Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism

DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2022 —The Kurt Schork Memorial Fund invites freelance journalists, local reporters and news fixers from all over the world to enter its 2022 Awards in International Journalism.

The awards recognise excellence in courageous reporting of conflict, corruption, human rights transgressions and other related issues.

Entries can be submitted in three categories: Freelance Award, Local Reporter Award, and News Fixer Award

Entrants for the Freelance Award and Local Reporter Award must submit three articles each while the News Fixer Award requires journalists to submit a nomination on behalf of a fixer who has assisted them with a story.

All articles must have been published between June 01, 2021 and May 31, 2022.

Three winners will each receive a prize of $5,000.

The deadline to apply is May 31, 2022.

APPLY HERE

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