Check out our recap of a book night at Rizzoli Bookstore on June 9 to discuss ‘How to Save the Amazon,’ honoring author Dom Phillips’ legacy, and looking for solutions for deforestation. opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/h...

Please check out our book night with author Guillaume Bonn, who spoke with New York Times Managing Editor and OPC Governor Marc Lacey about "Paradise Inc.," covering themes of ecological collapse and flawed conservation models in West Africa. opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/p...

The OPC is saddened by the passing of longtime club member and colleague Rod Nordland, a veteran reporter for The New York Times who covered conflict zones for 40 years. opcofamerica.org/people-remem...

Ten El Faro reporters left El Salvador as a precaution after publishing interviews with gang members alleging long-standing ties between President Nayib Bukele and criminal groups. CPJ spoke with El Faro Editor-in-Chief Óscar Martínez on the toll of the persecution.

Al Jazeera - The Israeli government has issued new directives restricting how its media covers its current war with Iran.

ICYMI, check out our videos from Thursday's "How I Did It" program w/ the @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social team behind "The Night Won’t End," recipient of this year’s Peter Jennings Award. W/ Kavitha Chekuru, Laila Al-Arian & Ashraf Mashharawi: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

RORY PECK AWARDS 2025🏆 Call for entries now open! We proudly invite entries for the 2025 Awards, taking place at the BFI London on Wednesday 26 November. Categories & Enter here 🔗https://rorypecktrust.org/awards/categories-and-criteria/… Entries close at midnight (BST) on Thursday 10th July.

Watch now: @Rizzoli_Bkstore with Alessandra Sampaio and Andrew Fishman to discuss How to Save the Amazon: A Journalist’s Fatal Quest For Answers. In conversation with Matthew Hay Brown, Americas editor for The Washington Post www.youtube.com/live/FZppgvU...

Join the OPC online at noon ET on 6/12, with the @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social team behind "The Night Won’t End," recipient of this year’s Peter Jennings Award. W/ Kavitha Chekuru, Laila Al-Arian & Ashraf Mashharawi - Read more & RSVP to join the Zoom webinar: opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/h...

Killing the man doesn’t kill the story. Dom Phillips was murdered reporting How To Save the Amazon. Join Alessandra Sampaio, Dom’s wife; journalist @andrew.intercept.com.br and me Monday for its U.S. launch @opcofamerica.bsky.social @chelseagreenbooks.bsky.social @rizzolibooks.bsky.social

The OPC of America seeks a detail-oriented and tech-savvy Digital Communications & Media Coordinator to manage and execute all aspects of the organization’s digital presence and communications. Read more: opcofamerica.org/digital-comm...

Coming up on 6/12, join the OPC for a "How I Did It" program with the @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social team behind "The Night Won’t End," recipient of this year’s Peter Jennings Award lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/87jdy...

📣 The Trauma Aware Journalism project has launched several new videos, including best practices on covering sexual violence, climate reporting and reporting in Indigenous communities. For the full announcement: bit.ly/4mzlGRX For the full videos: www.traumaawarejournalism.org #DartCenter

Adriana Teresa Letorney, founder of Visura and recent OPC panelist, has launched a new short documentary, "Disrupted" - on the declining state of the media industry and its profound impact on freelance visual journalists. Read more and watch the film here: disrupted.visura.co

Please join the OPC on June 3 for a book night w/ NYT Managing Editor and OPC governor Marc Lacey moderating a conversation with photojournalist Guillaume Bonn about his new book, Paradise Inc., which focuses on environmental conservation and climate change.

Please join the OPC on June 3 for a book night w/ NYT Managing Editor and OPC governor Marc Lacey moderating a conversation with photojournalist Guillaume Bonn about his new book, Paradise Inc., which focuses on environmental conservation and climate change.

Excellent piece from @IJNet on generative AI's affect on journalism. ijnet.org/en/story/ai-...

In case you missed it, check out our videos from this week's panel with @lebassett.bsky.social, Jane Ferguson, Adriana Teresa Letorney and moderator David A. Andelman talking about alternative publishing platforms for freelancers. opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/v...

On #WorldPressFreedomDay2025, the OPC warns of the dire threats to press freedom in many countries around the world and has rising concerns about the state of press freedom in the US, even though such rights are constitutionally protected here. opcofamerica.org/opc-warns-of...

Last call: RSVP now for the OPC's discussion on May 1 at 12 PM ET w/ journalists Jill Dougherty and Marvin Kalb, who will talk about their new memoirs and experience working in Russia. @beknobel.bsky.social, an OPC Governor, will moderate. Register here: opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/b...

Join the OPC on May 6 for a chat about platforms like Substack and Noosphere where journalists can engage directly with audiences. Featuring @lebassett.bsky.social, Jane Ferguson, Adriana Teresa Letorney, moderated by David Andelman. RSVP: opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/a... #MediaTalk

Join the OPC on May 1 at 12 PM ET for a chat with journalists Jill Dougherty and Marvin Kalb, who will share their experience working in Russia. With @beknobel.bsky.social as moderator, the two will delve into their new memoirs. Register to get the Zoom link here: opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/b...

Join the OPC on May 6 for a talk on new platforms that enable journalists to connect directly with audiences and showcase their work. Featuring @lebassett.bsky.social, Jane Ferguson, Adriana Teresa Letorney, led by David Andelman. RSVP: opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/a... #MediaInnovation

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s effort to scuttle the Voice of America news service, and ordered that VOA journalists be allowed to resume their jobs. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...

Join the OPC on May 1 at 12 PM ET for a chat with journalists Jill Dougherty and Marvin Kalb, who will share their experience working in Russia. Guided by @beknobel.bsky.social, the session will delve into their new memoirs. RSVP here: opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/b... #Media #Russia

Workshop guides journalists on how to leverage Google’s artificial intelligence tools for more efficient reporting #ISOJ2025 https://isoj.org/workshop-guides-journalists-on-how-to-leverage-googles-artificial-intelligence-tools-for-more-efficient-reporting/

In case you missed it, watch poignant opening remarks from OPC President Scott Kraft as he raised the curtain on last week's 86th Annual Awards Dinner. #OPCAwards86 youtu.be/KYv_yN90UJk

Great read from OPC member Steve Herman in the Foreign Service Journal on the silencing of colleagues and "de facto destruction" of the Voice of America news service: afsa.org/sites/defaul...

Join the OPC on May 6 for a discussion on platforms where journalists can engage with the public or display their work to media outlets. Featuring @lebassett.bsky.social, Jane Ferguson, and Adriana Teresa Letorney, with David Andelman as the moderator. RSVP: opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/a...

Join the OPC on May 1 at noon ET for a conversation with journalists Jill Dougherty and Marvin Kalb about their experiences in Russia. The event, moderated by @beknobel.bsky.social, will explore both authors' new memoirs. RSVP here: opcofamerica.org/Eventposts/b... #Journalism #Russia

Congratulations to Staff of The New York Times Opinion for receiving a Citation for Excellence in the Flora Lewis category for "At the Brink"! #OPCAwards86 opcofamerica.org/Awardarchive...

And finally, we applaud Samer Attar tonight for sharing his story for @nytimes.com Opinion in a piece entitled “Two Weeks in Gaza’s Ruined Hospitals.” Watch acceptance remarks from Alexander Stockton and Amanda Su on Samer Attar’s behalf here: youtu.be/z314lhUTCP4

Congratulations to Staff of The New York Times for receiving a Citation for Excellence in the Roy Rowan category for “48 Children Were Taken From Ukraine. Many Are Up For Adoption In Russia.” ! #OPCAwards86 opcofamerica.org/Awardarchive...

Congratulations to Natalie Kitroeff and Paulina Villegas for @nytimes.com for winning the Roy Rowan Award for their work, “Mexico’s Fentanyl Machine.” Watch acceptance remarks here: youtu.be/ECoIizMmIlI #OPCAwards86

Congratulations to Serene Cheong of Bloomberg News for receiving a Citation for Excellence in the Kim Wall category for "The Clandestine Oil Shipping Hub Funneling Iranian Crude to China"! #OPCAwards86 opcofamerica.org/Awardarchive...

