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 since its foundation in 1990: the Courage in Journalism Award ; the Lifetime Achievement Award ; the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award ; the Gwen Ifill Award ; and the Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award.
The 2014 award ceremonies were on October 22 in New York, and October 29 in Los Angeles.

Courage in Journalism Award

The Courage in Journalism Award, awarded annually since 1990, recognizes women who write from dangerous areas. Since 1990, more than 130 women from 54 countries have received the award.
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  • Elizabeth Neuffer of the United States
  • Blanca Rosales Valencia of Peru
  • Anna Zarkova of Bulgaria
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  • Sharifa Akhlas of Afghanistan
  • Kim Bolan of Canada
  • Aferdita Kelmendi of Kosovo
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  • Anne Garrels of the United States
  • Tatyana Goryachova of Ukraine
  • Marielos Monzon of Guatemala
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  • Mwape Kumwenda of Zambia
  • Anna Nemtsova of Russia
  • Lourdes Ramirez of Honduras
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Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded annually from 1991 to 2018.
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  • Peta Thornycroft of Zimbabwe
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Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award

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.
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  • Adriane Ohanesian of the United States.
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  • Eloisa Lopez of the Philippines.
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Gwen Ifill Award

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.
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  • Karen Toulon.
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  • Sisi Wei.
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  • Mc Nelly Torres.
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  • Karen Grigsby Bates.
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Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award

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". It is named after the American philanthropist Wallis Annenberg.
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