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| − | The '''Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism''' is a Prize | + | The '''Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism''' is a Prize honouring [[independent media|independent]] [[journalists]] who continue to tell challenging truths in difficult times. |
==About The Award== | ==About The Award== | ||
| − | + | Awarded by the [https://assinvpopactcom.org/ Association for Investment in Popular Action Committees,] the [[Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism]] is an umbrella non-profit based in the [[San Francisco]] area, with some connections to the [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Syria_Solidarity_Movement Syria Solidarity Movement.] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Larudee Paul Larudee,] the group’s treasurer, describes himself as a former [[US government]] advisor to [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Palestine]] activists.<ref>https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2019/09/30/pro-assad-lobby-group-rewards-bloggers-on-both-the-left-and-the-right/comment-page-2/</ref> | |
| − | The funds provided by this Award, a cash amount in the range $ | + | The funds provided by this Award, a cash amount in the range US$2500–5000<ref>https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2019/09/30/pro-assad-lobby-group-rewards-bloggers-on-both-the-left-and-the-right/comment-page-2/</ref>, is meant to "enable these courageous journalists to continue their work in an environment that penalises them for their clarity of vision and willingness to expose the powerful."<ref>https://serenashimaward.org/</ref> |
| − | == | + | ==Honouring Serena Shim== |
| − | [ | + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serena_Shim Serena Shim (1985-2014)] was an American journalist working for [[Iranian]] broadcaster [[Press TV]]. Reporting from the Turkish-Syrian border, she reported about fighters from [[ISIS]] crossing from [[Turkey]] into [[Syria]], disguised in trucks carrying the symbols of [[NGOs]] and the [[World Food Programme]]. Serena told her employers that she was threatened by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_Organization Turkish intelligence] and accused of [[espionage]]. Two days later, she was suddenly killed in a suspicious car accident in October [[2014]], the circumstances of which have remained murky since that time. When she was threatened by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_Organization Turkish intelligence,] she continued to report despite her well-founded fears, and paid the ultimate price for her uncompromised integrity in journalism. |
==Bellingcat== | ==Bellingcat== | ||
| − | [[Bellingcat]] described the | + | [[Bellingcat]] described the Serena Shim Award as "a shadowy group that supports Syrian dictator [[Bashar-al Assad]] is giving thousands of dollars" to fellow travellers - "far-right activists, [[conspiracy]] websites, [[YouTube]] personalities, and [[WikiLeaks]] founder [[Julian Assange]]."<ref>https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2019/09/30/pro-assad-lobby-group-rewards-bloggers-on-both-the-left-and-the-right/comment-page-2/</ref> |
| − | The Bellingcat attention means that the Prize has been thoroughly searched by Western intelligence | + | The Bellingcat attention means that the Prize has been thoroughly searched by Western intelligence agencies, and that they have come up with nothing illegal, even filing errors. |
==Awardees== | ==Awardees== | ||
| − | *[[Consortium News]] | + | * [[Garland Nixon]] |
| − | *[[Alan | + | * [[George Galloway]] |
| − | *[[Richard Medhurst]] | + | * [[Camila Escalante]] |
| − | *[[Danny Haiphong]] | + | * [[Christelle Néant]] |
| − | *[[Margaret Kimberley]] | + | * [[Ollie Vargas]] |
| − | *[[Glen Ford]] | + | * [[Antiwar.com]] |
| − | *[[Steven Sahiounie]], Mideast Discourse | + | * [[Scott Ritter]] |
| − | *[[The Grayzone]] | + | * [[Kim Ives]] |
| − | *[[ | + | * [[Jeremy Kuzmarov]] |
| − | *[[Ben Norton]] | + | * [[Brian Berletic]] |
| − | *[[Anya Parampil]] | + | * [[Oscar Leon]] |
| − | *[[Aaron Maté]] | + | * [[Alina Lipp]] |
| − | *[[Rick Sterling]] | + | * [[George Eliason]] |
| − | *[[Dan Cohen]] | + | * [[Kit Klarenberg]] |
| − | *[[South Front]] | + | * [[Jackson Hinkle]] |
| − | *[[ | + | * [[Dan Kovalik]] |
| − | *[[Kim Iversen]] | + | * [[Ajit Singh]] |
| − | *[[Caitlin Johnstone]] | + | * Ambassador [[Peter Ford]] |
| − | * | + | * [[Consortium News]] |
| − | *[[Ajamu Baraka]] | + | * [[Alan MacLeod]] |
| − | *[[Julian Assange]] | + | * [[Richard Medhurst]] |
| − | *[[Black Agenda Report]] | + | * [[Danny Haiphong]] |
| − | *[[Sharmine Narwani]] | + | * [[Margaret Kimberley]] |
| − | *[[Information Clearing House]] | + | * [[Glen Ford]] |
| − | *[[Venezuela Analysis]] | + | * [[Steven Sahiounie]], [[Mideast Discourse]] |
| − | *[[Resumen Latinoamericano]] | + | * [[The Grayzone]] |
| − | *[[Dilyana Gaytandzhieva]] | + | * [[Ryan Cristian]], [[The Last American Vagabond]] |
| − | *[[Finian Cunningham]] | + | * [[Ben Norton]] |
| − | *[[Gareth Porter]] | + | * [[Anya Parampil]] |
| − | *[[Kevork Almassian/Syriana Analysis]] | + | * [[Aaron Maté]] |
