Best TV interpretation or documentary on international affairs
AWARD YEAR: 2005
AWARD NAME: The Edward R. Murrow Award 2005
RECIPIENT: Peter van Sant, Susan Zirinsky, Peter Schweitzer, Joe Halderman, Jonathan Sanders, Michael Mchugh, Michael Vele
AFFILIATION: CBS News – 48 Hours
HONORED WORK: “Hostage: The Siege of Beslan”
With new video and interviews, 48 Hours looked back at the Beslan school siege, delivering a powerful portrait not only of the place and its traumatized people, but of the forces that produced the catastrophe. Especially striking was footage CBS obtained, taken by the terrorists themselves, of hundreds of children, teachers, and parents held hostage, showing the cruelty and the futility of the siege. Also powerful were interviews with survivors and the families of the victims.
Citations for Excellence:
Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith
Frontline / WGBH Boston
“Private Warriors”
Lowell Bergman and Neil Docherty
Frontline / WGBH Boston
“Al-Oaeda’s New Front”