Saturday, November 13, 2010
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.(AP)—Harvard University's Nieman Foundation for Journalism has honored an Associated Press reporter in Somalia with its award that recognizes those who display conscience and integrity in communications.
Mohamed Olad Hassan
Mohamed Olad Hassan has endured repeated death threats, intimidation and a shrapnel wound from a mortar explosion near his home in the Somali capital of Mogadishu in 2007. In December 2009, he narrowly escaped with his life when a bomb exploded at a graduation ceremony he was covering, killing two dozen people.
The fellows said they "admire his intrepid reporting in the face of mortal danger."
Hassan, who previously also worked for the BBC, will receive the award Nov. 18 at Harvard.
Source: AP