Reuters has been named a finalist for 11 Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Awards, which honor editorial excellence in both traditional and new media in Asia.
Reuters coverage of Duterte’s war on drugs is a finalist for Excellence in Human Rights Reporting, Excellence in Information Graphics and Excellence in Investigative Reporting. The coverage also recently won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.
Coverage of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar is a finalist for Excellence in Journalistic Innovation and the SOPA Award for Public Service Journalism.
Other finalists include:
–Excellence in Journalistic Innovation – Where tourism meets tanks
–Excellence in Arts & Culture Reporting – Uncovering North Korean food and art
–Excellence in Information Graphics – The fire and fury behind North Korea’s weapons
–Excellence in Reporting Breaking News – The Battle for Marawi
–Excellence in Photography – Along The Ganges
–The Scoop Award – How North Korea evades sanctions
The full list of 2018 SOPA Award finalists is available here .
[Reuters Press Blog]
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