Nominations are open for award honoring journalists

whose work has improved society

2010 Knight International Journalism Award now focuses on impact

We are seeking nominations of professional or citizen journalists whose reporting has made a significant difference in the lives of their fellow citizens. This honor reflects the mission of the Knight International Journalism Fellowships. The Fellowships aim to produce tangible changes that improve the quality and free flow of news in the public interest around the world. The deadline for nominations is April 2, 2010.

This is the 13th year that the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has recognized outstanding media professionals worldwide. Past recipients include pioneering journalists who have exposed government corruption, war crimes and other important stories. This year, nominations should also include how the journalist’s work has transformed communities for the better. Nominees may be from print, broadcast or online media.

In 2009, Knight International Award winner Chouchou Namegabe used radio reports to bring international attention to the epidemic of sexual violence as a weapon of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She co-founded an association of women radio journalists, who are raising awareness of these atrocities. Watch a video of her work here.

Award winners receive a trip to the United States, where they will be honored at ICFJ’s Awards Dinner on November 9, 2010. Each winner will receive a $3,000 cash prize and a crystal trophy.

Submit a nomination today. For more information contact Emily Schult at eschult@icfj.org or 1.202.737.3700.

This award is one of dozens of ICFJ’s programs worldwide. Read more here.

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The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)

Parent organization to the Knight International Journalism Fellowships, ICFJ promotes quality journalism worldwide with training and fellowship opportunities.

The Knight Foundation

Funder of the Fellowships program, the Knight Foundation’s twin missions are to seed and inspire great journalism everywhere, and to build strong communities in the cities and towns where its founders ran newspapers.

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