Hasan Cemal received the "Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism"

Esteemed journalist and instructor at our University (Faculty of Communication Department of Media)  Hasan Cemal received the "Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism" on March 12, 2015 at Harvard University. 

Nieman Fellows in the class of 2015 chose Cemal for the honor in recognition of a long career dedicated to championing freedom of the press in Turkey and as a representative of all Turkish journalists working today under increasingly difficult conditions. Cemal is the co-founding president of P24: Platform for Independent Journalism.

Please click to read Hasan Cemal's full speech.