United States: Washington Women In Journalism Awards Recipients Announced
Location: United States, Washington
Date: September 24, 2020
PHOTO CREDIT: WASHINGTONIAN
The Coalition For Women In Journalism congratulates recipients of annual “Washington Women In Journalism Awards”. The event was founded in 2014 to celebrate the remarkable work by women in journalism in the nation’s capital. This year the award ceremony will be conducted online and CEO of Washingtonian will honor four of Washington’s top female political reporters across four categories: “Hall of Fame Award”, “Outstanding Journalist in Broadcast Television”, “Outstanding Journalist in Print” and “Star to Watch”.
A charitable donation will also be made on behalf of the event to the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), who has advocated on behalf of and supported black journalists worldwide since 1975.
We once again congratulate the honorees listed below:
Outstanding Journalist in Print: Molly Ball
National Political Correspondent, Time
After working for newspapers in Cambodia and Las Vegas, Molly Ball moved to covering Washington for outlets including Politico and the Atlantic. She joined Time in 2017 and is the author of “Pelosi”, a bestselling biography of the House speaker that was published earlier this year.
Star to Watch: Anna Palmer
Senior Washington Correspondent, Politico
North Dakotan Anna Palmer’s Washington career has encompassed stints at insider publications including Roll Call and Legal Times. In 2016, she took over one of the highest-profile spots in political journalism: Politico’s daily Playbook newsletter. She’s coauthor of “The Hill to Die On,” a bestselling book about the 2018 midterm elections, and is editorial director for Politico’s “Women Rule” platform.
Hall of Fame Award: Rita Braver
National Correspondent, CBS News
A veteran investigative reporter, Rita Braver joined CBS as a news-desk editor in 1972 and became an on-air reporter in 1983. She has served as the network’s chief legal reporter and its White House correspondent.
Outstanding Journalist in Broadcast Television: Kristen Welker
White House Correspondent, NBC News
After covering local news for a station in her native Philadelphia, Welker joined NBC News, landing in Washington as a White House correspondent in 2011. She was recently named to be moderator for the third of this year’s presidential debates, scheduled for October 22 in Nashville.
More information about the honorees and their wise advices to other women in journalism can be found here: https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/09/22/meet-the-winners-of-the-2020-washington-women-in-journalism-awards/
Involvement of women journalists in the scene of political journalism is of utmost importance, especially in the polarized state of the United States ahead of November elections. We once again applaud the work and efforts of the honorees of this year’s Women In Journalism awards for their work and the impact they make in the profession and in the political scene.
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