Event Date/Location
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.
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.
ICFJ Founders Award
Johnny Harris & Iz Harris
Filmmaker & Co-Founder and CEO & Co-Founder, Newpress
Johnny and Iz Harris are co-founders of Newpress, a creator-led media company built on a simple idea: people want to understand the world through real humans they trust.
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.
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.
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.
Event Committee
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