Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Myanmar, Afghan woman journalists to get courage awards
The International Women in Media Foundation (IWMF) is giving its 2008 Courage in Journalism Award to Burmese journalist Aye Aye Win, and Afghan journalist Farida Nekzad.
The awards were scheduled to be present ed at a gala luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria in New York October 21. Every year, IWMF gives out three such awards. 56 women journalists have received Courage Awards since the IWMF launched the program in 1990. Sponsored by media outlets and other corporate sponsors, the awards ceremony is usually attended by some 700 people. Last year actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie was one of the presenters, and this year Mayor Michael Bloomberg is among several presenters of the award.
Aye Aye Win, 54, a correspondent for the Associated Press in Myanmar, is one of the only women journalists in her country, says IWMF, and her movements are closely monitored by the military junta ruling that country. "She has been called "the axe-handle of the foreign press" by other media in Myanmar because she has helped foreign journalists to report on the country. Win's courage has put her high on the "watch list" of the authorities.
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The awards were scheduled to be present ed at a gala luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria in New York October 21. Every year, IWMF gives out three such awards. 56 women journalists have received Courage Awards since the IWMF launched the program in 1990. Sponsored by media outlets and other corporate sponsors, the awards ceremony is usually attended by some 700 people. Last year actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie was one of the presenters, and this year Mayor Michael Bloomberg is among several presenters of the award.
Aye Aye Win, 54, a correspondent for the Associated Press in Myanmar, is one of the only women journalists in her country, says IWMF, and her movements are closely monitored by the military junta ruling that country. "She has been called "the axe-handle of the foreign press" by other media in Myanmar because she has helped foreign journalists to report on the country. Win's courage has put her high on the "watch list" of the authorities.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: 2008 Courage, Afghan journalist Farida Nekzad, Angelina Jolie, Burmese journalist Aye Aye Win, International Women in Media Foundation, Journalism Award, New York, Waldorf Astoria, women journalists
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