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Jennifer Griffin is awarded the 2022 "Freedom of the Media" Gold Medal for Public Service award. Awardees 2022 TLN Gold Medal for Public Service Jennifer Griffin, National Security Correspondent at the Pentagon, Fox News TLN Gold Medal for Investigative Reporting Olga Rudenko, editor-in-chief, Kyiv Independent (Ukraine) TLN Freedom of the Media Award for International Reporting Shireen Abu Akleh (posthumous), Al Jazeera Arabic, (Palestinian Territories – U.S.) TLN Freedom of the Media Award for Explanatory Reporting Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler, (Philippines) TLN Freedom of the Media Award for Commentary and Criticism Željko Ivanović and Vijesti.me, (Montenegro) TLN Freedom of the...

At the beginning of October, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to two journalists — Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov — for “their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.” The committee noted that “they are representatives of all journalists … in a world in which democracy and freedom of the press face increasingly adverse conditions.” Fair enough. It is also fair to point out that it’s possible that part of the reason why the committee gave the award to a couple of reporters was to avoid...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.