Best TV interpretation or documentary on international affairs
AWARD YEAR: 2008
AWARD NAME: The Edward R. Murrow Award 2008
RECIPIENT: Ted Koppel
AFFILIATION: The Koppel Group/Discovery Network
HONORED WORK: “The People’s Republic of Capitalism”
An extraordinary examination of the interconnected relationship between the United States and China. From both sides, this compelling four-hour documentary series demonstrates — with the most accomplished techniques of international reportage, inventive visual techniques and storytelling — how deeply tied together are the people, the societies and the economies of the two countries. Going far beyond the routine study of China and America, “The People’s Republic of Capitalism” examines the real and profound impact on communities, families and individual lives of the economic and political forces at work in both nations. Told with startling honesty and deep feeling, this is a major contribution to understanding these ties that bind.
Citation for Excellence:
Marcela Gaviria, Will Cohen, Tim Gucza, Martin Smith
Rain Media for Frontline
“The War Briefing”