WINNER: Local Media Award


E-Waste

Inside Out, BBC London

Some of the poorest nations on Earth are facing environmental catastrophe because criminals are illegally dumping our 'E-waste' in Africa. In London alone, more than 4000 TVs are disposed of every day, and when reporter Mark Jordan visited a dump site in Ghana, he discovered tonnes of our E-waste being dismantled for metals by children as young as five.

The jury said:

'This short report gave appropriate prominence to Ghanaian campaigners and environmental protection officers. This was a very original investigation with a very clear North/South connection. It was heartening for the jury to see "Inside Out" with limited means at its disposal fulfilling one of the BBC's great purposes, namely of bringing the world to the UK. In this case, London viewers were enabled to see the impact of their lives on those of some of the poorest people in the world.'


The jury panel:

  • CHAIR: Paddy Coulter, Director, Oxford Global Media
  • Hugh Levinson, Editor World Programmes, BBC Radio Current Affairs
  • Sally-Ann Wilson, Deputy Secretary General, CBA
  • Caroline Diehl, Chief Executive, Media Trust

Click here to download the jury's full citation (pdf)

L to R - John Ramsden, Mark Jordan, Dippy Chaudhary and Lisa Vickery

L to R - John Ramsden, Mark Jordan, Dippy Chaudhary and Lisa Vickery

'It's amazing to win such an award - our main focus is on London, but to link in the story of a poor country ending up with our rubbish illegally is a powerful story to tell. We're all very proud - and Londoners now know where a lot of their throwaway TVs end up!'
- Dippy Chaudhary
"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