NPF 2026 Awards Dinner — Full Program

The National Press Foundation’s annual journalism awards dinner honored top journalists on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at the Ritz-Carlton Washington, D.C. The dinner brought together nearly 700 journalists, communications professionals, philanthropists, policymakers and other influencers to celebrate the best in journalism. All proceeds go to support NPF’s mission of “making good journalists better,” specifically our flagship journalism training programs, the Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship and the Widening the Pipeline Fellowship for journalists of color. Established in 1975, the National Press Foundation also celebrates our 51st anniversary this year. NPF website: nationalpress.org This video was produced within the Evelyn Y. Davis Studios. NPF is solely responsible for the content.