Thomson Reuters Foundation and Kurt Schork Memorial Fund

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The Thomson Reuters Foundation and the Kurt Schork Memorial Fund invite you to join us for an online event on October 20th as we recognise the remarkable work and bravery of the winners of the
Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism.

Now in their 20th year, the Awards honour American freelance journalist
Kurt Schork - who was killed in 2000 while on assignment for Reuters in Sierra Leone - and recognise freelance journalists, local reporters and news fixers for their powerful reporting on conflict, corruption and
human rights transgressions.

The event will feature a conversation with the 2020 and 2021 winners of the Awards. The 2021 winners will be announced on October 13th on the Thomson Reuters Foundation's social media channels.

Speakers

Antonio Zappulla

CEO,
Thomson Reuters Foundation

Kamiran Sadoun

2020 Kurt Schork
News Fixer Award Winner

Fisayo Soyombo

2020 Kurt Schork
Local Reporter Award Winner

Shah Meer Baloch

2020 Kurt Schork
Freelance Award Winner

Meera Selva

Deputy Director and Director of Fellowship Programmes, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

Stephen Jukes

Professor Emeritus at Bournemouth University and Vice President of the
Kurt Schork Memorial Fund

Wednesday, October 20th 2021
3:00 - 4:00 PM (GMT +1)

Online

RSVP HERE

Agenda

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Welcome Remarks by Antonio Zappulla,
Thomson Reuters Foundation

3:05 PM - 3:15 PM
Keynote

3:15 PM - 3:55 PM
A conversation between the 2020 and 2021 winners of the
Kurt Schork Awards

Moderated by: Meera Selva,
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

3:55 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing Remarks by Stephen Jukes,
Kurt Schork Memorial Fund

Follow the Thomson Reuters Foundation on social media to learn about the winners of the 2021 Kurt Schork Awards on October 13: