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| 2024 | Awarded a Distinguished Alumni Citation from Ripon College. |
| 2024 | Received National Headliner Award for Editorial Cartoons, highlighting continued recognition in editorial cartooning. |
| 2024 | Clay Bennett was named a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary, showcasing his continued recognition in editorial cartooning. |
| October 2024 |
Mark Sappenfield
The Monitor announced Sappenfield will be stepping back from his role as editor, with Christa Case Bryant set to take over in early 2025.
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| 2023 | Fired from The New York Times during an investigation into potential overpayment of Iraqi journalists and after raising safety and legal concerns. |
| 2023 | Received National Headliner Award for Editorial Cartoons, demonstrating ongoing excellence in the field. |
| August 2023 | Concluded her role as Baghdad bureau chief of The New York Times after an extensive career covering the Middle East. |
| 2022 | Bennett was a Finalist for the NCS Award for Editorial Cartoons from the National Cartoonists Society and the Green Eyeshade Award for Editorial Cartoons from the Society of Professional Journalists. |
| 2022 | Published 'PEN Journeys: Memoir of Literature on the Line' with Shearsman Books, documenting her experiences in literary advocacy. |
| 2021 | Concluded his tenure as Member of Parliament for Thornhill, ending a 13-year political career. |
| 2021 | Named a Finalist for the National Headliner Award for Editorial Cartoons. |
| August 15 2021 | Kent officially left office when parliament was dissolved for the 2021 Canadian federal election. |
| 2020 | Joined The New York Times as Baghdad bureau chief. |
| 2020 | Received Finalist recognition for both the National Headliner Award and Green Eyeshade Award for Editorial Cartoons. |
| 2020 | Edited 'The Journey of Liu Xiaobo: From Dark Horse to Nobel Laureate' published by Potomac Books, highlighting her work in documenting human rights and literature. |
| November 23 2020 | Kent announced he would not be running in the next federal election. |
| 2019 | Kent was re-elected to Parliament for a subsequent term in the 2019 federal election. |
| 2019 | Won Sigma Delta Chi Award and Green Eyeshade Award for Editorial Cartoons from the Society of Professional Journalists, showcasing significant professional achievements. |
| 2018 | Approximately 10,000 subscriptions were recorded for the Monitor Daily email service. |
| 2017 | Received multiple prestigious awards: NCS Award for Editorial Cartoons from the National Cartoonists Society, Sigma Delta Chi Award, and Thomas Nast Award from the Overseas Press Club of America. |
| 2017 |
Mark Sappenfield
Took over as editor-in-chief of The Christian Science Monitor.
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| 2017 | Contributed the short story 'Liu Xiaobo: On the Front Line of Ideas' to The Memorial Collection for Dr. Liu Xiaobo, demonstrating her commitment to documenting human rights narratives. |
| 2017 | The Monitor implemented a paywall on its content. |
| 2016 | Joined NPR as a journalist, expanding her media career. |
| 2015 | Received the Congressional Gold Medal as a 'foot soldier' of the civil rights movement for participation in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, alongside other civil rights activists including John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 2015 | Kent was re-elected to Parliament in the 2015 federal election. |
| 2015 | Received a Citation for Excellence from the United Nations/Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Awards and was a Finalist for the Green Eyeshade Award. |
| 2014 |
Mark Sappenfield
Appointed as national news editor and joined the Monitor's editorial managing team.
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| July 1 2014 | Published an article 'In Qatar, calls for release of prisoners' in GlobalPost, continuing her journalistic work on human rights and international issues. |
| 2013 | Peter Kent survived a bout with throat and tongue cancer, which subsequently influenced his advocacy for HPV vaccination programs for boys. |
| 2013 | Became a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, the National Cartoonists Society Award, and the National Headliner Award for Editorial Cartoons. |
| June 2013 | Kent was demoted from cabinet in a shuffle shortly after turning 70, with Prime Minister Harper describing it as a 'generational change'. |
| December 2012 | Canada became the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol under Kent's leadership as Minister of the Environment. |
| 2011 | The Monitor's website received an average of about 22 million hits per month, slightly below the Los Angeles Times. |
| December 14 2011 | During a Canadian House of Commons session, Kent defended Canada's withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol, leading to a heated exchange with Justin Trudeau, who shouted at Kent and later apologized. |
| November 2011 | Kent participated in the Durban Conference on climate change. |
| January 4 2011 | Peter Kent was named Minister of the Environment during a cabinet shuffle. |
| 2010 | Received a Citation for Excellence from the United Nations/Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Awards. |
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