| − | *[[Moon of Alabama]] | + | * [[Rick Sterling]] |
| − | *[[Whitney Webb]] | + | * [[Dan Cohen]] |
| − | *[[MintPress News]] | + | * [[South Front]] |
| − | *[[Max Blumenthal]] | + | * [[Alastair Crooke]] |
| − | *[[The Jimmy Dore Show]] | + | * [[Kim Iversen]] |
| − | *[[Rania Khalek]] | + | * [[Caitlin Johnstone]] |
| − | *[[Vanessa Beeley]] | + | * name deleted at request of recipient |
| − | *[[Eva Bartlett]] | + | * [[Ajamu Baraka]] |
| − | + | * [[Julian Assange]] | |
| − | + | * [[Black Agenda Report]] | |
| + | * [[Sharmine Narwani]] | ||
| + | * [[Information Clearing House]] | ||
| + | * [[Venezuela Analysis]] | ||
| + | * [[Resumen Latinoamericano]] | ||
| + | * [[Dilyana Gaytandzhieva]] | ||
| + | * [[Finian Cunningham]] | ||
| + | * [[Gareth Porter]] | ||
| + | * [[Kevork Almassian]]/[[Syriana Analysis]] | ||
| + | * [[Moon of Alabama]] | ||
| + | * [[Whitney Webb]] | ||
| + | * [[MintPress News]] | ||
| + | * [[Max Blumenthal]] | ||
| + | * [[The Jimmy Dore Show]] | ||
| + | * [[Rania Khalek]] | ||
| + | * [[Vanessa Beeley]] | ||
| + | * [[Eva Bartlett]]<ref>''[https://serenashimaward.org/laureates/ "Laureates of the Serena Shim Award"]''</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 3 April 2024
 Serena Shim Award    | |
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| Interest of | • Brian Berletic • George Eliason • George Galloway • Jackson Hinkle • Kit Klarenberg • Jeremy Kuzmarov • Alina Lipp • Garland Nixon • Scott Ritter |
| Honours non-mainstream journalists who continue to tell challenging truths in difficult times. | |
The Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism is a Prize honouring independent journalists who continue to tell challenging truths in difficult times.
About The Award
Awarded by the Association for Investment in Popular Action Committees, the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism is an umbrella non-profit based in the San Francisco area, with some connections to the Syria Solidarity Movement. Paul Larudee, the group’s treasurer, describes himself as a former US government advisor to Saudi Arabia and Palestine activists.[1]
The funds provided by this Award, a cash amount in the range US$2500–5000[2], is meant to "enable these courageous journalists to continue their work in an environment that penalises them for their clarity of vision and willingness to expose the powerful."[3]
Honouring Serena Shim
Serena Shim (1985-2014) was an American journalist working for Iranian broadcaster Press TV. Reporting from the Turkish-Syrian border, she reported about fighters from ISIS crossing from Turkey into Syria, disguised in trucks carrying the symbols of NGOs and the World Food Programme. Serena told her employers that she was threatened by Turkish intelligence and accused of espionage. Two days later, she was suddenly killed in a suspicious car accident in October 2014, the circumstances of which have remained murky since that time. When she was threatened by the Turkish intelligence, she continued to report despite her well-founded fears, and paid the ultimate price for her uncompromised integrity in journalism.
Bellingcat
Bellingcat described the Serena Shim Award as "a shadowy group that supports Syrian dictator Bashar-al Assad is giving thousands of dollars" to fellow travellers - "far-right activists, conspiracy websites, YouTube personalities, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange."[4]
The Bellingcat attention means that the Prize has been thoroughly searched by Western intelligence agencies, and that they have come up with nothing illegal, even filing errors.
Awardees
- Garland Nixon
- George Galloway
- Camila Escalante
- Christelle Néant
- Ollie Vargas
- Antiwar.com
- Scott Ritter
- Kim Ives
- Jeremy Kuzmarov
- Brian Berletic
- Oscar Leon
- Alina Lipp
- George Eliason
- Kit Klarenberg
- Jackson Hinkle
- Dan Kovalik
- Ajit Singh
- Ambassador Peter Ford
- Consortium News
- Alan MacLeod
- Richard Medhurst
- Danny Haiphong
- Margaret Kimberley
- Glen Ford
- Steven Sahiounie, Mideast Discourse
- The Grayzone
- Ryan Cristian, The Last American Vagabond
- Ben Norton
- Anya Parampil
- Aaron Maté
- Rick Sterling
- Dan Cohen
- South Front
- Alastair Crooke
- Kim Iversen
- Caitlin Johnstone
- name deleted at request of recipient
- Ajamu Baraka
- Julian Assange
- Black Agenda Report
- Sharmine Narwani
- Information Clearing House
- Venezuela Analysis
- Resumen Latinoamericano
- Dilyana Gaytandzhieva
- Finian Cunningham
- Gareth Porter
- Kevork Almassian/Syriana Analysis
- Moon of Alabama
- Whitney Webb
- MintPress News
- Max Blumenthal
- The Jimmy Dore Show
- Rania Khalek
- Vanessa Beeley
- Eva Bartlett[5]
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.
References
- ↑ https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2019/09/30/pro-assad-lobby-group-rewards-bloggers-on-both-the-left-and-the-right/comment-page-2/
- ↑ https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2019/09/30/pro-assad-lobby-group-rewards-bloggers-on-both-the-left-and-the-right/comment-page-2/
- ↑ https://serenashimaward.org/
- ↑ https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2019/09/30/pro-assad-lobby-group-rewards-bloggers-on-both-the-left-and-the-right/comment-page-2/
- ↑ "Laureates of the Serena Shim Award"
