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HKFP's investigative reporting wins a prestigious SOPA award
A Hong Kong Free Press investigation has won an honourable mention at the prestigious Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) awards.
HKFP's 2024 probe into Hong Kong's role in illegal deforestation of the Amazon rainforest was a joint investigation by Mercedes Hutton and Repórter Brasil.
Supply chain data, revealed in the feature, showed that at least four local businesses had imported beef farmed by a man whom Brazilian police had called 'the greatest devastator of the Amazon.'
It won a Carlos Tejada Award for Excellence in Investigative Reporting Honourable Mention. The top prize in the regional category went to a Mekong Eye investigation into meat smuggling.
SOPA said that there were over 700 entries, with 120 volunteer judges asked to pick the top contenders for this year's awards.
Established in 1999, the SOPA Awards recognise editorial excellence in both new media and traditional journalism in the Asia-Pacific region. HKFP has won three prizes in previous years.
The SOPA 2025 Awards Gala Dinner was held on Thursday at the JW Marriott Hotel. Editor at Large for Bloomberg Weekend Mishal Husain, a former BBC World presenter, was the keynote speaker, alongside broadcaster Karen Koh as host.
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In 2024, HKFP was listed as a finalist for a award and Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Prize. Also last year, HKFP won a Journalist of Courage & Impact award, photography award and was nominated for a SOPA prize in Explanatory Reporting.
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