Best TV interpretation or documentary on foreign affairs
AWARD YEAR: 1999
AWARD NAME: The Edward R. Murrow Award 1999
RECIPIENT: Sherry Jones, David Fanning, Michael Sullivan
AFFILIATION: Washington Media Associates for Frontline/ WGBH Boston
HONORED WORK: “The Crash”
This compelling account of euphoric rises in Asian financial markets followed by chaotic falls demonstrated the inherent risks of global financial markets. Using interviews with noted financiers and economists, and news clips from the days of crisis, the producers offer an informed account of the sudden and violent collapse of East Asian markets, and the impact this had on Russia and Brazil. The story questioned the role of the International Monetary Fund and U.S. government in deciding to prop up some economies, but not others. The producers also succeeded in giving the story a human face by showing the effects of the financial crisis on individual people in these countries.
Citations for Excellence:
Peter Jennings, Tom Yellin
ABC News Special
“The Century”
Mike Sullivan, Ben Loeterman, Steve Bradshaw, Mike Robinson
Frontline/WGBH Boston and BBC News
“The Triumph of Evil”