Julian Assange
Awards & Honours
7
Awards Won
4
Honours
2
Rankings
5
Covers
1
Records
Assange's awards reflect his impact on journalism and press freedom. The Sydney Peace Foundation Gold Medal recognized his 'courage and persistence in demonstrating the importance of truth in journalism.' The Martha Gellhorn Prize honors reporting that challenges officialdom. His Walkley Award marked the first time the prize went to someone outside mainstream media. These honors, while not from entertainment industry bodies, underscore his role as a significant figure in the fight for transparency.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Time Person of the Year Readers' Choice
Won readers' poll with over 380,000 votes
Key to the City of Nicosia
Symbolic recognition
Honorary Member of the International Federation of Journalists
Honorary membership
Amnesty International Media Award
Shared recognition for WikiLeaks' work
Rankings & Lists
Top 100 Global Thinkers
The 50 People Who Matter 2011
Magazine Covers
Time
December 2010
The Whistleblower
Wired
2010
WikiLeaks and Julian Assange
Rolling Stone
2010
The New Icons
Der Spiegel
2010
The Diplomatic Cables
Vanity Fair
2011
Profile
Records & Feats
Largest leak of classified U.S. military documents
Published over 75,000 Afghanistan war logs and nearly 400,000 Iraq war documents in 2010, the largest such leak at the time.