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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.
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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.
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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.
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IWMF Presents Annual Courage in Journalism Awards
The International Women's Media Foundation held its annual Courage in Journalism events in October, recognizing women journalists who demonstrate exceptional bravery in reporting.
At ceremonies in New York on Oct. 23 and Los Angeles on Oct. 30, the IWMF honored Lydia Cacho of Mexico, Serkalem Fasil of Ethiopia and six Iraqi women from McClatchy’s Baghdad bureau. Peta Thornycroft of Zimbabwe received the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award.
IWMF board members Judy Woodruff and Christiane Amanpour emceed the events in New York and Los Angeles, respectively. Award presenters were: Angelina Jolie, Meg Ryan, Rick Rodriguez and Maria Elena Salinas in Los Angeles and Gail Collins, Caroline Kennedy, Soledad O'Brien and Bob Woodruff in New York. The National Presenting Sponsor for the Courage Awards was Bank of America.
The IWMF Courage Award winners were featured in numerous media outlets, including:
- The New York Times Opinion page
- National Public Radio's Fresh Air
- The BBC's World Service
- The Associated Press
- Newsweek
Panel discussions with the Courage Award winners were held Oct. 23 at The Paley Center for Media in New York and Oct. 25 at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C.
- Learn more about the Courage in Journalism Awards.
- Help support the IWMF’s programs for women journalists worldwide.