Press 2011

The Guardian, Wednesday 11 May 2011

Double Win for Guardian at One World Media Awards

The Guardian's Global development website was last night presented with a One World Media award for its coverage of the millennium development goals.

The site, launched in September last year, was praised for making it possible for people to join in a global conversation on the MDGs.

Guardian columnist and foreign correspondent Jonathan Steele won the press award for his G2 report on the effectiveness of the UK's aid and development teams in Helmand province, Afghanistan...

Televisual, Wednesday 11 May 2011

C4 Triumphs at One World Media Awards

Channel 4 won a total of five awards at last night's One World Media Awards including Journalist of the Year which went to Channel 4 News' International Editor Lindsey Hilsum.

Hilsum beat off stiff competition in an all-female line up to scoop the coveted gong at the event which recognises excellence in media coverage of the developing world...

BBC ariel, Wednesday 11 May 2011

Winners of the One World Media Awards Announced

The BBC wins in three categories at the One World Media Awards in London last night.

Welcome to Lagos, a BBC Two observational documentary series, explored life in Lagos, Nigeria, one of the most extreme urban environments in the world. It picked up the documentary award.

Channel 4 presenter Jon Snow hosted the awards, now in their 23rd year, which recognise excellence in film, radio, print and new media that has the developing world as the focus...

Broadcast, Wednesday 11 May 2011

Channel 4 News Editor Takes Top Prize at One World Awards

Channel 4 News' international editor Lindsey Hilsum has won Journalist of the Year at the annual One World Media Awards.

Picking up the gong from colleague Jon Snow at the ceremony last night, Hilsum was told she had won for her reportage from places such as Gaza, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Congo, which offered "a master class in challenging and provocative journalism"...

Scottish Times, Wednesday 11 May 2011

Scotsman's Comic Capers Provide Vital Lessons for the Bash Street Kids of Kenya

'Shujaaz' has won a top media award after reaching 80 million youngsters with its mixture of laughter and advice.

Based on the Beano and produced in a Nairobi garden shed, a cartoon atrip offering teenage Kenyans life-changing advice on health and welfare has been such a success it has earned an international prize...

Press Gazette, Wednesday 11 May 2011

One World Media Awards 2011: Full List of Winners

Channel 4's Lindsey Hilsum was named Journalist of the Year at the One World Media Awards 2011 in London yesterday.

Hilsum triumphed over an all-female line up, with judges describing her reporting from Gaza, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Congo as "story-telling at its best... this was a master class in provocative journalism." The Press Award was won by Jonathan Steele for his Guardian G2 feature ‘Real Life Inside Helmand', which reported on the UK's aid and development work in Afghanistan...

Channel 4, Wednesday, 11 May 2011

Channel 4 Scoops Five One World Media Awards

Channel 4 was last night awarded five One World Media Awards which recognise excellence in media coverage of the developing world - more than any other media organisation. Channel 4 News International Editor Lindsey Hilsum beat off stiff competition in an all-female line up to win the coveted Journalist of the Year award.

The unanimous choice of the judges, they described Hilsum's reports from Gaza, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Congo as: "story-telling at its best... This was a master class in challenging and provocative journalism..."

Broadcast, Friday 29 April 2011

PSBs should not shirk their responsibility to the world

What are the Awards for? In our highly competitive industry, winning awards certainly helps people get on. Win enough and 'distinguished' might even be attached to a namecheck.

At One World Media, we're glad our awards are so highly prized. Their currency helps us influence media people to promote global dialogue, tolerance and understanding; give marginalised people a voice; and contribute to international development...