2nd ANNUAL TLN FREEDOM OF THE MEDIA CONFERENCE
&
3rd ANNUAL AWARD CEREMONY

November 8, 2023

The National Press Club
Washington, D.C.

“The Challenges to Free Media in the Digital Age”

Keynote address: Matthew Tostevin, Global Standards Editor, Newsweek
Keynote address: Matthew Tostevin, Global Standards Editor, Newsweek
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“The Dangers of Wartime Reporting”

Berislav Jelinić, Editor-in-Chief, Nacional, (Croatia), David Patrikarakos, Author, Journalist, and War Correspondent, (UK), Ivica Puljić, Al Jazeera Balkans – Washington, D.C., John Craig, TLN Senior Fellow
Berislav Jelinić, Editor-in-Chief, Nacional, (Croatia), David Patrikarakos, Author, Journalist, and War Correspondent, (UK), Ivica Puljić, Al Jazeera Balkans – Washington, D.C., John Craig, TLN Senior Fellow
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“Generative AI and the Future of Journalism”

Dušan Žarković, Partner, Vreme Weekly & Co-founder and Executive Director, Institute for Politics and Economy of Southeast Europe, Laura Hazard Owen, Editor, Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University, Clayton Weimers, Executive Director, US Bureau, Reporters Without Borders, Matthew Tostevin, Global Standards Editor, Newsweek, Shaun Waterman, Cyber Reporter, Newsweek and TLN Media Fellow
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“Responsible Journalism In The Age of Distorted and Fake News”

Peter Roff, Contributed Editor and Columnist, Newsweek and TLN Media Fellow, Dustin Siggins, Founder, Proven Media Solutions, Steve Herman, Chief National Correspondent, Voice of America, Kerry Picket, Senior Congressional Reporter, The Washington Times, Abderrahim Foukara, Chief, Washington, D.C. Bureau, Al Jazeera Network
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“Challenges, Hurdles, and Opportunities to Investigative Reporting”

Joel Starr, Senior Advisor at USIP and TLN Senior Fellow, Paul Beckett, Washington Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal, Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Climate Collaborations Editor, Associated Press, Robert F. Worth, Contributing Journalist, The New York Times Magazine
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3rd ANNUAL TLN FREEDOM OF THE MEDIA AWARD CEREMONY

Opening remarks by: Eileen O’Reilly, President, The National Press Club
Opening remarks by: Eileen O’Reilly, President, The National Press Club

The TLN Gold Medal for Public Service

Robert F. Worth
The New York Times Magazine

For his outstanding work in promoting human rights during ongoing upheavals in Egypt, Libya, and Yemen

Debra Cagan, TLN Distinguished Fellow, John Craig, TLN Senior Fellow, Robert F. Worth, Mujo Selimović, TLN Jury Member, Joel Starr, TLN Senior Fellow, Sasha Toperich, TLN Executive Vice President
Debra Cagan, TLN Distinguished Fellow, John Craig, TLN Senior Fellow, Robert F. Worth, Mujo Selimović, TLN Jury Member, Joel Starr, TLN Senior Fellow, Sasha Toperich, TLN Executive Vice President

The TLN Gold Medal for Investigative Reporting

David Patrikarakos
Author, Journalist, and War Correspondent, (UK)

For his outstanding contribution in coverage of war in Ukraine and successful navigation of complexities of the conflict trench warfare to social media, to use of DIY weaponry created by Ukrainian soldiers, illuminating every facet of a hybrid conflict

David

The TLN Freedom of the Media Award for Excellence in Explanatory Reporting

Nacional Weekly & Berislav Jelinić
Editor-in-Chief, (Croatia)

For two decades of extraordinary journalism leading Croatia’s checks-and-balance reporting and maintaining high standards of journalism in post-socialist, transitional area, to full-fledged democracy

 

Joel Starr, TLN Senior Fellow and Berislav Jelinić, Nacional, Editor-in-Chief, (Croatia)
Joel Starr, TLN Senior Fellow and Berislav Jelinić, Nacional, Editor-in-Chief, (Croatia)

The TLN Freedom of the Media Award for Excellence in International Reporting

Didi Kirsten Tatlow
Newsweek  

For her work over the past year exposing the overt and covert strategies and tactics used by the People’s Republic of China in its contest with the United States and other democracies, highlighting the way the PRC has weaponized democracy’s weaknesses

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The TLN Freedom of the Media Award for Excellence in Commentary and Criticism

Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson
Climate Collaborations Editor, Associated Press – Samoa

For her outstanding work in advocating for the rights of minority journalists around the world and for developing a climate journalism training program for global south journalists, building partnerships on climate journalism with newsrooms globally

Joel Starr, TLN Senior Fellow, Cherelle Jackson, Mujo Selimović, TLN Jury Member
Joel Starr, TLN Senior Fellow, Cherelle Jackson, Mujo Selimović, TLN Jury Member

The TLN Freedom of the Media Award for Excellence in Next Generation Journalism Reporting

Evan Gershkovich
Journalist and Reporter, The Wall Street Journal 

For his bravery and commitment to responsible journalism for which he is unjustifiably arrested in Moscow during his reporting on Russia’s aggression on Ukraine

Joel Star, TLN Senior Fellow, Paul Beckett, Washington Bureau Chief (on behalf of Evan), The Wall Street Journal, Mujo Selimović, TLN Jury Member
Joel Star, TLN Senior Fellow, Paul Beckett, Washington Bureau Chief (on behalf of Evan), The Wall Street Journal, Mujo Selimović, TLN Jury Member
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