Missouri Honor Medal for Cheema

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 17 July 2012

Umar Cheema, an investigative reporter for The News, Islamabad, has been named a winner of the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. Former USA Today editor Ken Paulson is also among the medalists. The awards will be presented in October.

Summary

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A former USA Today editor and a Pakistani reporter who risked his life to cover the news are among this year's winners of the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. The winners include former USA Today Editor Ken Paulson, current president of the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University and Umar Cheema, an investigative reporter for The News, Islamabad. The other medalists are National Geographic photographer Jodi Cobb; Egyptian columnist Mona Eltahawy: Denver TV anchor John Ferrugia; Chinese magazine Editor Hu Shuli; Investigative Editor Jeff Leen of The Washington Post; New York magazine Editor-in-Chief Adam Moss; The New York Times' graphics department; and advertising executive Fred Papert. The awards will be presented in October. - AP

KEY POINTS:

• Umar Cheema of The News, Islamabad is among this year’s Missouri Honor Medal recipients
• Former USA Today editor Ken Paulson is also honored
• Other medalists include Jodi Cobb, Mona Eltahawy, John Ferrugia, Hu Shuli, Jeff Leen, Adam Moss, The New York Times graphics department and Fred Papert
• The Missouri Honor Medal awards will be presented in October