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Online NewsHour2002 International Press Freedom Awardees
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Ignacio Gomez Colombian journalists Ignacio Gómez, one of four 2002 International Press Freedom Awardees, and María Cristina Caballero, a 1999 award winner, discuss the dangers of reporting in their war-torn country.
Background on Colombia's Civil War
Award Winners

Fesshaye Yohannes: An independent journalist from Eritrea.

Irina Petrushova: Editor-in-chief of Respublica, a weekly publication in Kazakhstan.

Tipu Sultan: A freelance journalist from Bangladesh.

Ignacio Gómez: An investigative reporter from Colombia.

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Click on the faces above to learn more about the four reporters who received the 2002 IPF award, bestowed annually by the Committee to Protect Journalists.




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