Remembering El Mozote and Honoring Alma Guillermoprieto
IWMF 20th Anniversary Co-Chair Phil Bronstein remembers El Mozote, El Salvador, where both he and IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award winner Alma Guillermoprieto crossed paths. Bronstein presentedt Guillermoprieto's award in Los Angeles. Read more. | |
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Sudan Detains Radio Dabanga Journalists
The Washington Post reports that Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services raided the offices of Radio Dabanga, the country’s last uncensored media outlet, arresting 13 journalists and human rights activists, including six women. Read the full story here.
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Bellarmine Essay Contest
Students from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky, were the guests of long-time Courage in Journalism Awards supporters The Humana Foundation and Humana Inc. at the awards ceremonies in New York on October 19. The students were winners of an essay contest asking them to address stereotyping of women in the media. Read more... | |
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Maria Elena Salinas Honored for Leadership
IWMF board member Maria Elena Salinas, an Emmy Award-winning journalist with Univision, will be honored on November 5 as an “extraordinary role model” by the National Hispana Leadership Institute’s Leadership Conference. Read the news release... | |
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