British-Pakistani journalist Saima Mohsin is awarded the Kathy Gannon Legacy Award by the Coalition For Girls In Journalism in London on Thursday.
The award celebrates the companies and dedication of a veteran correspondent who coated among the vital tales of her time with integrity and the award goals to honour feminine journalists who proceed her legacy simply as Mohsin has finished.
“Mohsin exemplifies the values of the Kathy Gannon Legacy Awards, demonstrating the significance of tenacity and dedication in journalism,” the CFWIJ additional added on its official web site.
Mohsin is broadly recognized for her damage throughout an task in Jerusalem and later getting fired from her job. The journalist then dedicated herself to standing up towards the injustice she confronted.
The coalition added on its web site that the recipient of the award has “turn out to be a champion for her colleagues, pushing for higher safeguards and office protections in an typically unforgiving business”.
The CFWIJ additionally took to its official Instagram account to congratulate Mohsin on successful the award and said that “her battle for justice for journalists who’re injured on the job, that always got here at private threat, deserves the very best recognition”.
Mohsin, who’s at the moment related to Sky Information, is without doubt one of the two ladies journalists to earn the accolade, the opposite being Leila Molana Allen.
“As Allen and Mohsin obtain the 2024 Kathy Gannon Legacy Awards in London, they remind us of girls journalists worldwide who proceed to pursue reality and infrequently contribute extra to journalism than the tales they inform,” the CFWIJ says on its web site.
“CFWIJ is proud to assist and honour each winners,” the organisation added.