Best TV, video or documentary interpretation of international affairs with a run time up to 20 minutes
Award Year: 2025
Award Name: The Edward R. Murrow Award 2025-2026
Recipient: Taylor Turner, Will Fitzgibbon, Ashleigh Joplin and Staff
Affiliation: The Examination
Honored Work: “How the U.S. Automotive Industry Fuels Lead Poisoning in Nigeria”
The documentary is a powerful example of journalists building trust over time and engaging a community to produce a deeply reported and revealing piece. The film is raw and gritty, showing workers slicing open used car batteries with machetes to extract the lead.
Links to Winning Work:
“How the U.S. Automotive Industry Fuels Lead Poisoning in Nigeria”
Citation for Excellence:
Gerardo del Valle, Reporting and Production Teams
ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, Alianza Rebelde Investiga, Cazadores de Fake New
“Surviving CECOT”