Join us at our 40th Anniversary Awards Dinner to honor 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 will join those working in countries where free media are in grave danger to showcase the importance of quality news. 

 

November 14, 2024, 6 PM

 

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004

14th Street Entrance

Washington, D.C.

Business/Festive Attire

 

 

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.

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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.

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Valeriya Yegoshyna Headshot

 

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.

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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.

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Elections 2024: What Now for the U.S. and the World?

A conversation moderated by Kristen Welker


 

Peter Baker

Chief White House Correspondent
The New York Times

 

 

Eugene Daniels

Playbook Co-Author & White House Correspondent
POLITICO

 

 

Maria Ressa

CEO & Co-Founder
Rappler Inc.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

 

 

 

Icons & Wonders

Rare Silent Auction of Signed Prints From Legendary Photographers
 

Bid Now


Global icons and natural wonders are 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 is 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 is 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.

 

Bid Now

 

 

Event Chairs


Chair

Jason H. Wright
Development Chair, ICFJ
Principal, Geer Mountain Holdings LLC

 

Co-Chair

Pamela Howard
Vice Chair, ICFJ
Trustee, Scripps Howard Foundation

 

 

Co-Chair

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

 

 

David Elliot Cohen Headshot

Co-Chair

David Elliot Cohen
Director, ICFJ
Author and Publisher

 

 

Tribute Sponsors and Partners

Sponsoring the ICFJ Tribute to Journalists 2024 is a powerful way to engage with our global network and
demonstrate that you stand with intrepid journalists.


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 & Steve Strasser

 

Carrie Budoff Brown

 

 John Daniszewski

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Michael Greenspon & Jennifer Gundlach

 

Alex S. Jones

 

Jason H. Wright

 

Anonymous

 

 

 


Special Contributors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark I. Bailen

 

Gabelli Funds

 

Rik Kirkland

Marcy McGinnis

 

Sharon Moshavi & Eric Weiner

 

Lee Satterfield and Patrick Steel

John Towriss

 

 

 

 

 

 


Tribute Partners

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impact Stories

Icons & Wonders: ICFJ Auction Features Signed Prints from Legendary Photojournalists

Bidding is now open on an extraordinary photography collection — capturing global icons and natural wonders — assembled from some of the world's foremost photojournalists.

Leading Journalists to Discuss What’s Next for the U.S. and the World after Momentous 2024 Elections

The week after polls close in the U.S. in November, leading journalists will delve into the implications of this historic election year, in a special, on-stage conversation Nov. 14 at ICFJ’s 40th Anniversary Tribute to Journalists in Washington, D.C.

Intrepid Journalists from Kenya, Ukraine and Jordan Win ICFJ Knight Awards

John-Allan Namu, a reporter and media entrepreneur from Kenya, and Valeriya Yegoshyna, an investigative reporter from Ukraine, are the 2024 winners of the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award. Rana Sabbagh, a renowned investigative editor from Jordan, is the recipient of the 2024 ICFJ Knight Trailblazer Award.

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