Max Bearak-Winner and Washington Post Nairobi Bureau Chief
2018 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism
Max Bearak, Washington Post Nairobi bureau chief, received the 2018 James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for his reporting from sub-Saharan Africa. His stories from Congo, Niger and Zimbabwe chronicled a wide range of extreme events including ongoing, extensive reporting on the Ebola epidemic.