CPJ’s 34th Annual International Press Freedom Awards: Highlights

On November 21, 2024, CPJ presented its 34th annual International Press Freedom Awards (IPFA). This video shows highlights from the evening. The full program is available here: • CPJ's 2024 Internation...
0:07: John Oliver, host of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, opens the IPFA ceremony.
00:28: Leila Fadel, host of NPR’s Morning Edition, introduces awardee Shrouq al Aila, who was not able to leave Gaza to attend the awards ceremony.
00:54: Guatemalan journalist Quimy de Leon accepts the International Press Freedom Award presented by Maribel Perez Wadsworth, the president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
01:29: Nigerien journalist Samira Sabou accepts her award presented by Julie Owono, the executive director of Internet Sans Frontieres and CPJ board member.
02:02: Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva accepts her award, presented by Vanity Fair Editor-in-Chief Radhika Jones.
02:24: Perrine Daubas accepts CPJ’s Gwen Ifill award, honoring her late husband, Christophe Deloire, who ran RSF. The award was presented by Melissa Fleming, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications.