Amnesty International UK Media Awards 1997

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The awards were hosted by Janet Suzman on 18 June 1997 - Park Lane Hotel, London.[1]

There were 7 awards in 6 categories: National Print, Periodicals, Photojournalism, Radio, Television Documentary and Television News. Two awards were issued in the National Print category.

The overall winner was Lindsey Hilsum, Diplomatic Correspondent for the ITN Channel Four News Team for her body of work over through 1996-97 from Rwanda and the former Zaire (Now Democratic Republic of the Congo)

The year's judges for all categories Keiko Itoh,[lower-alpha 1] John Mortimer QC, Norma Johnston,[lower-alpha 2] Sharon Welch,[lower-alpha 3] Marc Riboud, Cristina Odone and James Naughtie.[1][2][3]

Following the awards, Peter Bottomley MP placed an Early day motion before the UK Parliament requesting that parliament agree "That this House notes the importance of the Amnesty International Press Awards, ...recognises that links with victims are usually achieved through the Press and broadcasters; and acknowledges that the search for the truth is sometimes a ticket to jail or worse for journalists."[4]

Awards 1997

1997
Category Title Organisation Journalists Refs
National Print
Joint Winners
Articles from Afghanistan The Daily Telegraph Alex Spillius [5][6]
“Black Gold Fuels Columbia Killing Machine” The Observer David Harrison
Melissa Jones		 [5][7]
Periodicals
“Where Girls are Killed for Going to School” Marie Claire Lara Marlowe [8][9]
[10]
Photojournalism
“The Highway to Hell” Gary Knight [11][12]
[13]
Radio
“Chocolate Soldier from the USA” BBC Radio South Marc Jobst
George Pixley		 [14][15]
[16][17][18]
Television
Documentary
“Rwanda - The Betrayal” Blackstone Pictures for
Channel Four Witness		 Lindsey Hilsum
Peter Bate		 [19][20]
[21]
Television
News
“Women under the Veil” ITN Channel Four News Saira Shah [22][23]
[24]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ At the time of the 1997 Awards, Keiko Itoh was Media Relations Consultant for The World Bank
  2. ↑ At the time of the 1997 Awards, Moram Johnston was Communications Director for Amnesty International UK
  3. ↑ At the time of the 1997 Awards, Sharon Welch was Director of the London Millennium Festival

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ AIUK Press Release 29 April 1996 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS AWARDS 1997 MARC RIBOUD JOINS PANEL OF JUDGES 29 April 1996 at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 May 1997)
  3. ↑ Amnesty International UK (AIUK) Media Awards 1997 Main Entry at WebCite (archived 17 January 2013)
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Amnesty International UK (AIUK) Media Awards 1997 - National Print - Articles from Afghanistan, Alex Spillius, Daily Telegraph & Black Gold Fuels Colombia Killing Machine, David Harrison with Melissa Jones, The Observer at WebCite (archived 17 January 2013)
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  8. ↑ Amnesty International UK (AIUK) Media Awards 1997 - Periodicals Lara Marlowe for her article "Where Girls are Killed for Going to School" for Marie Claire at WebCite (archived 17 January 2013)
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  10. ↑ Lara Marlowe for her article "Where Girls are Killed for Going to School" for Marie Claire at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 October 1997)
  11. ↑ Amnesty International UK (AIUK) Media Awards 1997 - "The Highway to Hell", photos of Rwandan refugees. Gary Knight at WebCite (archived 17 January 2013)
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  14. ↑ Amnesty International UK (AIUK) Media Awards 1997 - Radio - BBC Radio South "Chocolate Soldier from the USA", produced by Marc Jobst, presented by George Pixley at WebCite (archived 17 January 2013)
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  19. ↑ Amnesty International UK (AIUK) Media Awards 1997 - Channel Four Witness "Rwanda - The Betrayal" presented by Lindsey Hilsum, produced and directed by Peter Bate of Blackstone Pictures at WebCite (archived 17 January 2013)
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  22. ↑ Amnesty International UK (AIUK) Media Awards 1997 - Television News "Women under the Veil", Saira Shah, ITN Channel Four News at WebCite (archived 17 January 2013)
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