The seventh annual Izzy Award was presented in 2015 to author Naomi Klein and investigative journalist David Sirota.
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The seventh annual Izzy Award was presented in 2015 to author Naomi Klein and investigative journalist David Sirota.
The sixth annual Izzy Award was presented in 2014 to independent reporter John Carlos Frey and journalist and author Nick Turse.
The fifth annual Izzy Award was presented in 2013 to the nonprofit news outlet Mother Jones for eye-opening investigations.
The fourth annual Izzy Award honored in 2012 correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous and the Center for Media and Democracy.
The third annual Izzy Award was presented in 2011 to independent journalist Robert Scheer and indy magazine City Limits.
The second annual Izzy Award was presented in 2010 to independent journalist Jeremy Scahill for news on military contractors.
The 2010 Izzy Awards honored Jeremy Scahill. The Izzy Award recognizes “special achievement in independent media." View the official program here: 2010IzzyProgram JEREMY SCAHILL - Jeremy Scahill is the author of the bestselling Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most...
The inaugural Izzy Award was presented in 2009 to blogger Glenn Greenwald and Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman.