Amnesty International UK Media Awards 1995
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Amnesty International UK Media Awards |
The Amnesty International UK Media Awards 1995 were made in 5 categories; National Print, Periodicals, Radio, Television Documentary and Television News with two awards made in the Television Documentary category.
Overall winner was in the Television News category for the reporting on China’s ‘laogai’ (labour camps) by Sue Lloyd-Roberts BBC Breakfast News.[1] The award was presented by Pierre Sané.[2]
The awards were hosted by Peter Snow
1995 Awards
| 1995 | |||||
| Category | Title | Organisation | Journalists | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Print | |||||
| “Blood on their hands” | The Guardian (Weekend) | Chris McGreal | |||
| Periodicals | |||||
| “Jailed for being raped” | Marie Claire | Kathy Evans, Jan Goodwin |
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| Radio | |||||
| “Letter to Yeltsin” | From Our Own Correspondent BBC Radio 4 |
Malcolm Brabant | [2] | ||
| Television Documentary Joint Winners | |||||
| Journey into Darkness | BBC 1 Panorama | Fergal Keane | [3][4] | ||
| The Torture Trail | Dispatches Channel 4 |
Martyn Gregory | [5][6] [7] | ||
| Television News | |||||
| Investigation into China’s ‘laogai’ (labour camps) | BBC Breakfast News | Sue Lloyd-Roberts | [1][2] | ||
See Also
"Peking tries to silence voice of the gulag", Sunday 2 July 1995, Sue Lloyd-Roberts - The Independent 1., 2.
References
- ^ a b Practising Videojournalism. Taylor & Francis. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-415-38665-4.
- ^ a b c China Expose Wins Top AI Press Award. The Journal of the British Section of Amnesty International, Issues 59-86. The Section. 1993. p. 75.
- ^ "Panorama: Rwanda programmes". Panorama (TV series). BBC. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013.
Panorama reporter Fergal Keane travelled deep into rebel and government held territory in Rwanda during the genocide. He traced the causes of the slaughter, spoke to victims and confronted the Sylvestre Gacumbitsi, a Rwandan mayor who had been accused of orchestrating the slaughter of thousands of Tutsis in a village church.
- ^ Editor BENSON, Glenwyn Reporter KEANE, Fergal (27 June 1994). "PANORAMA - Journey into Darkness". Panorma. Season 1994. BBC. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.
Report on the war in Rwanda
- ^ Darren J. O'Byrne (2003). Human Rights: An Introduction. Longman. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-582-43824-8. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ Dispatches: The Torture Trail - 1995 (Martyn Gregory Channel on YouTube). Martyn Gregory Channel: Martyn Gregory.
Martyn Gregory goes undercover to pose as an arms dealer and uncovers evidence that implements of torture are easily available from British companies and the trade is openly conducted with the knowledge of the British government. First Broadcast on Channel 4 on 11 January 1995.
{{cite AV media}}: External link in|location=and|medium= - ^ Director GREGORY, Martyn Production Company TVF Producer GREGORY, Martyn (11 January 1995). "DISPATCHES - The TORTURE TRAIL". Dispatches. Channel 4. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.