The National Press Club announced that NPR won two awards: for its coverage of the early days of the war sparked by Hamas’ attack last October on Israel and for investigative reporting on the harvesting of blood from horseshoe crabs for pharmaceutical use.
The Middle East team, led by veteran foreign correspondent and former St. Louisan Daniel Estrin, was awarded the Breaking News Award (Broadcast) for its coverage of the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
