeping to Deciphering Financial Statements - National Press Foundation
Paul Fischer, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, gives reporters Accounting 101.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Journalists like to say we're not math people. upenn.edu Wharton professor Paul Fischer is here to help: https://nationalpress.org/topic/a-primer-for-business-journalists-from-bookkeeping-to-deciphering-financial-statements/
Journalism is the “oxygen of science," says Dr. James Levine of Fondation Ipsen. Here's why: https://nationalpress.org/topic/connecting-biotechs-promise-with-real-progress-in-the-rare-disease-realm/
Connecting Biotech's Promise with Real Progress in the Rare Disease Realm - National Press Foundation
James Levine of Fondation Ipsen hopes international journalists amplify scientific innovation for the 300 million people with rare diseases.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Journalism is the “oxygen of science," says Dr. James Levine of Fondation Ipsen. Here's why: https://nationalpress.org/topic/connecting-biotechs-promise-with-real-progress-in-the-rare-disease-realm/
Journalists Patricia Kime and Ilie Mitaru have won NPF's Wounded Warrior Project® Award for Coverage of Veterans in militarydotcom.bsky.social and BBC Future, respectively. https://nationalpress.org/award-story/patricia-kime-for-military-com-ilie-mitaru-for-bbc-win-wounded-warrior-project-awards/
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Journalists Patricia Kime and Ilie Mitaru have won NPF's Wounded Warrior Project® Award for Coverage of Veterans in militarydotcom.bsky.social and BBC Future, respectively. https://nationalpress.org/award-story/patricia-kime-for-military-com-ilie-mitaru-for-bbc-win-wounded-warrior-project-awards/
Register now to get your flu coverage questions answered by doctors from the Illinois Department of Public Health idph.bsky.social, Global Healthy Living Foundation ghlforg.bsky.social & more Dec. 16 https://nationalpress.org/training/register-2025-2026-flu-season-access-to-respiratory-antivirals/
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Register now to get your flu coverage questions answered by doctors from the Illinois Department of Public Health idph.bsky.social, Global Healthy Living Foundation ghlforg.bsky.social & more Dec. 16 https://nationalpress.org/training/register-2025-2026-flu-season-access-to-respiratory-antivirals/
Why audience engagement? It answers the question: “How do I actually use journalism to serve our communities?" says NPF Widening the Pipeline alum Sabrina Sanchez of laist.com. https://nationalpress.org/topic/community-building-lessons-for-journalists-from-my-group-chat-laist/
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Why audience engagement? It answers the question: “How do I actually use journalism to serve our communities?" says NPF Widening the Pipeline alum Sabrina Sanchez of laist.com. https://nationalpress.org/topic/community-building-lessons-for-journalists-from-my-group-chat-laist/
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Brazilian businessman Fernando Goldsztein created The Medulloblastoma initiative to speed up the journey toward brain cancer treatment for children like his son Frederico.
Helping journalists breathe context into complex issues is how @nationalpress.bsky.social makes good journalists better.
Helping journalists breathe context into complex issues is how @nationalpress.bsky.social makes good journalists better.
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Brazilian businessman Fernando Goldsztein created The Medulloblastoma initiative to speed up the journey toward brain cancer treatment for children like his son Frederico.
Helping journalists breathe context into complex issues is how @nationalpress.bsky.social makes good journalists better.
Helping journalists breathe context into complex issues is how @nationalpress.bsky.social makes good journalists better.
