Boston Globe reporter Matt Viser wins award at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
The Spotlight team also got more than a couple shout outs.
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner isn’t all jokes and drinking.
In between the puns and the gags, the event acknowledges the work of journalists keeping tabs on national politics.
One of those journalists was Matt Viser, a reporter in The Boston Globe’s D.C. bureau, who received the Merriam Smith Memorial Award for deadline reporting.
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Viser got the award for his reporting on the Iran nuclear deal last July. In describing Viser’s work, the WHCA judges said:
In his July 14 piece, “An Inside Look at How the Iran Talks Unfolded,” Viser made the judges feel like they were in the room with Secretary of State John Kerry, his Iranian counterpart, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, and the other negotiators in Vienna. Viser made the diplomatic language of a landmark international agreement accessible to average readers. His story skillfully wove in telling details and scene-setting color.
CBS News reporter Norah O’Donnell also received the award for broadcast journalism.
Pregame for a long walk on stage with fellow Merriman Smith award winner @NorahODonnell pic.twitter.com/9hUX4ZS8FS
— Matt Viser (@mviser) May 1, 2016
Viser wasn’t the only award-winning Globe reporter in attendance. After winning the Academy Award for best picture two months ago, some Spotlight cast members reunited with their reporter counterparts.
This is what happens when they ditch the chinos from the Gap #spotlight #WHCD pic.twitter.com/vxrqYA5kPx
— Matt Viser (@mviser) April 30, 2016
Not only did the Globe’s Spotlight team get an ovation during President Obama’s monologue, they were also the subject of one of his many jokes.
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