IPS Editor in Chief Miren Gutierrez travelled to the second annual International Street Paper Awards that took place recently in Bergen, Norway. IPS has a valuable partnership with the International Network of Street Newspapers (INSP) contributing IPS stories in multiple languages to their Street News Service.

The awards were organised by INSP, in collaboration with Megafon, the local street paper of Bergen. The awards were the highlight of the INSP Annual Conference, and a key part of the organisation’s 15th anniversary celebrations, which are taking place throughout 2009. IPS Editor in Chief Miren Gutierrez was a presenter of one of the awards. She also participated in a lively and intense panel discussion about the future of journalism.

The awards ceremony was hosted by Petter Lavern, a well know DJ on Bergen’s Radio 1, and co-hosted by Quiz Master Tom James Leaver Gunner. The event was sponsored by Reuters, ALF AS and Bergen City Council.

The prestigious international judging panel of some of media’s big hitters supported the awards. They were Martin Wanjala Ocholi, Media Consultant, Kenya; Sanjay Suri, Editor for Inter Press Service, Europe-Mediterranean (IPS); Silja J.A. Talvi, award-winning investigative journalist and author, USA; Oddleiv Apneseth, Award winning photographer, Norway. The awards were chaired by David Schlesinger, Editor-in-Chief of Reuters News and INSP’s Honorary President.

Read more on the winner’s Street Paper Awards 2009