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News of Alumni: John Donnelly '79
John Donnelly ’79, a national security and foreign policy reporter for CQ Roll Call, was awarded the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress.
Donnelly will receive the honor at the National Press Foundation’s annual journalism awards dinner on February 13, 2019.
The Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress recognizes U.S.-based journalists whose work shows thoughtful appraisal and insight into the workings of the U.S. Congress and represents the highest standards of journalism.
The judges’ citation read: “John Donnelly’s reporting demonstrates outstanding mastery of the defense beat. He methodically hammers away at questionable defense spending and Pentagon assertions through painstaking reporting on legislation and military arcana.”
Donnelly has been with CQ Roll Call since 2004 and is a senior writer there, producing work for CQ.com, the CQ Magazine and RollCall.com. He is also president of the Military Reporters & Editors Association, a membership group for working journalists who regularly cover the United States military at home and abroad.
Congratulations, John!
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