The International Women's Media Foundation awards are annual prizes for women journalists awarded by the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) since its foundation in 1990: the Courage in Journalism Award (awarded since 1990); the Lifetime Achievement Award (awarded from 1991 to 2018); the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award (awarded since 2015); the Gwen Ifill Award (awarded since 2017); and the Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award (awarded since 2021).
The 2014 award ceremonies were on October 22 in New York, and October 29 in Los Angeles. [1]
The Courage in Journalism Award, awarded annually since 1990, recognizes women who write from dangerous areas. [2] [3] Since 1990, more than 130 women from 54 countries have received the award.
The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded annually from 1991 to 2018.
The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award, awarded annually since 2015, is named after Anja Niedringhaus, the photojournalist killed in Afghanistan during the 2014 Afghan presidential election. [9]
The Gwen Ifill Award, awarded annually since 2017, is an award for U.S. women and non-binary journalists of color working in the news media. It is named in honor of the memory of PBS Newshour co-anchor Gwen Ifill. [21]
The Wallis Annenberg Justice for Women Journalists Award has been awarded annually since 2021. It "brings attention to women journalists who are detained, jailed or imprisoned". [31] It is named after the American philanthropist Wallis Annenberg.