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The 2025 @nationalpress.bsky.social Rare Diseases Reporting fellows had the extraordinary privilege of being briefed by researchers Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Kiran Musunuru of
@upenn.edu and @childrensphila.bsky.social
. #rarediseases #innovation #rarebutnotalone
@upenn.edu and @childrensphila.bsky.social
. #rarediseases #innovation #rarebutnotalone
November 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The 2025 @nationalpress.bsky.social Rare Diseases Reporting fellows had the extraordinary privilege of being briefed by researchers Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Kiran Musunuru of
@upenn.edu and @childrensphila.bsky.social
. #rarediseases #innovation #rarebutnotalone
@upenn.edu and @childrensphila.bsky.social
. #rarediseases #innovation #rarebutnotalone
Join NPF, Dr. pauloffit.bsky.social of CHOP, Dr. Mona Amin of and others to get your questions answered regarding children's vaccines. Register now for this free webinar Dec. 11. https://nationalpress.org/training/register-making-sense-of-the-childhood-vaccine-schedule/
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Join NPF, Dr. pauloffit.bsky.social of CHOP, Dr. Mona Amin of and others to get your questions answered regarding children's vaccines. Register now for this free webinar Dec. 11. https://nationalpress.org/training/register-making-sense-of-the-childhood-vaccine-schedule/
mwuerker.bsky.social of politico.com is winner of the 2025 Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons for confronting "what may be the most critical issue of our time: the steady erosion of truth itself.” https://nationalpress.org/award-story/politicos-matt-wuerker-wins-2025-berryman-cartoonist-award/
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
mwuerker.bsky.social of politico.com is winner of the 2025 Berryman Award for Editorial Cartoons for confronting "what may be the most critical issue of our time: the steady erosion of truth itself.” https://nationalpress.org/award-story/politicos-matt-wuerker-wins-2025-berryman-cartoonist-award/
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James Levine, President, Fondation Ipsen, speaks during his presentation to journalists at the 2025 National Press Foundation Rare Disease Reporting Fellowship, emphasizing the vital role of journalism in driving awareness for the rare disease community.
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#rarediseases
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#rarediseases
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
James Levine, President, Fondation Ipsen, speaks during his presentation to journalists at the 2025 National Press Foundation Rare Disease Reporting Fellowship, emphasizing the vital role of journalism in driving awareness for the rare disease community.
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#rarediseases
@nationalpress.bsky.social
#rarediseases
“DOJ plays a huge role in complicated cases... for example, child exploitation, sex trafficking... those resources are being reallocated toward other priorities, like immigration." –Liz Oyer, ex-DOJ lawyer https://nationalpress.org/topic/justice-at-risk-former-official-warns-politics-reshaping-doj/
Justice at Risk: Former Official Warns Politics 'Reshaping' DOJ - National Press Foundation
Justice Connection, a group of Justice Department alumni, estimates 5,500 people have left the agency since the start of Trump's second term.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“DOJ plays a huge role in complicated cases... for example, child exploitation, sex trafficking... those resources are being reallocated toward other priorities, like immigration." –Liz Oyer, ex-DOJ lawyer https://nationalpress.org/topic/justice-at-risk-former-official-warns-politics-reshaping-doj/
Visit any Washington bureau and you're bound to find a Paul Miller alum! DMV journalists, apply by Dec. 3 to level up your coverage of politics & policy: https://nationalpress.org/training/paul-miller-washington-reporting-fellowship-class-of-2026/
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Visit any Washington bureau and you're bound to find a Paul Miller alum! DMV journalists, apply by Dec. 3 to level up your coverage of politics & policy: https://nationalpress.org/training/paul-miller-washington-reporting-fellowship-class-of-2026/
Growing up Baptist, Nate Tinner-Williams said, “I think I knew maybe ... one Black Catholic." Now, he's the founder and editor of blackcatholicmessenger.org. https://nationalpress.org/topic/how-the-black-catholic-messenger-tells-the-full-story/
How the Black Catholic Messenger Tells the Full Story - National Press Foundation
Nate Tinner-Williams launched the Black Catholic Messenger during America's racial reckoning. Now he aims to extend that reckoning to elevate the history and modern-day role of American Americans in the church.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Growing up Baptist, Nate Tinner-Williams said, “I think I knew maybe ... one Black Catholic." Now, he's the founder and editor of blackcatholicmessenger.org. https://nationalpress.org/topic/how-the-black-catholic-messenger-tells-the-full-story/
NPF's 2025 AARP Awards for Excellence in Journalism on Aging go to fox9mn.bsky.social & ctmirror.org, with spotlightpa.org receiving honorable mention. Important stories!
https://nationalpress.org/award-story/fox-9-minneapolis-ct-mirror-win-2025-aarp-awards-for-excellence-in-journalism-on-aging/
https://nationalpress.org/award-story/fox-9-minneapolis-ct-mirror-win-2025-aarp-awards-for-excellence-in-journalism-on-aging/
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NPF's 2025 AARP Awards for Excellence in Journalism on Aging go to fox9mn.bsky.social & ctmirror.org, with spotlightpa.org receiving honorable mention. Important stories!
