They will be honored with John F. Burns of The New York Times at the International Center for Journalists Awards Dinner on Nov. 12 in Washington, DC

Göteborg, Sweden--The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) announced that Belarus editor and free-press champion Aliaksei Karol and Ugandan human rights reporter Frank Nyakairu are the winners of the 2008 Knight International Journalism Award. They will be honored along with Founders Award recipient John F.

Washington, D.C. – At a CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour will give the keynote address at the International Center for Journalists’ Awards Dinner on November 12 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Veteran foreign correspondent John Burns, the London Bureau Chief for The New York Times, will receive the ICFJ Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism at the event. Read More...

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Washington, DC – Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has become a sponsor of China’s first Global Business Journalism Program that launches on September 17 at Tsinghua University. The goal of this unique initiative, run by this prestigious university and the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), is to create a new generation of business journalists able to produce insightful, balanced coverage of China’s markets and the global economy.