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Palestinian Journalist Samar Abu Elouf Wins IWMF 2024 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award

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Thursday, April 4, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced freelance photojournalist Samar Abu Elouf as the 10th annual recipient of its Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. The global recognition honors women photojournalists who document humanity amid conflict as well as the challenges facing marginalized populations worldwide. This year's award is being issued on April 4, 2024, the 10th anniversary of German photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus's passing; Niedringhaus was killed while on assignment in Afghanistan with the Associated Press.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced freelance photojournalist Samar Abu Elouf as the 10th annual recipient of its Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award .
  • This year's award is being issued on April 4, 2024, the 10th anniversary of German photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus 's passing; Niedringhaus was killed while on assignment in Afghanistan with the Associated Press.
  • "I am honored to receive this award, to be recognized for my work in Gaza, and to follow in the footsteps of Anja's courage," said Abu Elouf.
  • Anja Niedringhaus was a recipient of the IWMF Courage in Journalism Award in 2005.

Cellectar Biosciences Announces Positive Topline Data Achieving Primary Endpoint in Pivotal Clinical Study of Iopofosine I 131 in Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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The CLOVER WaM study met its primary endpoint with a major response rate (MRR) of 61% (95% confidence interval [44.50%, 75.80%, two-sided p value

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  • The CLOVER WaM study met its primary endpoint with a major response rate (MRR) of 61% (95% confidence interval [44.50%, 75.80%, two-sided p value
  • Notably, iopofosine monotherapy achieved an 8% stringent complete remission (sCR) in this highly refractory WM population.
  • “The results from this pivotal study utilizing just four doses of iopofosine monotherapy in heavily pretreated patients are very compelling, demonstrating deep and durable remissions.
  • “Iopofosine’s high major response rate and achievement of the study’s primary endpoint in highly refractory, Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia patients exhibits its potentially practice-changing clinical profile.

IWMF Announces 2023 Courage in Journalism Award Winners

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Monday, July 17, 2023
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WASHINGTON, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced the winners of the 34th annual Courage in Journalism Awards, which recognize women journalists working under duress to bring truth to light. The 2023 honorees are María Teresa Montaño Delgado, a veteran Mexican journalist covering widespread corruption in political power; the women journalists of The Washington Post reporting from the frontlines of Ukraine in 2022; and, posthumously, Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian American career broadcast journalist who reported from the Middle East for decades and was killed in 2022.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced the winners of the 34th annual Courage in Journalism Awards , which recognize women journalists working under duress to bring truth to light.
  • The IWMF's Courage in Journalism Awards remind the public of the cost, and benefit, of working as a woman journalist.
  • The 2023 IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winners will be recognized during private ceremonies in Washington, D.C., New York City and Los Angeles this fall.
  • This year's IWMF Courage in Journalism Event Chair is former Vice Chair of Bank of America and former Chair of Bank of America Europe Anne Finucane.

IWMF Announces Judy Woodruff as 2023 Leadership Honoree

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced that the organization's co-founder and esteemed broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff will be this year's IWMF Courage in Journalism Leadership Honoree. In addition to her role as a pioneer of the IWMF, Woodruff will be recognized for her contributions to gender equity in journalism, press freedom and impartial, award-winning news making.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today announced that the organization's co-founder and esteemed broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff will be this year's IWMF Courage in Journalism Leadership Honoree.
  • Together with several influential women in journalism, Woodruff co-founded the IWMF in 1989 as a way to increase access and opportunity for women journalists worldwide.
  • "The IWMF would not exist today without the foresight, determination and leadership of the incomparable Judy Woodruff – our founder, friend and beacon of integrity in the journalism industry," said Elisa Lees Muñoz, Executive Director of the IWMF.
  • Woodruff will join the IWMF in recognizing other 2023 Courage Award winning journalists who continue to report despite increasing challenges, obstacles and risks – even imprisonment.

