OPC Award Judges for work published in 2025:
Head judge: John Daniszewski, OPC Foundation
The Hal Boyle Award
Best newspaper, news service, newsletter or digital reporting from abroad
Keith Richburg (head), The Washington Post
Gady Epstein, The Economist
Paul Haven, The Associated Press
Carlos Rajo, Spectrum Noticias/Spectrum Networks
Eleanor Randolph, former New York Times
The William Worthy Award
Best newspaper, news service, newsletter or digital interpretation of international affairs
Jeffrey Fleishman (head), writer/editor
Shashank Bengali, The New York Times
Bob Drogin, writer, editor
Efrain Hernandez Jr., The Washington Post
Laura King, former Los Angeles Times
Shashank Bengali recused himself from discussions of New York Times’ submissions.
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
Bear Guerra, High Country News
Leah Millis, independent photographer
Maya Valentine, The Washington Post
Maya Valentine recused herself from discussions of Washington Post submissions
The Lowell Thomas Award
Best radio, audio, or podcast coverage of international affairs
Vivienne Walt (head), TIME, FORTUNE
Aryn Baker, freelance
James Graff, freelance
Steven Mufson, freelance
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, CNN, former NBC
Ron Claiborne, former ABC
Scotti Williston, former CBS
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), Penn State University
John Affleck, Penn State University
Ron Allen, Fordham University, former NBC
Peter Klein, University of British Columbia
Neda Toloui-Semnani, Penn State University
Karen Amanda Toulon, Versant
The Peter Jennings Award
Best TV, video or documentary about international affairs with a run time over 20 minutes
Azmat Khan (head), The New York Times
Aida Alami, Columbia Journalism School
Nina Alvarez, Columbia Journalism School
Louisa Loveluck, former Washington Post
Vann Newkirk, The Atlantic
Akbar Shahid Ahmed, HuffPost
The Ed Cunningham Award
Best magazine-style, long-form narrative feature in print or digital on an international story
Susan Chira (head), former New York Times
Ellen Barry, The New York Times
Henry Chu, Nieman Foundation
Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker
Scott Kraft, Los Angeles Times
Dexter Filkins recused himself from discussions of New Yorker submissions.
The Best Cartoon Award
Best print or digital graphic journalism, including cartoons, on international affairs
Rob Rogers, (head), Andrews McMeel Syndication
Matt Davies, Newsday
Jenny Robb, OSU’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
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 Asia
Kim Hak-yung, Financial Times
William J. Holstein, author, former BusinessWeek, OPC Foundation past president
Jack Stone Truitt, former Nikkei Asia
The Shireen Abu Akleh Award
Best reporting on a continuing international conflict or crisis in any medium
Singeli Agnew (head), Independent Filmmaker
Amran Abocar, Reuters
Yousir al-Hlou, Harvard Nieman Fellow, former New York Times
Ben Solomon, The Wall Street Journal
Sandra Stevenson, Education Week
Amran Abocar recused herself during discussions of Reuters’ submissions
The Cornelius Ryan Award
Best non-fiction book on international affairs
Daniel Hertzberg (head), former Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg
John Bussey, The Wall Street Journal
John Daniszewski, OPC Foundation
Katie Harris, former Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Forbes, FORTUNE
Jennifer Siebens, former CBS
The Madeline Dane Ross Award
Best international reporting in print medium or digital medium showing a concern for the human condition
Hannah Allam (head), ProPublica
Graham Lee Brewer, The Associated Press
Lulu Garcia-Navarro, The New York Times
Isma’il Kushkush, freelance journalist
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
Arlene Getz (head), former Reuters, Newsweek, CNN
Kirit Radia, ABC News
Charles Spicer, Committee to Protect Journalists
Nilo Tabrizy, author and investigative journalist
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
Karen Mahabir, The Associated Press
Amelia Newcomb, former Christian Science Monitor
Charles Sennott, author, editor, Ground Truth Project
Michael Slackman did not participate in discussions of submissions by The New York Times.
The Whitman Bassow Award
Best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues
Paula Dwyer (head), former Bloomberg, New York Times
Patricia Guerra, ABC News
Abi Wright, Columbia University
Ron Stodghill, University of Missouri, former New York Times, TIME and BusinessWeek
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, former 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, former Washington Post and Associated Press
Caterina Clerici, The New York Times
Esther Poveda, former Univision, AFP and Reuters
The Roy Rowan Award
Best investigative reporting in any medium on an international story
James B. Steele (head), author and investigative journalist
Sarah Cohen, Big Local News
Vernon Loeb, ICN
Jodi Schneider, The New York Times
Joe Stephens, Princeton University
The Flora Lewis Award
Best commentary in any medium on international news
Maggie Farley (head), International Center for Journalists
Kathy Chen, former Wall Street Journal
Nicole Gaouette, NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights
Min Mitchell, former Global News Service
Maura Reynolds, Politico
Elizabeth Williamson, The New York Times