The Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press2023 Women and Media Awards
WIFP announced the recipients of the 2023 Women and Media Award October 29th at a celebration in Washington, DC. The annual Awards are granted to women who have made outstanding contributions seeking media democracy and toward expending women’s… Read More
Free Press Emergency: Act to stop extradition of Julian Assange
Emergency Actions To Support Julian Assange If He Is Extradited As Julian Assange’s options to appeal the decision to extradite him to the United States are being exhausted, he could be extradited as early as the beginning of… Read More
Awards at WIFP 50th Anniversary Celebration
Recipients of the 2022 Women and Media Award were announced on the occasion of WIFP’s 50th Anniversary, October 23, 2022: Shireen Abu Akleh (posthumous), Birgitte Jallov, Sabrina Salvati, Frieda Werden, Abby Martin, Ariel Dougherty, Katie Halper, Rania Khalek,… Read More
Frieda Werden Receives Media Award
Frieda Werden, a radio producer with a long involvement with women and media activism, is one of the recipients of WIFP’s 2022 Women and Media Award. She will be in Washington, DC, at WIFP’s 50th Anniversary celebration October… Read More
Ariel Dougherty to Receive Award
Ariel Dougherty will be receiving one of the 2022 Women and Media Awards from WIFP at our 50th Anniversary celebration October 23rd, coming to Washington, DC, from New Mexico. As a filmmaker, for almost five decades, Ariel Dougherty… Read More
Honoring Birgitte Jallov
The Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press is honoring Birgitte Jallov with one of the 2022 Women and Media Awards. She will be present at WIFP’s 50th Anniversary celebration, October 23rd, where all the winners of the… Read More
Support Nuclear Ban Treaty
WIFP supports the Nuclear Ban Treaty. Nuclear weapons are an existential threat to sentient life on our planet. Urge President Biden to sign the U.S. onto the treaty. We call on all world leaders to eliminate nuclear weapons…. Read More
WIFP and DC Action for Assange Denouce Decision to Extradite
WIFP and DC Action For Assange reject today’s announced decision of the UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, to extradite Mr. Julian Assange to the United States, the country that plotted to assassinate him. Mr. Assange is a journalist… Read More
Justice for Assange
Call on the U.S. and U.K. to say NO to Extradition WIFP and other supporters of Julian Assange will gather at U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 1 pm – 3 pm. Please join us…. Read More
2021 Women and Media Award
Presented to Six Outstanding Women The Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press announces recipients of the 2021 Women and Media Award! WIFP’s “Women and Media Award” is granted annually to women who have made outstanding contributions seeking… Read More
