Bayer Corporation Congratulates National Press Foundation Award Winners

WHIPPANY, N.J., Feb. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer Corporation congratulates a group of journalists who will be honored tomorrow for their extraordinary professional achievements at the National Press Association's 32^nd Annual Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C.

"We at Bayer extend our warmest congratulations to the journalists selected for this year's National Press Foundation honors," said Raymond F. Kerins Jr., senior vice president and head of Communications, Public Affairs and Policy.  "Bayer is proud to support the NPF's efforts to acknowledge journalistic excellence and to provide outstanding educational programs for journalists to further their understanding of critical issues." 

More than 1,000 journalists, media, public relations and corporate executives, policy makers and trade groups are expected to attend the NPF dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel to acknowledge accomplishments in broadcasting, print and online journalism, as well as editorial cartooning.  Honorees were selected by a panel of NPF judges based upon the criteria for each award.  This year's honorees:   

• Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism toGeorge Stephanopoulos of ABC News
• Chairman's Citation toBrian Krebs of KrebsOnSecurity
• Benjamin C. Bradlee Editor of the Year Award toGilbert Bailon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
• W.M. Kiplinger Award for Distinguished Contributions to Journalism to Alberto Ibarguen of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
• Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Coverage of Congress toGregory Johnsen, John Stanton and Kate Nocera of Buzzfeed News and Drew Griffin of CNN
• Feddie Award for Reporting on Federal Rules and Local Impact toThomas Frank of USA Today
• Clifford K. and James T. Berryman Award for Editorial Cartooning toClay Bennett of the Chatanooga Times Free Press
• Excellence in Online Journalism Award to Re/code
• Thomas L. Stokes Award for Energy Writing toMark Chediak, Chris Martin, Ken Wells and Jim Polson of Bloomberg News

The primary mission of the National Press Foundation is to increase journalists' knowledge of complex issues in order to improve public understanding.  The Foundation recognizes and encourages excellence in journalism through its awards and cost-free educational programs.  Bayer has underwritten a number of NPF educational programs since 2014, including a four-day cancer symposium and webinars about Ebola and addiction.  

Media Educational Program:  Measles and Vaccines
The NPF's next educational program is a webinar entitled "Disease Outbreak:  Measles and Vaccines" on Monday, Feb. 23.  The cost-free, one-day program will be held at the NPF Media Training Center in Washington, D.C.  Support for this program was provided by Bayer.

Measles is a former childhood scourge that had been eliminated in the United States until a recent outbreak in California.  To date, the outbreak has sickened more than 120 people in at least 17 states. The program will explore measles as a public health problem, the status and prognosis of the outbreak and the factors that can influence future outbreaks of measles, whooping cough and other vaccine-preventable diseases.  Among those factors:  the controversy about vaccines, a patchwork of state regulations regarding vaccination and the 2016 Presidential election.  Experts will also discuss how to find and use data. Pre-registration is required for the program.  Journalists who want to register can do so at  http://nationalpress.org/programs-and-resources/program/disease-outbreak-measles-and-vaccines/

About Bayer Corporation 
Bayer Corporation is a subsidiary of Bayer AG, a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and high-tech materials.  As an inventor company, Bayer sets trends in research-intensive areas.  Bayer products and services are designed to benefit people and improve the quality of life.  At the same time, Bayer aims to create value through innovation, growth and high earning power.  Bayer is committed to the principles of sustainable development and acts as a socially and ethically responsible corporate citizen.  In fiscal 2013, Bayer employed 113,200 people at year-end and had sales of 40.2 billion.  In North America, Bayer had 2013 net sales of 9,680 million ($12,874 million) and employed 15,200 at year-end.  For more information, go to www.bayer.us.

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