I’m back from attending the National Press Club Awards Dinner in Washington on Monday. I spent the morning at the Newseum, and you can read my report about it here. I also had lunch with Slate’s Jack Shafer.
That evening, I attended the awards dinner and was lucky enough to meet two other winners in the press criticism category: David Folkenflik, the NPR media reporter who won the Arthur Rowse Award in the broadcast category, and Rachel Smolkin, who picked up two awards. She won for her body of work at American Journalism Review and for her excellent AJR story about the Duke Lacrosse scandal. It was also a treat to meet Arthur Rowse, the namesake of the award.
I also had a chance to talk about corrections with USA Today editor Ken Paulson, and meet Alicia C. Shepard, the NPR Ombudsman.
UPDATE July 24: I just received word that the Canada Council for the Arts has awarded me a travel grant for my trip to Washington. This money, which is greatly appreciated, will cover my expenses for the trip. I’m pleased to acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $20.1 million in writing and publishing throughout Canada, and invested $37.8 million in the arts in Quebec. Thank you!
Here’s a pic of my lovely award:
This is wonderful – it’s great to see your work recognized this way. WTG Craig!