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# ProPublica, PBS/Frontline and National Public Radio win National Press Club awards
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/propublica-pbs-frontline-and-national-public-radio-win-national-press-club-awards/
- Published: 2022-08-11T17:33:54.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-11T17:48:03.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, Awards, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:52

**National Press Club President Jen Judson** today announced the winners of the prestigious National Press Club Journalism Awards. The investigative powerhouse [**ProPublica**](https://www.propublica.org/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) won one award for consumer journalism and helped two other organizations win prizes in the National Press Club journalism contest.

[**PBS/Frontline**](https://www.pbs.org/show/frontline/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) won two awards – including an Arthur Rowse award for coverage of Filipino journalist Maria Ressa and her staff in the run-up to an election in the Philippines. PBS/Frontline won an Edwin M. Hood award in a joint effort with ProPublica called ‘Massacre in El Salvador.’

[**National Public Radio’s All Things Considered**](https://www.npr.org/programs/all-things-considered/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) won breaking news for its coverage of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

[**The Miami Herald**](https://www.miamiherald.com/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com)won consumer journalism-newspapers in a partnership with **ProPublica**. ProPublica won for its investigation of the nation’s food safety system.

Several of the winners focused on issues related to the 2020 elections. **J. Scott Applewhite** of The Associated Press won for his dramatic photography from the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. J**en Wieczner** of Fortune Media won the **Lee Walczak** award for ‘Dominion Voting: Big Lies vs. Big Lawsuits.’

A new category this year is the **Nell Minow Award for Cultural Criticism**, won by the **Los Angeles Times** for its close look at the Latino ‘cultural zeitgeist.’

The awards dinner will be held at the National Press Club on Wednesday, August 31\. The event will start at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31 starting with a reception in the Holeman Lounge followed at 7 p.m. with dinner and program in the ballroom.

The event will also honor the late **Al Jazeera Correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh with the 2022 President’s Award**. The President’s award is given at the discretion of the President of the National Press Club.

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