OPC Award Judges for work published in 2024:
Head judge: John Daniszewski, The Associated Press
The Hal Boyle Award
Best newspaper, news service, newsletter or digital reporting from abroad
Barbara Demick (head), author, former Los Angeles Times
Gady Epstein, Economist
Carlos Rajo, Spectrum Noticias/Spectrum Networks
Eleanor Randolph, former New York Times
Keith Richburg, The Washington Post
The William Worthy Award
Best newspaper, news service, newsletter or digital interpretation of international affairs
Peter Spiegel (head), The Washington Post
Luke Baker, former Reuters
Julian Barnes, The New York Times
Joshua Chaffin, The Wall Street Journal
Lauren Fedor, Financial Times
Joshua Chaffin recused himself during discussions about The Wall Street Journal’s submission, and Peter Spiegel recused himself during discussions about The Washington Post’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 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
Mengwen Cao, Photographer
Lydia Chebbine, The 19th
Laura Roumanos, Photoville
Elijah Walker, The New York Times
Elijah Walker recused himself from discussions of New York Times submissions.
The Lowell Thomas Award
Best radio, audio, or podcast coverage of international affairs
Vivienne Walt (head), TIME, FORTUNE
Nevine Mabro, Channel 4
Steven Mufson, The Washington Post
Simon Robinson, Reuters
The David Kaplan Award
Best TV or video spot news reporting from abroad
David A. Andelman (head), Substack, Andelman Unleased
Jim Bitterman, former ABC, CNN, NBC
Paul Brandus, former Bloomberg, NBC
Scotti Williston, former CBS, CUNY
The Edward R. Murrow Award
Best TV, video or documentary interpretation of international affairs with a run time up to 20 minutes
Josh Fine (head), Syracuse University
Raney Aronson-Rath, FRONTLINE (PBS)
Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, Princeton
Peter Klein, NBC News
The Peter Jennings Award
Best TV, video or documentary about international affairs with a run time over 20 minutes
Beth Knobel (head), Fordham University
Singeli Agnew, freelance
Jason Beaubien, former NPR
Hasan Oswald, independent filmmaker
Elizabeth Palmer, CBS News
Maral Usefi, Peak 8
The Ed Cunningham Award
Best magazine-style, long-form narrative feature in print or digital on an international story
Megan Stack (head), author
Andrew Butters, University of Texas, Austin, former TIME
Borzou Daragahi, journalist
Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times
Janet Steele, author, George Washington University
The Best Cartoon Award
Best print or digital graphic journalism, including cartoons, on international affairs
Rob Rogers (head), Freelance, former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Matt Davies, Newsday
Jenny Robb, Ohio State University
Tony Norman, NEXTpittsburgh, former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Malcolm Forbes and Morton Frank Award
Best international business news reporting in any medium
Allan Dodds Frank (head), former ABC, CNN and Bloomberg
Tim Ferguson, former Forbes, Wall Street Journal
William J. Holstein, author, former BusinessWeek, past OPC Foundation President
Cara Rubinsky, The Associated Press
The Shireen Abu Akleh 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
Lila Hassan, freelance
Sandra Stevenson, Education Week
Sandra Stevenson recused herself from discussions about The Washington Post’s submission.
The Cornelius Ryan Award
Best non-fiction book on international affairs
Daniel Hertzberg (head), former Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg
John Bussey, Wall Street Journal
Kathryn Harris, former Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Forbes, FORTUNE
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 (head), ProPublica
Reem Akkad, The Washington Post
Lulu Garcia-Navarro, The New York Times
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
Anup Kaphle (head), Rest of World
Ted Anthony, The Associated Press
Dave Mayers, journalist
Kirit Radia, ABC News
Nilo Tabrizy, The Washington Post
The Joe and Laurie Dine Award
Best international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights
Michael Slackman (head), The New York Times
Jennifer Amur, The Washington Post
William B. Falk, The Week
Jeffery Fleishman, Los Angeles Times
Catherine Kim, NBC News
Michael Slackman recused himself from discussions about The New York Times submission.
The Whitman Bassow Award
Best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues
Paula Dwyer (head), former Bloomberg, The New York Times
Rebecca Corbett, The New York Times
Patricia Guerra, ABC News
Ron Stodghill, University of Missouri, former New York Times, TIME
Abi Wright, Columbia University
Rebecca Corbett of The New York Times did not participate in discussions about the toxic ash story.
The Robert Spiers Benjamin Award
Best reporting in any medium on Latin America
Richard Boudreaux (head), Veracity Media Consulting, former 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 in any medium on international affairs using creative and dynamic digital storytelling techniques
Mary Rajkumar (head), The Associated Press
David Bruns, The Washington Post
Caterina Clerici, The New York Times
Federica Narancio Genesi, Univision News Digital
The Roy Rowan Award
Best investigative reporting in any medium on an international story
James B. Steele (head), author and independent journalist
Sarah Cohen, former Arizona State University
Vernon Loeb, Inside Climate News
Jodi Schneider, former Bloomberg Television and Radio
Joe Stephens, Princeton University
The Flora Lewis Award
Best commentary in any medium on international news
Scott MacLeod (head), former TIME
Rozina Ali, The New York Times Magazine
William Dowell, former TIME
Rick Lyman, former New York Times