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David Geffen, Angie Harmon, Kristen Bell, Rashida Jones, Arianna Huffington,
Heather Tom, Ashley Jones, Lesley-Anne Down, Hunter Tylo, Alley Mills, Sarah
Brown and Jacqueline MacInnes Wood Among Others Come out to Support the IWMF`s
Courage in Journalism Awards
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International Women`s Media Foundation:
WHO: 2009 Courage in Journalism Award winners: Iryna Khalip of Belarus, reporter
and editor in the Minsk bureau of Novaya Gazeta;Agnès Tailé of Cameroon, media
consultant and former reporter for Canal 2 International, radio and television;
and Jila Baniyaghoob* of Iran, freelance reporter and editor-in-chief of the Web
site Kanoon Zanan Irani (Iranian Women`s Center). The 2009 Lifetime Achievement
Award winner: Amira Hass, a reporter and columnist for Ha`aretz Daily, a
newspaper based in Tel Aviv.
"These remarkable journalists have chosen to report the news in three countries
where pursuit of the truth puts them at risk for arrest, physical attacks and
even death," said Judy Woodruff, chair of the IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards.
"Still, they have consistently, for many years, chosen to risk their lives and
livelihoods in pursuing stories that illuminate the lives of people in their
countries and enlighten us all."
*Baniyaghoob will not attend the event.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 @ 6:30 p.m.**
WHERE: Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills
Tickets can be purchased at: http://www.iwmf.org/supportcourageapplication.aspx
For the fourth straight year, the IWMF is proud to have Bank of America as our
national presenting sponsor of the Courage in Journalism Awards. Mistress of
Ceremonies is Campbell Brown, anchor, CNN`s Campbell Brown. Event Chair is David
Geffen, chairman, The Geffen Company.
Created in 1990, the IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards honor women journalists
who have shown extraordinary strength of character and integrity while reporting
the news under dangerous or difficult circumstances. The Lifetime Achievement
Award recognizes a woman journalist who has a pioneering spirit and whose
determination has paved the way for women in the news media. Including this
year`s award winners, 66 journalists have won Courage Awards and 18 journalists
have been honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards. The 2009 awards were also
presented in New York City on October 20, 2009 at the Waldorf-Astoria.
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York, D.C. and Los Angeles on specific dates. Please contact us for schedule.
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