THE NATIONAL PRESS FOUNDATION

Annual Report 2014

Making Good
Journalists Better

The National Press Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Sandy K. Johnson | President & C.O.O

And theres a big date on the horizon2016 marks NPFs 40th year of
Making Good Journalists Better

NPF is on the move.

Were adopting a new focus
on digital and data tools
to help todays journalists
compete in an ever-changing
world. Our new studio gives
us a quantum step forward.
Since the Evelyn Y. Davis
Studios opened in October,
we have produced nine
webinars and 21 five-minute
videos to jumpstart our
training and education into
the 21st Century. Every NPF
program now includes digital

elements that expand our

audience with each click.
Were also under new
management.
After a dozen years on the
NPF board of directors,
the board promoted me to
President and COO.

marks NPFs 40th year of

Making Good Journalists
Better.
Watch this space for exciting
new developments at NPF.
You can find me at:
sjohnson@nationalpress.org
or on Twitter:
@sandykjohnson

I am indebted to my
predecessor, Bob Meyers,
Cheers!
for 21 years of leadership at
NPF, as well as his mentoring
and coaching in my startup
months. And theres a big
date on the horizon 2016

NPF METRICS

2013

2014

Total Visits

118,136

128,783

Unique Views

95,922

104,823

Average Time

01:43

01:50

Desktop

52,461

56,063

Mobile

5,994

9,523

Tablet

2,993

3,867

Device

WHAT
WE
DO

Journalists huddle around Shen Dingli after a

session in Shanghai, China.
November 2014

MISSION
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 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

nations capital, around the
country and overseas.

INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS

DOMESTIC
PROGRAMS

WEBINARS

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.

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 2014, NPF produced and

broadcasted nine hourlong webinars on topics
including health care,
politics, Social Security and
new media.

The best part of the fellowship included visiting a city that is not easily accessible to foreign
journalists in a country that is changing rapidly and is a significant global player.
Larisa Epatko,
J2J China Now: Entrepreneurship and More
USA, PBS

PROGRAMMING
Domestic Programs
Capitol Hill Issues Briefing (Half day)
The Federal Budget
Paul Miller Washington
Reporting Fellowship (Nine Days)

Four-day Programs
Retirement Issues
Cancer Issues
Obesity Issues

Webinars

International Programs

Understanding Bitcoin
Tips for High- Fidelity Science Reporting
Taking Better Pictures with your Mobile Phone
Financial Literacy: What Do Young People Know?
Survival Strategies for Your Journalism Career
Recovering Stolen Assets
Health Information Technology
Social Security Strategies
End of Life Choices in Cancer Care

J2J Lung Health Media Training (Seven Days)

J2J China Now: Entrepreneurship and More (Ten Days)

