With just hours to go before Reuters broadcasts its Journalists of the Year Awards on March 18, we’re sharing a look at the nominees for Photo of the Year and Story of the Year in the lead-up to the event.
The Journalists of the Year Awards will be a 60-minute program, featuring interviews, personal reflections and insights into the stories that shaped our lives in 2020. On March 18, the event will take on a new form, in a show hosted by Reuters TV presenters Angeline Ong and Conway Gittens, and streamed online across the day.
Photo of the Year honors the year’s single best still photograph, with the winner voted on by Thomson Reuters staff. The finalists are:
–U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, by Tom Brenner.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, with a flag behind him, during a campaign rally at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S., September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RC2B5J9ES6NM
–Detained Filipino activist Reina Mae Nasino holds a flower during the burial of her three-month-old baby, River, in the Philippines, by Eloisa Lopez.
Detained Filipino activist Reina Mae Nasino, 23, holds a flower during the burial of her three-month-old baby River, who died while she was in prison, in Manila North Cemetery, Philippines, October 16, 2020. “We were denied the chance to be together. I did not even see your laughter,” said Nasino. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo SEARCH “NASINO ACTIVIST” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY – RC2TJJ95WCHS
–Doctor Katharina Franz and paramedic Andreas Hankel of rescue helicopter “Christoph Giessen” revive a patient during preparations for his transport, in Hanau, Germany, by Kai Pfaffenback.
Doctor Katharina Franz (R) and paramedic Andreas Hankel (L) of rescue helicopter “Christoph Giessen” revive a patient during preparations of his transport in a special isolation chamber “IsoArk” for highly infectious COVID-19 patients from a clinic in Hanau, Germany, April 16, 2020. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach – RC2B2K9FGI0G
–Protester Patrick Hutchinson carries an injured counter-protester to safety in London, by Dylan Martinez.
Protester Patrick Hutchinson carries an injured counter-protester to safety, near Waterloo station during a Black Lives Matter protest following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, in London, Britain, June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH “GLOBAL POY” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “REUTERS POY” FOR ALL BEST OF 2020 PACKAGES. – RC2M5K9887H3
–A pregnant woman reacts to the body of her husband, who was shot in Sao Carlos during a police operation, in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, by Ricardo Moraes.
Juliana, who says she is four months pregnant, reacts in front of the body of her husband Davi Barboza, who was shot in Sao Carlos during a police operation after heavy confrontations between drug gangs, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 27, 2020. “I want to ask whoever is in that life to get out,” Juliana said. “Think of your family because it’s very difficult for us. I don’t know how I’m going to go back home and not see him anymore.” REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH “GLOBAL POY” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “REUTERS POY” FOR ALL BEST OF 2020 PACKAGES. – RC2M5K97RUZW
–Protestor Monie Scott raises her fist while people chant around her at a memorial site for George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Leah Millis.
Rain falls as C’Monie Scott raises her fist while people chant around her at a memorial site for George Floyd that has been created at the place where he was taken into police custody and later pronounced dead, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH “GLOBAL POY” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “REUTERS POY” FOR ALL BEST OF 2020 PACKAGES. – RC2M5K9R38XL
Story of the Year recognizes coverage across text, photo and video on the year’s biggest news stories. The finalists are:
–Covering the Pandemic, by the entire Reuters newsroom, is nominated for text, pictures, video, graphics and Breakingviews for overcoming enormous disruption in their own lives and meeting the challenge to cover this once-in-a-lifetime story from every angle for all our customer groups.
–China Tech is nominated for dominating the biggest business stories of 2020 on China tech, including Ant Group and TikTok. The team includes Echo Wang, Alexandra Alper, Saeed Azhar, Sumeet Chatterjee, Anshuman Daga, Sheila Dang, Joshua Franklin, Brenda Goh, Cheng Leng, Tony Munroe, Scott Murdoch, Stephen Nellis, Fanny Potkin, Greg Roumeliotis, Samuel Shen, David Shepardson, Echo Wang, Kane Wu, Yingzhi Yang, Keith Zhai, Zoey Zhang and Julie Zhu.
–Maduro’s Venezuela is nominated for documenting the means President Nicolas Maduro used to cling to power in Venezuela and the country’s worsening humanitarian plight. The team includes Mayela Armas, Angus Berwick, Deisy Buitrago, Luc Cohen, Brian Ellsworth, Parisa Hafezi, Sarah Kinosian, Mary Milliken, Marinela Nava, Efrain Otero, Marianna Parraga, Corina Pons, Anggy Polanco, Paulo Prada, Manaure Quintero, Rinat Sagdiev, Vivian Sequera and Matt Spetalnick.
–Racial Injustice is nominated for leading coverage across racial injustice and Black Lives Matters protests around the world. The team includes Amran Abocar, Carlos Barria, Makini Brice, Brad Brooks, Chris Canipe, Julio-Cesar Chavez, Diane Craft, Alan Devall, Mimi Dwyer, Jonathan Ernst, Kevin Fogarty, Minami Funakoshi, Andrew Hofstetter, Samuel Hart, Ted Hesson, Travis Hartman, Katanga Johnson, April Joyner, Andrew Kelly, Ally Levine, Jonnelle Marte, Dylan Martinez, Brendan McDermid, Frank McGurty, Rich McKay, Arriana McLymore, Leah Millis, Imani Moise, Jeenah Moon, Angela Moore, Ricardo Moraes, Eduardo Munoz, Gershon Peaks, Ernest Scheyder, Howard Schneider, Andrea Shalal, Kanishka Singh, John Slattery, Brian Snyder, Andy Sullivan, Sandra Stojanovic, Paul Thomasch, Heather Timmons, Moira Warburton, Lawrence Bryant and Caitlin Ochs.
–U.S. Election is nominated for Reuters coverage of the 2020 U.S. election, including election integrity issues, stunning visuals and compelling graphics. Sharon Bernstein, Chris Canipe, Ross Colvin, Elizabeth Culliford, Thomas Hals, Samuel Hart, Julia Harte, Steve Holland, Trevor Hunnicutt, Colleen Jenkins, Chris Kahn, Soyoung Kim, Catherine Koppel, Jason Lange, Ally Levine, Simon Lewis, Lisa Lewnes, Scott Malone, Michael Martina, Jeff Mason, James Oliphant, Don Pessin, Tim Reid, Jarrett Renshaw, Joe Shaw, George Tamerlani, Joseph Tanfani, Cath Turner, Noeleen Walder, John Whitesides and Jan Wolfe.
Tune in on March 18 to find out the winners and learn more about their work. You can register for the event, which will be broadcast three times tailored to key time zones, here.
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