International Women's Media Foundation awards
The International Women's Media Foundation awards are annual prizes for women journalists awarded by the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) since its foundation in 1990: the Courage in Journalism Award (awarded since 1990); the Lifetime Achievement Award (awarded from 1991 to 2018); the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award (awarded since 2015); the Gwen Ifill Award (awarded since 2017); and the Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award (awarded since 2021).
The 2014 award ceremonies were on October 22 in New York, and October 29 in Los Angeles.[1]
Courage in Journalism Award
[edit]The Courage in Journalism Award, awarded annually since 1990, recognizes women who write from dangerous areas.[2][3] Since 1990, more than 130 women from 54 countries have received the award.
- 1990
- Maria Jimena Duzan of Colombia
- Florica Ichim of Romania
- Caryle Murphy of the United States
- Lilianne Pierre-Paul of Haiti
- 1991
- Lyubov Kovalevskaya of Ukraine
- Marites Vitug of the Philippines
- 1992
- Catherine Gicheru of Kenya
- Kemal Kurspahic, Gordana Knezevic of Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Margaret Moth of New Zealand
- 1993
- Donna Ferrato of the United States
- Mirsada Hatibović-Šakić, Arijana Saračević Helać of Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Cecilia Valenzuela of Peru
- 1994
- Christiane Amanpour of the United States
- Razia Bhatti (1944–1996) of Pakistan
- Marie-Yolande Saint-Fleur of Haiti
- 1995
- Chris Anyanwu of Nigeria
- Horria Saihi of Algeria
- Gao Yu of China
- 1996
- Ayse Onal of Turkey
- Saida Ramadan of Sudan
- Lucy Sichone of Zambia
- 1997
- Bina Bektiati of Indonesia
- Corinne Dufka of the United States
- Maribel Gutierrez Moreno of Mexico
- 1998
- Elizabeth Neuffer (1956–2003) of the United States
- Blanca Rosales Valencia of Peru
- Anna Zarkova of Bulgaria
- 1999
- Sharifa Akhlas of Afghanistan
- Kim Bolan of Canada
- Afërdita Saraçini-Kelmendi of Kosovo
- 2000
- Marie Colvin (1956–2012) of the United Kingdom
- Agnes Nindorera of Burundi
- Zamira Sydykova of Kyrgyzstan
- 2001
- Amal Abbas of Sudan
- Jineth Bedoya Lima of Colombia
- Carmen Gurruchaga of Spain
- 2002
- Kathy Gannon of Canada
- Sandra Nyaira of Zimbabwe
- Anna Politkovskaya (1958–2006) of Russia
- 2003
- Anne Garrels of the United States
- Tatyana Goryachova of Ukraine
- Marielos Monzon of Guatemala
- 2004
- Gwen Lister of Namibia
- Mabel Rehnfeldt of Paraguay
- Salima Tlemcani of Algeria
- 2005
- Sumi Khan of Bangladesh
- Anja Niedringhaus (1965–2014) of Germany
- Shahla Sherkat of Iran
- 2006
- Jill Carroll of the United States
- May Chidiac of Lebanon
- 2007
- Lydia Cacho of Mexico
- Serkalem Fasil of Ethiopia
- McClatchy's Baghdad bureau (Shatha al Awsy, Zaineb Obeid, Huda Ahmed, Ban Adil Sarhan, Alaa Majeed, and Sahar Issa) of Iraq
- 2008
- Farida Nekzad of Afghanistan
- Sevgul Uludag of Cyprus
- Aye Aye Win of Myanmar
- 2009
- Jila Baniyaghoob of Iran
- Iryna Khalip of Belarus
- Agnes Taile of Cameroon
- 2010
- Claudia Julieta Duque of Colombia
- Vicky Ntetema of Tanzania
- Tsering Woeser of Tibet
- 2011
- Adela Navarro Bello of Mexico
- Parisa Hafezi of Iran
- Chiranuch Premchaiporn of Thailand
- 2012
- Reeyot Alemu of Ethiopia
- Asmaa Al-Ghoul of Palestine
- Khadija Ismayilova of Azerbaijan
- 2013
- Najiba Ayubi of Afghanistan
- Nour Kelze of Syria
- Bopha Phorn of Cambodia
- 2014
- Arwa Damon of the United States
- Solange Lusiku Nsimire of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Brankica Stanković of Serbia
- 2015
- Mwape Kumwenda of Zambia
- Anna Nemtsova of Russia
- Lourdes Ramirez of Honduras
- 2016
- Mabel Cáceres of Peru
- Janine di Giovanni of the United States, the United Kingdom, and France
- Stella Paul of India
- 2017
- Deborah Amos of the United States
- Saniya Toiken of Kazakhstan
- Hadeel al-Yamani of Yemen
- 2018
- Meridith Kohut of the United States
- Nima Elbagir of Sudan and the United Kingdom
- Rosario Mosso Castro of Mexico
- Zehra Doğan of Turkey
- 2019
- Anna Babinets of Ukraine
- Anna Nimiriano of South Sudan
- Liz Sly of the United Kingdom
- Lucía Pineda Ubau of Nicaragua
- Anastasia Stanko of Ukraine
- 2020
- Gulchehra Hoja of China and the United States
- Jessikka Aro of Finland
- Solafa Magdy of Egypt
- Yakeen Bido of Syria
- 2021
- Khabar Lahariya of India
- Paola Ugaz of Peru
- Vanessa Charlot of the United States
- 2022
- Cerise Castle of the United States
- Lynsey Addario of Ukraine and the United States
- Victoria Roshchyna of Ukraine
- 2023
- María Teresa Montaño Delgado of Mexico
- Shireen Abu Akleh of Palestine and the United States
- Women of The Washington Post Reporting on Ukraine: Isabelle Khurshudyan, Anastacia Galouchka, Kamila Hrabchuk, Siobhán O'Grady, Whitney Shefte, Whitney Leaming, Heidi Levine, Louisa Loveluck, Missy Ryan, Samantha Schmidt, Loveday Morris, Kasia Strek, Joyce Koh and Miriam Berger.
