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Amnesty International UK Media Awards |
The 11th annual Amnesty Media Awards were presented at British Academy of Film and Television Arts on 27 June 2002. The host was Nick Clarke.
Amnesty International announced the shortlisted entries for its 11th annual UK Media Awards on 14 May 2002. The winners were announced at an evening awards ceremony at BAFTA, London, on Thursday 27 June 2002, hosted by Radio 4's Nick Clarke.
Amnesty International UK Communications Director Richard Bunting[a] said:
"This year’s entries to the 2002 Amnesty International UK Media Awards were marked by September 11 and its aftermath. UK reporting of these events was outstanding in terms of its human rights analysis. The entries strongly reflect a commitment to in-depth and comprehensive reporting of human rights issues."[1][2]
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/uploads/documents/doc_19372.pdf
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=11297
The
Short List and Awards 2002
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| Category | Title | Organisation | Journalists | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBAL AWARD FOR HUMAN RIGHTS JOURNALISM | |||||
| A Gaza Diary, Scenes from the Palestinian uprising | Harper's Magazine | Chris Hedges | |||
| Hedges, former Middle East Bureau chief of The New York Times, returns to the Gaza Strip to describe everyday life - and death - under Israeli occupation. It is a story of loss, humiliation and raw cruelty. | |||||
| He's been appointed spy | Posev in the Russian Federation | Victor Tereshkin | |||
| Where old age is not welcome | published on Africanews. | Amos Safo | |||
| Judges: Paul Hoffman,[b] Sir Nigel Rodley, Najam Sethi, Zwelakhe Sisulu,[c] and Ahdaf Soueif | |||||
| National Print | |||||
| 10-year-old Qwadrat takes his final painful breath |
The Mirror | Anton Antonowicz | |||
| A chilling body of evidence | The Times | Anthony Loyd | |||
| Zimbabwean asylum seekers | The Observer | Paul Harris, Martin Bright and Andrew Meldrum |
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| Judges: Dr. Zaki Badawi, Rosie Boycott, Richard Bunting,[a] Roy Greenslade, Natasha Walter | |||||
| Periodicals | |||||
| Dealers' choice | The Independent on Sunday Review | Robert Fisk | |||
| Killer Copland | The Times Magazine | Janine di Giovanni | |||
| The school of assassins that the US army has tried to hide | The Sunday Times Magazine | Christine Toomey | |||
| Judges: Richard Bunting,[a] Stanley Cohen, Noreena Hertz, Jonathan Power,[d] Francine Stock | |||||
| Photojournalism | |||||
| Aids in Africa | Network Photographers & Guardian Weekend | Gideon Mendel | |||
| Another place, another war | Index on Censorship | Heidi Bradner | |||
| War crimes in Kosovo | Newsweek International | Gary Knight | |||
| Judges: Richard Bunting,[a] Colin Jacobson,[e] Mary McCartney, Mark Sealy,[f] Paul Wombell.[g] | |||||
| Radio | |||||
| Egypt, | Crossing Continents, BBC Radio 4 | Rosie Goldsmith | |||
| Israel/Palestine | Crossing Continents, BBC Radio 4 | Lucy Ash | |||
| Zimbabwean Asylum Seekers | PM Programme, BBC Radio 4 | Angus Crawford | |||
| Judges: Richard Bunting,[a] Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Andy Kershaw, Allan Little, Mark Thomas. | |||||
| Special Award for Human Rights Journalism Under Threat | |||||
| Milkias Mihretab
Milkias Mihretab was the founding editor of Keste Debena newspaper, Eritrea. He was president of an unofficial independent journalists’ association in Eritrea, a lawyer and former magistrate. He received the award in recognition the great risk that he took in criticising the Eritrean government. From 1999 onwards he was subjected to multiple arrests and prosecutions. As a result his life was put in danger he was obliged to seek asylum overseas. In 2005 was able to secure entry into France. |
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| Television Documentary | |||||
| Kids Behind Bars | True Vision Productions for the BBC | produced by Kate Blewett and Brian Woods | |||
| The Accused | BBC Panorama | produced by Aidan Laverty | |||
| The Trials of Henry Kissinger | A Jigsaw/Think Tank production for the BBC in association with Diverse Ltd | produced by Alex Gibney & Eugene Jarecki | |||
| Judges: Richard Bunting,[a] Roger Graef, Bonnie Greer , Bianca Jagger, Charles Wheeler. | |||||
| Television News | |||||
| Detainees in New York | BBC4 News | Jane Standley | |||
| Slobodan Milosevic War Crimes Trial | ITN - Channel 4 News | Gaby Rado | |||
| Zimbabwe series | ITN - Channel 4 News | Lindsey Hilsum | |||
| Judges: Richard Bunting,[a] Geeta Guru-Murthy, Mariella Frostrup, Andrew Puddephatt,[h] Kate Gerbeau. | |||||
See Also
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g At the time of the 2001 Awards, Richard Bunting was Director of Communications at Amnesty International UK - www.richardbunting.com Biography - Archive copy as at January 22, 2013
- ^ Paul Hoffman is an internationally know attorney in the field of Human Rights. Has been since August 1999 a member of AI's 9 member International Executive Committee which oversees AI's operations throughout the world. He practices law in California - Biography
- ^ Zwelakhe Sisulu, son of Walter Sisulu was a well known journalist and editor from South Africa. Died in 2002 - Biography at Who's Who South Africa.
- ^ Jonathan Power was a columnist, film-maker and writer. He wrote for the Herald Tribune and New York Times. He was author of "Like Water on Stone:The Story of Amnesty International" (2001) ISBN 978-1-55553-487-5
- ^ Colin Jacobson has been picture editor for several national publications including The Economist, The Observer Magazine and The Independent Magazine. He left full-time journalism in 1995 and became visiting lecturer and a senior research fellow at the ″Centre for Journalism Studies″, Cardiff University. He has been a jurist and chairman on many photography contests. In 2002, he edited the book, ″Underexposed″ (ISBN 978-1903399217), which highlighted aspects of censorship, propaganda and spin in photography. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Photojournalism at the University of Westminster in London.
- ^ Mark Sealy is director of ″Autograph″, a charity that educates globally in the issues of cultural identity and human rights through the medium of photogrpahy. Website
- ^ At the time of the Awards, Paul Wombel was director of The Photographers' Gallery, London.
- ^ Andrew Puddephatt was was Executive Director of ARTICLE 19, international human rights organisation that promotes freedom of expression.
References
[edit]- ^ "Media Awards 2002 Shortlisted Entries". Amensty Interntaional UK (AIUK). Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
- ^ Media Awards 2002 Shortlisted Entries at the Wayback Machine (archived November 19, 2005)