Reporters Without Borders: "Journalist of the Year 2009" comes from Israel
The organization Reporters Without Borders has honored Israeli reporter Amira Hass as a «Journalist Without Borders.» The award in the «Media Outlet of the Year» category went to the Chechen magazine Dosh.
Hass works for the Haaretz newspaper and received the prize primarily for her reports during the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip at the turn of the year 2008/09, according to Reporters Without Borders. Hass is the only Israeli journalist living and working in the Palestinian territories. The daughter of Holocaust survivors, she writes about everyday life, the effects of Israeli policy and the autonomous territories, as well as about the Palestinian administration.
The magazine Dosh, which was also honored, is one of the few independent media outlets that report on current events and developments in Chechnya and the other Caucasus republics. Following threats, the editorial team had to move its headquarters from Grozny to Moscow. However, Dosh has managed to continue its work thanks to a large network of correspondents in the Caucasus region, writes Reporters Without Borders. For years, the magazine has been regarded as a reliable source of news in a region where there is a particularly low density and diversity of media.
The magazine Dosh, which was also honored, is one of the few independent media outlets that report on current events and developments in Chechnya and the other Caucasus republics. Following threats, the editorial team had to move its headquarters from Grozny to Moscow. However, Dosh has managed to continue its work thanks to a large network of correspondents in the Caucasus region, writes Reporters Without Borders. For years, the magazine has been regarded as a reliable source of news in a region where there is a particularly low density and diversity of media.
