the board for its decision, and accusing it of various political motives. In 2015 three freelance journalists, James Foley, Steven Sotloff, and Austin Tice were honored with the award, presented at the National Press Club. "These three men represent the highest values of journalism: courage, sacrifice and a firm commitment to the truth", said Randy Dotinga, president of ASJA. "Their bravery and dedication are especially inspiring to us as fellow independent writers." In 2018 the award was bestowed upon Daphne Caruana Galizia, an influential Maltese journalist, who had been threatened numerous times because of her investigative writing about people in high places, and in 2017 was murdered by a bomb placed under her car seat. "In her search for truth and tenacity in presenting it to the public, Daphne Caruana Galizia exemplifies the criteria for the Conscience in Media award", says Sherry Beck Paprocki, ASJA president. Award recipients 2018 - Daphne Caruana Galizia, for 30 years an investigative journalist, writer, and anti-corruption activist murdered in her native Malta on October 16, 2017 2015 - James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Austin Tice, freelance journalists killed or captured in the Middle East 1994 - Anna Rosmus, real-life heroine of the film The Nasty Girl. 1992 - Richard Behar, associate editor, Time and author, "Scientology: The Cult of Greed" (Time, May 6, 1991). 1992 - Paulette Cooper, ASJA member and author, The Scandal of Scientology 1988 - Jonathan Kozol, author, Rachel and Her Children. 1981 - Jacobo Timerman, former Argentine editor-publisher 1981 - Erwin Knoll, editor, The Progressive 1978 - Donald Woods, South African expatriate journalist 1977 - Investigative Reporters and Editors 1977 - Don Bolles (posthumous award) 1976 - I.F. Stone 1975 - Jerald F. terHorst Additional source References External links Conscience-in-Media Award, American Society of Journalists and Authors American journalism awards Awards established in 1975