OPC Award Judges for work published in 2023:
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
Luke Baker, former Reuters
Julian Barnes, The New York Times
David Crow, The Wall Street Journal
Suzanne Lynch, Politico
Julian Barnes recused himself from discussions of the New York Times’ Israel/Gaza submission.
The William Worthy Award
Best newspaper, news service or digital interpretation of international affairs
Barbara Demick (head), author, former Los Angeles Times
Julie Makinen, San Francisco Standard
Nomi Morris, University of California Santa Barbara
Carlos Rajo, New York One/Charter Communications
Keith Richburg, The Washington Post
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 in any medium
The Danish Siddiqui Award
Best feature photography on an international theme published in any medium
The Photo Category Jury
Daniella Zalcman (head), independent photographer
Kate Bubacz, The Wall Street Journal
Kholood Eid, independent photographer
Virginia Lozano, NPR
Jennifer Samuel, The Washington Post
The Lowell Thomas Award
Best radio, audio, or podcast coverage of international affairs
Brian Carovillano (head), NBCU News Group
Amanda Barrett, The Associated Press
Philana Patterson, The Wall Street Journal
The David Kaplan Award
Best TV or video spot news reporting from abroad
David A. Andelman (head), Substack, Andelman Unleashed
Jim Bittermann, former CNN, ABC
Paul Brandus, former NBC
Scotti Williston, former CBS
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
Nevine Mabro, Channel 4 (UK)
Steven Mufson, The Washington Post
Simon Robinson, Reuters
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), former Bloomberg, The New York Times
Rebecca Corbett, The New York Times
Josh Fine, freelance investigative journalist
Patricia Guerra, ABC News Nightline
Abi Wright, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Professional Prizes Program
The Ed Cunningham Award
Best magazine-style, long-form narrative feature in print or digital on an international story
Megan Stack (head), author
Thanassis Cambanis, Century International
Melissa Chan, independent journalist
Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times
Tim Weiner, author
The Best Cartoon Award
Best print or digital graphic journalism, including cartoons, on international affairs
Kevin KAL Kallaugher (head), The Economist, Baltimore Sun
Ann Telnaes, The Washington Post
Matt Wuerker, Politico
The Malcolm Forbes and Morton Frank Award
Best international business news reporting in any medium
Allan Dodds Frank (head), retired business investigative correspondent
Tim Ferguson, former Forbes Asia
William J. Holstein, author, former BusinessWeek
Doyinsola Oladipo, Reuters
Kitty Pilgrim, author, former CNN
The Continuing Coverage of Conflict Award
Best reporting on a continuing international conflict or crisis in any medium
Azmat Khan (head), The New York Times, Columbia University
Amran Abocar, Reuters
Singeli Agnew, freelance
Anup Kaphle, Rest of World
Sandra Stevenson, The Washington Post
Amran Abocar recused herself from voting on the Reuters submission.
The Cornelius Ryan Award
Best non-fiction book on international affairs
Daniel Hertzberg (head), former Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg
John Bussey, former Wall Street Journal
Kathryn Harris, former Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Forbes, FORTUNE
Jennifer Siebens, former CBS News
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 (head), The Washington Post
Sewell Chan, Texas Tribune
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald
Vivian Salama, The Wall Street Journal
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 (head), Overseas Press Club Past President
Hendrik Hinzel, VICE News
Anup Kaphle, Rest of World
Derek Kravitz, MuckRock
Minky Worden, Human Rights Watch
The Joe and Laurie Dine Award
Best international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights
Jeffrey Fleishman (head), Los Angeles Times
Shashank Bengali, The New York Times
Louise Roug Bokkenheuser, writer
Bob Drogin, freelance writer
Efrain Hernandez Jr., The Washington Post
The Whitman Bassow Award
Best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues
Kim Murphy (head), The New York Times
Marla Cone, Cal Matters
Michael Kodas, Inside Climate News
Rebecca Leber, independent climate journalist
Susanne Rust, 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
June Erlick, ReVista, the Harvard Review of Latin America
Ricardo Sandoval, PBS
Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times
The Kim Wall Award
Best story or series of stories on international affairs using creative and dynamic digital storytelling techniques
Mary Rajkumar (head), The Associated Press
Federica Narancio Genesi, Univision News Digital
Hanaan Sarhan, The New York Times
Raghuram Vadarevu, The Marshall Project
Mary Rajkumar recused herself from voting on the AP submission.
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 Television and Radio
Joe Stephens, Princeton University
Vernon Loeb recused himself from voting on the New Yorker’s Seafood submission.
Jodi Schneider recused herself from voting on all Bloomberg submissions.
The Flora Lewis Award
Best commentary in any medium on international news
Scott MacLeod (head), former TIME
Jeff Bartholet, Newsweek
Emily Feng, NPR correspondent
Rick Lyman, former New York Times