The live recording of CPJ's International Press Freedom Awards 2017 in New York City on November 15. The annual event honors courageous journalists from around the world. The dinner was hosted by Christiane Amanpour, chief international correspondent for CNN and CPJ senior advisor, and chaired by David Rhodes, president, CBS News. CPJ's 2017 IPFA honorees are: Pravit Rojanaphruk, Thailand -- Award presented by Gillian Tett of The Financial Times. Ahmed Abba, Cameroon -- Award presented by Bill Whitaker of “60 Minutes.” Patricia Mayorga, Mexico -- Award presented by the actress Meryl Streep. Afrah Nasser, Yemen -- Award presented by Miriam Elder of BuzzFeed. Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award Winner: Judy Woodruff of “PBS NewsHour” -- Award presented by Bert Ifill. Help support press freedom by donating to CPJ today: https://cpj20023.thankyou4caring.org/?utm_source=facebooklive&utm_medium=ad&utm_content=june17 CPJ in Arabic | لجنة حماية الصحفيين CPJ en Español | Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ Africa - Committee to Protect Journalists Committee to Protect Journalists / Europe and Central Asia program Committee to Protect Journalists / Asia Desk CNN International CNN Politics CBSNews.com PBS Khaosod - ข่าวสด Khaosod English RFI RFI English RFI Afrique RFI Hausa Revista Proceso مجلة صنعاء #IPFA #IPFA2017 #PressFreedom