Two media leaders will receive awards from the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) for outstanding work. Washington Post Columnist David Ignatius will get the Founders Award for Excellence in Journalism for his commentary on international affairs. Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone will receive ICFJ's first Innovation Award. His real-time information network has opened new ways to break news.
Biz Stone co-founded Twitter in 2006. More than 100 million people around the world share information on Twitter. In July, the site received 800 million searches in one day.
Citizens in Haiti used Twitter after the earthquake in January to share life-saving information. Last year, it was the main way international news outlets received real-time information about the protests in Iran. 'Extracts from the ICFJ press release.
See www.icfj.org
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