OPC Award Judges for work published in 2020:
Head judge: Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times
The Hal Boyle Award
Best newspaper, news service or digital reporting from abroad
Head Judge: Azmat Khan, freelance
Shane Bauer, Mother Jones
Assia Boundaoui, freelance
Sarah Childress, FRONTLINE PBS
Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic
Asma Khalid, NPR
The Bob Considine Award
Best newspaper, news service or digital interpretation of international affairs
Head Judge: Peter Spiegel, Financial Times
Julian Barnes, The New York Times
Steve Fidler, The Wall Street Journal
Maura Reynolds, Politico
Heather Timmons, Reuters
Photo Categories
The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award
Best photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise published in any medium
The Olivier Rebbot Award
Best photographic news reporting from abroad published in any medium
The Feature Photography Award
Best feature photography on an international theme published in any medium
The Photo Category Jury
Head Judge: Daniella Zalcman, freelance photojournalist
Natalie Keyssar, freelance photojournalist
Whitney Matewe, National Geographic
Pamela Chen, Apple
Marvin Orellana, The New Yorker
Whitney Matewe recused herself from selection of a winner in the Olivier Rebbot Award category.
The Lowell Thomas Award
Best radio, audio, or podcast coverage of international affairs
Head Judge: Suzanne Marmion, KPBS San Diego
Joanne Griffith, NPR – California Regional Newsroom
Jean Guerrero, author
Shandukani Mulaudzi, freelance
Chris Woolf, former BBC World Service
The David Kaplan Award
Best TV or video spot news reporting from abroad
Head Judge: David Andelman, author
Jim Bittermann, CNN
Steve Kroft, former CBS
Jim Laurie, former ABC and NBC
Scotti Williston, former CBS
Jim Bitterman recused himself from the jury’s final selection.
The Edward R. Murrow Award
Best TV, video or documentary interpretation of international affairs with a run time up to 30 minutes
Head Judge: Vivienne Walt, TIME magazine
Ric Esther Bienstock, Good Soup Productions
James Graff, The Wall Street Journal
Steven Mufson, The Washington Post
Sigi de Vos, NBC News
The Peter Jennings Award
Best TV, video or documentary about international affairs with a run time over 30 minutes
Head Judge: Ann Cooper, professor emerita, Columbia Journalism School
Josh Fine, HBO’s Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel
Patty Guerra, CBS 60 Minutes
Abi Wright, Columbia Journalism School
The Ed Cunningham Award
Best magazine-style, long-form narrative feature in print or digital on an international story
Head Judge: Megan Stack, author
Cecilia Ballí, Texas Monthly
Maria Abi Habib, The New York Times
Janet Steele, Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication at George Washington University
Tim Sullivan, The Associated Press
Maria Abi Habib recused herself from the jury’s final decision.
The Best Cartoon Award
Best print or digital graphic journalism, including cartoons, on international affairs
Head Judge: Rob Rogers, freelance
Nikahang Kowsar, freelance
Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jenny Robb, Ohio State University
Chelsea Saunders, freelance
The Morton Frank Award
Best international business news reporting in TV, video, radio, audio or podcast
Head Judge: Geraldine Baum, CUNY
Liz Alderman, The New York Times,
Carlos Rajo, NY1/Noticias
Jane Sasseen, The McGraw Fellowships
The Malcolm Forbes Award
Best international business news reporting in newspapers, news services, magazines or digital
Head Judge: Tim Ferguson, freelance
Loretta Chao, American Journalism Project
Jason Del Rey, Recode
Alexandra Harney, author
Joe Nocera, Bloomberg Opinion
The Cornelius Ryan Award
Best non-fiction book on international affairs
Head Judge: Daniel Hertzberg, retired
John Bussey, The Wall Street Journal
Jennifer Siebens, retired
Amy Wilentz, author, University of California, Irvine
The Madeline Dane Ross Award
Best international reporting in the print medium or digital showing a concern for the human condition
Head Judge: Hannah Allam, NPR
Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times
Miriam Elder, Vanity Fair
Ron Nixon, The Associated Press
Mohamad Bazzi, New York University
The David A. Andelman and Pamela Title Award
Best international TV, video, radio, audio or podcast reporting showing a concern for the human condition
Head Judge: Deidre Depke, freelance
Mark Miller, Bloomberg Live
Minky Worden, Human Rights Watch
Tracy Samuelson, Stitcher Media
The Joe and Laurie Dine Award
Best international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights
Head Judge: Anya Schiffrin, Columbia University
Alison Bethel McKenzie, Report for America
Rebecca Chao, The New York Times
Samantha McCann, Solutions Journalism Network
Ntibinyane (Alvin) A. Ntibinyane, INK Centre for Investigative Journalism
The Whitman Bassow Award
Best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues
Head Judge: Kim Murphy, The New York Times
Jennifer Forsyth, The Wall Street Journal
Robert Friedman, Bloomberg News
Justin Worland, TIME magazine
Marla Cone, CalMatters
Head juror Kim Murphy recused herself from the jury’s final decision.
The Robert Spiers Benjamin Award
Best reporting in any medium on Latin America
Head Judge: William Booth, The Washington Post
Dudley Althaus, freelance
Lizette Alvarez, The Washington Post
Geri Smith, Inter-American Development Bank
Jeff Franks, former Reuters
The Kim Wall Award
Best story or series of stories on international affairs using creative and dynamic digital storytelling techniques
Head Judge: Louise Roug, Huffington Post
Malachy Browne, The New York Times
Georgina Gustin, Inside Climate News
Jessica Reed, Guardian US
Elena Cherney, The Wall Street Journal
The Roy Rowan Award
Best investigative reporting in any medium on an international story
Head Judge: James B. Steele, author and independent journalist
Sarah Cohen, Arizona State University
Barbara Demick, author
Vernon Loeb, Inside Climate News
Joe Stephens, Princeton University
The Flora Lewis Award for Commentary
Best commentary in any medium on international news
Head Judge: Bill Keller, freelance
Deb Amos, NPR
John Daniszewski, The Associated Press
Scott MacLeod, American University in Cairo
David Shipley, Bloomberg