In 2005, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) joined with Elizabeth Neuffer’s family and friends to launch the IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship extending her legacy by supporting women journalists who have chosen to focus on human rights and social justice, themes that were so vital to Elizabeth’s work.
Prodita Sabarini
Indonesian Journalist Prodita Sabarini named 2013-14 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) has selected Jakarta-based journalist Prodita Sabarini as the 2013-14 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. Sabarini is the ninth recipient of the annual fellowship, which gives a woman journalist working in print, broadcast or online media the opportunity to build skills while focusing exclusively on human rights journalism and social justice issues.
Sabarini, a staff reporter for the English daily The Jakarta Post, was chosen from a pool of 95 candidates from around the world.
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Jerry Morin with his wife Mary and their granddaughter
Recognizing Support
We are honored to announce and recognize the generosity of Gerard (“Jerry”) Morin, whose $50,000 bequest to the IWMF’s Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship will help to transform a young journalist’s life. This is the first gift of its kind to the IWMF, testimony to the enduring memory of Elizabeth Neuffer and the merit of fellows to date.
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About Elizabeth Neuffer
Elizabeth Neuffer (1956-2003) believed passionately that writing and reporting could bring the world together, providing justice for victims of atrocities and pricking the conscience of powerful decision-makers.
The Fellowship
The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship is designed for a woman journalist working in print, broadcast or digital news media to spend seven months in a tailored program that combines access to MIT’s Center for International Studies and media outlets including The Boston Globe and The New York Times. With this flexible structure, the fellow will have opportunities to pursue academic research as well as to hone her journalistic skills by covering topics related to human rights and social justice.
This program, created with Neuffer’s family and friends, aims to perpetuate her memory and advance her life mission of promoting international understanding of human rights and social justice while creating an opportunity for women journalists to build their skills.
The Fellows
Selected by a committee made up of family and friends of Elizabeth Neuffer and IWMF Advisory Council members, these outstanding fellows were chosen for the caliber and promise of their work on human rights and social justice.
The IWMF
Founded in 1990, the International Women’s Media Foundation is a vibrant global network dedicated to strengthening the role of women in the news media worldwide as a means to further freedom of the press.