Korean Service, 2012 winner
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Radio Free Asia’s Korean Service was honored for its “proactive efforts and outstanding teamwork” in covering the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in December 2011. The Service employed a 24/7 emergency staffing plan to report on developments taking place in DPRK and to provide perspectives from the international community, media outlets, North Korea experts, and defectors.