The Newhouse School celebrated the winners of the 2023 Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting during a ceremony Monday night at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington. Sen. Mitt Romney delivered the keynote speech and CNN anchor and senior political correspondent Abby Phillip served as master of ceremonies.
Among other speakers at the first in-person Toner Prizes ceremony in three years were Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud, Newhouse School dean Mark J. Lodato and Margaret Talev, Kramer Director of the Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship.
Sen. Mitt Romney (center left) and Dean Mark Lodato (left) spoke to Newhouse students before the Toner Prizes dinner. Photo by Scott Robinson Photography.The event was held for the first time at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington. Photo by Genaro C. Armas.Abby Phillip, anchor and senior political correspondent at CNN, served as master of ceremonies. Photo by Scott Robinson Photography.Margaret Talev, Kramer Director of the Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship, spoke about the launch of the new Washington-based initiative. Photo by Scott Robinson Photography.Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Dean David Van Slyke and Syracuse University Provost Gretchen Ritter were among the guests who met Sen. Mitt Romney at the event. Photo by Scott Robinson Photography.Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud spoke at the podium at the Toner Prizes event. About 250 people attended the dinner. Photo by Scott Robinson Photography.Peter Gosselin (right) and Sen. Mitt Romney (center) greeted a guest at a reception. Gosselin is a tireless supporter of the awards named after his late wife and Syracuse alumna, Robin Toner ’76. Photo by Scott Robinson Photography.The reporting team from Politico won the 2023 Toner Prize for Excellence in National Political Reporting. Photo by Scott Robinson Photography.WTVF-TV chief investigative reporter Phil Williams (right) won the 2023 Toner Prize for Excellence in Local Political Reporting. Photo by Scott Robinson Photography.Jeremy Schwartz, an investigative reporter for the ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Initiative, accepted the Toner Prize for Excellence in National Political Reporting Honorable Mention awarded to ProPublica and The Texas Tribune. Photo by Scott Robinson Photography.Beverly Kirk, director of Washington Programs at the Newhouse School, met Sen. Mitt Romney at the Toner Prizes celebration. Photo by Scott Robinson Photography.Newhouse students took time to help greet guests at the Toner Prizes dinner. They took a moment before the event to pose for a photo with Dean Mark Lodato. Photo by Genaro C. Armas
