By Lindsey Wray Heroin addicts weren’t the only visitors to Baltimore’s Needle Exchange Program on Dec. 8. A group of six journalists from...

Iryna Khalip, a 2009 Courage in Journalism Award winner who works as a journalist in Belarus, has received new threats to her life. Help the IWMF speak out on her behalf.

December 14, 2009 Alexander LukashenkoPresidentRepublic of Belarus Fax: +375 17 222 30 20press@president.gov.by Dear President Lukashenko: We are w...

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2009 Courage in Journalism Award Winner Iryna Khalip has received new threats to her life, including a warning that she “will meet with Anna Politkovskaya,” the murdered Novaya Gazeta reporter and 2002 Courage Award winner.

Threats to Khalip surfaced while she was working on a complicated investigation into the case of Emmanuel Zeltser, an American lawyer who spent 18 months in a Belarusian jail before being released after the intervention of the American Embassy in Belarus.

• Read more about Khalip’s latest threats.
• Read an interview with Khalip about the threats.
• Sign a petition in support of Khalip.

2009 Courage in Journalism Award Winner Iryna Khalip has received new threats to her life, including a warning that she “will meet with Anna Politkovs...

A journalist for more than two decades, Davies has worked for the BBC since 2000. She has reported for domestic and world service radio, domestic and world television, and has produced online and current affairs documentaries. Davies has worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan and Zaire, among other countries. She has covered topics such as the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the civil war in Sudan and the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Somalia in the early 1990s.

The Danish Broadcast Corporation featured the IWMF Courage in Jounalism Awards on a program called Mennesker og Medier (On the Media). Click here to listen to the program (in Danish).

Carmen Escobosa is the anchor and producer of Punto Fronterizo, a 30-minute weekly show on border issues between the U.S. and Mexico. She has been a broadcast journalist for nearly 30 years. 

Journalists may apply for Dart Awards for Excellence in Coverage on Trauma. The competition has been broadened to include television, video, multimedia, magazine and online journalism, in addition to the newspaper and radio categories. The awards recognize exemplary journalism on the impact of violence, crime, disaster and other traumatic events on individuals, families and communities. Application deadline is Jan. 29. Visit the Dart Web site for details or to apply.

The Women’s Media Center will inaugurate its West Coast counterpart, Progressive Women Voices West, on Dec. 5 with “A Conversation with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.” RSVP to rsvp4pwvwest (at) gmail.com. WMC was founded in 2005 to make women visible and powerful in the media on a local, national and global level. Visit the WMC Web site to learn more.

The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism provide stipends to journalists to report on topics related to mental health or mental illnesses. Eligible applicants for a fellowship must have at least three years of experience in print or electronic journalism. Visit The Carter Center Web site for information or to apply.

Mariette DiChristina was named the first female editor-in-chief of Scientific American in the magazine's 164-year history. DiChristina, who joined the magazine in 2001 as executive editor, has been serving as acting editor-in-chief since June. Read the press release about DiChristina.

Amira Hass, recipient of the 2009 IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award, received a Press Freedom Prize from Reporters Without Borders for “independent and outspoken reporting.” Read about Hass’ award on the RSF Web site.

Barbara Cochran, a member of the IWMF Advisory Council, will be honored by the Radio Television Digital News Foundation. Cochran, RTDNA president emeritus, will be recognized at the 20th Anniversary First Amendment Awards dinner in March 2010. Read the RTNDA press release.