Celebrating the Transformative Power of Information

2009 Internews Media Leadership Awards

Honorary Co-Chairs
Ted Leonsis and Mariane Pearl

The Internews Media Leadership Awards (IMLAs) celebrate the importance of empowering local media around the world. Internews is proud to honor the achievements of international journalists and the difference that quality news and information can make in people’s lives.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

5:30-6:00 pm
VIP Reception with Honorees

6:00-7:30pm
Cocktail Reception and Ceremony

DLA Piper
Atrium and Conference Center
500 8th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005

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Special honorees of the evening are:

	JAMES NACHTWEY, award-winning international photojournalist focused on war, conflicts and critical social issues around the world (More)
	TASNEEM AHMAR, Director of Uks Research Center, which works to improve reporting on women and human rights in Pakistan (More)
	RAMAK, a network of 41 community radio stations across Haiti, represented by Jean Fedner Chery, Coordinator General (More)
	THEPCHAI YONG, Managing Director of Thai PBS, Thailand’s first independent public broadcaster (More)

Master of Ceremonies:

BOB EDWARDS, host of “The Bob Edwards Show” on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and “Bob Edwards Weekend,” distributed to public radio stations by Public Radio International (PRI). (More)

Opportunities to Partner

Learn how to be a partner sponsor

Sponsors of the Internews Media Leadership Awards help advance our mission to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard.

By participating in this event, not only will you market your social mission and company values, you will also signal your support for the role independent media and access to information have in building communities and empowering people around the world.

Sponsorship inquiries: Felicia Montgomery, fmontgomery (at) internews.org, (202) 833-5740 x218 or view our sponsorship information.

Past Internews Media Leadership Awards

2008 Internews Media Leadership Awards

2007 Internews Media Leadership Awards and 25th Anniversary Celebration

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