The Bureau of Investigative Journalism picked up the Digital Media prize for its dedicated website www.iraqwarlogs.com at the 2011 Amnesty Media Awards on Tuesday.
The Iraq War Logs, a specialist website exploring the records of US forces’ actions in Iraq, obtained by Wikileaks, exposes human rights abuses by coalition and Iraqi troops during the conflict.
The coveted awards, in their 20th year, recognise excellence in human rights reporting and acknowledge journalism’s significant contribution to the public’s awareness and understanding of human rights issues.
Accepting the award on behalf of the team, the Bureau’s Deputy Director Rachel Oldroyd urged the audience to remember the continued struggles in Iraq in the week that UK forces completed their withdrawal from the country.
Amnesty International’s UK Director Kate Allen said: “With entries of the highest calibre in category after category it was a hard job for our judges to pick the winners. The awards are fantastic tribute to some of the best journalists in the trade.”
The awards ceremony included a recorded video message from Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma.
Click here for full details of all the winners.
May 25th, 2011at 12:59 pm(#)
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May 25th, 2011at 11:35 pm(#)
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