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The International Women's Media Foundation awards are special prizes given every year to women journalists. The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) has been giving out these awards since 1990. They celebrate brave and talented women who work in news.

There are several different awards. These include the Courage in Journalism Award, the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award, the Gwen Ifill Award, and the Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award was given from 1991 to 2018.

Courage in Journalism Award

The Courage in Journalism Award is given out every year since 1990. It honors women who report from dangerous places around the world. These journalists often face risks to share important stories. More than 130 women from 54 countries have received this 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
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 Sakic-Hatibovic, Arijana Saracevic 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
  • Aferdita Kelmendi of Kosovo
2000
  • Marie Colvin (1956–2012) of the United Kingdom
  • Agnes Nindorera of Burundi
  • Zamira Sydykova of Kyrgyzstan
2001
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
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
  • Amira Hass of Israel
2010
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
  • Anne Finucane of the United States
2014
  • Arwa Damon of the United States
  • Solange Lusiku Nsimire of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Brankica Stanković of Serbia
  • Alexandra Trower of the United States
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
  • Rosario Mosso Castro
  • Anna Babinets
  • Zehra Doğan of Turkey
2019
  • Anna Babinets of Ukraine
  • Anna Nimiriano of South Sudan
  • Liz Sly of the United Kingdom
  • Lucia Pineda of Nicaragua
  • Nastya Stanko of Ukraine
2020
  • Gulchehra Hoja of China and the United States
  • Jessikka Aro of Finnland
  • Solafa Magdy of Egypt
  • Yakeen Bido of Syria
2021
  • Khabar Lahariya newsroom 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
  • 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, New Hampshire
  • Mónica Velásquez Villacís
  • Maha Hussaini, Palestine
2025
  • Sana Atef, operating pseudonymously from Afghanistan
  • Juliana Dal Piva, Brazil
  • Yousra Elbagir, Sudan and United Kingdom
  • Maritza Lizeth Gallego Félix, United States / Mexico

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award honored journalists for their long and successful careers. This award was given out every year from 1991 until 2018. It celebrated women who had made a big impact in journalism over many years.

1991
  • Marites Vitug of the Philippines
1992
1993
  • Nan Robertson (1926–2009) of the United States
1994
1995
1996
  • Meg Greenfield (1930–1999) of United States
1997
  • Nancy Woodhull (1945–1997) of the United States
1998
1999
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
2005
2006
2007
  • Peta Thornycroft of Zimbabwe
2008
  • Edith Lederer of United States
2009
  • Amira Hass of Israel
2010
  • Alma Guillermoprieto of Mexico
2011
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
2018

Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award

The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award has been given every year since 2015. It is named after Anja Niedringhaus, a brave photojournalist. She was killed in Afghanistan in 2014 while covering an election. This award celebrates photojournalists who show great courage in their work.

2015
  • Heidi Levine of the United States.
2016
  • Adriane Ohanesian of the United States.
2017
  • Stephanie Sinclair .
2018
  • Andrea Bruce of the United States.
2019
  • Eloisa Lopez of the Philippines.
2020
  • Masrat Zahra of Kashmir.
2021
  • Fatima Shbair of Palestine.
2022
  • Paula Bronstein of the United States.
2023
  • Laurence Geai of France.
2024
  • Samar Abu Elouf, Palestine
  • Anastasia Taylor-Lind, Britain / Sweden
  • Nariman El-Mofty, Egypt / Canada

Gwen Ifill Award

The Gwen Ifill Award has been given every year since 2017. This award is for women and non-binary journalists of color in the United States. It honors the memory of Gwen Ifill, who was a famous co-anchor for PBS Newshour. She was a very important figure in journalism.

2017
2018
  • Karen Toulon.
2019
2020
2021
  • Sisi Wei.
2022
  • Mc Nelly Torres.
2023
  • Karen Grigsby Bates.
2024
  • Tasneem Raja, USA

Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award

The Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award has been given out every year since 2021. This award highlights women journalists who are unfairly held or stopped from doing their important work. It is named after Wallis Annenberg, a kind person who supports many good causes.

2021
  • Katsiaryna Andreyeva of Belarus.
  • Darya Chultsova of Belarus.
2022
  • Xueqin (Sophia) Huang of China.
2023
  • Yalda Moaiery of Iran.
2024
  • Shin Daewe, Myanmar
2025
  • Aynur Elgunesh, Azerbaijani journalist editor-in-chief of Meydan TV
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