The Izzy Award is named after maverick journalist I. F. “Izzy” Stone, who launched I. F. Stone’s Weekly in 1953 and exposed government deception, McCarthyism, and racial bigotry. Presented by the Park Center for Independent Media annually for “outstanding achievement in independent media,” the Izzy Award goes to an independent outlet, journalist, or producer for contributions to our culture, politics, or journalism created outside traditional corporate structures.

The presentation of the Izzy Award will take place on Wednesday, April 22, at 7 P.M.(EDT) in Emerson Suites at Ithaca College. The event will be live streamed, recorded, and is free and open to the public.

Contact mhuff2@ithaca.edu or msutherland1@ithaca.edu at PCIM for interviews or other queries. 

For more information on the Park Center for Independent Media, visit parkindymedia.org/ and ithaca.edu/indy