ABC’s Martha Raddatz made headlines during the town hall debate when, as co-moderator, she found herself answering a question of candidate Donald Trump. In a discussion about the offensive to push ISIS out of Mosul, Iraq Trump said, “Why can’t they do it quietly? Why can’t they do the attack, make it a sneak attack. After the attack is made, inform the American public that we have knocked out the leaders… Why do they have to say we’re going to be attacking Mosul within the next four to six weeks? Which is what they are saying. How stupid is our country?”
“There are sometimes reasons the military does that. Psychological warfare. It might be to help get civilians out,” said Raddatz, who is ABC’s chief global affairs correspondent.
As it turns out, Raddatz now finds herself in Mosul, reporting on the mission. Today she also learned she’s being honored for her reporting.
Raddatz will receive the 2016 Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism for her national security reporting. Raddatz will receive the award at the National Press Foundation’s annual journalism awards dinner in February.
“Martha Raddatz is an intrepid correspondent who has excelled in reporting on complicated national security issues,” the NPF’s judges said in a statement. “She goes where the trouble is, leading by courageous example…Martha’s body of work exemplifies the high standards embodied in the Sol Taishoff Award.”
The Sol Taishoff Award was established in 1983, and previous recipients include Charlie Rose, Raddatz’s This Week co-anchor George Stephanopoulos, Tim Russert, Andrea Mitchell, Gwen Ifill, and others.