Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith and David Fanning
Best TV interpretation or documentary on international affairs
AWARD DATE: 2009
AWARD NAME: The Edward R. Murrow Award 2009
AWARD RECIPIENT: Marcela Gaviria and Martin Smith for Rain Media, David Fanning for Frontline
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: Rain Media and Frontline
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Obama’s War”
“Frontline: Obama’s War” flawlessly captures a special moment in the fog of the Afghan War. As the U.S. president’s deployment of additional troops took the conflict to a new level, the producers of Frontline show us, village by Afghan village, the challenges—and sometime hopelessness—of the process of nation-building. The production shows us not only that there is no quick fix, but offers a look at just what the consequences of failure might be.
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Citation for Excellence:
Pamela Yates, Paco de Onis, Peter Kinoy
Skylight Pictures for American Documentary / POV on PBS
“The Reckoning: The Battle for the International Criminal Court”