On Jan. 24, author Yaroslav Trofimov, the chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, told a capacity crowd at Columbia University’s Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism that reporters working in conflict zones should not so distracted by geopolitics that they neglect humanity in their work…
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Meet the OPC Members: Q&A With Yaroslav Trofimov
Yaroslav Trofimov is a columnist and senior correspondent at The Wall Street Journal, where he writes the weekly Middle East Crossroads column. He joined the Journal in 1999 and has served as Rome and Middle East and Singapore-based Asia correspondent, as well as bureau chief in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Previously he worked at Bloomberg News.…
Jan. 26, 2024 Bulletin
We hope you enjoy this edition of the Bulletin. This month, a reminder that the OPC Awards submission deadline is Jan. 31, a look at upcoming events including a screening with Human Rights Watch for the film Bad Press on Feb. 3, a Book Night with two authors who write about Russia on Feb. 29, and the OPC Foundation’s evening reception to honor this year’s scholars on March 5. We have photos from this year’s OPC Winter Party, the first since January 2020, and a brief recap of an OPC Book Night at Columbia University with Yaroslav Trofimov discussing Our Enemies Will Vanish. We also present a special feature that collects memories from five OPC members who joined 50 years ago or more. Plus, read updates on OPC community members in the People column, new resources, programs and opportunities for journalists…
Book Night: ‘Our Enemies Will Vanish’
RSVP Now >> On Jan. 24, the OPC and Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism at Columbia University will co-sponsor a discussion with author Yaroslav Trofimov, the chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, in conversation with Columbia Journalism School’s Azmat Khan for a discussion of his new book, Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine’s…
June 2, 2023
In this month’s installment, catch up on OPC Foundation scholars Viola Flowers, Rose Gilbert, Rebekah Ward, Lisa Martine Jenkins, Paul Sonne, Andy Greenberg, and Krista Mahr; awards news for OPC Vice President Josh Fine , OPC Governor Raney Aronson-Rath, club members Sewell Chan and Marcus Yam, and recent award winners Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Lori Hinnant, Terrence McCoy, Daniel Berehulak, Valerie Hopkins, Yaroslav Trofimov and James Marson; plus news about OPC community members Deborah Amos, Mellissa Fung, Cristian Movilă, Ruchi Kumar , Kang-Chun Cheng and Yasmine Mosimann. We also have remembrances of past OPC members Patrick Killen and Claudia Rosett.
01 The Hal Boyle Award 2022
Best newspaper, news service or digital reporting from abroad AWARD YEAR: 2022 AWARD NAME: The Hal Boyle Award 2022 RECIPIENT: Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Lori Hinnant and AP Staff AFFILIATION: The Associated Press HONORED WORK: “Erasing Mariupol” Even in a year that featured some of this generation’s most compelling and essential war correspondence…
22 The Flora Lewis Award 2022
Best commentary in any medium on international news AWARD YEAR: 2022 AWARD NAME: The Flora Lewis Award 2022 RECIPIENT: Li Yuan AFFILIATION: The New York Times HONORED WORK: “The New New World” Li Yuan provided fascinating insight into how China’s zero-Covid policies affected the daily lives of people and the morale of a nation. Her…
Citation Winners
2023 OPC Awards Citation (Runner-up) Winners
The Flora Lewis Award 2020
Best commentary in any medium on international news AWARD DATE: 2020 AWARD NAME: The Flora Lewis Award 2020 AWARD RECIPIENT: Peter Beinart AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: Jewish Currents AWARD HONORED WORK: “Yavne: A Jewish Case for Equality in Israel-Palestine” AWARD SPONSOR: Paula Dwyer Beinart writes a powerful essay with a lot of original thinking and draws…
Citation Winners
The following is a list of citation (runner-up) winners for the OPC Awards for work published in 2020. For the list of this year’s award winners, click here. 2021 OPC Awards Citation Winners List (for work in CY2020) Newspapers, News Services, Print or Digital THE HAL BOYLE AWARD Best newspaper, news service or…