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  • The nominees of the OWM Awards 2022

    From hundreds of entries, across 101 countries, we are thrilled to announce the final nominees in 15 awards categories! The winners will be presented at a hybrid ceremony on 16 June 2022.

  • Announcing the longlists for the OWM Awards 2022

    Selected from a record-breaking 600+ entries across 101 countries, we are honoured to announce the longlists in all 15 awards categories.

  • Previous OWM winners holding their trophies

    Your guide to enter the One World Media Awards 2022

    The entry deadline to the prestigious 34th Annual One World Media Awards is this week! You have until Thursday 10 February 2022 at 11pm to send in entries.  The awards are a…

  • OWM’s Acting Director on the annual Awards

    We’re proud to bring you another edition of our annual Awards. As we approach the entry deadline, Acting Director, Tor Bridges, reflects about why the Awards are important and why you should apply. 

  • The power of storytelling for environmental change

    Poppy Mason-Watts of the WaterBear Network, our partners for the Environmental Award category this year, explains what needs to change in the media industry for stories to have the most impact, expanding on the idea that spurs our work through the annual One World Media Awards of supporting journalism from, in and about the global south.

  • Carlotta sitting with her back to the camera with a group of women while reporting in the field

    Why we need to learn more from women and girls

    This year, we’re so proud to introduce the new Women’s Solutions Reporting Award in partnership with European Investment Bank. In this piece, Secretary General of EIB, Marjut Falkstedt, explains why an award of this kind is important. 

  • The One World Media Awards 2022 open today!

    We’re so excited to announce that the annual One World Media Awards are now live!

  • Three people speaking together at an OWM Awards event. The person in the centre is facing the camera and two people on the side, a woman on the left and a man on the right, are not.

    One World Media in 2021

    This has been an eventful, exciting year at One World Media. Like everyone else, as we adapted to changes, we had lots of big wins as we continued to support filmmakers and journalists around the world to tell stories about the global south. At a time in history, when it is evident that quality journalism is so urgently needed, we are committed to bringing underreported stories and underrepresented people into mainstream media. 

  • Announcing the winners of the One World Media Awards 2021!

    Today we announced the winners of the annual One World Media Awards! The winners represent the year’s best media coverage of the global south across 15 categories.

  • The nominees of the OWM Awards 2021

    From hundreds of entries, across 96 countries, we are thrilled to now announce the final nominees for all 15 awards categories! The winners will be presented at the online awards ceremony on 17 June 2021.

  • Get your pitches ready!

    The One World Media Fellowship is now open for applications. Whether you’re looking for support to direct your short documentary, write an international feature story, or produce a radio piece, we want to hear from you.

  • Stories that change the future

    We are at a critical point in the history of our planet. As we emerge from the pandemic, presented with a unique opportunity to ‘build back better’, it is crucial to provide a platform for impactful environmental stories that motivate, as well as agitate, says Lisa Rose, Head of Impact at WaterBear Network.