Syria reports recognised

Heartbreaking reports on refugees fleeing Syria to escape the country's civil war have been recognised, with _The West Australian _'s Steve Pennells named a finalist in his year's United Nations Association of Australia Media Awards.

Pennells was the first journalist to be granted access to Jordan's remote north-eastern border with Syria.

Last year, he won the Gold Walkley and took out the print category of the United Nations Association of Australia awards.