Best radio news or interpretation of international affairs
AWARD YEAR: 2001
AWARD NAME: The Lowell Thomas Award 2001
RECIPIENT: National Public Radio Staff
AFFILIATION: National Public Radio
HONORED WORK: “September 11th and the World Reacts”
NPR’s coverage provided on-the-scene reporting and worldwide perspective on r the war against Islamic terrorism. The coverage explored subjects ranging from the motivation of extremist students to the lessons of the earlier Russian defeat in Afghanistan to the threat posed by Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. These reports provided invaluable insight at a time when listeners needed it most.
Citation for Excellence:
Sandy Toolan
Homelands Productions for NPR © American RadioWorks
“Roots of Resentment in the Arab World”