Renee Zellweger, First Lady Maria Shriver and Eugene Robinson to Present at The International Women's Media Foundation's Courage in Journalism Awards

Renee Zellweger, First Lady Maria Shriver and Eugene Robinson to Present at The International Women's Media Foundation's Courage in Journalism Awards

Christiane Amanpour is Mistress of Ceremonies. Other Celebrities in attendance include Amy Adams, Maria Bello, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Diablo Cody, Kimberly Dozier, Diane English, Ginnifer Goodwin, Desiree Gruber, Angie Harmon, Catherine Maladrino, Rachel Nichols, Victoria Principal and Kerry Washington among others.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Courage in Journalism Awards National Presenting Sponsor, Bank of America, Janet Lamkin, California State President.

Event Co-Chairs include Cindi Leive, Glamour; Leslie Moonves, president & CEO, CBS Corporation and Julie Chen, co-anchor, CBS News' The Early Show.

When: Thursday, October 16th
Where: Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Blvd, Beverly Hills
Media Check-in: 5:30pm (Red carpet arrivals: 6:15pm - 7:15pm)*

Tickets can be purchased at: http://www.iwmf.org/courage

IWMF 2008 Courage in Journalism Awards winners are Farida Nekzad of Afghanistan, managing editor and deputy director of Pajhwok Afghan News and vice president of the South Asia Media Commission; Sevgul Uludag of Cyprus, investigative reporter for Yeniduzen newspaper; and Aye Aye Win (Win will not attend the ceremonies), an Associated Press correspondent in Myanmar. The IWMF will also present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Edith Lederer, chief correspondent at the United Nations for the Associated Press.

"These extraordinary journalists have shown bravery amidst threats and intimidation," said Judy Woodruff, chair of the IWMF Courage in Journalism Award. "They are heroines of a free press and provide us with role models for the very best journalism in the world today."

Created in 1990, the IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards honor women journalists who have shown extraordinary strength of character and integrity while reporting the news under dangerous or difficult circumstances. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a woman journalist who has a pioneering spirit and whose determination has paved the way for women in the news media. Including this year's award winners, 63 journalists have won Courage Awards and 17 journalists have been honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards. The 2008 awards will also be presented at ceremonies in New York on October 21.

*MEDIA RSVP IS ESSENTIAL AND MUST BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE OF EVENT, please e-mail request to Dharmata Public Relations, Inc., Attn: Yoli Miner, yoli@dharmata.com

FCMN Contact:

Source: The International Women's Media Foundation

CONTACT: Beverly Visty-Doman of Dharmata Public Relations, Inc.,
+1-310-216-7895, bdoman@dharmata.com, for The International Women's Media
Foundation

Web site: http://www.iwmf.org/courage

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