SPEAKERS
Bill Allison

Dr. Haileyesus Getahun

Eric Li

Dr. Richard Schlegel

David Allison

Jim Glassman

David Lightman

Jodi Schneider

Derek Ambrosino

Rebecca Goldin

Dr. Kenny Lin

Colleen Shalby

Dr. Michael Atkins

Nathan L. Gonzalez

Victoria Macdonald

Allison Sherry

Beth Baker

Nancy Goodman

Hadley Malcolm

Dr. Rana J. Singh

Dr. Tara Singh Bam

Bret Goodpaster

Dr. Guy Marks

Christopher Snowdon

Jeffrey Beall

Mark B. Grier

Mark Mather

Blake Sobczak

Toren Beasley

Chairman Guo
Guangchang

Maya Rockeymoore

Komal Sri-Kumar

Laury Miller

Karen Sultan

Joseph Minarik

Justin Supon

Dr. Ignacio Monedero

William Sweet

Jeannine Montgomery

Carol Taylor

John Mulligan

S. Ramakrishna Velamuri

Anna Mulrine

Matt Viser

Janet Nikoloski

Dr. Sherrie Wallington

Danielle Ostendorf

Dr. Brenda Waning

Brian Pallasch

Brian Wansink

John Peters

Staci Warden

David Pittman

Army Col. Steven H. Warren

William (Bill) B. Plummer

Diana Weil

Sarit Polsky

Zdenka Willis

Olga Ramirez Kornacki

Myra Wisotzky

Mario Raviglione

Dr. Holly Wyatt

Sudeep Reddy

Professor/Dean Yang Xin

Dr. Lee B. Reichman

Professor Yin Xingmin

Dr. Jacob Reider

Liang Xinjun

Beth Reinhard

Director Jennifer Xu

Anna Riegel

Kim Xu

Josh Rogin

Heather Young

Bob Rosenblatt

Dawei Yu

Lester Ross

Ambassador Valentin
Zellweger

Daniel Bessesen
Mary Beth Franklin
L. Celeste Bottorff
Russell Brandom
Gillian Brockell
Andrew Brown
Robert E. Burke
Trevor Butterworth
Dr. Jane E. Carter
Professor Ding Chun
Lesley Clark
Catherine Collinson
Marc Cornier
Heather Dahl
Claudia Deane
Dr. Robert B. Diasio
Professor Shen Dingli
Dr. Lucica Ditiu
Michael Doyle
Emma Dumain
Jon Faust
Matthew Feldman
Professor Wang Feng
Joshua Franzel
Lisa Friedman
Susan Garland

David Gura
Chris Hamby
Robin Harding
Professor Anthony
Harries
Jim Hemphill
Dr. Ali Hendi
Seymour Hersh
Kashmir Hill
James O. Hill
Gail Hillebrand
Steve Hilton
Amy Howe
Mark Hug
J.Mark Iwry
Paul Jensen
Lance Jiang
Irene Jin
Tamara Keith
Paul Krawzak
Matt Laslo
Evan Lehmann
Niels Lesniewski
Reyna Levine
Dr. James A. Levine
Rick Levinson

Missy Ryan
Dan Sagalyn
Dallas Salisbury

Minxuan Zhang

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.

George Condon
(National Journal) Lesley
Clark (McClatchy), and
Tamara Keith (NPR) talk
to Paul Miller Fellows
about covering the
White House.

Topics 2014 - 2015

September 8
October 6
December 15
January 12
February 2
March 2
April 13
May 4
June 1

Covering Campaigns
Covering Congress with Capitol Hill visit
Cybersecurity, National Infrastructure and Climate
White House and Cabinet Agencies
Covering the Supreme Court with Supreme Court visit
Skills session in Evelyn Y. Davis Studio
Foreign Policy Business and Defense Reporting
HHS & Covering Health Care; Federal Reserve visit
Enterprise and Investigation

Fellows 2014- 2015

Mark Albert | CBS News & WUSA-TV

Tal Kopan | Politico

Stacy Anderson | The Associated Press

Hadley Malcolm | USA TODAY

Mike Bender | Bloomberg News

Elvina Nawaguna | Thomson Reuters

Geoff Bennett | NY1 / Time Warner Cable News

Connor OBrien | CQ Roll Call

Daniel Bush | Environment & Energy Publishing

Laura Olson | Allentown Morning Call

Alexandra Dukakis | ABC News

Kedar Pavgi | Defense One

Michael Gaynor | Washingtonian Magazine

Amber Phillips | Las Vegas Sun

Mark Greenblatt | Scripps News

Kimberly Railey | National Journal

Elizabeth Harball | Environment & Energy Publishing

Sarah Tobianski | C-SPAN

Emmarie Huetteman | The New York Times

Dustin Volz | National Journal

Claritza Jimenez | Associated Press Television News

Sarah Wire | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

John Ketchum | Center for Public Integrity

Paul Miller Class of 2014-2015

Proceeds from an endowment grant from the Freedom Forum and other resources sustain this program.

CAPITOL HILL ISSUES BRIEFINGS

Understanding the Federal Budget Process

January 27, 2014

Capitol Hill Issues Briefings are
half-day programs sponsored by
the National Press Foundation,
The Center on Congress at Indiana
University 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.

Panelists include jounalists and
other experts who clarify issues
through presentations, discussions
and Q+A.

Funding for this financial literacy program was provided by

grants from The David Swit Endowment, Evelyn Y. Davis,
the Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation and the NPF Training Fund.

RETIREMENT

Retirement Issues 2014

was held May 18-21, 2014 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:
Demographics of
Aging,
Social Security Strategies,
and Paying for Healthcare in
Retirement.

