February 17 is the final deadline for nominations for the 2017 International Center for Journalists Knight International Journalism Award.

Sunday Editor of The Punch, Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye won the award in 2014

Each November, the center honors outstanding colleagues with the Award at its annual gala in Washington, D.C.

“We’re now seeking nominees who, despite difficult circumstances, produce pioneering news reports or innovations that have great impact. Candidates can be reporters, editors, technologists, media managers, citizen journalists or bloggers. Please send in your nominations by Friday, Feb. 17, 2017,”the center said in a statement Ben Colmery
Director ICFJ Knight Fellowships

The award reflects the mission of ICFJ’s Knight Fellowships, which foster a global culture of news innovation. The program is supported by John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The winners will be honored at ICFJ’s Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 9, 2017.

For more information about the awards, please contact Baindu Kallon at bkallon@icfj.org or 1.202.349.7610. For information about the Awards Dinner, please contact Christian Madonna at cmadonna@icfj.org or 1.202.349.7618.

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