Winners announced!
The AIB announced the winners of its 2007 Media Excellence Awards at a gala
evening in London on 20 November. 150 media executives, journalists, editors,
regulators and satellite operators from every continent gathered at
Clothworkers’ Hall in the City of London for the AIB Diner Pensant hosted
by Mishal Husain, one of the anchors on BBC World.
The winners are:
Clearest coverage of a single news
event radio
BBC World Service for Israel-Lebanon war
described by the judges as classic war reporting
combined with an almost perfect blend of frontline access and compassion for the
ordinary people caught up in the conflict
Clearest coverage of a single news
event television
CBS News for Among a Resurgent Taliban
an outstanding report offering exclusive coverage with
high production values with the judges paying particular tribute to Lara
Logans bravery
Best topical programme television
NDTV 24×7 for UP vs AIDS
a powerful piece of television dealing with a
difficult subject; well filmed and edited and bringing an understanding of the
scale of a problem thats been ignored for a great length of time
Best topical programme radio
BBC World Service for Ghana:
African Perspectives
an exceptional piece of radio that was inspiring
yet dealt with a highly difficult subject – abortion
Gear of the year
Omnibus Systems for iTX
using commoditised IT equipment, this solution is
scalable and integrates a great number of functions allowing multi-skilled
operators to take control
Most innovative partnership
Radio New Zealand International
Radio New Zealand International has undertaken work
with local partners to provide audiences across the Pacific region with
information and topics to connect at all levels in their own language
Most creative
marketing concept
Joint winners: SW Radio Africa and France 24
SW Radio Africas use of SMS text messaging to beat
the censors enables the station to reach an audience under the most difficult
censorship conditions
France 24s launch campaign was very well thought
through and well executed, with a unique use of animation to bring in younger
viewers
Most innovative cross-media production
BBC Global News for Generation Next
These nine days of special programming on television,
radio and online was well executed, providing interesting topics for a
hard-to-reach market
AIB International channel of the year –
television
Bloomberg Television
consistently high quality and punching above its
weight, successfully marrying specialist material with more mainstream coverage
of news and current affairs
AIB International station of the year –
radio
Radio New Zealand International
Radio New Zealand International has proved it has the
ability, clarity of vision and resources to deliver something thats valued by
audiences throughout the region
AIB International radio personality of
the year
George Arney of BBC World ServiceEurope
George Arneys slightly quirky approach reveals great
truths about how people live their lives. He also takes listeners behind the
scenes with some of the planets most powerful leaders
AIB International television
personality of the year
Lyse Doucet of BBC World
one of the leading presenters and journalists on
international television today highly professional and able to convey the news
with just the right measure of confidence
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