At ICFJ's Tribute to Journalists 2022, we celebrated the achievements of our brave colleagues whose outstanding news reports and media innovations have made a huge impact. Our honorees speeches highlighted the challenges journalists face in these unprecedented times and the importance of quality news. Thanks to everyone for supporting our award winners and our work that empowers journalists inside our network.
Master of Ceremonies
Jonathan Capehart
Associate Editor, The Washington Post & Host, MSNBC
ICFJ Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism
Andrea Mitchell
Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News
Andrea Mitchell is NBC News' chief foreign correspondent and host of MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports," an hour of political news and interviews with top newsmakers airing every week day.
ICFJ Innovation in International Reporting Award
Christo Grozev and Bellingcat
Grozev: Bellingcat Executive Director
Bellingcat: Global investigative news outlet
Grozev leads Bellingcat, which uses unconventional data-gathering methods and citizen crowd-sourcing to unmask Russian disinformation and more.
ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award
Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Mstyslav Chernov
Freelance Photojournalist, Freelance Video Producer, Visual Journalist, Ukraine
Maloletka, Stepanenko and Chernov are bravely reporting on the Russian war in Ukraine for the Associated Press.
ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award
Anisa Shaheed
Television Reporter, Afghanistan
Shaheed worked as a television reporter for TOLOnews, Afghanistan’s first 24/7 news network, until Kabul fell to the Taliban.
ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award
Carlos Dada
Founder and Director, El Faro, El Salvador
Dada heads Salvadoran news site El Faro, the first digital-only media outlet in Latin America and a leading force for independent and high-quality journalism in the region.
PHOTO AUCTION
Our Changing World:
Iconic Images From Nat Geo’s 21st Century Collection
In this year's photo auction, we featured stunning photography depicting people and creatures across a changing world, where technology propels us to the future even as global warming threatens traditions of the past. Among these unique photos: A NASA engineer tries out a new space suit; a whale hunter in Alaska listens for sounds of migration; the daughter of reindeer herders dons a princess costume in the tundra of north Siberia. The images were drawn from the National Geographic book “100 Best Photos - Iconic Images From This Century.” They were seen through the lens of the magazine’s celebrated photographers, including several Indigenous photographers casting light on their own communities. ICFJ is grateful to National Geographic for generously donating these wonderful photos. Click here to see the photos.
EVENT CHAIRS
TRIBUTE SPONSORS
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LEADERSHIP SPONSOR
Ahmed Charai
World Herald Tribune, Inc.
Cocktail Reception Sponsor
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
The Ewing Family
The Pamela Howard Family Foundation
Wendell & Mary Reilly
GOLD SPONSOR
Anonymous
Lauretta Bruno
David Elliot Cohen and Laureen Seeger
Michael and Anne B. Golden
SILVER SPONSOR
Anonymous
Alex S. Jones
Jason H. Wright
Josef Sternberg Memorial Fund
Joyce Barnathan and Steven Strasser
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
David Callaway
Mark I. Bailen
Rik Kirkland
Marcy McGinnis
Sharon Moshavi and Eric Weiner
Lee Satterfield and Patrick Steel
Past Awards Events
