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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.
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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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News Archive
USC Annenberg Institute for Justice and Journalism Offers Fund for Journalists
The Justice and Journalism Fund provides direct support to journalists or news organizations in various media for projects on social justice issues. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal U.S. residents. Application deadline is Sept. 30.
Visit the USC Annenberg Web site for details.
Monument Honors Slain Journalists
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced a memorial to journalists killed while reporting. The monument, which is atop the BBC Broadcasting House in London, is dedicated to all slain news journalists and those who have worked with them.
Read more on the BBC News Web site.
Former Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Discusses Zimbabwe
Peta Thornycroft, winner of the 2007 IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award, spoke about violence and the political situation in Zimbabwe on National Public Radio on June 24.
Click here to listen to Peta speak on NPR.
Journalist, TV Crew Abducted in the Philippines
A journalist and her two cameramen were abducted in the Philippines on June 9. Ces Drilon, a journalist for Philippine network ABS-CBN, and cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angelo Valderama were abducted by armed men in Sulu.
Read the CPJ alert.
Entries Accepted for Claudio Accardi Award
Entries are now being accepted for the Claudio Accardi Award, which provides financial assistance to young people who report on war. The award is open to young journalists, including freelancers, as well as aspiring journalists and students enrolled in journalism schools. Deadline is Sept. 10.
Visit the Web site for details.
BBC Journalist Killed in Afghanistan
Abdul Samad Rohani, a journalist working for the Pashtu service of the British Broadcasting Corporation, was murdered over the weekend in Afghanistan. Rohani, 25, was kidnapped and appeared to have been tortured before he was killed, said Reporters Without Borders.
Read the RSF article.
IWMF Executive Director, Board Member Interviewed for IPS Article
Jane Ransom, executive director of the IWMF, and IWMF board member Ferial Haffajee, who is the editor of Mail & Guardian in South Africa were interviewed for an article by the Inter Press Service about female underrepresentation in management positions, specifically in the media.
Read the IPS article.
Rory Peck Trust Accepting Entries for Awards
The Rory Peck Trust is now accepting entries for its international awards, which recognize freelance cameramen and camerawomen. Deadline is Sept. 2.
Visit the Web site for details or to apply.
Charges Against Russian Media NGO Deemed Unconstitutional
A Russian Court last week deemed that criminal charges against Manana Aslamazyan, the former leader of a Russian media NGO, were unconstitutional. Aslamazyan is the former head of the Russian-based Educated Media Foundation, an organization that was the successor to Internews Russia. She was the keynote speaker for the IWMF Leadership Institute held in April in Lithuania.
Read the Internews press release.
Suspect Released in Murder of Former IWMF Courage Awardee
Tamerlan Makhmudov, who was charged in the October 2006 assassination-style killing of Anna Politkovskaya, was released. He is the third of nine suspects linked to the murder to be released recently. Politkovskaya was a 2002 recipient of an IWMF Courage in Journalism Award.
Read the Reuters article.
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