2022 Free Expression Awards
Celebrating Champions of Free Expression
Thank you to our sponsors and everyone who joined us in person and virtually to honor this year’s First Amendment Heroes!
Hosted by Jonathan Capehart
Washington Post associate editor and MSNBC anchor
Featured entertainer Jordan Klepper
‘The Daily Show’ contributor
Event Chairs: Peter Nguyen and Joseph Reef
Honorees
Alberto Ibargüen
President and CEO, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media
Eric Treene
Former Special Counsel for Religious Discrimination, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Knight Chair in Race and Journalism and Founder of the Center for Journalism and Democracy, Howard University
Cynthia Choi, Russell Jeung and Manjusha P. Kulkarni
Founders of Stop AAPI Hate
Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Goldman Sachs
Heather and Paul Haaga Jr.
President Wayne A.I. Frederick, Howard University
John and Cynthia Lee
Jan Neuharth and Joseph Keusch
News Corp
Sequentur
Twitter
Barbara and Christopher Wall
Health & Safety Sanitation Station Sponsor
Storzer & Associates, P.C.
Coat Check Sponsor
Baker Donelson
Media Sponsor
The Wall Street Journal
Valet Sponsors
Marcum LLP • Nixon Peabody LLP • USA TODAY Network
Additional support provided by Rogers Yogodzinski LLP.
To support the Free Expression Awards, contact Elizabeth Dickson at 202-292-6371 or [email protected].
Steering Committee
Peter Nguyen and Joseph Reef, Event Chairs
Kristina Arriaga
Martin Baron
Wolf Blitzer
Antoinette Bush
Connie Chung and Maury Povich
Wayne A. I. Frederick
Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr.
Clark Hoyt and Linda Kauss
Brent W. Jones
John and Cynthia Lee
Elisa Lees Muñoz
Barbara Wall
Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt
Honorary Host Committee
Senator Ben Cardin
Congresswoman Judy Chu
Congresswoman Sharice Davids
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Congresswoman Kay Granger
Senator Amy Klobuchar
Senator Patrick J. Leahy
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House of Representatives
Senator Rob Portman
Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Senator Chris Van Hollen
Senator Mark Warner
Hosted by Jonathan Capehart
Washington Post associate editor and MSNBC anchor
Featured entertainer Jordan Klepper
‘The Daily Show’ contributor
Event Chairs: Peter Nguyen and Joseph Reef
Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Goldman Sachs
Heather and Paul Haaga Jr.
President Wayne A.I. Frederick, Howard University
John and Cynthia Lee
Jan Neuharth and Joseph Keusch
News Corp
Sequentur
Twitter
Barbara and Christopher Wall
Health & Safety Sanitation Station Sponsor
Storzer & Associates, P.C.
Coat Check Sponsor
Baker Donelson
Media Sponsor
The Wall Street Journal
Valet Sponsors
Marcum LLP • Nixon Peabody LLP • USA TODAY Network
Additional support provided by Rogers Yogodzinski LLP.
To support the Free Expression Awards, contact Elizabeth Dickson at 202-292-6371 or [email protected].