Jury Panels


Radio News Award

David Ransom, Editor, New Internationalist (Chair)
Catherine Mayer, London Correspondent, Focus magazine
Jeremy Dear, General Secretary, National Union of Journalists, Representative, Save the Children

TV News Award

Andrew Caspari, Commissioning Editor, General Factual, Radio 4, BBC (Chair)
Paul Howson, Director of Film & Television, British Council
Sue Inglish, Head of Analysis & Research, BBC News
Patricia Kelly, Writer & Broadcaster (formerly Brussels Bureau Chief, CNN)

TV Documentary Award

Brent Woods, Festival Director, Sheffield International Documentary Festival (Chair)
Dick Fontaine, Director of Documentaries, National Film & Television School
David Aaronovitch, Columnist, The Observer
Peter Firstbrook, Head of Factual Programmes, Mosaic Films

Radio Documentary Award

Sharon Banoff, Editor, Strategic Development, Radio & Music Factual, BBC (Chair)
Joy Hatwood, formerly BBC radio
Jackie Davies, Radio Manager, One World Radio
Tony Stoller, Chief Executive, The Radio Authority

Press Award

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Presenter, Channel 4 News
Jeff Cohen, Director of Development, World Radio Network
Patrick Berry, Managing Director, Choice FM
Alexander Thomson, Chairman, News World Asia

New Media Award

Nikki Barton, Managing Director, Nykris (Chair)
Paul Eedle, founder, OutThere News
Tom Mansell-Playdell, justgiving.com
Graham Lane, Director of IT, Amnesty International

Children's Rights Award

Adrian Lovett, Director of Campaigns & Communications, Oxfam (Chair)
Marina Salandy-Brown, Editor, Home & Current Affairs, BBC
Deborah Rayner, Commissioning Editor, Indy Fund, Channel 4
Angela Travis, Head of Communications, UNICEF UK

Women's Achievement

Marie O’Riordan, Editor, Marie Claire (Chair)
Janet Royall, Parliamentary Coordinator, DG Press, European Commission
Jenny Richards, Deputy Director, Television Trust for the Environment
Jane Mote, Controller, The Community Channel

International Premiere

Ron McCullagh, Managing Editor, Insight News Television (Chair)
Magda Walter, Head of Global Media Communications, Plan
Anna van Der Wee, Filmmaker, Wildheart Productions
Amir Amirani, Producer/Director, Amirani Films

Campaign Award

Sue Bishop, Head of Media, Christian AidCampaign
Blake Lee-Harwood, Campaigns Director, Greenpeace UK (Chair)
Andy Page, Marketing Director, CARE International UK
Paul O’Connor, Founder, Undercurrents Productions
Andy Malone, Executive Editor, News, The Observer

Next Generation Award

Callum McGeoch, Editor, Dazed & Confused (Chair)
Daniella Dowling, Website Producer, Reach for the Sky, BSkyB
Emma Sander, CHIPS Coordinator, ChildLine
Bisi Williams, Youth Manager, ActionAid

"At the BBC World Service, we consider the One World Media Awards to be really important and prestigious. They are THE awards for recognising outstanding coverage of the developing world."

Mark Byford, BBC