{"id":7043,"date":"2025-12-05T12:53:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/?p=7043"},"modified":"2025-12-10T13:19:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:19:41","slug":"prof-mccarthy-hosts-2025-foreign-press-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/2025\/12\/05\/prof-mccarthy-hosts-2025-foreign-press-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. McCarthy hosts 2025 Foreign Press Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3-188x250.jpeg 188w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3-288x384.jpeg 288w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3-82x109.jpeg 82w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3-173x230.jpeg 173w, https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-3-345x460.jpeg 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Professor Sissel McCarthy hosted the 2025 Foreign Press Awards at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The annual awards ceremony celebrates the achievements of international correspondents working across the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her remarks, Professor McCarthy explained that the Foreign Press Awards honor journalists for their courage, resilience and unwavering commitment to the truth. She also acknowledged the difficult conditions many journalists face for simply doing their jobs. \u201cThe pressure on all journalists right now is immense. But we see you,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cYour work matters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents honored NBC\u2019s Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell in recognition of her lifetime contribution to international journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prizes of Excellence were also given to CNN\u2019s Jim Sciutto, CBS News White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang and four other top foreign correspondents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AFPC also awarded three scholarships to foreign reporters studying in the US to help fund their master\u2019s degrees in journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll of you here tonight help empower our international press corps and its mission during these challenging times,\u201d said McCarthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Sissel McCarthy hosted the 2025 Foreign Press Awards at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. 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