Christiane Amanpour - Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

  • 1992, Livingston Award for Young Journalists
  • 1993, George Polk Award for Television Reporting
  • 1993, George Foster Peabody awards
  • 1994, Woman of the Year, New York Chapter of "Women in Cable"
  • 1994, Courage in Journalism Award, International Women's Media Foundation
  • 1996, George Polk Award for Television Reporting
  • 1997, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, Emory University
  • 1997, Nymphe d’Honneur at the Monte Carlo Television Festival
  • 1998, George Foster Peabody awards
  • 2002, Edward R. Murrow Award for Distinguished Achievement in Broadcast Journalism
  • 2002, Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism, at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
  • 2005, International Emmy, International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
  • 2006, Honorary citizen, city of Sarajevo
  • 2006, Honorary doctorate degree from the University of Michigan for her contributions to journalism
  • 2007, CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours
  • 2007, Persian Woman of the Year
  • 2008 The Fourth Estate Award (National Press Club)
  • 2010 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2010, Honorary doctorate of humane letters degree, Northwestern University
  • 2010, Honorary doctorate from Georgia State University for her contributions to journalism
  • 2010, Honorary member of the graduating class of 2010 of Harvard College
  • 2011, Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • 2012, Honorary doctorate of humane letters, Amherst College
  • 2012, Honorary doctorate of humane letters, University of Southern California
  • Director on the board of the Committee to Protect Journalists
  • Fellow, Society of Professional Journalists
  • Nine Emmy news/documentary awards
  • Major role in two DuPont awards given to CNN
  • Major role in a Golden CableACE award given to CNN
  • Honorary Board Member of the Daniel Pearl Foundation
  • Sigma Chi Award (SDX) for her reports from Goma, Zaire
  • Forbes magazine named her one of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women"
  • WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Gold Award
  • POP Award, by "Cable Positive"
  • Honorary degree presented by Smith College

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