Tonight we celebrate @joedyke.bsky.social, @rowenadesilva.bsky.social, Nathan Walker, Nikolaj Houmann Mortensen, @sanjanamv.bsky.social and staff of @airwars.bsky.social for the Kim Wall Award for “Cutting-Edge Open-Source Investigations into Harm in Gaza.” youtu.be/UlV2yTO50hI #OPCAwards86

Congrats to staff of @washingtonpost.com for winning the Robert Spiers Benjamin Award for the 9-part series “The Takeover” on criminal gangs in Latin America. Watch acceptance remarks here: youtu.be/DEDN3xNBgJ8 #OPCAwards86

Congratulations to David Culver of CNN Worldwide for receiving a Citation for Excellence in the Robert Spiers Benjamin category for "Gang-Fueled Unrest in Haiti"! #OPCAwards86 opcofamerica.org/Awardarchive...

Congratulations to Katie Surma of Inside Climate News for receiving a Citation for Excellence in the Whitman Bassow category for "Cashing Out"! #OPCAwards86 opcofamerica.org/Awardarchive...

Well done to Maria Abi-Habib and @bdentonphoto.bsky.social and @nytimes.com for winning the Whitman Bassow Award for “Is a ‘Green’ Revolution Poisoning India’s Capital?” Watch acceptance remarks here: youtu.be/5KiJvrvau5c #OPCAwards86

Congratulations to Kim Tong-Hyung of The Associated Press, FRONTLINE (PBS) for receiving a Citation for Excellence in the Joe and Laurie Dine category for "South Korea’s Adoption Reckoning"! #OPCAwards86 opcofamerica.org/Awardarchive...

Congratulations to Staff of Reuters for receiving a Citation for Excellence in the Joe and Laurie Dine category for "The Starving World"! #OPCAwards86 opcofamerica.org/Awardarchive...

Congratulations to Qadri Inzamam and Megha Rajagopalan of @fullerproject.org with @nytimes.com for winning the Joe and Laurie Dine Award for their outstanding series, “The Brutality of Sugar.” Watch acceptance remarks here: youtu.be/5hBPR_OEJ54 #OPCAwards86

Congratulations to Staff of NBC News Digital for receiving a Citation for Excellence in the David A. Andelman and Pamela Title category for "The Babies of" Al-Shifa: The Story of Survival for Gaza’s Youngest"! #OPCAwards86 opcofamerica.org/Awardarchive...

Congratulations to Robin Barnwell of FRONTLINE (PBS) for receiving a Citation for Excellence in the David A. Andelman and Pamela Title category for "A Year of War: Israelis and Palestinians"! #OPCAwards86 opcofamerica.org/Awardarchive...

Join us in honoring Mark Scialla, John Holman, Adrienne Haspel, Luis del Valle and Rodrigo Galdos-Tanguis of Al Jazeera English for winning the David A. Andelman and Pamela Title Award for “Fault Lines – Children of the Darien Gap.” Watch acceptance remarks here: youtu.be/qQqcXK3kEwE #OPCAwards86

Congratulations to Natalie Obiko Pearson of Bloomberg News for receiving a Citation for Excellence in the Madeline Dane Ross category for "The Egg "! #OPCAwards86 opcofamerica.org/Awardarchive...

Tonight, we celebrate Rhana Natour and Eman Mohammed for winning the Madeline Dane Ross Award for their work in the @atavist.com Magazine, titled “Coming to America.” Watch acceptance remarks here: youtu.be/LR2QBa5KN3A #OPCAwards86

Congratulations to Jason De León of Viking/Penguin Random House for receiving a Citation for Excellence in the Cornelius Ryan category for "Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling"! #OPCAwards86 opcofamerica.org/Awardarchive...

A big congratulations to @suneengel.bsky.social for winning the Cornelius Ryan book award for “Twenty Years,” published by @fsgbooks.bsky.social. Watch acceptance remarks here: youtu.be/CmlAf5MuoGY #OPCAwards86