Beth Murphy
Best TV, video or documentary interpretation of international affairs less than one hour
AWARD DATE: 2016
AWARD NAME: 08 The Edward R. Murrow Award
AWARD RECIPIENT: Beth Murphy, Charles Sennott, Justine Nagan, Chris White, Sally Jo Fifer
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: PBS POV/GroundTruth
AWARD HONORED WORK: “What Tomorrow Brings”
AWARD SPONSOR: CBS
This documentary transported the life-and-death war for women’s rights in Afghanistan right into American living rooms. In a crystal-clear story about an all-girls school northeast of Kabul, the PBS team brilliantly illuminated the lives of the girls, their families and the courageous teachers and administrators striving to survive constant cultural, economic and political challenges.
Citation Recipient: Morgan Till, Jane Ferguson, Jane Arraf, Jon Gerberg and Sara Just
Affiliation: PBS NewsHour/Pulitzer Center
Honored Work: “The Fight for Iraq”
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