OPC Award Judges for work published in 2022:
Head judge: John Daniszewski, The Associated Press
The Hal Boyle Award
Best newspaper, news service or digital reporting from abroad
Peter Spiegel (head), Financial Times
Julian Barnes, The New York Times
Anna Fiefield, The Washington Post
Tom Nuttall, The Economist
Nancy Yussef, The Wall Street Journal
Nancy Yussef recused herself from voting on the Wall Street Journal submission on Ukraine coverage.
The Bob Considine Award
Best newspaper, news service or digital interpretation of international affairs
Barbara Demick (head), author
Geraldine Baum, PEN America
Gady Epstein, The Economist
Carlos Rajo, Charter Communications
Keith Richburg, Hong Kong University
Gady Epstein recused himself from voting on The Economist’s submission.
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
Daniella Zalcman (head), Women Photograph
Peter DiCampo, Everyday Projects
Adriana Garcia, Catchlight
Leonor Mamanna, Bloomberg Businessweek
Tara Pixley, Temple University, Authority Collective
The Lowell Thomas Award
Best radio, audio, or podcast coverage of international affairs
Brian Carovillano (head), NBCU News Group
Amanda Barrett, The Associated Press
Amir Bibawy, Marketplace
Pam Johnston, WGBH
The David Kaplan Award
Best TV or video spot news reporting from abroad
David A. Andelman (head), Substack: Andelman Unleashed
Jim Bittermann, CNN
Paul Brandus, West Wing Reports
Scotti Williston, former CBS
Jim Bittermann recused himself from voting on CNN’s submission.
The Edward R. Murrow Award
Best TV, video or documentary interpretation of international affairs with a run time up to 30 minutes
Vivienne Walt (head), TIME, FORTUNE
Ric Esther Bienstock, Good Soup Productions
Jeffrey Blount, Author, former NBC News
Nevine Mabro, Channel 4
Steven Mufson, The Washington Post
Jyoti Thottam, The New York Times
The Peter Jennings Award
Best TV, video or documentary about international affairs with a run time over 30 minutes
Paula Dwyer (head), Bloomberg
Rebecca Corbett, The New York Times
Josh Fine, HBO’s “Real sports with Bryant Gumbel”
Patricia Guerra, ABC News Nightline
Abi Wright, Columbia School of Journalism
The Ed Cunningham Award
Best magazine-style, long-form narrative feature in print or digital on an international story
Megan K. Stack (head), author
Thanassis Cambanis, Century International, author
Annie Gowen, The Washington Post
Nahid Siamdoust, University of Texas-Austin, author
Tim Sullivan, The Associated Press
The Best Cartoon Award
Best print or digital graphic journalism, including cartoons, on international affairs
Rob Rogers (chair), freelance
Kevin Kallaugher (KAL), The Economist, The Baltimore Sun, Counterpoint
Tony Norman, NEXTpittsburgh
Jenny Robb, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, Ohio State University
The Morton Frank Award
Allan Dodds Frank, former Business Investigative Correspondent for ABC and other networks
Laurie Hays, Laurie Hays & Assoc.
William Holstein, OPC Foundation
Michael LaForgia, The New York Times
The Malcolm Forbes Award
Best international business news reporting in newspapers, news services, magazines or digital
Noreen Gillespie (chair), The Associated Press
Courtney Bonnell, The Associated Press
Mark Decambre, Marketwatch
Kevin Grant, Report for the World
The Cornelius Ryan Award
Best non-fiction book on international affairs
Daniel Hertzberg (head), former Wall Street Journal
John Bussey: The Wall Street Journal
Kathryn Harris: former Los Angeles Times, various business publications
Jennifer Siebens, former CBS
Richard Tofel, Gallatin Advisory LLC
The Madeline Dane Ross Award
Best international reporting in the print medium or digital showing a concern for the human condition
Hannah Allam (chair), The Washington Post
Jacqueline Charles, The Miami Herald
Jina Moore, Guernica
Prashant Rao, Semafor
Andrew Sussman, NPR
The David A. Andelman and Pamela Title Award
Best international TV, video, radio, audio or podcast reporting showing a concern for the human condition
Deidre Depke (chair), OPC Past President
John Avlon, CNN
Anup Kaphle, Rest of World
Derek Kravitz, ProPublica
Minky Worden, Human Rights Watch
The Joe and Laurie Dine Award
Best international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights
Jeff Fleishman (chair), Los Angeles Times
Shashank Bengali, The New York Times
Louise Roug Bokkenheuser, writer and editor
Bob Drogin, editor and writer
Efrain Hernandez Jr., The Washington Post
Shashank Bengali recused himself from deliberations on the New York Times entry and the final award.
The Whitman Bassow Award
Best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues
Kim Murphy (head), The New York Times
Neela Banerjee, NPR
Marla Cone, CalMatters
Michael Kodas, Inside Climate News
Alan Zarembo, Los Angeles Times
The Robert Spiers Benjamin Award
Best reporting in any medium on Latin America
Richard Boudreaux (head), The Wall Street Journal
Tony Cavin, NPR
Hannah Dreier, The New York Times
June Erlick, ReVista: The Harvard Review of Latin America
Ricardo Sandoval, PBS
Hannah Dreier recused herself from voting in the final round.
The Kim Wall Award
Best story or series of stories on international affairs using creative and dynamic storytelling techniques
Mary Rajkumar (head), The Associated Press
Robert Friedman, Bloomberg
Mark Scheffler, The New York Times
Raghu Vadarevu, The Marshall Project
The Roy Rowan Award
Best investigative reporting in any medium on an international story
James B. Steele (head), author and independent journalist
Sarah Cohen, Arizona State University
Vernon Loeb, Inside Climate News
Jodi Schneider, Bloomberg
Joe Stephens, Princeton University
The Flora Lewis Award
Best commentary in any medium on international news
Scott MacLeod (head), former TIME
Rozina Ali, New York Times Magazine contributor
Nazila Fathi, former New York Times
Emily Feng, NPR
Rick Lyman, former New York Times