HKFP’s explanatory reporting on the 2023 District Council “patriots only” election has been nominated for a prestigious press award by the The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA).

SOPA award nomination HKFP

The explainers are competing for a 2024 SOPA Award in the Excellence in Explanatory Reporting: Regional category. The three nominees are:

Established in 1999, the SOPA Awards recognise editorial excellence in both new media and traditional journalism in the Asia-Pacific region. HKFP won three prizes in previous years.

Having received over 700 entries, the winners of the SOPA 2024 Awards will be announced at an event on June 20.

On Thursday, HKFP was shortlisted for the International Press Institute’s 2024 Free Media Pioneer award.

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