FELLOWS 2014
Brad Allen | Minneapolis Star Tribune

Lindsay Thomas | Marketplace, American Public Media

Mark Calvey | San Francisco Business Times

Susan Tompor | Detroit Free Press

Jane Clark | Kiplingers Personal Finance

Alina Tugend | Freelance Journalist / The New York Times

Andrew Dunn | The Charlotte Observer

Kathryn Vasel | FOX Business Network

Julienne Gage | Multimedia Journalist

Ana Veciana-Suarez | The Miami Herald

Dan McSwain | U-T San Diego

Schuyler Velasco | The Christian Science Monitor

Tom Porter | Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Jennifer Waters | Wall Street Journal Digital

Jerry Siebenmark | The Wichita Eagle

Chandra Thomas Whitfield | Multimedia Journalist

Joe Smith | KGW-TV

Funded by Prudential Financial

OBESITY

Obesity Issues 2014 was a fourday training program developed

in partnership with the Colorado

Center for Health and Wellness. This

years program brought 14 journalists
to the Anschutz Health and Wellness

Center in Aurora, Colorado for

a fascinating immersion in the
science and politics of obesity.

FELLOWS 2014
Barbara Balfour | Freelance Journalist/Postmedia Network

Vicky Hallett | Washington Post Express

Jen Christensen | CNN.com

Kristin Jones | I-News at Rocky Mountain

Martha Craver | Kiplinger Letter

Bob Males | NJTV

Katie Fairbank | Heart.org

Jeff Ostrowski | Palm Beach Post

Karen Falla | Univision Communications Inc.

Amita Parashar | NPR

Bill Graves | Native Health News Alliance

Michele Botwin Raphael | Freelance Journalist

Patricia Guadalupe | Hispanic Link News Service

Elena Watts |The Victoria Advocate

This program was funded by the Colorado Health Foundation and The University of Colorado Foundation

CANCER

Cancer Issues 2014 was a fourday training program on new

issues in cancer research. The

program helped train 16 journalists

through reporting and webinar
workshops in Washington, D.C.

Topics included End of Life

Choices in Cancer and Cancer
Screening Cautionary Tales.

FELLOWS 2014
Anna Almendrala | The Huffington Post

Keli Moore | KSBY News

Mallory Black | Native Health News Alliance

Liz Neporent | ABC News

Katie Jennings | KCTS Television

Maria Ortiz-Briones | Vida en el Valle

Sophia Kercher | Reimagine magazine

Steven Petrow | The New York Times

Marci Landsmann | Cancer Today

Suzanne Pollak | Washington Jewish Week

Ron Leuty | San Francisco Business Times

Kelsey Ryan | The Wichita Eagle

Marie McCullough | The Philadelphia Inquirer

Paul Sisson | U-T San Diego

Candace Montague | Capital Community News

Dennis Thompson | HealthDay

Funding for this program was provided by Bayer

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
CHINA NOW: Entrepreneurship and More
November 13-22, 2014
Shanghai, China

Fellows 2014
Christopher Kirkpatrick | Detroit Free Press
Jacob Kushner | Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Thomas Lee | The San Francisco Chronicle
Fred Monyak | The Associated Press
Blake Sobczak | EnergyWire

Kathy Bergen | Chicago Tribune

Andrea Chang | Los Angeles Times
Thomas Donlan | Barrons National Business and Financial Weekly
Larisa Epatko | PBS NewsHour
David Gura | Marketplace

Lung Health Media Training

October 27- November 1, 2014
Barcelona, Spain

Fellows 2014
Paidamoyo Chipunza | Zimpapers (Pvt) Ltd | Zimbabwe
Sheila Crisostomo | The Philippine Star | Philippines
Sumitra Deb Roy | The Times of India | India
Skand Vivek Dhar | Rajasthan Patrika | India
Amy Green | Mail & Guardian | South Africa
Zizhen Guo |Healthcare Executive | China
Mukesh Kumar Kejariwal | Dainik Jagran | India

Carol Natukunda | New Vision | Uganda

Nomaswazi Nkosi | Sowetan | South Africa
Nutsa Shubashvili | TV3 | Georgia
Robert Tapfumaneyi | newzimbabwe.com | Zimbabwe
Shwe Yee Saw Myint | The Myanmar Times | Myanmar
Dawei Yu | Caixin Media | China
Zheng Yu | Xinhua News Agency | China

In 2013, a generous $1 million grant

from philanthropist and financial
investor Evelyn Y. Davis allowed us
to create a state-of-the-art digital
broadcast studio.
The studio is used to record and edit
NPFs increasing number of digital
presentations.
NPF StudioWorks delivers trafficstopping video without heartstopping costs. Originate broadcastquality webcasts, streaming video,
and more from our new HD-equipped
studio in downtown DC. Our new
multi-camera HD studio comes with
professional production help plus
available moderators, graphics, and
video support.
Rapid Response:
studio@nationalpress.org

WEBINARS
Understanding Bitcoin
February 18, 2014
Tips for High-Fidelity Science Reporting
March 18, 2014
Financial Literacy: What Do Young People Know?
September 30, 2014
Health Information Technology
October 8, 2014
Survival Strategies for your Journalism Career
October 16, 2014
Returning Stolen Assets
October 23, 2014
Taking Better Pictures with your Mobile Phone
November 17, 2014
End of Life Choices in Cancer Care
December 10, 2014
Social Security Strategies
December 18,2014

Webinars educate journalists

around the world in a now-orlater 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 NPFs website as a
resource for all journalists in
the future.

