Event Coverage Highlight
Photos and Video From the 84th OPC Awards
The OPC’s 84th Anniversary Awards Dinner featured a keynote speech from Alessandra Galloni, editor-in-chief for Reuters, presentation of the President’s Award to Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent, lighting of the Press Freedom Candle by Oksana Markarova, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, remarks about Evan Gershkovich from Almar Latour, the chief executive officer of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, and acceptance speeches from recipients receiving this year’s 22 awards for exceptional international journalism. Explore the page below to see photos and videos from the celebration.
Click here to read our event recap by Rebecca Redelmeier.
Click here to read a transcript of the keynote speech by Alessandra Galloni, editor-in-chief for Reuters.
OPC Annual Awards Playlist
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Keynote SpeechAlessandra Galloni |
The OPC President’s AwardChristiane Amanpour |
Candle-Lighting CeremonyOksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States |
Wall Street Journal Publisher Almar LatourLatour calls for Immediate Release of Evan Gershkovich and thanks friends and colleagues for their support. |
Scroll left and right using the white arrows to see photos from the evening’s festivities below.
Guests gather for a cocktail reception before the OPC's 84th Anniversary Awards Dinner on April 27. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
The OPC's awards ceremony honored exceptional journalism from the past year in 22 categories. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Left to right: Oksana Markarova, the ambassador of Ukraine to the United States; OPC Past President David A. Andelman; and CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Past OPC Presidents, left to right: Michael Serrill, David A. Andelman, Marcus Mabry and William J. Holstein. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Left to right: Robert Capa Gold Medal Award winner Marcus Yam, OPC President Scott Kraft, OPC Governor Singeli Agnew, OPC Governor Marjorie Miller and OPC Executive Director Patricia Kranz. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
OPC President Scott Kraft opens the evening's awards celebration. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
John Avlon, senior political analyst and anchor at CNN and a Vice President of the OPC, begins introducing the evening's speakers and awards. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Oksana Markarova, the ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, talks about the crucial role that press freedom has to play in preserving democracies around the world. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Oksana Markarova, the ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, lights a candle to honor journalists who have been killed, imprisoned or missing while doing their jobs. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
OPC Governor Beth Knobel, in the foreground, watches the ceremony with guests. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Almar Latour, the chief executive officer of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, calls for the immediate release of his Journal colleague, Evan Gershkovich, who Russia detained in March and had imprisoned for more than four weeks at the time of the dinner. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Alessandra Galloni, editor-in-chief for Reuters and a past OPC Award winner, delivers keynote remarks. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Christiane Amanpour, CNN chief international correspondent, speaks to attendees after receiving this year’s President’s Award. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
OPC Executive Director Patricia Kranz, left, with OPC President Scott Kraft. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
President's Award recipient Christiane Amanpour, left, with OPC Vice President and awards presenter John Avlon. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
OPC President Scott Kraft, left, and Robert Nickelsberg. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Laila Al-Arian and Singeli Agnew. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
OPC Secretary Jodi Schneider, left, and Femi Oke. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Abigail Pesta, left, and Minky Worden. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Left to right: OPC Foundation scholars Youcef Bounab, Katri Reilly (Associate Director), Andrew Califf, Daniel Shailer, Jane Reilly (Executive Director), Rachel Nostrant and Kaela Malig. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Beatrice Dupuy, left, and Jacqueline Charles. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Left to right: Laetitia Vancon, Meaghan Looram, Adriana Zehbrauskas and Gaia Tripoli. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Left to right: David A. Andelman and Pamela Title Award winners Ramita Navai, Karim Shah, and Eamonn Matthews. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Left to right: Lowell Thomas Award winner Ike Sriskandarajah, Seyward Darby and Madeline Dane Ross Award winner Sarah Souli. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Marcus Yam and Elizabeth Walsh. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Li Yuan of The New York Times, winner of the Flora Lewis Award, walks through a reception following the awards ceremony. Photo: Jennifer S. Altman
Scroll left and right to see photos of winners accepting certificates below, and click on each image to watch the presentation and acceptance speech from winners of each award. Photos are by Jennifer Altman, and videos were produced by Michael Smith.
The Hal Boyle Award: Sarah El Deeb and Mary Rajkumar, accepting for Associated Press staff. Photo: Jennifer Altman
The Olivier Rebbot Award: Justyna Mielnikiewicz, third from left, with colleagues from The Wall Street Journal. Photo: Jennifer Altman
The Lowell Thomas Award: Ike Sriskandarajah, accepting on behalf of the teams from Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX. Photo: Jennifer Altman
The David Kaplan Award: Matthew Chance, far right, accepting with colleagues from CNN. Photo: Jennifer Altman
The Edward R. Murrow Award: Laila Al-Arian, Jeremy Young and Femi Oke, Al Jazeera English. Photo: Jennifer Altman
The Peter Jennings Award: CNN colleagues and Christo Grozev of Bellingcat, accepting on behalf of Daniel Roher. Photo: Jennifer Altman
The Morton Frank Award: Evan Simon, Cho Park, John Carlos Frey and David Scott, ABC News. Photo: Jennifer Altman
The Malcolm Forbes Award: Will Fitzgibbon, Eva Herscowitz and Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists with more than 50 international media organizations and Northwestern University. Photo: Jennifer Altman
The David A. Andelman and Pamela Title Award: Karim Shah, Ramita Navai and Eamonn Matthews, FRONTLINE PBS. Photo: Jennifer Altman
The Whitman Bassow Award: Max De Haldevang, second from left, with colleagues from Bloomberg Green. Photo: Jennifer Altman
Click on the thumbnail photos below to see the award pages, with links to the winning work and slide shows of winning images from photo and cartoon award winners.
The Hal Boyle Award |
The Bob Considine Award |
The Robert Capa |
The Olivier Rebbot Award |
Best Feature Photography Award |
The Lowell Thomas Award |
The David Kaplan Award |
The Edward R. Murrow Award |
The Peter Jennings Award |
The Ed Cunningham Award |
The Best Cartoon Award |
The Morton Frank Award |
The Malcolm Forbes Award |
The Cornelius Ryan Award |
The Madeline Dane Ross Award |
The David A. Andelman |
The Joe and Laurie Dine Award |
The Whitman Bassow Award |
The Robert Spiers Benjamin Award |
The Kim Wall Award |
The Roy Rowan Award |
The Flora Lewis Award |
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