Event Date/Location

November 10, 2026 6:00pm - November 10, 2026 10:00pm

Monica Lopez
750 17th St. NW
Washington, DC 20010
United States

Join us Nov. 10 at our 2026 Awards Dinner, an inspiring evening where we honor the achievements of journalists, both in the U.S. and internationally, who have made a significant impact through their reporting. 

We will also highlight Plus, our expanding alliance with Code for Africa, the European Journalism Centre and PROTO. Together, we are collaborating with journalists, creators, technologists, civil society and researchers to cultivate civic intelligence – information that helps people make sense of the world and act constructively to shape it. 

By becoming a sponsor, you can support our work empowering independent journalists and other information providers – and our efforts to forge stronger news and information ecosystems for all.

 

November 10, 2026 | 6:00 PM | Washington, D.C.

 

 

Lineup


 

Co-Host

Dave Jorgenson
Co-Founder, Local News International

Jorgenson is growing an independent media company focused on delivering the news to audiences that may not seek them out otherwise.

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Co-Host

Ayesha Rascoe
Host, NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday & Host, NPR's Up First

Rascoe interviews newsmakers, entertainers and politicians, bringing her signature wit and sharp perspective to the stories shaping the national conversation.

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ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award

José J. Nieves
Editor-in-Chief, elTOQUE, Cuba (In Exile)

Nieves is the editor-in-chief of elTOQUE, an independent media outlet that has become an essential source of information in one of the world’s most repressive media environments.

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ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award

Zeinab Mohammed Salih
Freelance Journalist, Sudan

Salih's on-the-ground reporting of Sudan's most recent civil war is providing rare, independent documentation of one of the world's deadliest and least reported-on humanitarian crises.

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ICFJ News Innovation Award

Patricia Mercado Sánchez
Founder and CEO, Conexión Migrante, Mexico

Patricia Mercado Sánchez is the founder and CEO of Conexión Migrante, an independent, digital-native newsroom and civil society organization that is transforming how migration is covered and addressed in Latin America and the United States.

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Event Committee


Chair

Ian Gumprecht
Development Chair, ICFJ
Director, Pamela Howard Family Foundation

 

 

 

Lauretta J. Bruno
Director, ICFJ
President, Gramercy Partners LLC

 

 

 

Michael Golden
Vice Chair, ICFJ
Former Vice Chairman, 
The New York Times Company

 

 

 

Rob Rehg
Director, ICFJ
Chair, U.S Client Services, Edelman

 

 

 

Peter Spiegel
Director, ICFJ
Managing Editor, The Washington Post

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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