

Throughout Parisa’s career she has collected many
distinguished industry awards for her
individual work and also her
collaborative and philanthropic efforts.
Some of the awards include:
2018 Honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, with all
its rights and privileges, College of Saint Rose
2018 Leadership Award of Excellence in Media & Human Rights,
SHEROES United
2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from IAWF
2014 Peabody Award for CNN’s Coverage of The Kidnapped Nigerian School Girls
2014 Monte Carlo Television Awards, Best 24 hour News Program –
Ukraine unrest
2014 AIB Awards, The Downing of Flight MH17
2014 Zoroastrian Congress, Faith and Unity Award
2013 Headliner Awards 1st place, CNN Coverage of Egypt Unrest
2013 Headliner Awards 2nd place, Return to Benghazi
2013 New York Festivals, Silver Medal Best Interview, Amanpour –
President Rouhani of Iran
2013 Royal Television Society Award, News Channel of the Year,
CNN International
2013 Legendary Awards, Humanitarian Award
2012 Peabody Award for CNN’s Coverage of Inside Syria and Homs
2012 Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Coverage – Revolution in Egypt
2012 IRE Medal for Investigative Reporting – Benghazi: US Consulate Attack
2012 Edward R. Murrow Award, CNN Reporting from Inside Syria
2012 Royal Television Society Award, News Channel of the Year, CNN International
2011 Peabody Award for CNN’s Reporting of The Arab Spring
2011 SPJ – Public Service in Television Journalism, The CNN Freedom Project
2010 Peabody Award for CNN’s Coverage of Gulf Oil Spill
2010 Golden Nymph awarded to CNN for its 24-hour news coverage of the
earthquake in Haiti
2008 Ellis Island Medal of Honor recognizing Parisa as a distinguished American
2007 Edward R. Murrow Award for CNN’s coverage of the Middle East Conflict
2006 duPont Award for CNN’s Coverage of The Tsunami Disaster in South Asia
2005 Peabody Award for CNN: Hurricane Katrina
2004 Overseas Press Club for CNN’s Anatomy of a Raid
2003 CINE Award for CNN’s War in Iraq: The Road to Baghdad
2002 Overseas Press Club Award for CNN’s post 9-11 coverage
2001 Edward R. Murrow Award for CNN’s coverage of Sierra Leone
1995 duPont Award for CNN’s coverage of the Moscow uprising
1995 Overseas Press Club for CNN’s coverage of the Moscow uprising
1994 duPont Award for CNN’s coverage of Bosnia
1993 Golden CableACE Award for CNN’s coverage of the Gulf War
1993 Emmy Award for CNN’s coverage of Somalia
1993 Emmy Award for CNN’s coverage of Somalia
1993 Sigma Delta Chi Award for CNN’s coverage of Somalia
1992 Peabody Award for CNN’s coverage of attempted coup d’etat in the Soviet Union
1991 Peabody Institutional Award: CNN for its coverage of The Soviet Coup
1990 duPont Award for CNN’s Coverage of China
1990 Peabody Institutional Award: CNN for its Coverage of The Persian Gulf War
1989 Peabody Award for CNN’s Coverage of China