Philip Obaji Jr. is one of the foremost journalist reporting for international audiences on massacres, rape, torture and other abuses at the hands of Russian paramilitaries in Central and West Africa. Obaji, who is the winner of the 2025 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 13 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, at the ICFJ Awards Dinner 2025.
A Venezuelan journalist in exile, César Batiz is the innovative co-founder of El Pitazo, which continues to deliver news in the face of state censorship. Batiz, who is the winner of the 2025 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 13 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, at the ICFJ Awards Dinner 2025.
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) today announced its 2025 Knight Award winners – two journalists who have demonstrated exceptional courage and perseverance in exposing wrongdoing in environments that are incredibly hostile to the press.
The awardees are: César Batiz, an investigative journalist in exile who is the co-founder and director of the pioneering El Pitazo in Venezuela; and Philip Obaji Jr., a Nigerian journalist who has documented Russian atrocities in Central and West Africa as a correspondent for The Daily Beast.
The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has named NBC News anchor Lester Holt the 2025 winner of the ICFJ Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism. This honor recognizes Holt's exceptional record serving the public with consequential, reliable news coverage for more than four decades.
Last night we celebrated the best in journalism globally at ICFJ’s 40th Anniversary Tribute to Journalists in Washington, DC.
We recognized our 2024 ICFJ Knight Award winners – three inspiring journalists who have made a mark with their courageous investigative journalism.
Rana Sabbagh has spent more than four decades building a vibrant investigative reporting culture in the Middle East and North Africa – one of the most dangerous regions of the world for journalists to expose official wrongdoing. Sabbagh, who is the winner of the ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 14 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, at the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2024.
Valeriya Yegoshyna is an intrepid investigative reporter documenting the impact of Russia's war on her native Ukraine. Yegoshyna, who is the winner of the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 14 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, at the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2024.
Mariam Ouédraogo is a fearless journalist whose reports have shown the devastating impact of war on civilians in conflict-torn Burkina Faso. Ouédraogo, who is the winner of the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 2 at the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2023.
Riad Kobaissi is a dogged investigative journalist and TV presenter who bravely exposes corruption at the highest levels of government in Lebanon. Kobaissi, who is the winner of the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 2 at the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2023.
As a longtime reporter for the Miami Herald, Jacqueline Charles has provided enduring coverage of Haiti for more than two decades. Charles, who is the winner of the ICFJ Excellence in International Reporting Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 2 at the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2023.