HealthWell Foundation Launches Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia Fund

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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GERMANTOWN, Md., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The HealthWell Foundation®, an independent non-profit that provides a financial lifeline for inadequately insured Americans, is proud to announce that it has launched a new fund to provide financial assistance to patients living with Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia. Through the new fund, HealthWell will provide up to $8,000 in copayment or insurance premium assistance to eligible patients with annual household incomes up to 500 percent of the federal poverty level to obtain prescription medications for the treatment and management of their condition.

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  • GERMANTOWN, Md., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The HealthWell Foundation, an independent non-profit that provides a financial lifeline for inadequately insured Americans, is proud to announce that it has launched a new fund to provide financial assistance to patients living with Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia.
  • Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare type of blood cancer that begins in the white blood cells and is a slow-growing cancer of the lymphatic system.
  • "We applaud the HealthWell Foundation and its donors for recognizing the undue financial burden patients face in accessing and affording their care.
  • To determine eligibility and apply for financial assistance, visit HealthWell's Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia Fund page.

IWMF Launches Newsroom Initiative to Protect Journalists Online

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today introduced a robust and practical safety guide for global newsrooms to better protect journalists from online violence. With case studies from Radio Free Europe, The Seattle Times, Protocol Media and more, this guide is a pioneering step in addressing the epidemic of digital attacks on journalists and will work to mitigate pernicious abuse such as doxing, hate speech, trolling and other types of assault online.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today introduced a robust and practical safety guide for global newsrooms to better protect journalists from online violence.
  • The IWMF today introduced a robust safety guide for newsrooms to better protect journalists from online violence.
  • Available to download now, ' A Guide to Protecting Newsrooms and Journalists Against Online Violence ' was funded by Craig Newmark Philanthropies and developed by the IWMF.
  • "Online violence is a rampant but often hidden menace affecting newsrooms worldwide," said Elisa Lees Muoz, executive director of the IWMF.

Forbes Expands Into Metaverse With Launch Of Virtual Billionaires NFT Collection on FTX

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Monday, April 11, 2022
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Forbes today unveiled a preview of its virtual Billionaires NFT collection , a first of its kind NFT project for the media industry.

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  • Forbes today unveiled a preview of its virtual Billionaires NFT collection , a first of its kind NFT project for the media industry.
  • Each NFT Billionaire will have compelling hobbies and an eccentric Forbes accessory that will be ranked daily on the forthcoming Forbes Virtual NFT Billionaires List.
  • The sale includes an initial drop of 100 Virtual NFT Billionaires and, when the Forbes collection sells out, interested parties can still take part in the action by looking for Forbes Virtual NFT Billionaires for sale on any ERC-721 Marketplace.
  • To learn more about the NFT Billionaires collection and how to participate in the sale event, including the perks afforded to Forbes subscribers, visit: Forbes Virtual NFT Billionaires .

Google’s Jigsaw Unit Open Sources Code for Harassment Manager Tool in Partnership with Twitter, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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As a first implementation partner, Thomson Reuters Foundation will make the tool available to journalists within its network in June of 2022.

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  • As a first implementation partner, Thomson Reuters Foundation will make the tool available to journalists within its network in June of 2022.
  • Were grateful for Twitter, Thomson Reuters Foundation and other organizations who have partnered with us to make this technology available.
  • Jigsaw worked with journalists and activists with large Twitter presences throughout the whole development cycle to build Harassment Manager, using the Twitter API.
  • The Thomson Reuters Foundation is the corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company.

Philanthropist Craig Newmark Joins IWMF Board of Directors

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is proud to announce the appointment of Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies , to its Board of Directors.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is proud to announce the appointment of Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist and Craig Newmark Philanthropies , to its Board of Directors.
  • "I'm thrilled to join the IWMF as a board member together we will increase our efforts to reduce the most toxic types of harassment directed at journalists."
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Craig Newmark to the IWMF Board of Directors," said IWMF co-chairs Suzanne Malveaux and Stephanie Kauffman.
  • Craig Newmark is a Web pioneer, philanthropist, and leading advocate.