CPJ to open press accreditation for 2025 International Press Freedom Awards

New York, November 6, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will hold its 35th annual International Press Freedom Awards in New York on Thursday, November 20, 2025.

The organization will recognize five journalists from China, Ecuador, Kyrgyzstan, and Tunisia at this year’s ceremony. David McCraw, the New York Times’ lead newsroom lawyer, will receive the 2025 Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award, presented annually by CPJ’s board of directors in recognition of extraordinary and sustained commitment to press freedom.

This year’s awards program will also feature a tribute to the journalists and media workers killed in the Israel-Gaza war, the deadliest conflict CPJ has ever documented. In 2024, CPJ honored Palestinian journalist Shrouq Al Aila, who continues to report from Gaza, with an International Press Freedom Award.

The annual benefit dinner will be hosted by Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international anchor and a longtime supporter of CPJ, and chaired by Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal. 

Journalists interested in covering this year’s ceremony are encouraged to request press accreditation without delay.

WHO: CPJ’s 2025 International Press Freedom Awardees:

Dong Yuyu, China 

Elvira del Pilar Nole and Juan Carlos Tito, Ecuador 

Bolot Temirov, Kyrgyzstan 

Sonia Dahmani, Tunisia 

David McCraw, Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Awardee

WHAT: CPJ’s 35th International Press Freedom Awards

WHEN: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Photographs and interviews: 6-6:30 p.m.

Award ceremony and dinner: 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Glasshouse, 660 12th Avenue, New York City

HOW: Email [email protected] to request accreditation to cover the event. 

Awardees and CPJ representatives are available for interview in the lead-up and during the awards dinner. High-resolution photos of awardees are available upon request.

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About the Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. We defend the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.

For more information about attending or sponsoring CPJ’s International Press Freedom Awards, please fill out this form, call Buckley Hall Events at (+1) 914-579-1000, or contact CPJ’s Development Office at (+1) 212- 300-9021 or [email protected].