Click on the title of any webinar to navigate to the online content

Sandy Johnson sat down with Barb Rosewicz, a research director in Pews state fiscal health project, and Anne Stauffer,
the director of Pews work on fiscal federalism for a webinar on Covering the Budget.

PAUL MILLER ALUMNI GROUP

The Paul Miller Alumni Group was
formed to extend the benefits of the
Paul Miller Washington Reporting
Fellowship beyond the program year
and to explore ways the fellows could
give back to other journalists. In
2014, the Alumni listserve continued

to be very active. The listserve was

used to make connections, share
resources and plan networking
events.
In 2014, the Paul Miller Alumni held
three networking events, including
one happy hour to welcome the

incoming Paul Miller Fellowship

class. In addition, alumni attended
a breakfast meeting at the National
Press Foundation office where they
shared experiences and resources for
the planning of the new fellowship
year.

If you are a Paul Miller Alum

and would like to be added to
the listserve, contact:
jenny@nationalpress.org

The Paul Miller Class of 2006-2007 pictured at the Department of Defense.

Barbara Barrett | Trish Choate | Lesley Clark | Coral Davenport | Alex Daniels | Jennifer Duck | Nicole Gaudiano |
Marilyn Geewax | Nicole Gill | David Hammer | Jonelle Henry | Herb Jackson | Jeff Kosseff | Diana Marrero | Christa
Marshall | Lisa Mascaro | Joseph Morton | Kirit Radia | Sudeep Reddy | Noelle Straub | Anne Wakefield | Bev Winston
| Tracie Powell | Allison Stevens | Muna K. Shikaki | Tal Schneider

WHAT OUR JOURNALISTS SAY

If you want to get excited about medical reporting, this is a great
opportunity. I was already skeptical about many of the studies we
report on...Cancer Issues 2014 brought light to many of my concerns
about health reporting. I feel invigorated and excited about the
stories that need to be told.
-Keli Moore, KSBY News
The cancer program helped solidify my knowledge of a very
complicated topic and also got me thinking about some new topics
that I plan to bring to my readers soon.
-Paul Sisson, U-T San Diego

One of the things that really slows down the reporting process at work is spending
the time finding the right people to interview, and then lining up those meetings.
So having such an impressive lineup of speakers ready to go was incredible. I really
appreciated getting the opportunity to meet with so many experts in such a wide
range of fields.
-Andrea Chang, LA Times
Being with a diverse, multi-media group of reporters was
energizing, and the speakers provided me with valuable sources,
and story ideas, and context. I hope this important program can
continue.
-Marie McCullough, The Philadelphia Inquirer

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn about and experience the Chinese

economic miracle. There is no replacing actually being on the ground in the
thick of it. The program was planned out to a T and highly educational for
business journalists.
-Christopher Kirkpatrick, Detroit Free Press, Business Editor

I really dont see how any serious journalist who covers energy, health care, business, foreign
affairs, politics, education, technology, financial markets or environmental issues could turn
down the opportunity to visit China and interact with entrepreneurs and thought leaders
there. Whatever your beat, you wont forget this fellowship.
-Blake Sobczak, Environment & Energy Publishing

OTHER FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

Azeen Ghorayshi
East Bay Express
Evert Clark/ Seth Payne Award for Young Science Writers

Bloomberg
Thomas L. Stokes Award for Best Energy Writing

Sebastian Payne
The Washington Post
Laurence Stern Fellowship at the Washington Post

Alexandra Suich
The Economist
Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists

Heather Giller
Chicago Tribune
Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists

31st 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 2014 dinner was held on March 5, 2014.

