Reporters Committee announces 2021 Freedom of the Press Award honorees

Each year, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press recognizes the accomplishments of leaders in the news media and legal fields whose work embodies the values of the First Amendment through its prestigious Freedom of the Press Awards.

The 2021 recipients are:

• J. Scott Applewhite, senior photojournalist at The Associated Press
• Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., media law attorney and partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Julie K. Brown, investigative journalist for The Miami Herald
• Amal Clooney, co-founder and president, Clooney Foundation for Justice
• Jane Mayer, staff writer and chief Washington correspondent for The New Yorker

The Reporters Committee also gives an annual Rising Star Award to honor young leaders who are forwarding the cause of press freedom. This year’s Rising Star Award will go to Laura Moscoso.

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