Five Journalists Win Top Journalism Awards, Press Group Announces

Five reporters have been named winners of three of journalism’s most prestigious awards, and they will be honored at the White House Correspondents’ Associationâ„  dinner on May 1. Ben Feller of the Associated Press and Jake Tapper of ABC News will receive the Merriman Smith Award for presidential coverage under deadline pressure in the print and broadcast categories, respectively. Mark Knoller of CBS News will receive the Aldo Beckman award for sustained excellence in White House coverage. Suzanne Bohan and Sandy Kleffman of the Contra Costa, California, Times will receive the Edgar A. Poe Award for excellence in coverage of … Continue reading Five Journalists Win Top Journalism Awards, Press Group Announces