Amnesty International UK Media Awards 2022 - Winners Announced
Published By Amnesty International UK [English], Wed, May 4, 2022 2:03 PM
Al Jazeera took home award for best investigation
Outstanding Impact Award won by BBC for investigation into Russia’s Wagner group
The winners of Amnesty International UK’s prestigious Media Awards 2022 have been announced this evening at a ceremony held in London, hosted by the BBC’s Special Correspondent and Filmmaker Nawal Al-Maghafi.
The awards celebrate the best human rights journalism of 2021 across 12 categories, including investigations, broadcast news, documentaries, photojournalism, student media, radio and podcasts, as well as best use of digital media.
Al Jazeera took home the award for best investigation for its exposé of state corruption and human rights abuses in Bangladesh; BBC News came top of the broadcast news category for its report on the situation for Afghan women and girls following the Taliban’s takeover; while the Guardian won ‘Best Use of Digital Media’ for its creative piece on the moment Israeli forces hit al-Jalaa tower in Gaza.
The compelling ‘Collective: Unravelling a Scandal’ came top of the documentaries category, while Patrick Strudwick won the features category for his piece in the i paper, which detailed the plight of LGBT people in Afghanistan.
Amnesty’s Outstanding Impact Award, which was presented by Channel 4 News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy, was handed to BBC News Arabic, BBC News Russia and BBC Digital for their joint investigation into the shady operations of Russia’s Wagner group.
The Gaby Rado Award for New Journalist
Judges: Sophia Yan (The Telegraph), Sahar Zand (freelance), Lindsay Taylor (friend of Gaby Rado and former Channel 4 News correspondent), Samantha Poling (BBC Worldwide), Rachel Reilly (Amnesty International UK).
Best Use of Digital Media
Judges: Mark Sealy (Autograph ABP/ University of the Arts London), Philip Coburn (Daily Mirror), Paul Conroy (Freelance), Sara Rumens (The Times), Smita Sharma (Freelance), Richard Burton (Amnesty International).
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