Tigran Feiler and Sara Murillo Cortes are awarded the prize "for using courageous and knowledgeable journalism, often in humble collaboration with colleagues on the ground, connecting the local with the global, and showing people's vulnerability in the shadow of powerful drug cartel networks," according to the jury. motivation.
Tigran Feiler and Sara Murillo Cortes started reporting for SVT Nyheter 2016 and have worked together for a large number of SVT programs: Agenda, Aktuellt, Babel, Kobra, Korrespondenterna, På Spåret, Rapport, Sportspegeln, Assignment Review and Vetenskapens Värld.
The prize is instituted by Borås Tidning in memory of Swedish Radio journalist Nils Horner, who was shot dead during a mission in Afghanistan in 2014.
The prize money is SEK 25,000.