Best TV interpretation or documentary on foreign affairs
AWARD DATE: 1994
AWARD NAME: The Edward R. Murrow Award 1994
AWARD RECIPIENTS: Pamela Hill, Peter Arnett, Brian Barger, Peter Bergen, Richard MacKenzie, Robert Zuill
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: CNN
AWARD HONORED WORK: “CNN Presents: Kingdom of Cocaine”
A comprehensive, enterprising, and courageous look at how the Colombian cocaine trade has become one of the world’s largest multinational enterprises. This fascinating documentary used finely balanced reporting to show how the Cali cartel has expanded its cocaine distribution network through underworld alliances in North America, Italy, and most recently Russia.
Citation for Excellence:
Peter Jennings, David Gelber
ABC News
“While America Watched: The Bosnia Tragedy”