National Press Foundation

"The primary mission of the National Press Foundation is to increase journalists’ knowledge of complex issues in order to improve public understanding. The foundation recognizes and encourages excellence in journalism through its awards and programs.

"Since 1976, the National Press Foundation has provided professional development opportunities to more than 5,000 editors, producers and reporters, helping them to better understand and explain the impact of public policy on readers and viewers. Programs held in the nation's capital, around the country, and overseas, bring journalists together with leading authorities to discuss significant issues ranging from agriculture and economics to politics and zoology."

Directors
Accessed April 2008:


 * Chairman - Susan Swain
 * Vice chairman - Gerald Seib
 * Secretary - Deborah Howell
 * Treasurer - Walter Wurfel
 * Leonard Apcar, Deputy Managing Editor, Chief Editor for Asia, International Herald Tribune
 * Jim Brady, Vice President & Executive Editor, washingtonpost.com
 * George Condon, Washington Bureau Chief, Copley News Service
 * Peter Copeland, Bureau Chief, Scripps Howard News Service
 * Walter Cronkite, CBS Inc.
 * Gloria Dittus, President & CEO, Dittus Communications, Inc.
 * Kathryn Gest, Director of Public Affairs, National Democratic Institute
 * Kevin Goldberg, Partner, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C.
 * Austin H. Kiplinger, Chairman, The Kiplinger Washington Editors
 * Peter S. Prichard, President of the Newseum, The Freedom Forum
 * David Rapp, Editor at Large, Congressional Quarterly, Inc. and Founder and Principal, Experience Omnimedia LLC
 * Gerald Seib, Assistant Managing Editor and Executive Washington Editor, The Wall Street Journal
 * Stephen G. Smith, Executive Editor, The Washington Examiner
 * Gerald E. Udwin, President, The Udwin Group
 * Amy Walter, Editor-in-Chief, The Hotline, National Journal
 * David Westphal, Washington Bureau Chief, McClatchy Newspapers
 * Wendy Wilkinson, Deputy Bureau Chief, NBC News Washington Bureau

Journalism Advisory Committee
Accessed April 2008:


 * Jim Amoss, Editor, New Orleans Times-Picayune
 * Mike Burbach, Editor, Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer
 * Laurie Garrett, Reporter, Newsday
 * Mike Jacobs, Editor, Grand Forks Herald
 * John Jenkins, Assistant News Director, KXAS, Dallas
 * Kevin Klose, President, National Public Radio
 * Burnis Morris, Associate Professor, University of Mississippi
 * Steven Smith, Reporter, Minnesota Public Radio
 * Howard Tyner, Tribune Corporation
 * Jim Willse, Editor, Newark Star-Ledger

National Advisory Council
Accessed April 2008:


 * Jeffrey A. Smith, American Honda Motor Co.

Board Members Emeritus
Accessed April 2008:


 * Robert Ames Alden
 * Caesar L. Andrews
 * Frank Aukofer
 * Cissy Baker
 * Leo M. Bernstein
 * Martha Boudreau
 * Richard W. Carlson
 * Barbara Cochran
 * Allan W. Cromley
 * Edward Fouhy
 * David R. Dear, Sr.
 * William D. Hickman
 * Clark Hoyt
 * Kim Hume
 * Janet Leissner
 * Charles J. Lewis
 * Ann McFeatters
 * Marianne Means
 * Dele Olojede
 * Mark Silverman
 * Robin Sproul
 * Sheila Tate
 * Jacqueline Thomas
 * Arthur E. F. Wiese

Contact

 * Web: http://www.nationalpress.org

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