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Courage in Journalism Awards

Every year the International Women’s Media Foundation honors brave women journalists who risk political persecution,injury and sometimes death in their efforts to expose corruption and champion human rights.

Global Research on Women

The IWMF is working on ground-breaking research on the status of women in the media worldwide. The new study, the Global Report on the Status of Women in the News Media, will measure the career progress of women in the news media and use the results to help advocate for change.

The IWMF also tracks past studies on women in the news media, and will draw from this prior work in compiling the Global Report, which will be published in 2011.

4-Year Africa Project

With generous support from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the IWMF launched "Reporting on Agriculture and Women: Africa." The project is energizing the way African media cover one of the most important topics on the continent.
The IWMF is helping African journalists to boost coverage of agriculture and rural development and increase women’s voices – both as journalists and as sources – in stories about agriculture

Funding HIV/AIDS Investigative Reporting

The IWMF is establishing 10 fellowships to train journalists in South Africa to write investigative reports on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. With support from the M*A*C  AIDS Fund, these experienced journalists will conduct interviews and write in-depth research for their publications in 2011.

Contact Us

International Women's
Media Foundation
1625 K Street NW, Suite 1275
Washington, DC 20006
USA
Phone: 202 496 1992
Email: info@iwmf.org

2010 Courage in Journalism Awards

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 • Luncheon, 12:00 p.m.

Waldorf=Astoria Hotel • New York


Courage in Journalism Chair
Judy Woodruff
senior correspondent,
PBS NewsHour

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The Courage in Journalism Awards honor brave women journalists from around the world and highlight the importance of freedom of the press and the courage needed in many countries to report the news.

Attended by close to 700 guests, The Courage in Journalism Awards draw sponsorship from prominent members of the media, corporate and philanthropic communities. The Courage in Journalism Awards program has been recognized as a uniquely moving and inspirational event:

“There are a huge amount, a huge number, of sacrifices that go into doing the kind of work that gets recognized by the IWMF every single year. If you take any one of the people who’ve won this [award] tonight, they exhibit a courage above and beyond the call of duty.”

- Christiane Amanpour, chief international correspondent, CNN
2007 and 2008 Courage in Journalism Awards mistress of ceremonies
1994 Courage in Journalism Award winner
 
“I think they [the award winners] are extraordinary. Tonight we are acknowledging them, but everyday of their lives…they are unsung heroes in very dangerous, isolated situations where they have really been in danger. They really contribute to getting information out to help us, to help the world we live in.”

- Angelina Jolie, actress
2007 Courage in Journalism Award presenter

“The sacrifice these women make in order to be able to bring the truth is something that most people don’t understand.”

 -Maria Elena Salinas, network anchor and co-host, Univision
2007 Courage in Journalism Award presenter

We invite you to join us to honor some of the most courageous journalists working in the world today.

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