Clockwise from upper left: Isobel Yeung, Amel Guettatfi, Javier Manzano and Ahmed Baidar
Best TV, video or documentary interpretation of international affairs with a run time up to 30 minutes
AWARD DATE: 2021
AWARD NAME: The Edward R. Murrow Award 2021
AWARD RECIPIENTS: Isobel Yeung, Amel Guettatfi, Javier Manzano and Ahmed Baidar
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: VICE News
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Yemen’s Children of War”
AWARD SPONSOR: CBS News
VICE captures a complex, brutal war with deep humanity and moving storytelling. In a country where journalists face major obstacles, the team conveys the tragic cost of the conflict in just 18 minutes, portraying characters with insightful understanding. The correspondent’s empathy succeeds in getting people on both sides of the war to open up to her. The dogged investigation into one boy’s death includes skillful use of drone footage and geolocation technology, while the background explanation about the war does not slow the piece. A small former child soldier describing his trauma provides the poignant ending to the film.
A link to the winning work: “Yemen’s Children of War”
Citation for Excellence:
Mark Scialla, Laila Al-Arian, Monica Villamizar, Neil Brandvold and Warwick Meade
Fault Lines, Al Jazeera English
“Exit Honduras”