Author: OPC of America

OPC Condemns E.P.A. for Barring Reporters From Event

The Overseas Press Club of America strongly condemns the Environmental Protection Agency for barring reporters from three news organizations from an event this morning on the impact of toxic chemicals on drinking water at the agency’s headquarters. 

Meet the OPC Members: Q&A With Louise Boyle

Louise Boyle earned her MA (Hons) in English Literature from Edinburgh University in 2007, where she was also an editor on the university’s newspaper. She started out as a trainee for the Daily Mail in London before spending time at The Belfast Telegraph and then the Irish Daily Mail in Dublin where she was an editor in the features department. Boyle moved to New York in 2011, soon after DailyMail.com established its U.S. base. She has traveled to more than 40 U.S. states to cover stories and reported from several countries around the world…

#PressFreedomHeroes

As part of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, the OPC is collecting and sharing the names of press freedom heroes and celebrating their work…

Citation: The Roy Rowan Award 2017

Citation Recipient: Iona Craig Affiliation: The Intercept Honored Work: “Death in Al Ghayil: Women and Children in Yemeni Village Recall Horror of Trump’s ‘Highly Successful’ SEAL Raid”

Citation: The Kim Wall Award 2017

Citation Recipients: Aryn Baker, Lynsey Addario and Francesca Trianni Affiliation: TIME, supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and Merck for Mothers Honored Work: “Finding Home”