At our 40th Anniversary Awards Dinner on Nov. 14, we honored 40 years of achievements by our brave colleagues from around the world whose passion and perseverance have made a huge impact. Many are intrepid reporters who often put their lives on the line to bring us the news. Today they face unprecedented challenges, and need our help — and recognition — more than ever. U.S. headliners joined those working in countries where free media are in grave danger to showcase the importance of quality news.
Speaker and Awardees
Emcee
Kristen Welker
Moderator, NBC News’ Meet the Press
Welker is the 13th moderator of Meet the Press, where she assumed the moderator chair in September 2023. She is the second woman and first journalist of color to moderate the program.
ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award
John-Allan Namu
Co-Founder and CEO, Africa Uncensored
Kenya
Namu is a dogged reporter and media entrepreneur who has been at the forefront of investigative journalism in Kenya for nearly two decades, exposing corruption and highlighting its impact on ordinary citizens.
ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award
Valeriya Yegoshyna
Investigative Journalist, Schemes
Ukraine
Yegoshyna is an intrepid investigative journalist documenting the impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine. She has unearthed evidence of war crimes, details about a secretive Russian paramilitary force and more.
ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award
Rana Sabbagh
Senior Editor, OCCRP and Co-Founder, ARIJ
Middle East/North Africa
Sabbagh has spent four-plus decades building a vibrant investigative reporting culture in MENA – one of the most dangerous regions of the world for journalists to expose official wrongdoing.
Icons & Wonders
Rare Silent Auction of Signed Prints From Legendary Photographers
Global icons and natural wonders were captured in an extraordinary collection of 19 images assembled from some of the world’s foremost photographers.
The photographs depict memorable figures and moments. Jackie Onassis on a city street being chased by famous paparazzo Ron Gallela. Barack Obama caught in the imaginary web of a young Spiderman on Halloween, taken by White House photographer Pete Souza. And an Edward Hopper-esque photograph of a ballerina at rest, composed by Maggie Steber. Others beautifully capture nature and humanity across the world: Eric Meola’s tornado suspended over fields in Colorado, a diver in flight by David Burnett, and more.
ICFJ was pleased to present this special opportunity to own these rare photographs, in addition to others so generously donated by Tim Anger, James Balog, Harry Benson, Jodi Cobb, Lucia Fainzilber, Greg Gorman, Robert Holmes, Gerd Ludwig, Steve McCurry, Claire Thomas, Peter Turnley, Irina Werning and Michael Yamashita.
Each photo was signed, dated and hand-captioned by the photographer. We thank the renowned PICTO lab for their expert printing and framing services. Special thanks to David Elliot Cohen and Eliane Laffont for making this collection possible.
Event Chairs
Tribute Sponsors and Partners
Thank you to all those who sponsored our ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2024.
Cocktail Reception Sponsor
40th Anniversary Circle
The Ewing Family
The Pamela Howard Family Foundation
Rodman & Alice Moorhead
The Reilly Family
Gold Sponsors
Lauretta J. Bruno
Ahmed Charai & World Herald Tribune, Inc.
David Elliot Cohen &
Laureen Seeger
Michael & Anne B. Golden
Josef Sternberg Memorial Fund
Silver Sponsor
Joyce Barnathan & Steven Strasser
Carrie Budoff Brown
John Daniszewski
Michael Greenspon & Jennifer Gundlach
Alex S. Jones
Jason H. Wright
Anonymous
Special Contributors
Mark Bailen
Gabelli Funds
Rik Kirkland
Marcy McGinnis
Sharon Moshavi & Eric Weiner
Lee Satterfield & Patrick Steel
John Towriss
Tribute Partners
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