Ukrainian outlet from Sumy region named finalist for international press freedom award
According to the union, hostilities created major challenges for Vorskla in printing and delivering the newspaper. However, after losing access to a printing house, the editorial team found a way to continue publishing.
The journalists began printing issues on a standard A4 office printer. The team later organized its own delivery service to border villages.
The Ukrainian newspaper will compete against two other finalists in the Journalism category:
The winner will be announced in London on November 19.
The Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards is an international award presented by the British human rights organization Index on Censorship. It recognizes journalists, activists, and artists who defend freedom of expression and oppose censorship.
As Rubryka previously reported, while Russian occupying forces are tightening digital isolation in temporarily occupied territories, coverage of these territories accounts for around 0.3% of content in Ukraine's information space on Telegram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok. The lack of a unified state policy, blocked resources, and the risk of being detained and tortured in an unofficial detention facility create an information vacuum. As a result, people living under occupation feel increasingly disconnected from those in Ukrainian-controlled territory, while the latter are beginning to view residents of occupied areas through the lens of hostile stereotypes.
Read more in our article: "Facing enemy censorship and lacking a state strategy: What prevents Ukrainian media from reaching occupied territories, and what can be done about it."
Earlier, a letter from Ukrainian journalist and serviceman Vladyslav Holovin to his son was included in the international book Letters to Our Sons.
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