20 January 2005

International group's awards, fellowship open to women journalists

International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF)

Courage in Journalism and Lifetime Achievement Awards

The IWMF is seeking nominations for its 2005 Courage in Journalism Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award.

Each year the IWMF honours three international women journalists who have demonstrated extraordinary strength in the face of oppression, political pressure and risk of physical danger with Courage in Journalism Awards. The IWMF’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a pioneering woman journalist whose strength and determination have paved the way for future generations of women in the media.

Nominations for the 2005 awards will be accepted by the IWMF between January 1, 2005 and March 15, 2005.

Candidates for the Courage Award can be full-time, part-time or freelance women reporters, writers, editors, photographers or producers working in any country. Candidates for the Lifetime Achievement Award can be either working or retired journalists. Self-nominations will not be accepted for either award.

To read more about how to nominate a journalist for the awards, go to http://www.iwmf.org/courage/nominate.php.

Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship Program for Reporting on Human Rights and Social Justice

The IWMF is accepting applications for the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, a new program that supports journalists who report on human rights and social justice.

The fellowship is named after Elizabeth Neuffer, a Boston Globe reporter and 1998 Courage in Journalism Award winner who was killed in Iraq in May 2003. The fellowship was created in co-operation with Neuffer’s family and friends to advance her life’s mission of promoting international understanding of human rights.

One woman journalist will be selected to spend an academic year that combines research at Boston-area universities with access to The Boston Globe and New York Times. The fellowship will run from September 2005 – May 2006. Applications are being accepted until February 25, 2005.

For more information about the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, go to http://www.iwmf.org/programs/neuffer.