-CPJ’s 2017 International Press Freedom Awards
Four inspiring journalists from Cameroon, Mexico, Thailand, and Yemen will be honored with the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2017 International Press Freedom Awards, an annual recognition of courageous journalism, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said.
In a press release, CPJ says the award ceremony takes place on November 27, 2017.
It says the awardees have covered the news at great risk, including retribution from political leaders,and two have had to flee their homes because of death threats.
One of the awardees has been in prison for over three years for reporting on attacks carried out by an extremist group; another was detained twice by military officials and charged with sedition.
CPJ will also present broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff, the managing editor of “PBS NewsHour,” with the Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award for her work in advancing press freedom and strengthening the role of women journalists worldwide.
The Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award is presented by CPJ annually to an individual who has shown extraordinary and sustained achievement in the cause of press freedom.
Originally the Burton Benjamin Memorial Award, it was renamed in 2017 to honor the veteran journalist and former CPJ board member who died in late 2016.