2023 Freedom of the Press Local Champion Award - Rebecca Landsberry-Baker

Описание: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press honored Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, executive director of the Native American Journalists Association, with the Freedom of the Press Local Champion Award at the 2023 Freedom of the Press Awards held on Oct. 11, 2023. The award recognizes a journalist, attorney, or organization whose work has had a significant impact locally.

Landsberry-Baker is an enrolled citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the executive director of the Native American Journalists Association, and a recipient of the 2018 NCAIED “Native American 40 Under 40” award. She made her directorial debut with the documentary feature film, “Bad Press,” which chronicles the long fight for a free press on the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation in Oklahoma. “Bad Press” premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Freedom of Expression, and was supported by the Sundance Institute, Ford Foundation JustFilms, NBC, and The Gotham. The film was also recognized with the One in a Million Award from the 2023 Sun Valley Film Festival. Through “Bad Press,” her work as a journalist, and her leadership of the Native American Journalists Association, Landsberry-Baker has contributed to a media landscape that is more representative of Indian Country and stronger within it.

Video produced by Michaela Potter, Wanderlust Productions:    / wanderlustprod  .

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