- 2024
- Lauren Chooljian of the United States[4]
- Mónica Velásquez Villacís of Ecuador[4]
- Maha Hussaini of Palestine (revoked)[5][6]
- 2025
- Sana Atef, operating pseudonymously from Afghanistan[7]
- Juliana Dal Piva of Brazil[7]
- Yousra Elbagir of Sudan and United Kingdom[7]
- Maritza Lizeth Gallego Félix of the United States / Mexico[7]
- 2026
- Georgia Fort, United States[8]
- Elaheh Mohammadi, Iran[8]
- Elnaz Mohammadi, Iran[8]
- Nay Min Ni (pseud.), Myanmar[8]
Lifetime Achievement Award
[edit]The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded annually from 1991 to 2018.
- 1992
- Barbara Walters of the United States
- 1993
- Nan Robertson (1926–2009) of the United States
- 1994
- Katharine Graham (1917–2001) of the United States
- 1995
- Helen Thomas (1920–2013) of United States
- 1996
- Meg Greenfield (1930–1999) of United States
- 1997
- Nancy Woodhull (1945–1997) of the United States
- 1998
- Bonnie Angelo of the United States
- 1999
- Peggy Peterman (1936–2004) of the United States
- 2000
- Flora Lewis (1922–2002) of the United States
- 2001
- Colleen "Koky" Dishon (1924–2004) of the United States
- 2002
- Mary McGrory (1918–2004) of the United States
- 2003
- Magdalena Ruiz of Argentina
- 2004
- Belva Davis of United States
- 2005
- Molly Ivins (1944–2007) of the United States
- 2006
- Elena Poniatowska of Mexico
- 2007
- Peta Thornycroft of Zimbabwe
- 2008
- Edith Lederer of United States
- 2009
- Amira Hass of Israel
- 2010
- Alma Guillermoprieto of Mexico
- 2011
- Kate Adie of the United Kingdom
- 2012
- Zubeida Mustafa of Pakistan
- 2013
- Edna Machirori of Zimbabwe
- 2015
- Linda Deutsch of the United States
- 2016
- Diane Rehm of the United States
- 2017
- Andrea Mitchell of the United States
- 2018
- Lesley Stahl of the United States.[9]
Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award
[edit]The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award, awarded annually since 2015, is named after Anja Niedringhaus, the photojournalist killed in Afghanistan during the 2014 Afghan presidential election.[10]
- 2015
- Heidi Levine of the United States[11]
- Anastasia Vlasova of Ukraine (honorable mention)
- Rebecca Blackwell of the United States (honorable mention)
- 2016
- Adriane Ohanesian of the United States[12]
- Lynsey Addario of the United States (honorable mention)
- Paula Bronstein of the United States (honorable mention)
- 2017
- Stephanie Sinclair of the United States[13]
- Louisa Gouliamaki of Greece and Poland (honorable mention)
- Nicole Tung of the United States and Hong Kong (honorable mention)
- 2018
- Andrea Bruce of the United States[14]
- Amber Bracken of Canada (honorable mention)
- Rebecca Conway of the United Kingdom (honorable mention)
- 2019
- Eloisa Lopez of the Philippines[15]
- Mary F. Calvert of the United States (honorable mention)
- Tasneem Alsultan of Saudi Arabia and the United States (honorable mention)
- 2020
- Masrat Zahra of Kashmir[16]
- Laurel Chor of Hong Kong (honorable mention)
- Nahira Montcourt of Puerto Rico (honorable mention)
- 2021
- Fatima Shbair of Palestine[17]
- Adriana Zehbrauskas of Brazil (honorable mention)
- Kiana Hayeri of Iran and Canada (honorable mention)
- 2022
- Paula Bronstein of the United States[18]
- Farzana Wahidy of Afghanistan (honorable mention)
- Carol Guzy of the United States (honorable mention)
- 2023
- Laurence Geai of France[19]
- Yunghi Kim of the United States and South Korea (honorable mention)
- Véronique de Viguerie of France (honorable mention)
- 2024
- Samar Abu Elouf of Palestine[20][21]
- Anastasia Taylor-Lind of the United Kingdom and Sweden (honorable mention)[21]
- Nariman Ayman El-Mofty of Egypt and Canada (honorable mention)[21]
- 2025
- Johanna Maria Fritz of Germany
- Adriana Loureiro Fernández of Venezuela (honorable mention)
- Nicole Tung of the United States and Hong Kong (honorable mention)
Gwen Ifill Award
[edit]The Gwen Ifill Award, awarded annually since 2017, is an award for U.S. women and non-binary journalists of color working in the news media. It is named in honor of the memory of PBS Newshour co-anchor Gwen Ifill.[22]
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award
[edit]The Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award has been awarded annually since 2021. It "brings attention to women journalists who are detained, jailed or imprisoned".[32] It is named after the American philanthropist Wallis Annenberg.
- 2026
- Frenchie Mae Cumpio of the Philippines[8]
- 2021
- Katsiaryna Andreyeva of Belarus[32]
- Darya Chultsova of Belarus[32]
- 2022
- Xueqin (Sophia) Huang of China[32]
- 2023
- Yalda Moaiery of Iran[33]
- 2024
- Shin Daewe of Myanmar[34]
- 2025
- Aynur Elgunesh, Azerbaijani journalist editor-in-chief of Meydan TV[7]
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