- December 13, 2012 – 2008 Pearl Fellow Umar Cheema’s investigative report covered extensively by international news organizations
- December 10, 2012 – A message from the chairman and president of Alfred Friendly
- December 5, 2012 – Friendly Fellowship opportunity for female Latin American journalist
- November 29, 2012 – 1996 Fellow John Grobler (Namibia) is one of several recipients of the African News Challenge
- November 13, 2012 – Alfred Friendly Press Partners Kicks off 30th Anniversary Activities
- November 1, 2012 – New Name and Look as Alfred Friendly Press Fellowships Focus on Partnerships to Build Journalism Excellence
- August 29, 2012 – Former Fellow Alexandra Backlanova Popoff (Russia, 1991) published her second book
- August 29, 2012 – The Alfred Friendly Press Partners is awarded a grant from the U.S. Embassy – Islamabad
- August 29, 2012 – 2008 Fellow Umar Cheema (Pakistan) receives the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism
- March 20, 2012 – AFPF names 2012 Fellows
- January 19, 2012 – AFPF announces new Executive Director Kathleen Graham