Sevgul Uludag of Cyprus is an investigative reporter who has helped uncover the fates of people who disappeared during Greek-Turkish clashes in the 1960s and 1970s.

In her more than four decades with the Associated Press, Edith Lederer has reported from every continent except Antarctica, covering political upheaval, famine and war. From Vietnam to the Middle East, she has broken ground for women in journalism.

Sevgul Uludag, an investigative reporter for both Greek and Turkish Cypriot newspapers, has devoted herself to uncovering the fates of thousands of people who disappeared during Greek-Turkish clashes in the 1960s and 1970s. Her efforts have gained her the hatred of nationalist groups, violent attacks and death threats.

Aye Aye Win works under constant scrutiny and threat from her country’s government, yet she has opened doors to help foreign journalists in Myanmar. She often puts herself at risk, daring to report on people and events that other journalists shy away from and that her government would prefer to keep hidden.

Farida Nekzad faces constant death threats and narrowly escaped a kidnapping attempt because her reporting has angered her country’s warlords. A fierce advocate for women journalists, she vows to fight for a free press and a greater voice for women in her country.

Barbara Cochran, president of the Radio-Television News Directors Association, will receive the Edith Wortman First Amendment Award from The Matrix Foundation. The award, which honors individuals working to support the First Amendment and First Amendment rights, will be presented during the Association for Women in Communications conference in Washington on Sept. 27. Read more on the RTNDA Web site.

Nancy Hicks Maynard, the first black woman to be a reporter at The New York Times, died Sept. 21 in Los Angeles. Maynard also bought and published The Oakland Tribune with her husband. Read the article in The New York Times.

The Jayaraman family and the Network of Women in Media, India jointly announce the Anupama Jayaraman Memorial Award for young women journalists for the year 2009.  The award is intended for a woman print journalist in India who covers issues relating to human rights and social justice and is 25 years old or younger. Deadline is Oct. 15. For details, visit the NWMI Web site.

AfricaUnbound.com, a new online forum that deals with development issues in Africa, is looking for article contribution from female writers in Africa as well as the Diaspora. The Web site is looking to feature articles that deal with issues such as economics, politics, culture, arts and spirituality.  For details, please visit www.AfricaUnbound.com. 

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Sevgul Uludag, the recipient of a 2008 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award, is featured as the journalist of the month by Women's eNews, a Web site that covers issues of concern to women. Read the full Women's eNews article on Uludag.