The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is pleased to announce the Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism. Beginning in 2002, two $10,000 prizes will be awarded, one to a local reporter in a developing country or nation in transition, and the other to a freelance journalist covering international news, to recognize independent and professional reporting that sheds new light on controversial issues.

The stories can focus on conflict, human-rights concerns, cross-border issues, or any other issue of controversy in a particular country or region.

Underwritten by the Kurt Schork Memorial Fund and Reuters, and administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, the prizes were created to honor Kurt Schork, an American freelance journalist who was killed in a military ambush while on assignment for Reuters on May 24, 2000, in Sierra Leone.

ELIGIBILITY
Local Journalist: Print journalists employed by a local news outlet and residing in a developing country or nation in transition whose work has been published in a local publication are eligible. Although individual journalists are the primary focus, submissions from a team of journalists will also be considered.

Freelance Journalist: Freelance print journalists and those contracted by news organizations are eligible. A freelance journalist is an individual who is not employed by a news organization. They are self-employed, providing services, either on the basis of time or on the production of editorial materials as defined by individual contractual arrangements, and earn the majority of their income from journalistic activity.

Entry forms are available at the prize web site: www.jrn.columbia.edu/prizes/schork

Applicants will be asked to submit a body of work (up to three articles) that demonstrates professionalism, meets international journalistic standards, and gives evidence that courage and determination played a role in generating the articles. Winners will be chosen by an international panel of five judges. Winners will be announced in August and honored at an awards ceremony held in New York in October.

Articles must have appeared in print between May 1, 2001 and April 30, 2002. Each applicant must submit six (6) copies of the following:

• The original articles, accompanied by English translations if necessary. E-mail submissions will not be accepted.
• The applicant's curriculum vitae, listing education and journalistic experience, with dates;
• A statement providing background and context for the story submitted;
• A letter from the editor of the publication supporting the submission for the Kurt Schork Award, including confirmation of the nominee's employment status with the publication.
• Please include one (1) photograph.

Send to:
The Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3800
New York, NY 10027

All entries must be postmarked by June 1, 2002. Late entries will not be considered.

You will receive an e-mail confirming receipt of your entry.

The first recipients of the Kurt Schork Memorial Prizes will be honored at an awards ceremony to take place in New York in October, 2002. The program is administered by Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Questions? Contact us at (212) 854-8653 or via e-mail at schorkawards@jrn.columbia.edu or visit our Web site: www.jrn.columbia.edu/prizes/schork

Irena Choi Stern
Administrator
Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
2950 Broadway, MC 3800
New York, NY 10027
Phone:(212) 854-8653
E-mail: ics9@columbia.edu