Sanna Torén Björling, a correspondent for Dagens Nyheter, received the prize for her reporting from war-torn Ukraine. According to sources, the Nils Horner Prize is awarded to journalists who work in the spirit of Nils Horner. The prize was established by the Borås Tidning owner foundation in memory of Nils Horner, a foreign correspondent born in Borås who was murdered in March 2014 while reporting from Afghanistan for Sveriges Radio.
The jury wrote in the motivation that as a correspondent in Kyiv, Sanna Torén Björling depicts with a sharp eye how the Russian war of aggression permeates Ukrainian society. The jury wrote that Sanna Torén Björling brings the reader to both soldiers at the front and civilians living under constant threat. The jury wrote that through concrete encounters, the war gets a human face, where fear, loss, and endurance speak for themselves, while the will to resist and joy of life persist.
It feels incredibly honoring.
" The exact date of the award ceremony has not been disclosed, and the specific reports that led to her selection remain unspecified.