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Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism

The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, named for the war correspondent, Martha Gellhorn, was established in 1999 by the Martha Gellhorn Trust. The Trust is a UK-registered charity.[1] The award is founded on the following principles:

The prize is awarded annually to journalists writing in English whose work has appeared in print or in a reputable internet publication.


Alexander Matthews was the chair of the Martha Gellhorn Trust Prize Committee in 2011.[3] According to its website, the prize committee includes James Fox, Jeremy Harding, Cynthia Kee, Sandy Matthews, Shirlee Matthews and John Pilger.[4]

1999: (The Guardian)

Nick Davies

2000: (London Review of Books)

Jeremy Harding

2001: Geoffrey Lean ()

The Independent

2002: (The Independent)[5]

Robert Fisk

2003: (The Guardian)

Chris McGreal

2004: (The Independent)

Patrick Cockburn

2005: (The Guardian); Jonathan Steele (The Guardian) received a special award for his distinguished career as a reporter.[6]

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

2007:

2008: (unembedded, Inter Press Service, IPS) and Mohammed Omer (unembedded, Inter Press Service, IPS)[7]

Dahr Jamail

2009: (The Guardian) for the prize, and Marie Colvin (Sunday Times) for the "Martha Gellhorn Special Award for Journalism"[8]

Ian Cobain

2010: (The Independent)[9][10]

Johann Hari

2011: (WikiLeaks) for the prize, and Umar Cheema, Charles Clover, and Jonathan Cook for the "Martha Gellhorn Special Award for Journalism"[11][3]

Julian Assange

2012: (Inter Press Service, IPS)[12]

Gareth Porter

2013: Chris Woods, Alice Ross and Jack Serle ()[13]

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

2014: (Freelance: Al Jazeera America, The Times)

Iona Craig

2015: not awarded

2016: not awarded

2017: (Freelance: Consortium News)[14]

Robert Parry

Official website