The goal of the Kurt Schork Memorial Awards is to recognize and assist freelance and local journalists who make such a critical contribution to interntional understanding but whose work is often overlooked. The Awards include two cash prizes of $5,000 each to provide some financial support to help the winners continue reporting. Though local journalists in the developing world take extraordinary risks to expose corruption and injustice in their countries, they rarely earn enough money to support themselves and their families. Similarly, freelancers live from job to job, never knowing when the next assignment will come, where it may lead or how long it will last. With these awards, the Fund spotlights the plight and achievements of both.

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