International Women's Media Foundation awards facts for kids
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.
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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
- 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
- Amira Hass of Israel
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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