| 2008: |
Tim Golden, senior writer for The New York Times |
| 2007: |
George Packer, author of The Assassins Gate: America in Iraq and a staff writer at the New Yorker. |
| 2006: |
John Burns, Baghdad bureau chief of The New York Times |
| 2005: |
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, CNN (Lecture Transcript) |
| 2004: |
Anthony Shadid, The Washington Post (Lecture Transcript) |
| 2003: |
Chris Hedges, The New York Times (Lecture Transcript) |
| 2002: |
Anne Garrels, National Public Radio (Lecture Transcript) |
| 2001: |
Roger Cohen, The New York Times (Lecture Transcript) |
| 2000: |
Jane Perlez, The New York Times |
| 1999: |
Eason Jordan, CNN (Lecture Transcript) |
| 1998: |
Michael Skoler, National Public Radio
(Lecture Transcript) |
| 1997: |
Ann Cooper, National Public Radio |
| 1996: |
Thomas Friedman, The New York Times |
| 1995: |
Jim Wooten, ABC News |
| 1994: |
Deborah Amos, ABC News, National Public Radio |
| 1993: |
R.W. Apple Jr., The New York Times |
| 1992: |
Peter Arnett, CNN |
| 1991: |
Leslie Gelb, The New York Times |
| 1990: |
Jonathan Randal, The Washington Post |
| 1989: |
Nicholas Daniloff, U.S. News & World Report |
| 1988: |
Harrison Salisbury, The New York Times |
| 1987: |
Stanley Karnow, King Features syndicated columnist |
| 1986: |
Peter Jennings, ABC News |
| 1985: |
Jack Foisie, Los Angeles Times |
| 1984: |
Eric Sevareid, CBS News |
| 1983: |
Norman Kempster, Los Angeles Times |
| 1982: |
Flora Lewis, The New York Times |