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KOREAN WAR STORY WINS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AWARD

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has presented its 2000 Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting for an investigation into the US military's attacks on civilians during the Korean War. Writers Sang-Hun Choe, Charles J. Hanley and Martha Mendoza and researcher Randy Herschaft of the Associated Press spent over a year working on their investigation, titled ?Bridge at No Gun Ri?. The revelations about the killings of hundreds of Korean refugees by US forces during the Korean War prompted investigations by the US Defence Department and South Korea.

The annual ICIJ Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting was created to honour international investigative reporting. In addition to the US$20,000 first-place prize, an independent five-member panel of international journalists selected five finalists, who will receive $1,000 each. Any professional journalist or team of journalists of any nationality working in print, broadcast or online media may apply for the award. In keeping with the transnational emphasis of the ICIJ award, eligible investigations must involve reporting in at least two countries. For more details on this year?s award winner and finalists, as well as information on how to apply for the 2001 award, please visit the ICIJ Web site at
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