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IWMF Announces 2008 Courage in Journalism Award Winners
The International Women's Media Foundation today announced the winners of 2008 Courage in Journalism Awards:
- Farida Nekzad, Afghanistan. Nekzad frequently receives phone calls and email messages threatening her life but remains committed to work toward a free press and greater equality for women journalists.
- Sevgul Uludag, Cyprus. A journalist for nearly three decades, Uludag has covered missing people and mass graves for both Turkish and Greek newspapers in Cyprus. She has received death threats and has been the subject of hate campaigns for her investigative reporting.
A third woman journalist has also won a Courage Award; her name will be released at a later date due to concerns for her safety.
The IWMF will also honor Edith Lederer with the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award. Lederer, chief correspondent at the United Nations for the Associated Press, was the first female resident correspondent in Vietnam in 1972. She has worked on every continent except Antarctica since she began her journalism career in 1966.
This year's awards will be presented at ceremonies in Los Angeles on October 16 and New York on October 21. Award winners will attend a reception and panel discussion in Washington, D.C., on October 9.
- Click here to read the press release.
- Learn more about or help support the Courage Awards.
IWMF Names 2008-09 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow
The International Women's Media Foundation announced today that Jenny Manrique, a Colombian freelance journalist, has received the 2008-09 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship. The annual fellowship gives a woman journalist working in print, broadcast or online media the opportunity to focus exclusively on human rights journalism and social justice issues.
Manrique writes for Comunicaciones Aliadas, a non-governmental online magazine based in Peru that focuses on Latin American news, particularly human rights. She has covered subjects such as kidnapping, drug trafficking and refugees and hopes to investigate Colombian paramilitaries and their ties with multinational corporations during her IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship.
- Click here to read more about Manrique in the press release.
- Learn more about the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship.
- Help support this program.
Sally Sara Concludes Stint as IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow
Sally Sara, an anchor for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, has completed her year as the 2007-08 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. She is now traveling in Asia conducting research for a new book. Before she left, Sara visited the IWMF and spoke about her experiences as the Neuffer Fellow.
- Watch video clips of Sally Sara talking about her time as the IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow.
- Click here to read more about Sara.
- Learn more about the IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship.
- Help support the IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fund.
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Volume 17, No. 2
In this issue:
- Journalists Take Front Lines for Truth
- Mexican Journalist Speaks Out for Justice
- Ethiopian Publisher Jailed for Her Coverage
- Iraqi Women Journalists Risk Their Lives to Report
- Lifetime Awardee Thornycroft Challenges Politics in Zimbabwe
- IWMF Receives Grant for Work with African News Media
October 2007 Newsletter
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Volume 17, No. 1
In this issue:
- A Close-up Shot of the War in Iraq
- Courage Award Winner Killed; IWMF Calls for Justice
- Leadership Institute Participants Move Ahead in their Careers
- IWMF’s Maisha Yetu Journalists Win UNESCO Awards
- IWMF Board Members Receive Awards, Assume New Positions
- IWMF Honors 2006 Courage Award Winners
- IWMF Co-Sponsors Discussion on Peace, Stability
- IWMF Names New Board Members
- IWMF Changes Face of Health Reporting in Africa
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Volume 16, No. 2
In this issue:
- Jill Carroll Tells Stories of the People of Iraq
- May Chidiac Strives for Press Freedom
- Gao Yu Speaks Out Despite Imprisonment
- Journalist, Author Elena Poniatowska Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
- Bank of America’s Anne Finucane supports IWMF
- IWMF Holds Programs in Chicago and Johannesburg
- World Update
- Opportunities
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Volume 16, No. 1
In this issue:
- IWMF Co-Chair Eleanor Clift Describes IWMF’s Beginnings
- CSLI Provides Leadership Training for African Women
- Hu Yan Reports on Health in China
- IWMF Checks in with Former Courage in Journalism Winners
- IWMF Welcomes Newest Board Member
- World Update
- Opportunities