
Each category in the One World Media Awards is judged by a carefully selected panel, all of whom are distinguished members of their professions with expertise in the relevant areas. The jurors are drawn from all sectors of the media industry and not-for-profit sector.
International Journalist of the Year Award
Steven Erlanger (Chair)
London Bureau Chief, New York Times

Monique Villa
CEO, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Jon Williams
Managing Director, RTE News

Lindsey Hilsum
International Editor, Channel 4 News

Feature Documentary Award
Liz Mermin (Chair)
Director of Visual, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Melanie Iredale
Deputy Director, Sheffield Doc/Fest

Maziar Bahari
Journalist & Documentary Filmmaker

Dick Fontaine
Co-head of Documentary, NFTS

New Voice Award
Kim Sengupta (Chair)
Defence & Diplomatic Editor, The Independent

Sue Turton
Correspondent & Documentary maker

Henna Zamurd-Butt
CEO & Editor, Media Diversified

Hugo Ward
Series Editor, Unreported World

Television Documentary Award
Kavita Puri (Chair)
Editor, BBC Our World

Neil Breakwell
London Bureau Chief, VICE News

Shanida Scotland
Development Editor, BBC Storyville

Kate Beal
CEO, Woodcut Media

Radio Award
Laura Parfitt (Chair)
Director, White Pebble Media

Michael Goldfarb
Journalist & Broadcaster

Eleanor McDowall
Senior Producer, Falling Tree Productions

Dan Williams
Head of International, Sky News

Corruption Reporting Award
Stephen Grey (Chair)
Special Correspondent, Reuters

Gladwell Otieno
Executive Director, AfriCOG

Pip Clothier
Director, Snapper TV

Eleanor Nichol
Campaigns Leader, Global Witness

Print Award
Maria Teresa Ronderos (Chair)
Director, Program on Independent Journalism, OSF

Lanre Akinola
Editor, African Business

Stuart McGurk
Senior Commissioning Editor, GQ Magazine

Ramita Navai
Writer & Journalist

Digital Media Award
Louis Jebb (Chair)
Founder & CEO, Immersiv.ly

Cassie Werber
Reporter, Quartz

Mohamed Yehia
Head of Multimedia, BBC Arabic

May Abdalla
Documentary Director & Interactive Producer

News Award
Donal MacIntyre (Chair)
Investigative Journalist

Kurt Barling
Professor of Journalism, Middlesex University

Natalie Fay
Executive Producer, Tonight programme & On Assignment, ITN

Daniel Pearl
Deputy Head of News & Current Affairs, Channel 4

Refugee Reporting Award
Dr. Katharine Jones (Chair)
Senior Research Fellow, Coventry University

Jamal Osman
Journalist & Filmmaker

Peter Bouckaert
Emergencies Director, Human Rights Watch

Eyob Teklay Ghilazghy
Writer, Academic & Human Rights Advocate

Student Award
Jackie Murphy (Chair)
Senior Acquisitions Producer, Al Jazeera English

Gemma Atkinson
Documentary Director

Benjamin Zand
Journalist & Filmmaker

Milène Larsson
Senior Producer & Correspondent, VICE/VICE News

Women’s Rights in Africa Award
Tazeen Ahmad (Chair)
TV Reporter & Journalist

Stella Paul
Multimedia Journalist

Funmi Iyanda
Broadcaster & Producer, CEO of OYA Media

Hillary Margolis
Women’s Rights Researcher, Human Rights Watch

Popular Features Award
Vin Ray (Chair)
Writer, Broadcaster & Media Consultant

Nadene Ghouri
Journalist & Broadcaster

Jane Ferguson
Editor, Observer New Review

Alice Fishburn
Editor, FT Weekend Magazine

Short Film Award
Jenny Horwell (Chair)
Producer, Bertha DocHouse

Elhum Shakerifar
Documentary Producer

David Cornwall
Managing Director, Scorpion TV

Katie Metcalfe
Video Commissioner, NOWNESS

Special Award
The Special Award is judged by the Trustees of One World Media.