Amnesty International Media Awards 2009

The winners of the 18th Amnesty International UK Media Awards were announced at a ceremony in London on 2 June 2009.

Congratulations to all of this year's winners and nominees. The awards recognise excellence in human rights reporting and acknowledge journalism's significant contribution to the UK public's awareness and understanding of human rights issues.

You can find out who the winners were below or click on the left hand side for a full run down of the nominees.

`In the midst of the world financial crisis it is more important than ever to celebrate the achievements of journalists whose outstanding reporting has helped throw a clear light upon human rights abuses. The economic crisis poses a real threat to investigative journalism as media outlets cut costs and reduce staff.'' - Kate Allen, Director, Amnesty International UK

2009 Amnesty Media Award Winners

GABY RADO MEMORIAL AWARD
Aleem Maqbool, BBC News

INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION & RADIO
World's Untold Stories:  The Forgotten People, CNN, Dan Rivers and Mary Rogers

NATIONS & REGIONS
The Fight for Justice, The Herald Magazine by Lucy Adams

NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS
MI5 and the Torture Chambers of Pakistan, The Guardian by Ian Cobain

NEW MEDIA
Kenya: The Cry of Blood - Extra Judicial Killings and Disappearances, Wikileaks, Julian Assange

PERIODICALS  - CONSUMER MAGAZINES
The 'No Place for Children' campaign, New Statesman, Sir Al Aynsley Green, and Gillian Slovo

PERIODICALS  - NEWSPAPER SUPPLEMENTS
Why do the Italians Hate Us? The Observer Magazine, Dan McDougall and Robin Hammond

PHOTOJOURNALISM
No One Much Cares, Newsweek, Eugene Richards

RADIO
Forgotten: The Central African Republic, BBC Radio 4 - Today Programme, Edward Main, Ceri Thomas, Mike Thomson

TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY & DOCUDRAMA
Dispatches: Saving Africa's Witch Children, Channel 4 / Red Rebel Films / Southern Star Factual, Mags Gavan, Joost Van der Valk, Alice Keens-Soper, Paul Woolwich

TELEVISION NEWS
Kiwanja Massacre: Congo, Channel 4 News / ITN, Ben De Pear, Jonathan Miller, Stuart Webb and Robert Chamwami

SPECIAL AWARD
This year's Special Award for Journalism Under Threat was awarded to Eynulla Fәtullayev, from Azerbaijan. Find out more.

'There are so many journalists who go unnoticed by the outside world as they endure extraordinary pressures. Among them are some of the best and bravest in our profession, and we need to be more aware of their work.' - Alan Johnston, previous winner of the Radio award

 

Further information and queries

If you have any queries, wish to contact us or require any further information please email Sarah Ross via media.awards@amnesty.org.uk or call her on +44 (0) 20 7033 1553.