Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, will be the keynote speaker at the OPC’s 80th Anniversary Awards Dinner on April 19, 2019…
WaPo’s Martin Baron to Keynote 2019 Awards Dinner
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New Video Therapy Service Offers Help for Journalists
Life as an international journalist comes with big rewards, but can also come at a cost. A high-octane lifestyle, marked by frequent uprooting between posts and the trauma of witnessing tragedy and loss, takes a toll on mental health. But getting help can feel like a nearly impossible task for such moving targets. A new service launched this summer is aimed at making access to therapy easier via remote video chat…
Meet the OPC Members: Q&A With Charles Graeber
Charles Graeber is a contributor to a wide range of publications, including The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New York Times, National Geographic Adventure, Vogue, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Salon and Wired, for which he is a contributing editor. He is also author of The Good Nurse, a portrait of America’s most prolific serial killer, Charles Cullen. Graeber’s work has received several awards, including the OPC’s 2011 Ed Cunningham Award for reporting on the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan for Bloomberg Businessweek. He served as OPC Governor from 2014 to 2018.
The Washington Post’s Martin Baron to Be Keynote Speaker at OPC’s 2019 Awards Dinner
By Patricia Kranz Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, will be the keynote speaker at the OPC’s 80 Anniversary Awards Dinner on April 19, 2019. The evening’s awards presenter will be Lester Holt, Anchor NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC. Baron is one of the top editors in American journalism. Newsrooms under his…
Annual Awards Dinner Fact Sheet
Network with Leading Global Journalists 2019 Keynote Speaker: Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post. The evening’s awards presenter will be Lester Holt, Anchor NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC. April 18, 2019 | Cipriani, 25 Broadway, New York City. Main reception 6:00 p.m. | Dinner and program 7:00 p.m. | VIP reception 5:30…
Pancho Bernasconi Elected President of the Overseas Press Club of America
The Overseas Press Club of America, a 79-year old organization that awards the most prestigious prizes devoted to international news coverage, elected a new president Tuesday night at its annual meeting in midtown Manhattan…
Legendary Foreign Correspondent Richard Pyle Laid to Rest at Arlington Cemetery
Friends and family members of legendary war correspondent and Army veteran Richard Pyle gathered at the Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 20 to celebrate his life and a career with The Associated Press that spanned nearly five decades. Pyle died on Sept. 28 last year at the age of 83 after battle with respiratory disease…
Overseas Press Club of America Denounces Trump’s Attack on Press as Part of Nationwide Protest
NEW YORK August 16, 2018—The Overseas Press Club of America joined newspapers across the country in publishing statements today condemning President Trump’s assaults on U.S. journalists. The Boston Globe and the American Society of News Editors (ASNE) led the call for joint action to defend a free press…
Overseas Press Club of America Supports Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong
NEW YORK—August 15, 2018–The Overseas Press Club of America spoke out in support Wednesday for the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Hong Kong, which has come under pressure from both the Chinese and Hong Kong governments for hosting a pro-independence speaker…
OPC Annual Awards Dinner, April 18
Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post, will be the keynote speaker at the OPC’s 80th Annual Awards Dinner on April 18, 2019 honoring the best in international journalism…