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Reuters named a finalist for 11 Society of Publishers in Asia Awards

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Reuters named a finalist for 11 Society of Publishers in Asia Awards

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. - Reuters

 

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