Washington ( CNN ) -- Security is an elusive thing for journalists , women in particular . Every year , the International Women 's Media Foundation honors four women journalists for their courage in reporting the news and promoting the advancement of women in the news media . During the last 25 years , 100 women from all over the world have been recognized with the IWMF 's Courage in Journalism and Lifetime Achievement Awards . This year 's honorees have travelled from Afghanistan , Cambodia , Syria , and Zimbabwe to receive their Awards in Los Angeles . Najiba Ayubi is the director of The Killid Group , a media organization that in cooperation with affiliated outlets broadcasts news in all provinces of Afghanistan . Ayubi has confronted numerous terrifying experiences in her 25 years as a journalist , including gunmen at her house , defamation in state-run media , and lawsuits by members of parliament . Nour Kelze became a photojournalist for Reuters in Aleppo after the conflict in Syria began , and has been covering the front lines of the revolution at great risk to her reputation and life . Bopha Phorn , an editor for The Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh , is not only one of very few female journalists in Cambodia , she is also one of very few journalists who investigate corruption and power abuse in Cambodia . In 2012 , Phorn was investigating illegal logging in the Cambodian jungle and barely escaped death when gunmen opened fire on the car she was traveling in . An environmental activist who was with her was killed . Zimbabwean journalist Edna Machirori , who is being honored with the IWMF Lifetime Achievement Award , started her career in journalism 50 years ago , before Zimbabwe 's independence , and later became the country 's first female black newspaper editor . The Award ceremony on Tuesday will be co-hosted by actress Olivia Wilde and Glamour magazine 's editor-in-chief Cindi Leive . Award presenters will include Marcia Gay Harden and Maria Shriver .
Some of the bravest women journalists are being honored at an awards night in Zimbabwe . The International Women 's Media Foundation is honoring some of the world 's bravest journalists . The winners are of the Courage in Journalism awards are from Afghanistan , Syria , Afghanistan . There is also a Lifetime Achievement Award for a journalist from Syria .