SyriaDeeply.org
Excellence in Online Journalism Award
Robert Siegel, NPR
W.M. Kiplinger Award for Distinguished
Contributions to Journalism
Robert Moore, El Paso Times
Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award
Wolf Blitzer, CNN
Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast
Journalism
The Wall Street Journal
Shutdown Feddie Award

Tracy Jan, Bryan Bender, Christopher Rowland,

Michael Kranish, Matt Viser, Noah Bierman
The Boston Globe Washington Bureau
David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post
Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished
Reporting of Congress
Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News
Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award for Editorial
Cartooning
Maureen Groppe, Gannett Washington Bureau
Mark Drajem and Jack Kaskey, Bloomberg News
Feddie Award for Reporting on Federal Rules and Local
Impact

NPF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Executive Committee

Heather Dahl
Chair,
Co-founder of The Cynja LLC

Kevin M. Goldberg
Vice Chairman,
Media Attorney,
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC

Kathryn Gest
Secretary,
Director of Public Affairs,
National Democratic Institute

Johanna Schneider
Treasurer
Independent Consultant

Tom Rosenstiel
Executive Committee
Executive Director,
American Press Institute

Board Members
Jeffrey Birnbaum,
President,
BGR Public Relations

Mark Pilipczuk,
Managing Director,
MAP Consulting, LLC

Jim Brady,
CEO and Founder,
Stomping Ground

Jon Sawyer,
Executive Director,
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Peter Cherukuri,
Senior VP of Advertising and Business
Development,
POLITICO

H. Andrew Schwartz,
Senior Vice President for External Relations,
Center for Strategic and International Studies

George E. Condon,
White House Correspondent,
National Journal

Charles Self,
President,
227 International, LLC

Tom Davidson,
Senior Director,
News and Public Affairs,
PBS.org

Adam Sharp,
Head of News, Government, and Elections,
Twitter

Robert DeFillippo,
Formerly Chief Communications Officer,
Prudential

Amos Snead,
Principal,
Story Partners

Imani Greene,
CEO/ Principal,
GreeneGroup

Susan Swain,
President and Co-COO,
C-SPAN

Melinda Henneberger,
Journalist,
Bloomberg News

Robyn Tomlin,
Vice President of Digital and Communications,
Pew Research Center

Kevin McCormally,
Editorial Director,
The Kiplinger Washington Editors

John Walcott,
Immediate Past Chair,
Team Leader for National Security
and Foreign Affairs, Bloomberg News

*Current affiliations as of March 9, 2015

Sandy K. Johnson joined the

National Press Foundation in
October 2014 as its president
and COO.

Associated Press, AARP Bulletin,

the Center for Public Integrity,
Stateline and Face The Facts USA.

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 foundations Journalist-

to-Journalist international
programs, and she moderates
webinars, panels and other
forums. Streitfeld came to the
NPF from The Miami Herald.

Jessica Jean-Francois
Director of Operations

Johnson has held senior

management positions
at several national news
organizations, including The

Jessica Jean-Francois joined

NPF in March 2013. She
manages the organizational
operations, including NPFs
Annual Awards Dinner,
finances and human resources,
and assists with program
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 Masters
degree in Education from
Lehman College and a Bachelors
of Science degree in Economics
from The George Washington
University.

Reyna Abigale Levine

Digital Media Manager

Sandy K. Johnson
President and COO

CURRENT NPF STAFF MEMBERS

Reyna Abigale Levine joined the

NPF in June 2013. She manages
nationalpress.org, NPFs
social media presence, and
produces live webinars. 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..

Bob Meyers
President Emeritus
Jenny Ash-Maher
Studio and Program Manager
Nkongho Beteck
Intern
Shanza Lewis
Intern

Bob Meyers joined the

foundation in 1993 as director
of its Washington Journalism
Center. He was appointed
president of the foundation
in 1995 and retired in 2014.
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.

Jenny Ash-Maher joined NPF

in January 2013. She assists the
Director of Programs and the
Digital Media Manager with
the logistical implementation
of NPFs programs. Prior
to joining NPF, Jenny was
convention manager for the
Travel Industry Associations

annual international trade show,

bringing journalists 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.

publications in the Washington

Nkongho Beteck joined NPF
in January 2015. As an intern, D.C. metro and Delmarva area.
she assists the NPF team with She will graduate in May from the
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
social media, research and
with a bachelors degree in
logistics for NPF programs.
Prior to joining NPF, she worked Multiplatform journalism.
as a freelance reporter for

Shanza Lewis joined NFP in

January as an intern. She assists
the staff in its programs and
events through 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.

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 sponsors 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.

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.

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