https://nationalpress.org/award-story/fox-9-minneapolis-ct-mirror-win-2025-aarp-awards-for-excellence-in-journalism-on-aging/
https://nationalpress.org/award-story/fox-9-minneapolis-ct-mirror-win-2025-aarp-awards-for-excellence-in-journalism-on-aging/
Listening to npr.org's AltLatino this weekend? Get some life lessons from co-founder and host Felix Contreras: https://nationalpress.org/topic/gloria-estefan-to-bad-bunny-felix-contreras-on-15-years-of-alt-latino/
Gloria Estefan to Bad Bunny: Felix Contreras on 15 Years of Alt.Latino - National Press Foundation
Alt.Latino co-founder and host Felix Contreras spoke to NPF Widening the Pipeline journalists about Bad Bunny, bad editors and speaking up.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Listening to npr.org's AltLatino this weekend? Get some life lessons from co-founder and host Felix Contreras: https://nationalpress.org/topic/gloria-estefan-to-bad-bunny-felix-contreras-on-15-years-of-alt-latino/
Legendary sportscaster Bob Costas will receive NPF's 2025 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, praised for more than 40 years of work spanning sports, news and pop culture. https://nationalpress.org/award-story/bob-costas-wins-national-press-foundation-taishoff-award/
November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Legendary sportscaster Bob Costas will receive NPF's 2025 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, praised for more than 40 years of work spanning sports, news and pop culture. https://nationalpress.org/award-story/bob-costas-wins-national-press-foundation-taishoff-award/
Want to move from breaking news or beat reporting to investigative? Take it from Pulitzer winner cherylwt.bsky.social: https://nationalpress.org/topic/news-isnt-happening-at-your-desk-cheryl-thompson-says-credibility-is-built-on-the-street/
'News Isn't Happening at Your Desk' - National Press Foundation
Solid beat reporting prepares journalists for investigative projects, Cheryl W. Thompson of NPR told National Press Foundation fellows.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Want to move from breaking news or beat reporting to investigative? Take it from Pulitzer winner cherylwt.bsky.social: https://nationalpress.org/topic/news-isnt-happening-at-your-desk-cheryl-thompson-says-credibility-is-built-on-the-street/
How are Trump tariffs affecting small businesses? Former WTO ambassador Dennis Shea joined Tristan Wright of Lost Boy Cider and Barton O'Brien of BayDog to explain:
https://nationalpress.org/topic/covering-tariffs-whats-at-stake-for-small-businesses/
https://nationalpress.org/topic/covering-tariffs-whats-at-stake-for-small-businesses/
Covering Tariffs: What's at Stake for Small Businesses - National Press Foundation
Tristan Wright of Lost Boy Cider, Barton O’Brien of BayDog, and Dennis Shea, former U.S. ambassador to the WTO, talk Trump tariffs.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
How are Trump tariffs affecting small businesses? Former WTO ambassador Dennis Shea joined Tristan Wright of Lost Boy Cider and Barton O'Brien of BayDog to explain:
https://nationalpress.org/topic/covering-tariffs-whats-at-stake-for-small-businesses/
https://nationalpress.org/topic/covering-tariffs-whats-at-stake-for-small-businesses/
Congrats to jennifershutt.bsky.social of statesnewsroom.com for winning NPF's 2025 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress https://nationalpress.org/award-story/jennifer-shutt-of-states-newsroom-wins-2025-dirksen-award/
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Congrats to jennifershutt.bsky.social of statesnewsroom.com for winning NPF's 2025 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress https://nationalpress.org/award-story/jennifer-shutt-of-states-newsroom-wins-2025-dirksen-award/
Attention journalists: Here are 3 tips to make business coverage resonate with audiences, from Pulitzer winner Brody Mullins, npr.org's Rafael Nam and Olivia Evans of thecourierjournal.bsky.social
https://nationalpress.org/topic/business-reporting-beyond-the-bottom-line/
https://nationalpress.org/topic/business-reporting-beyond-the-bottom-line/
Business Reporting Beyond the Bottom Line - National Press Foundation
Brody Mullins of the Wall Street Journal, Rafael Nam of NPR and Olivia Evans of the Louisville Courier-Journal share business reporter tips.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Attention journalists: Here are 3 tips to make business coverage resonate with audiences, from Pulitzer winner Brody Mullins, npr.org's Rafael Nam and Olivia Evans of thecourierjournal.bsky.social
https://nationalpress.org/topic/business-reporting-beyond-the-bottom-line/
https://nationalpress.org/topic/business-reporting-beyond-the-bottom-line/