Best TV interpretation or documentary on international affairs
AWARD YEAR: 2007
AWARD NAME: The Edward R. Murrow Award 2007
RECIPIENTS: Maria Hinojosa , Amy Bucher, Sirin Aysan, Mary Olive Smith, Virginie Danglades, Lesley Norman
AFFILIATION: NOW on PBS
HONORED WORK: “Child Brides: Stolen Lives”
Ambitious in a wholly different way than war or politics — and just as courageous — “Child Brides: Stolen Lives” does what the best international broadcast reporting is supposed to do: introduce us to a world we don’t know through vivid imagery, compelling storytelling, and smart analysis. With both rare access and undercover reporting, Maria Hinojosa, Amy Bucher and the team at NOW traveled to three continents to document the lives of girls “engaged” as young as 3 years old, often to far older men, examining the practice’s heart-rending consequences and the sometimes unlikely local leaders working to end it. Told with urgency, poignancy and objectivity, “Child Brides” is startling and important.
Citation for Excellence:
Christiane Amanpour and CNN Productions Staff
CNN Presents
“God’s Warriors”