At the 2024 Foreign Press Awards Ceremony, the Foreign Press Awards were conferred upon two exemplary leaders in journalism: Jodie Ginsberg, President of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and Emily Wilkins, President of the National Press Club (NPC). These awards recognized their unwavering commitment to press freedom and their remarkable contributions to the global journalism community.
The Professional Excellence Awards honored seven journalists for their outstanding contributions to journalism in various fields. Recipients included Jennifer Griffin (FOX News) for her frontline reporting, particularly her coverage of the wars in Israel and Ukraine; Stephanie Ochoa (Entravision) for her impactful cross-border reporting between Mexico, Spain, and the U.S.; Somini Sengupta (The New York Times) and Andrew Friedman (Axios) for their climate journalism addressing critical global challenges; Diyar Kurda (Rudaw Media Network) for his fearless coverage of the Middle East; David Cho (Barron’s) for his leadership in financial journalism; and Benjamin Daniel (ZDF German Television) for his distinguished career as a Washington correspondent.
The Scholarship Awardees were four international journalism students pursuing master’s degrees in the U.S.: Ivan Laszlo Nagy (Hungary, Columbia Journalism School) for his focus on democratic security; Zhen Liang (China, NYU) for his work on health and environmental reporting; Chris Caurla (Italy, Columbia Journalism School) for his multimedia reporting on social justice; and Nneka Chile (Nigeria, NYU) for her innovative contributions to digital journalism and multimedia storytelling. These scholarships reflect the Association’s dedication to fostering the next generation of global journalists.