| 2007 | Kenya | Benson G.O. Amollo | Kenya Times News Services |
| Uganda | Agnes Asiimwe | NTV Uganda |
| Uruguay | Maria Jose Borges | El Observador |
| Indonesia | Tony Hotland | The Jakarta Post |
| 2006 | Brazil | Adriana Carranca Corrêa | O Estado de S. Paulo |
| Nigeria | Godwin Nnanna | Businessday Newspaper |
| Afghanistan | Farhad Peikar | The Daily Outlook |
| India | Amitabh Pashupati Revi | NDTV24X7 |
| 2005 | Ethiopia | Zerihum Tadesse | Media and Communications Centre |
| Lebanon | Majdoline Hatoum | The Daily Star Newspaper |
| Republic of Maldives | Shajna Zareer | Television Maldives |
| Nepal | Tilak Pokharel | The Kathmandu Post |
| 2004 | Benin | Vikou Bessan | Benin National Radio & TV Office |
| Costa Rica | Ludmila Patricia Ulgalde | Grupo Nacion |
| Peru | Daniel R. Cavero Gamarra | Diario Peru 21 |
| Philippines | Michaela G. Walrose del Callar | The Daily Tribune |
| 2003 | Guatemala | Luisa Rodriguez Quiroa | Edificio Prensa Libre |
| Nepal | Damakant Jayshi | The Kathmandu Post |
| Sierra Leone | Mani Ngegbasorie | The News |
| Sri Lanka | Namini Wijedasa | The Island |
| 2002 | Senegal | Serigne Adama Boye | Agence de Presse Sengalaise |
| Turkey | Ipek Yezdana | Cumhurlyet |
| Malaysia | Wan Esuriyanti W. Ahmed | Berita Harian SGN BMO |
| 2001 | Ghana | Daniel P.K. Planage | Ghanaian Chronicle |
| Tanzania | Gorgina G. Roesser | Channel Africa |
| Thailand | Bhanravge Tansubhapol | The Bangkok Post |
| 2000 | Egypt | Amre M.K. Zoheiri | Al Ahram-Hebdo |
| Botswana | Mabel P. Kebotsamang | Botswana Press Agency |
| Chile | Maria A.C. Marcel | Noticias Chile |
| 1999 | Jamaica | Deon Brown | CVM Television |
| Jordan | Ahmad Abdulaziz Khatib | Jordan Times |
| Kenya | Jeff Otieno | Nation Newspapers |
| 1998 | China | Stella Lee | South China Morning Post |
| Ghana | Servious Kale Dery | Daily Graphic |
| Iran | Vahid Reza Naimi | Hamshahri Daily |
| 1997 | South Africa | Marco Granelli | Pretoria News |
| Barbados | Carol-Ann George | Barbados Advocate |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Melisa Dedovic | National Weekly Ljiljan |
| India | Ashutosh Gupta | AAJ Tak TV-Today |
| 1996 | Lesotho | Mamonehela Masupha | The Mirror Newspaper |
| Bahrain | Amira Al Hussaini | Gulf Daily News |
| Fiji | Unaloto O. Kaukimoce | Radio Fiji |
| Brazil | Marlinelza B. de Oliveira | Women’s Feature Service |
| 1995 | Burundi | Jean-Maria Hicintaka | Ag. Burundaise de Presse |
| Zimbabwe | Farai Gonzo | Zimbabwe Broadcasting |
| Bhutan | Karma Singye Dorji | Kuensel |
| Georgia | Ekaterine Akhalkatsi | Svobodnaya Gruzia |
| Mexico | Huiberto S. Gamboa | Epoca de Mexico |
| 1994 | Algeria | Nacera Benslama | Algerie Presse Service |
| Romania | Alexandra Andon | Adevarul |
| Cameroon | Joseph Bannavti | Cameroon Post |
| 1993 | Malaysia | Fauziah Ismail | Business Time Malaysia |
| Costa Rica | William A.M. Garita | Periodico La Nacion Cartago |
| Kenya | Munji W. George | Kenya Times Media Trust |
| South Africa | Veven Bisetty | Natal Mercury Newspaper |
| Albania | Genc Caushi | Albanian Telegraphic Agy. |
| 1992 | Togo | Anoumou M. K. Aziagli | Togo Presse |
| Sudan | Abbas Mustafa Sadig | Al-Hadith Newspaper |
| Argentina | Maria Luis MacKay | Diario Clarin Editorial AGEA |
| Pakistan | Javed Akhter Malik | The News International |
| 1991 | Colombia | Maria I.B. Mongui | Diario El Pais |
| Ghana | Akua Sena Dansua | Weekly Spectator |
| India | Swapna Majumdar | Sunday Mail |
| 1990 | Togo | Koko Kafui Lawson-Body | Togolese News Agency |
| St. Vincent | Michelle De Bique | National Broadcasting Corp. |
| Malaysia | Jessy Balbeer Singh | New Straits Times |
| 1989 | Mexico | Teresa Cruz Paniagua | Nucleo Radio Mil |
| Morocco | Fatiha Layadi | MAP |
| Nepal | Sushil Raj Sharma | Rising Nepal |
