Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Kristen Welker, moderator of “Meet the Press,” received the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award during a gala in her honor on Nov. 28, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field and is the Club’s most esteemed prize.
The evening also honored the winners of the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Awards:
Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia since March 29 and accused of espionage; and Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, in prison awaiting sentencing on charges related to national security, which can carry a death sentence.
Kat Stafford, Reuters’ global race and justice editor, was also recognized as the 2023 winner of the Neil and Susan Sheehan Award for Investigative Journalism.
This year’s Fourth Estate gala will also commemorate a Club milestone: The Fourth Estate Award is now in its 50th year.
Kristen Welker, moderator of “Meet the Press,” received the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award during a gala in her honor on Nov. 28, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The award recognizes journalists who have made significant contributions to the field and is the Club’s most esteemed prize.
The evening also honored the winners of the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Awards:
Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia since March 29 and accused of espionage; and Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, in prison awaiting sentencing on charges related to national security, which can carry a death sentence.
Kat Stafford, Reuters’ global race and justice editor, was also recognized as the 2023 winner of the Neil and Susan Sheehan Award for Investigative Journalism.
This year’s Fourth Estate gala will also commemorate a Club milestone: The Fourth Estate Award is now in its 50th year.
