2023 Free Expression Awards

2023 Free Expression Awards

Celebrating Champions of Free Expression

The Freedom Forum invites you to celebrate outstanding champions of free and fearless expression. 

Join us to honor these heroes for exercising their rights to express themselves, spark conversations and inspire action. 

Event Chairs: Barbara and Christopher Wall

Honorees

Alexey Navalny

Alexey Navalny

Russian opposition leader

Accepted by Leonid Volkov, chief of staff for Alexey Navalny

Maria Hinojosa

Maria Hinojosa

Founder, Futuro Media Group

Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media

Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Goldman Sachs
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
John and Cynthia Lee
Jan Neuharth and Joseph Keusch
News Corp. and Dow Jones
rand* construction corporation
Sequentur
Barbara and Christopher Wall

Registration Sponsor

News Media Alliance

Valet Sponsors

Baker Donelson
Marcum LLP
McKee Wallwork

Additional support provided by Rogers Yogodzinski LLP

Steering Committee

Kristina Arriaga
Wolf Blitzer
Robin L. Bronk
Julie K. Brown
Marcia Bullard
Joie Chen
Connie Chung and Maury Povich
Ann Compton
Wayne A.I. Frederick
Clark Hoyt and Linda Kauss
Alberto Ibargüen
Brent W. Jones
Manjusha P. Kulkarni
John F. Lansing
John and Cynthia Lee
DeRay Mckesson
Elisa Lees Muñoz
Susan Page and Carl Leubsdorf
Catherine Robb
April Ryan
Charles D. Tobin
Nina Totenberg
Eric Treene
Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt

Event Chairs: Barbara and
Christopher Wall

Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Goldman Sachs
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
John and Cynthia Lee
Jan Neuharth and Joseph Keusch
News Corp. and Dow Jones
rand* construction corporation
Sequentur
Barbara and Christopher Wall

Registration Sponsor

News Media Alliance

Valet Sponsors

Baker Donelson
Marcum LLP
McKee Wallwork

Additional support provided by Rogers Yogodzinski LLP

The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) foundation dedicated to fostering First Amendment freedoms for all.

Questions? Contact [email protected].