Best foreign correspondent in any medium showing a concern for the human condition
AWARD DATE: 1993
AWARD NAME: The Madeline Dane Ross Award 1993
AWARD RECIPIENT: Sheila MacVicar, Susan Aasen, Tom Yellin
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: ABC News, “Day One”
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Scarred For Life”
A compelling and sensitive television exploration of female genital mutilation-an ancient ritual inflicted on 100 million women worldwide. MacVicar and Aasen, who spent six months in Africa, captured in their report the way young girls are exposed to the debilitating surgery, which is intended to prevent promiscuity and is responsible for countless deaths of young girls and lifelong heath problems for adult women.
Citation(s) for Excellence:
Tony Birtley
ABC News, “NlGHTLINE”
“Bearing Witness”
Tom Squitieri
USA TODAY
“Voice for the Voiceless”