Adela Navarro Bello, Parisa Hafezi, Chiranuch Premchaiporn, Kate Adie. Photo by Vince Bucci/PictureGroup

A luncheon today in New York City is honoring women journalists who have faced danger reporting the news.

For showing dedication to covering violence, corruption and social unrest in their countries, Adela Navarro Bello of Mexico, Parisa Hafezi of Iran and Chiranuch Premchaiporn each recently received a 2011 Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women’s Media Foundation.

Premchaiporn was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship program in 2011. Knight currently partners with Ashoka to fund news and information fellows around the world.

Kate Adie, the first BBC chief news correspondent and presenter on BBC Radio 4’s “From Our Own Correspondent”, is also being recognized for her work covering breaking news for more than 40 years. Adie recently received the 2011 International Women’s Media Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award, which each year recognizes a woman journalist who has a “pioneering spirit and whose determination has forged inroads for women in the news media.”

In honor of the awards’ recipients, International Women’s Media Foundation’s Executive Director Liza Gross says:

“We are proud to recognize these brave women, who endure the most incredible trials to shed light on the events vital to the nations in which they live. They exemplify the crucial role of the press in society.”

All four women were previously honored earlier this week at an event in Los Angeles, Calif.

The International Women’s Media Foundation works to strengthen the role of women in the news media worldwide as a way to further freedom of the press.